Why watching the Snooker World Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield is like an intimate Paul McCartney acoustic gig ...

The first edition of the World Championship at the Crucible in 1977 saw John Spencer land a winner’s prize of £6,000. The ...

Three-time winner Mark Williams booked his place in this year's World Snooker Championship final with a hard-fought 17-14 win ...

Zhao Xintong began this season banned from snooker but is tipped to be the sport's new "megastar" if he becomes the first ...

Virgo, born in Salford in March 1946, became known to a wider audience through his role on snooker-themed BBC One game show ...