CLIFF THORBURN was chased by his old boss after quitting his job to play snooker full-time. Eleven years before he won the 1980 World Snooker Championships, the Canadian cueist decided to try to ...

Jimmy White was forced to apologise in 2002 after he knocked a snooker ball off the table during his clash with Matthew ...

O'Sullivan and Hendry also form a unique quartet alongside Cliff Thorburn and Paul Hunter as the only players in the history of the Masters to successfully defend the title the following year.

WHEN former world snooker champion Cliff Thorburn appeared at the Trinity Snooker Club on Saturday, he spoke about the 1980 final he played against rival Alex Higgins. Thorburn recounted that, with ...

There were also two at the 2023 World Championship, with Mark Selby becoming the first player to manage it in a Crucible final on the 40th anniversary of Cliff Thorburn's historic effort.