Empress Hall, Mealhouse Lane, Bolton, 1965 (Picture: Newsquest) Taken in 1965, this picture shows the entrance to the former Empress Ballroom on Mealhouse Lane in Bolton which had occupied the floor ...

THE World Open is rolling on into the final in Yushan – and there will be new name on the trophy this year! John Higgins is ...

JIMMY WHITE has opened up on the medical diagnosis that changed his life – and wishes he’d known sooner. The charismatic ...

BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year. The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker ...

The World Open marks the beginning of the end of the World Snooker Tour in 2024/25 with plenty of drama on the cards. Reigning champion Judd Trump defeated homegrown hero Ding Junhui 10-4 in last ...

Hendry is one of the snooker's most successful ever players, winning his first world title aged 21 in 1990. The Scot won a total of 36 ranking titles - but was never known for his exuberance on or ...

A look at the total number of 147 breaks ever scored in snooker history, who made them and videos of the best ones. There have been 214 maximum breaks made in professional tournament snooker ...

On February 27, 1988, a beloved and friendly widow was brutally murdered in her own home in Hartburn. The cold-blooded murder of 94-year-old Kate Simpson sparked the largest murder investigation ...

It's what they can do. Can they do the job?" Lynam took the reins at Match of the Day in 1988, succeeding the late Jimmy Hill. He spent 11 years in the role before handing the baton to Lineker ...

Mountfield played for Everton from 1982 to 1988, helping them win two First Division titles, an FA Cup and the UEFA Cup Winner’s Cup. The former centre-back was at Goodison Park on Saturday to b ...

As becomes clear in the pictures below, there were plenty of fun-filled nights out to be had in Preston back in the ‘80s and ...