Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Neil Robertson has all but secured his seeding for the World Championships

Robertson blows Bingham away in Hong Kong final

Neil Robertson whitewashed fellow former world champion Stuart Bingham 10-0 to win the World Grand Prix for the second time in Hong Kong.

Snooker • 09 Mar

Kyren Wilson will start a heavy favourite in his second final against Jak Jones

Jones and Wilson to meet in World Championship final

Jak Jones sealed his status as one of the unlikeliest of World Snooker Championship finalists after completing an attritional 17-12 triumph over former champion Stuart Bingham at the Crucible that set up a meeting with 2020 runner-up Kyren Wilson.

Snooker • 04 May 24

Kyren Wilson is aiming to make a second Crucible final

Wilson leads by four to close in on Crucible final spot

Kyren Wilson needs three more frames to reach a second World Snooker Championship final after opening up a 14-10 lead over David Gilbert.

Snooker • 03 May 24

Jak Jones had to dig deep against Stuart Bingham

Jones fightback adds to semi-final intrigue at Crucible

Kyren Wilson and David Gilbert could not be separated by the end of the first session of their World Snooker Championship semi-final at the Crucible.

Snooker • 03 May 24

O'Sullivan is tied at 4-4 with Stuart Bingham after the opening session

O'Sullivan tied with Bingham in Crucible quarter-final

Ronnie O'Sullivan was locked at 4-4 with Stuart Bingham following the opening session of their best-of-25 frames World Championship quarter-final at the Crucible.

Snooker • 30 Apr 24

Hill beaten by Bingham at Scottish Open

Aaron Hill was beaten 4-2 by Stuart Bingham in the second round of the Scottish Open in Edinburgh on Thursday.

Snooker • 14 Dec 23

The 2010 champion finished with a century to advance in Sheffield

Robertson and Bingham disagree on one-table Crucible

Neil Robertson issued a radical proposal for dual World Championship venues after sweeping into the second round at the Crucible on with a 10-5 win over Ashley Hugill.

Snooker • 20 Apr 22

Selby and Bingham must come back tonight to finish their semi-final.

Selby and Bingham face late-night finish to semi-final

Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham faced the prospect of a late-night shoot-out for a place in the World Snooker Championship final after running out of time in their last four clash on Saturday afternoon.

Snooker • 01 May 21

Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham play to a finish from 2.30pm on Saturday afternoon

Selby warned over pedestrian play at the Crucible

Mark Selby was warned for slow play as Stuart Bingham won five frames in succession to wrest control of their World Snooker Championship semi-final at the Crucible.

Snooker • 01 May 21

Wilson takes control in semi-final against Murphy

Kyren Wilson produced a stellar display to take command of his World Snooker Championship semi-final against Shaun Murphy and lead 6-2 after the opening session, while Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham are level at 4-4.

World Snooker Championship • 29 Apr 21

McGill took a step towards a second successive semi-final

McGill gains upper hand in Bingham battle

Anthony McGill moved to within four frames of a second successive semi-final appearance at the World Snooker Championship by hitting back to gain the upper hand on Stuart Bingham, with a 9-7 overnight lead.

Snooker • 27 Apr 21

Bingham closing in on place at the Crucible

Former world champion Stuart Bingham booked his place in the final qualifying round of this year's tournament with a 6-1 victory over China's Chen Zifan.

Snooker • 12 Apr 21

Stuart Bingham won it by one in Milton Keynes

Bingham topples Trump at Players Championship

Judd Trump's title defence ended on the opening night of the Cazoo Players Championship in Milton Keynes as he was beaten 6-5 by Stuart Bingham.

Snooker • 22 Feb 21

Yan to face Higgins in Masters final after comeback win

Yan Bingtao produced a brilliant fightback to edge out defending champion Stuart Bingham 6-5 and take his place in the Masters final, where he will face two-time winner John Higgins.

Snooker • 17 Jan 21

John Higgins triumphed 6-3 in the 70th meeting between the two long-standing rivals, which featured five centuries

Higgins sees off Rocket to make Masters last four

John Higgins rolled back the years to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in a high-quality quarter-final at the Masters on Friday.

Snooker • 15 Jan 21

Stuart Bingham title defence on track at Masters

Defending champion Stuart Bingham shrugged off a stirring comeback by Thepchaiya Un-Nooh to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Masters in Milton Keynes.

Snooker • 11 Jan 21

Stuart Bingham polished off a maximum break

Bingham nails UK Championship's second 147 in 24 hours

Stuart Bingham became the second player to score a maximum break in as many days at the UK Championship in Milton Keynes.

Snooker • 25 Nov 20

Trump is aiming to do what no player has done before

Trump continues fight against 'Crucible Curse' with win

Judd Trump resisted a spirited challenge by Yan Bingtao to creep one step closer to shattering the so-called 'Crucible Curse' and becoming the first first-time champion to retain his world snooker title.

Snooker • 07 Aug 20

Stuart Bingham was grateful to get over the line

Bingham blames sanitised balls after nervy win

Stuart Bingham blamed sanitised balls as he struggled to a 10-7 victory against qualifier Ashley Carty at the World Snooker Championship.

Snooker • 01 Aug 20

Woollaston and Bingham advance in Championship League

Ken Doherty will be attempting to progress in the Championship League in Milton Keynes on Sunday, where he faces Kurt Maflin, Ashley Cartey, and group favourite Neil Robertson.

Snooker • 07 Jun 20

Mark Williams clears first hurdle in Cheltenham

Mark Williams shrugged off a bout of gout to progress at the Coral World Grand Prix in Cheltenham with a 4-2 victory over Barry Hawkins.

Snooker • 05 Feb 20

Bingham bounces back to book semi-final spot

Stuart Bingham has staged a tremendous fightback to beat Kyren Wilson 6-4 and complete the Masters semi-final line-up at Alexandra Palace.

Snooker • 18 Jan 20

Higgins won a scrappy contest 6-4, with a break of 50 in the last frame securing his progress in York

Higgins rallies against Bingham to reach last eight

Three-time champion John Higgins came back from 3-1 down to beat Stuart Bingham and reach the quarter-finals of the UK Championship.

Snooker • 04 Dec 19

Fresh from recording a maximum 147 break in the previous round, the 2015 world champion and recent winner of the Gibraltar Open hit back-to-back centuries amid a run of five successive frames

Bingham powers into China Open quarter-finals

Stuart Bingham maintained his fine form as he powered into the China Open quarter-finals with a 6-1 demolition of Rod Lawler.

Snooker • 04 Apr 19

Bingham became only the sixth to make five or more official maximum breaks, after Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Shaun Murphy, John Higgins and Ding Junhui

Bingham hits the maximum at China Open

England's Stuart Bingham made the fifth 147 of his career in a 6-3 victory over Peter Ebdon at the China Open.

Snooker • 03 Apr 19