There is suffocating silence in the auditorium as four-time world champion John Higgins attempts to compile a match-winning break. It has gone 10.30pm on a bank holiday Monday, but no one has left the ...

One of the most iconic venues in world sport, the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England is the home of the World Snooker Championship. Used as a traditional theatre for the majority of the year, the ...

Zhao Xintong will become the new world number one after sweeping Neil Robertson aside 5-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open. Ronnie O'Sullivan says he does not "want to throw in the towel ...

March 24 (Reuters) - The World Snooker Championship will remain at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre until at least 2045, the sport's governing body said on Tuesday. The new agreement ‌between the World ...

Barry Hearn once said that he didn’t want his tombstone to read: ‘This is the man who took the World Snooker Championship away from the Crucible’. After today’s news, he can rest easy that won’t be ...

With a capacity of just 980 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, tickets to the World Snooker Championship are not only sought-after, but difficult to get. Seats at the iconic South Yorkshire venue ...

Zhao sweeps Robertson aside in Wuhan to top world rankings Zhao Xintong will become the new world number one after sweeping Neil Robertson aside 5-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open. Ronnie ...

The best things in life are free. Sign up for our email to enjoy your city without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush). You’ll likely know Sheffield’s Crucible for one ...

Hossein Vafaei has claimed the Crucible must be respected and called it snooker's answer to Wimbledon two years on from his scathing criticism of the World Championship venue. In 2024 the Iranian ...

ANOTHER snooker fan has been kicked out of the Crucible after their phone went off during the final. Referee Rob Spencer, who has had a busy day watching the table, ejected a supporter early on in the ...

Helped by an intervention from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, snooker ’s world championship is staying at its long-time home of the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield until at least 2045 amid fears ...