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Without doubt Ronnie O’Sullivan is the most influential snooker player in the world, so you would do your best to keep him happy.

However, World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn doesn’t appear to be in O’Sullivan’s good books at present. The current favourite for the Betway UK Championship claimed that Hearn is running a ‘dictatorship.’

West Ham's Premier League stars Marko Arnautovic and Mark Noble, teamed up with six-time Betway UK Championship winner Steve Davis, to take on Hammers team-mates Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez and Robert Snodgrass, plus 1991 Champion John Parrott, in a CRAZY game of Crazy Snooker!

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If you asked a snooker fan at your local club how Ronnie O'Sullivan was able to equal the joint-record of five ranking titles in a single season last year, they'd probably say it's because he's the greatest of all time, or possibly a genius.

Both are partially true, but O'Sullivan himself reckons he's achieved something a bit more special and unique than that. O'Sullivan, who has spent 25 years on the pro tour, reckons it's down to his new recent healthy-eating diet.

The first of the Triple Crown events in the snooker season, the UK Championship held at York’s Barbican Centre, is a chance for the stars of this green baize sport to lay down a marker going into the second half of their campaign.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has further extended the record of most century breaks made in professional events by knocking in a further two to reach 950 total in his semi-final victory against Stuart Bingham at the Shanghai Masters. 

The first event of snooker’s Triple Crown will take place at the York Barbican on 27 Nov - 9 Dec 2018, and it looks set to be one of the most hotly contented tournaments which we have seen for some time.

Five-time World Snooker Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has confirmed that he is pulling out of the upcoming European Masters event in Lommel, Belgium.

There has been 139th officially record professional 147 maximum snooker breaks since Steve Davis's 147 at the Lada Classic in 1982. Let's take a look back at some of these most memorable breaks.

Snooker is one of the all time best recreational games a person can play yet. The game requires much mental calculation as well as it requires focus, precision and many other physical qualities.

Earlier this year, Ronnie O’ Sullivan teamed up with the online gaming company Playtech, to bring casino players the first ever online slot game fronted by a professional snooker star. And what better way to celebrate the release of Ronnie O’ Sullivan Sporting Legends than bringing you some top tips for getting started at the snooker table.