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SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - APRIL 21: Ronnie O'Sullivan of England plays a shot against He Guoqiang of China during day four of the Halo World Snooker Championship at The Crucible Theatre on April 21, 2026 in Sheffield, England. (Photo by Sam Bloxham/Getty Image

O'Sullivan dusts down old Irish cue to storm into last 16

Ronnie O'Sullivan dusted off an old cue from under his bed in Ireland and duly rocketed into the second round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield after wrapping up a 10-2 win over He Guoqiang.

Snooker • 23 Apr

SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - APRIL 21: Judd Trump of England plays a shot against Gary Wilson of England during day four of the Halo World Snooker Championship at The Crucible Theatre on April 21, 2026 in Sheffield, England. (Photo by Sam Bloxham/Getty Images)

Trump and Murphy advance at the World Championship

Judd Trump is more than happy to continue flying under the radar after sealing his place in the second round of the World Snooker Championship with a 10-5 win over Gary Wilson at the Crucible.

Snooker • 22 Apr

SHANGRAO, CHINA - MARCH 20: Ronnie O'Sullivan of England chalks the cue in the Quarterfinal round match against Ryan Day of Wales on day 5 of the World Open Snooker 2026 at the Yushan Sports Center on March 20, 2026 in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province of China.

O'Sullivan to face He in first round at Crucible

Ronnie O'Sullivan will face Crucible debutant He Guoqiang when he kicks off his quest to win a record eighth World Snooker Championship title on Tuesday.

Snooker • 16 Apr

NANJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 02: Ronnie O'Sullivan of England reacts in the Qualifying second round match against Allan Taylor of England on day 1 of International Championship 2025 at SNC National Fitness Center on November 2, 2025 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Provi

O'Sullivan to commute from Dublin for World Championship

Ronnie O'Sullivan has revealed he will commute to the World Snooker Championship from Dublin for the duration of his involvement in the tournament.

Snooker • 15 Apr

SHANGRAO, , CHINA - MARCH 22: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of Thailand reacts in the Final match against Ronnie O'Sullivan of England on day 7 of the World Open Snooker 2026 at the Yushan Sports Center on March 22, 2026 in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province of China. (Phot

Un-Nooh hits 147 to claim World Open title against Rocket

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won the World Open title in a remarkable final with Ronnie O'Sullivan that produced six century breaks in the final eight frames, including a 147 for the Thai player.

Snooker • 22 Mar

O'Sullivan into World Open final after last-frame decider

Ronnie O'Sullivan beat home favourite Wu Yize in a last-frame decider at the World Open to reach his first ranking final since January 2024.

Snooker • 21 Mar

Ronnie O'Sullivan of England reacts during the round two matches of the WST World Grand Prix 2026 against Xiao Guodong of China at Kai Tak Arena on February 5, 2026 in Hong Kong, China.

Rocket makes historic 153 break at the World Open

Ronnie O'Sullivan made the highest break in professional snooker by hitting a 153 at the World Open in Yushan, China.

Snooker • 20 Mar

SHANGRAO, CHINA - MARCH 18: Ronnie O'Sullivan of England plays a shot in the third round match against Matthew Selt of England on day 3 of the World Open Snooker 2026 at the Yushan Sports Center on March 18, 2026 in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province of China. (P

O'Sullivan and Allen shine at World Open

Ronnie O'Sullivan admitted cueing problems left him scared of playing snooker after he advanced to his 150th ranking quarter-final at the World Open in China.

Snooker • 19 Mar

O'Sullivan eases to victory in World Open first round

Ronnie O'Sullivan eased to victory in the first round of the World Open in Yushan with a 5-1 win over Ross Muir.

Snooker • 16 Mar

Ronnie O'Sullivan of England returns a shot in the second round match against Xiao Guodong of China on day 3 of the World Grand Prix 2026 at Kai Tak Arena on February 5, 2026 in Hong Kong, China.

O'Sullivan signs up for World Seniors Championship

Ronnie O'Sullivan is set to compete at the World Seniors Snooker Championship at the Crucible in May.

Snooker • 23 Feb

Xiao topples 'idol' O'Sullivan at World Grand Prix

Xiao Guodong beat his "idol" Ronnie O'Sullivan to book his place in the World Grand Prix quarter-final.

