Snooker news

Ronnie O'Sullivan may have slipped down the rankings of late but the snooker star was in fine form as he saw off Joe Perry in Germany.

Neil Robertson won the Masters for the first time as he defeated Shaun Murphy 10-6 in the final at Alexandra Palace.

Shaun Murphy is determined to finally make his mark at the Masters when he takes on John Higgins in the semi-final at Alexandra Palace.

Neil Robertson secured a place in the semi-finals of The Masters with a 6-4 victory over Mark Williams.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has heaped praise on Judd Trump after being dumped out of The Masters by the UK Champion.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has insisted that he has no intention of quitting snooker but has conceded he will only continue on his terms.

Judd Trump wants to re-create the 'buzz' he felt after winning the UK Championship when he begins his quest to win The Masters.

Mark Selby is hoping this year's Masters will bring further success as he looks for his third title in the prestigious event.

Judd Trump has a 5-3 advantage going into the final session of the UK Championship final over Mark Allen.

Northern Ireland's Mark Allen will take on Judd Trump in the UK Championship final after a 9-7 victory over Ricky Walden on Saturday.

Judd Trump is looking to end his breakthrough year on a high after booking his place in the UK Championship final.

World number one Mark Selby admits he did not deserve to win after being dumped out of the UK Championship by Marco Fu.

World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn has hit back in his war of words with Mark Allen, calling him a "silly little boy".

Former world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan again hinted he intends to quit snooker soon after being knocked out of the UK Championship.

Steve Davis admitted Ronnie O'Sullivan "overpowered" him when inflicting a 6-1 defeat on the snooker legend at the UK Championship.

Ronnie O'Sullivan continued his impressive form by beating Steve Davis 6-1 at the UK Championship in York.

Mark Selby has reached the second round of the UK Championship after a 6-0 whitewash of Ryan Day.

Neil Robertson won the Players Tour Championship event eight in Ireland and claimed he is better now than when he won the world title.

Ronnie O'Sullivan says he'll play snooker for another 10 years and wants to emulate Ray Reardon by winning a world title in his 40s.

A angry Anthony Hamilton criticised a cameraman after his quarter-final exit to Mark King at the Shanghai Masters.

Mark Williams came out on top in the second week of the Premier League snooker season, beating Shaun Murphy in the final in Guildford.

World champion John Higgins admits he needs to "knuckle down" after going out of the Australian Goldfields Open in the first round.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has pulled out of the Australian Goldfields Open after suffering neck and back problems on the way Down Under.

John Higgins wants to match Stephen Hendry's total of seven World titles after claiming his fourth with victory over Judd Trump.

Judd Trump admitted that his nerve ends were jangling after reaching the World Championship final with victory over Ding Junhui.