This is the power of the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, a sporting venue so intense and so unique it really has to be visited to be believed. So why on earth is there talk of the World Championship ...

"I was very sad when he went out in the first round, I cried," she says. "I met the guy who beat him, Ben Woollaston, the ...

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.

Zhao Xintong began this season banned from snooker but is tipped to be the sport's new "megastar" after becoming the first ...

Barry Hearn says World Snooker Championship could stay at The Crucible beyond 2027 after positive talks with Sheffield City ...

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Sheffield's Crucible Theatre is to snooker what Wimbledon is for tennis but its days of hosting the world championship could be numbered according to Matchroom Sport ...

The World Snooker Championship is one of the most exciting sports events. Fans look forward to it every year as it brings ...

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Zhao Xintong dominated Mark Williams in the opening session of the world snooker championship final on Sunday, running up a 7-1 lead in his bid to become the first Chinese ...

Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Welshman and three-times winner Mark Williams at the Crucible Theatre on Monday, the latest ...

The writer, an FT contributing editor, is chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts and former chief economist at the Bank of England The World Snooker Championship concluded this week at the ...

The 28-year-old, who lives just a 10-minute walk from the Crucible Theatre venue in Sheffield, joined Terry Griffiths and Shaun Murphy as the only qualifiers to land snooker's biggest prize since ...