Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Maguire holds nerve to beat Trump and make Coral final

Stephen Maguire proved his mettle to world number one Judd Trump with a 9-6 victory to reach the final of the Coral Tour Championship.

Snooker • 24 Jun 20

Rusty Selby grinds his way into Coral semi-finals

Mark Selby admitted he had to dig deep to ride out a "pathetic" start and grind past Yan Bingtao to reach the Coral Tour Championship semi-finals.

Snooker • 23 Jun 20

Mark Selby is out of the Championship League

Selby crashes out of Championship League

Three-time world champion Mark Selby missed out on reaching the next round of the Championship League after Liang Wenbo claimed victory.

Snooker • 04 Jun 20

Selby through in Southport as Maguire gets revenge

Mark Selby showed further signs of returning to top form as he whitewashed Mark Williams 6-0 in the first round of the Players' Championship in Southport.

Snooker • 24 Feb 20

Ali Carter was only invited to feature at Alexandra Palace after Ronnie O'Sullivan pulled out of the tournament in December

Carter dumps out Selby in first round of Masters

Ali Carter made the most of his unexpected opportunity to play at the Dafabet Masters by beating three-time champion Mark Selby in his opening match.

Snooker • 13 Jan 20

Mark Selby has now 17 ranking titles to his name

Selby takes Scottish Open title as Lisowski denied

Mark Selby won his 17th ranking title with victory over Jack Lisowski at the 19.com Scottish Open in Glasgow.

Snooker • 16 Dec 19

Mark Selby wants to join Ronnie O'Sullivan in the record books

Selby wants union of English and Scottish Open titles

Mark Selby aims to join Ronnie O'Sullivan in the record books by winning the Scottish Open in Glasgow.

Snooker • 14 Dec 19

Selby edges out 'Rocket' to reach Scottish semi-final

Mark Selby ended Ronnie O'Sullivan's run at the 19.com Scottish Open with a 5-4 quarter-final victory in Glasgow.

Snooker • 13 Dec 19

Trump & O'Sullivan make semi-finals in Northern Ireland

Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan remain on a collision course for a repeat of last year's Northern Ireland Open final after both cruised into the last four of this year's event.

Snooker • 15 Nov 19

It's nearly two and a half years since Mark Selby's last victory in the UK

Selby turns on the style to win English Open

Mark Selby thrashed practice partner David Gilbert 9-1 to win the 19.com English Open, his first victory on UK soil since claiming his third world title in 2017.

Snooker • 20 Oct 19

Mark Allen falls at penultimate hurdle in English Open

Mark Selby won the final three frames against Antrim's Mark Allen to set up an English Open final date with David Gilbert.

Snooker • 19 Oct 19

Mark Williams was in hospital overnight after complaining of chest pains following the first session on Friday

Day of shocks as champion Williams and Selby crash out

Mark Williams offered no excuses as his World Championship title defence ended at the hands of David Gilbert.

Snooker • 27 Apr 19

O'Sullivan (l) looked out of sorts throughout

Amateur Cahill leads Rocket at the Crucible

Amateur James Cahill is five frames away from producing one of the all-time sporting shocks at the Crucible.

Snooker • 22 Apr 19

Ronnie O'Sullivan said the better man won

Big names continue to fall at Welsh Open

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby tumbled out of the Welsh Open while defending champion John Higgins prevailed in a final frame decider to reach the quarter-finals.

Snooker • 15 Feb 19

Neil Robertson had too much for Barry Hawkins

Robertson sets up Masters semi-final clash with Trump

Neil Robertson will take on Judd Trump for a place in Sunday's Dafabet Masters final after seeing off Barry Hawkins in a 6-3 quarter-final victory.

Snooker • 18 Jan 19

Rocket sets up Selby semi-final in Northern Ireland

Ronnie O'Sullivan will meet Mark Selby in the semi-finals of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast after beating David Gilbert 5-2.

Snooker • 17 Nov 18

Selby strolls into third round of Northern Ireland Open

World number one Mark Selby eased into the third round at the Northern Ireland Open.

Snooker • 14 Nov 18

Mark Selby picked up the €168,000 top proze

Selby wins China C'ship after see-saw Higgins battle

Mark Selby won a nail-biting final against John Higgins at the Evergrande China Championship.

Snooker • 30 Sep 18

John Higgins hasn't been in top form despite reaching the final

Higgins and Selby set to meet in China final

John Higgins insists Mark Selby will start Sunday's Evergrande China Championship final as the clear title favourite.

Snooker • 29 Sep 18

Mark Selby (L) shakes hands with Chinese player Chang Bingyu

Chang Bingyu, 16, beaten by his boyhood hero Selby

Seven years after posing for a photo with Chang Bingyu, then an awestruck nine-year-old fan, Mark Selby was reunited with the local favourite in the last 32 of the Evergrande China Championship.

Snooker • 26 Sep 18

Saengkham edges Selby at World Open in China

World number one Mark Selby crashed out of the Hong Rui Ma Yushan World Open after he was beaten 5-4 by Noppon Saengkham.

Snooker • 09 Aug 18

Judd Trump narrowly avoided a first round exit

Trump narrowly avoids first round shock

Judd Trump survived a major Crucible scare as he fended off former supermarket delivery driver Chris Wakelin in a Betfred World Championship thriller.

Snooker • 26 Apr 18