Monday 20 May 2013
Why do we want Ronnie O'Sullivan to soldier on through another year of angst? Why do we argue with those who say that he should make up his mind about either playing snooker or hiding away down on the farm and then give us all a bit of peace?
Barry Hawkins was rising to the challenge of his first Betfair World Championship final last night, but Ronnie O'Sullivan leads 10-7 going into today’s concluding two sessions.
Joe Swail has been glued to the coverage of the World Snooker Championship, back in love with a game that was his life for so long.
Ronnie O'Sullivan has vowed “this is my last farewell” as he announced he would quit snooker for good before next year's World Championship.
Ronnie O’Sullivan powered through to the quarter-finals of the Betfair World Championship on Monday, but admitted he already feels worn out.
Mark Allen's World Championship hopes were ended last night as Mark King pulled off a dramatic comeback to dump the Ulsterman out of the tournament in Sheffield.
Barry Hearn found nothing to laugh at in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em as the BBC interrupted the closing stages of defending world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan's first match back to show the 40-year-old sitcom.
Snooker great Stephen Hendry has told Mark Allen to carry on speaking his mind.
Stephen Hendry has revealed details about the "strange relationship" that he had with snooker legend Alex Higgins.
Northern Ireland star Joe Swail has decided to return to the main snooker tour.
If you have never met Mark Allen, it's fair to say you might have the wrong impression of him. You may think he's a bit of a cocky loudmouth, forever shooting from the lip and full of his own importance.
Mark Allen's dream scenario is to play defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the World Championship final at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield next month.
It's 8pm on Thursday night and Mark Allen is doing what he does best, cruising around a snooker table, compiling a classy century break.
For a man who has had an uneasy relationship with all things China in the past, the country doesn't half bring out the best in Mark Allen.
Mark Allen has in the past been openly critical of China, but it has generally proved a happy hunting ground for the Ulsterman.
Ronnie O'Sullivan has not decided if he will defend his world title at the Crucible this year — or return to big time snooker at all — but he has agreed to come to Northern Ireland for a special event in June.
Mark Selby clinched his first UK Championship title last night after a dominant display in the evening session took him to a 10-6 victory over Shaun Murphy in the final.
In December last year Mark Allen walked into a press conference with a large piece of black tape over his mouth.
Mark Allen has been given a suspended three-month ban and fined £10,000 for accusing Chinese players of cheating.
Ronnie O'Sullivan celebrated a fourth Crucible title with his young son in his arms and said: "It was the best feeling I've ever had."
It hasn't always been a bed of roses
The luckless North West 200 can no longer afford to put all its eggs in the Saturday basket. That was made patently obvious as Race Chief Mervyn Whyte and his team were left counting the cost on Saturday night of a second abandonment in three years and the impact on the future of the event as we know it.
Dermot Weld wants to see some rain ahead of Big Break's run in the Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas on Sunday.
Loch Garman and Trading Leather are among a team of four from Jim Bolger's stable left in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.
Johnny Murtagh is aiming for a dream start to his training career with Fort Knox in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.
