Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump both crashed out of the World Snooker Championship on an extraordinary day of quarter-final action at the Crucible. The two top-ranked players had been odds-on to set up a mouthwatering last-four clash but were dumped out by qualifiers Stuart Bingham and Jak Jones respectively. Coupled with David Gilbert’s win over […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed some referees “have it in for me” after a bizarre incident midway through the second session of his World Snooker Championship quarter-final against Stuart Bingham at the Crucible. O’Sullivan was initially praised for an act of sportsmanship after seeming to play safe rather than opting to pot a red close to the […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan joked that he would “love to see” a LIV Golf-style breakaway in snooker if someone was willing to offer him hundreds of millions of pounds, but was not interested in contributing to the noise around what a possible rival could mean for the World Snooker Tour. Leading players, including O’Sullivan, are understood to […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan showed signs of his best form as he took a 5-3 lead on Ryan Day at the World Championship. Both players made a number of big breaks in a high-quality first session of their last-16 clash at the Crucible. The ‘Rocket’ got off to a flying start, hitting a 123 break in the […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan roared out of the blocks in his quest to become the first eight-time world champion in the modern era as he built an 8-1 lead over Jackson Page in the first session of their first round match at the Crucible. O’Sullivan looked up for the task from the off as he fired four […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan shrugged off suggestions of greatness on the eve of his bid to eclipse Stephen Hendry and become the first player to win eight world snooker titles in the modern era. O’Sullivan is already routinely described as the best player to pick up a cue after a record-breaking career that includes eight Masters and […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan has gone back to basics in his bid to eclipse Stephen Hendry and become the first eight-time world snooker champion in the modern era. At the age of 48 and with a record 41 ranking titles – including 23 triple crowns – behind him, O’Sullivan has discovered that he “doesn’t know much about […]
History-chasing Ronnie O’Sullivan will start the World Snooker Championship against Jackson Page as reigning champion Luca Brecel faces David Gilbert. The sport’s best take to the green baize at the Crucible from Saturday, with the winner crowned in Sheffield on Sunday, May 6. Seven-time world champion O’Sullivan begins his quest for an unprecedented eighth title […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan may claim not to care about records, but the magnitude of his quest to eclipse Stephen Hendry and claim a record-breaking eighth world snooker title in the modern era cannot be understated. O’Sullivan heads to the Crucible as reluctantly as ever, yet he is arguably never in a stronger position to go one […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan has called for the World Snooker Championship to be moved from the Crucible, naming Saudi Arabia and China as possible alternatives. The Sheffield venue has hosted every edition of the tournament since 1977 but the seven-time champion believes the time has come for change. The 48-year-old will seek to win a record eighth […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan demolished Ali Carter 10-2 to win what had been termed a grudge match and reach the semi-finals of the Tour Championship. The pair had not met since their ill-tempered meeting at the Masters final in January, which O’Sullivan won 10-7. Carter accused O’Sullivan of “snotting all over the floor” and The Rocket responded […]
Iran’s Hossein Vafaei edged out Ronnie O’Sullivan in a thrilling final frame to reach the quarter-finals of the World Open in Yushan. O’Sullivan fought back from behind on four occasions, the last time with a break of 125, but ran out of position on a break of 62 in the decider. The world number one […]