Barry Hearn says he wants a decision on the future of the World Snooker Championship to be made before the end of this year.

Stephen Hendry claimed the double in four seasons in the 1990s, with Steve Davis (in 1987-88) the only other man to do so since the Crucible has hosted the World Championship. Murphy has been in fine ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan had to settle for a single-frame overnight advantage as the opening session of his World Snooker ...

O'Sullivan has returned to snooker for the first time since January, with the legend kicking off his campaign against Carter, ...

Watch live action and follow text updates as Ronnie O'Sullivan faces Ali Carter while Ding Junhui wins at the Crucible.

Watch live action and follow text updates as Ronnie O'Sullivan faces Ali Carter with Ding Junhui playing Zak Surety at the ...

With the 49-year-old set to play at the Crucible barring a last-minute withdrawal – which he admits is still a possibility – ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ali Carter appeared to put their bitter feud behind them as they came face to face at the World Snooker ...

Masters champion Murphy and Wells each made two century breaks in a high-quality session at the Crucible on Tuesday.