Ronnie O`Sullivan completed one of the great sporting stories by successfully defending his World Championship title, despite a season on the sidelines, with a superb 18-12 victory over Barry Hawkins. O'Sullivan, who had barely picked up a cue all season after winning the title last year, brushed ...

One of the biggest occasions on the sporting calendar will culminate an unforgettable 2013 World Championship, as Ronnie O`Sullivan looks to successfully defend his title as he faces a man realising his dream in Barry Hawkins. The showdown brings down the curtain on a roller-coaster fortnight at t...

Two unlikely names face the biggest match of their respective careers over two days at the Crucible, as giant-killer Barry Hawkins faces the resurgent Ricky Walden for a place in the World Championship final. Few would have predicted that this fixture would present itself at this stage given the i...

The two biggest box office attractions in World Snooker lock horns in one of the most highly anticipated matches of the decade, as Ronnie O`Sullivan faces Judd Trump in a scintillating World Championship Semi-Final. Arguably two of the greatest offensive stars ever to grace a green baize, Trump an...

The two biggest box office attractions in World Snooker lock horns in one of the most highly anticipated matches of the decade, as Ronnie O`Sullivan faces Judd Trump in a scintillating World Championship Semi-Final. Arguably two of the greatest offensive stars ever to grace a green baize, Trump an...

Judd Trump set up an unmissable showdown with rival Ronnie O`Sullivan in the World Championship Semi-Finals following a dramatic deciding frame victory over Shaun Murphy on Wednesday evening. The fourth seed, runner-up in 2011, held his nerve in a nail-biting deciding frame lasting just shy of an ...

Eight will become four at the Crucible on Wednesday as the Quarter-Finals are played to a nail-biting conclusion over three unmissable sessions in Sheffield. Two of the four ties remain delicately in the balance, while the underdogs will be out to produce a fairy-tale turnaround in the others as t...

Reigning Champion Ronnie O`Sullivan continues his bid for an incredible fifth world title when he takes on Essex rival Stuart Bingham for the right to reach the penultimate stage. A three-session thriller lies in waiting as two of the game's most exciting cueists lock horns for the possible right ...

The 2013 World Championship has reached its business end, with four unmissable Quarter-Final ties kicking off at the Crucible on Tuesday.  Despite the bottom half of the draw springing a series of early round upsets, there remains a familiar feel to the last eight, with a selection of the usu...