Snooker • 05 Feb

Britain's Ronnie O'Sullivan plays a shot against compatriot Joe O'Connor in round 1 of the Snooker World Grand Prix 2026 in Hong Kong on February 4, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)

O'Sullivan prevails on day of upsets in Hong Kong

Ronnie O'Sullivan edged a scrappy encounter against Joe O'Connor in the first round of the World Grand Prix.

Snooker • 04 Feb

Ronnie O'Sullivan of England chalks the cue in the third round match against Jack Lisowski of England on day 3 of International Championship 2025 at SNC National Fitness Center on November 4, 2025 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China.

O'Sullivan and Allen progress at German Masters

Ronnie O'Sullivan progressed to round two of the German Masters with a 5-1 win over Long Zehuang.

Snooker • 28 Jan

O'Sullivan out of the Masters on medical grounds

Ronnie O'Sullivan has pulled out of the Masters on medical grounds for the second year in a row.

Snooker • 09 Jan

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 13: Ronnie O’Sullivan and Shaun Murphy interact during the Semi-Final match between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Shaun Murphy on day seven of the MrQ Masters Snooker 2024 at Alexandra Palace on January 13, 2024 in London, England. (Phot

Murphy whitewashes O'Sullivan in Saudi Arabia

Ronnie O'Sullivan was whitewashed 4-0 by Shaun Murphy to fall at the first hurdle in the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship.

Snooker • 19 Nov 25

O'Sullivan recovers from slow start to advance in China

Ronnie O'Sullivan recovered from 2-0 down to advance at the International Championship with a 6-2 win over Sanderson Lam.

Snooker • 03 Nov 25

O'Sullivan to miss British Open due to medical reasons

Ronnie O'Sullivan will not play in next week's British Open due to medical reasons.

Snooker • 16 Sep 25

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - AUGUST 16: Neil Robertson of Australia poses with champion trophy after winning the Final match against Ronnie O'Sullivan of England on day 9 of the Saudi Arabia Masters 2025 at Green Halls on August 16, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Robertson holds off O'Sullivan comeback to win in Saudi

Neil Robertson held off a remarkable fightback by Ronnie O'Sullivan to win the Saudi Arabia Masters title in a last-frame decider.

Snooker • 19 Aug 25

O'Sullivan makes two 147 breaks in semi-final

Ronnie O'Sullivan hit two maximum breaks in his 6-3 victory over Chris Wakelin in the semi-finals of the Saudi Arabia Masters.

Snooker • 16 Aug 25

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - AUGUST 13: Ronnie O'Sullivan of England reacts in the sixth round match against Chang Bingyu of China on day 6 of the Saudi Arabia Masters 2025 at Green Halls on August 13, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Tai Chengzhe/VCG vi

O'Sullivan storms back to edge out Wilson in Saudi

Ronnie O'Sullivan battled back from the brink of defeat to beat world champion Kyren Wilson 6-5 and book his place in the semi-finals of the Saudi Arabia Masters.

Snooker • 14 Aug 25

Ronnie O'Sullivan of England reacts in the fifth round match against Joe O'Connor of England on day 5 of the Saudi Arabia Masters 2025 at Green Halls on August 12, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Rocket bursts into Saudi Arabia Masters quarters

Ronnie O'Sullivan had to take the last four frames to see off China's world number 104 Chang Bingyu and reach the quarter-finals of the Saudi Arabia Masters.

Snooker • 13 Aug 25

O'Sullivan whitewashes O'Connor in Saudi Arabia

Ronnie O'Sullivan put in an excellent performance to ease past Joe O'Connor 5-0 and progress to the last 16 of the Saudi Arabia Masters.

Snooker • 12 Aug 25

Mark Williams celebrates victory against Judd Trump

Williams rolls back the years to book World final spot

Mark Williams produced a vintage performance to beat world number one Judd Trump and book his place in the final of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Snooker • 03 May 25

Beaten O'Sullivan eyes a move to the Middle East

Ronnie O'Sullivan is preparing to start "a new life somewhere else", revealing he will soon be moving to the Middle East after crashing out of the World Snooker Championship with a heavy semi-final defeat.