O'Sullivan won't rule out title defence
Ronnie O'Sullivan hinted he has not ruled out defending his fifth Betfair World Championship title after defeating Barry Hawkins in the final at the Crucible tonight.
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Rocket fires to fifth World Championship title
Ronnie O'Sullivan has retained the Betfair World Championship title, beating Barry Hawkins 18-12 in the final at the Crucible in Sheffield.
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Rocket takes two-frame lead into evening session
First-time finalist Barry Hawkins felt the full force of a Ronnie O'Sullivan onslaught after having the impudence to edge ahead in the climax to the Betfair World Championship.
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O'Sullivan shows grit to open up gap at Crucible
Ronnie O'Sullivan found himself in a battle and came up with the response of a sporting gladiator to pull clear of Barry Hawkins after a superb opening day of the Betfair World Championship final.
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Walden in the driving seat at the Crucible
Ricky Walden stretched his lead over Barry Hawkins in their Betfair World Championship semi-final this morning.
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Hawkins and Walden all square in semi-final
Barry Hawkins came roaring back this afternoon to draw level with Ricky Walden in a Betfair World Championship semi-final that looked to be going all the way to the wire.
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Hawkins sets up finale with Rocket
Barry Hawkins will play Ronnie O'Sullivan in the World Championship final after beating Ricky Walden 17-14.
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Advantage Walden but Hawkins narrows gap
Ricky Walden holds a 9-7 lead following the second session of his Betfair World Snooker Championship semi-final against Barry Hawkins.
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Walden holds four-frame advantage over Hawkins
Ricky Walden holds a four-frame lead against Barry Hawkins in the semi-final of the Betfair World Championship.
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Weary Selby stunned by Hawkins comeback
Weary world number one Mark Selby staggered to a dismal Crucible defeat as his dream of completing snooker's 'triple crown' was dashed by a stunning Barry Hawkins comeback.
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Hawkins ends Selby's treble hopes
Weary world number one Mark Selby staggered to a dismal Crucible defeat as his dream of completing snooker's 'triple crown' was dashed by a stunning Barry Hawkins comeback.
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Selby's good run ended at German Masters
World number one Mark Selby's recent monopoly on snooker's major prizes will end on Sunday after his Betfair German Masters campaign was halted by Barry Hawkins on Friday night.
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Trump spikes Hawkins with Masters fightback
World number two Judd Trump put his best foot forward to reach the Betfair Masters quarter-finals after surviving a major scare against Barry Hawkins.
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Trump comes from behind to defeat Hawkins
World number two Judd Trump overcame a 3-0 deficit against the in-form Barry Hawkins to reach the second round of the Shanghai Masters.
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Hawkins knocks Selby out of World Open
Barry Hawkins provided the shock of the day at the World Open in Glasgow by knocking out Masters champion Mark Selby 3-2.
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Doherty through to Shanghai quarters
Ken Doherty has reached his first ranking quarter-final in two and a half years with a 5-4 victory over Barry Hawkins at the Shanghai Masters in China.
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Doherty exits Bahrain in opening round
Dubliner Ken Doherty was one of three former world champions to be sent packing from the Bahrain Snooker Championship today as he lost his opening-round clash 5-3 to Barry Hawkins.
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O'Brien takes break ahead of game
Dubliner Fergal O'Brien has been taking a well-earned break after his first-round win over Barry Hawkins in the World Championship.
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Hawkins and Cope complete semi line-up
Barry Hawkins and Jamie Cope will clash in the second of this year's China Open semi-finals.
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Hawkins hammers Swail in Beijing
Barry Hawkins recorded the first whitewash at the China Open today and made sure of his place in this year's quarter-finals.