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World championship postponed over coronavirus

LONDON (Reuters) – The World Snooker Championship in Sheffield became the latest staple of the British sporting diet to be postponed on Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 17-day season-ending showpiece, scheduled for April 18 to May 4 at the Cruci... More »

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Snooker: ‘Rocket’ O’Sullivan blasts to 1,000th century break

LONDON (Reuters) – Ronnie O’Sullivan recorded a snooker landmark on Sunday when he became the first player to compile 1,000 career century breaks en route to winning the Players Championship final in Preston. The English five-times world champion, the most gif... More »

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Welshman Williams reflects on world title win – naked

(Editor’s note: Language in the third paragraph might offend some readers) (Reuters) – Mark Williams stayed true to his word after clinching his third world snooker title on Monday by conducting his post-match news conference naked. The 43-year-old, who had pr... More »

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Snooker: China Open raises stakes after pocketing lucrative deal

(Reuters) – This year’s China Open will become only the second snooker tournament after the world championship to offer one million pounds ($1.39 million) in prize money following a new four-year deal with its promoters, the organizers have announced. The amou... More »