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Barry Hearn holds positive talks with Sheffield City Council about the World Snooker Championship staying at the Crucible beyond 2027 but says the deadline for a firm decision will come in December.

The man tasked with making new cues for Ronnie O'Sullivan has been doing so for the seven-time world champion since the 1980s.

Zhao Xintong makes history as he becomes the first player from China to win the World Championship with an 18-12 victory over ...

Three-time world champion Mark Williams says he has a "big decision to make" over whether to go through with lens replacement surgery.

Three-time champion Mark Williams produces a vintage display to defeat world number one Judd Trump 17-14, becoming the oldest ever player to reach a World Championship final.

Barry Hearn has promised the World Snooker Championship will leave the Crucible after 2027 unless the tournament's long-time home is revamped or replaced. The contract to stage snooker's premier event ...

China's Zhao Xintong becoming world champion could help snooker's bid to enter the Olympic Games, says the sport's chair. The 28-year-old became the first Chinese player to win the World Championship ...

Within minutes of becoming China's trailblazing world snooker champion, Zhao Xintong was draped in his country's flag as he started to take in the enormity of his achievement. Zhao defeated three-time ...

Snooker player Mark King has lost his appeal against a five-year ban for match-fixing. King was handed the ban in November ...

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, who has a snooker academy in Saudi Arabia, says he will start "a new life somewhere else".

Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two Wales, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app. World champion and world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan is out of the Welsh Open in Llandudno ...