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Ali Carter threatens to retire

Ali Carter has threatened to retire from snooker at the end of the season.

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EASB Sport England Recognition

On 22nd September 2011, Sport England formally recognised EASB as the National Governing Body for Snooker and Billiards in England.

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Whispering Ted Lowe dies at 90

Former snooker commentator Ted Lowe has died at 90, the BBC has learned.

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Sad Loss Of Malcolm Thorne

MALCOLM THORNE

It is with great sadness that we have learnt today (Monday 17th January) of the death of Malcolm Thorne.

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BBC extends snooker coverage deal for three more years

The BBC has signed a new deal to screen the World and UK championships, Masters and Welsh Open until the end of the 2013/2014 snooker season.

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Top players no better than me

Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry believes the current crop of top players have not surpassed anything he did in his heyday.

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Holt dedicates Euro Players Tour win to father

Michael Holt has dedicated his Euro Players Tour Championship victory to his father, who suffered a stroke two months ago.

Holt, 32, beat John Higgins to win the event in Prague on Sunday - an achievement he described as the "best moment" of his career.

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Ban for higgins was the hardest period of my life

Three-time world champion John Higgins says the six-month ban he served for not reporting a match-fixing approach was the hardest time of his life.

Higgins returns to the big time at Telford in the UK Championship on 4 December having won and been runner-up in two minor comeback tournaments.

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Ronnie Snr freed after 18 years in prison

Three-time world snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan says he is "delighted" after his father was released from prison after 18 years.

Ronnie O'Sullivan Snr was jailed for life for murder in 1992 but was freed from prison in Derby on Friday and returned to Essex for a family reunion.

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Jimmy White Wins World Seniors Title

Jimmy White was crowned the first winner of the Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship when he beat Steve Davis, 4-1 over the weekend in Bradford.

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John Higgins set for comeback in Germany

John Higgins admits he is nervous about the reaction he will face on his return to snooker after a six-month ban.

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Snooker Coach David Roe Works With Iranian Snooker Team

Former world no 13 converts to Islam and undergoes circumcision to take up post of Iranian national snooker coach

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World Snooker Announce new Board Members

World Snooker has announced new appointments to the board of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. The board feels the positions are essential to the international development of Snooker. Sindhu Pulsirivong is now President of WPBSA. Since 1988, He has been the President of the Billiards Sport Association of Thailand and additionally, the President of the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports.

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Davis predicts cloud over John Higgins

Six-time world champion Steve Davis believes John Higgins faces a long battle to regain his standing in snooker once he returns from a ban.

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World Snooker launches anti-corruption unit

World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn has brought in former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord John Stevens to help stamp out corruption in snooker.

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John Higgins name has been damaged, says Barry Hearn

World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn believes John Higgins' name has been tarnished, despite the former world champion being cleared of match-fixing.

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John Higgins cleared of match-fixing claims

John Higgins has been cleared of all match-fixing allegations made against him by the News of the World.

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Hearn wins vote to take control of World Snooker

Barry Hearn has been handed control of World Snooker after prevailing 35-29 in a vote by the world's top 64 players.

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Hearn announces new multi-event snooker series

World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn has announced a new series as part of his "brave new world" for the sport.

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Barry Hearn launches one-frame shoot-out tournament

Snooker boss Barry Hearn has promised "non-stop breathtaking action" after announcing a new one-frame shoot-out event for the world's top 64 players.

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John Higgins vows to clear name over match-fix claims

John Higgins has insisted that he is "100% innocent" of the match-fixing allegations that have prompted his suspension from snooker.

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Alex Higgins claims four top players took bribes

Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins has claimed that at least four top players have taken bribes to lose tournament matches.

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Graeme Dott splits from manager Pat Mooney

World Championship runner-up Graeme Dott has parted company with Pat Mooney following allegations of match-fixing against his manager.

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Hearn says most players support new proposals

Barry Hearn's plans to shake up snooker look set to get the go-ahead after a players' meeting in Sheffield.

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Robertson vows to be a role model for snooker

Neil Robertson has vowed to be a role model for snooker after becoming the first Australian to win the World Championship at the Crucible.

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Hearn vows to stamp out sickness in snooker

Snooker chief Barry Hearn says any "sickness" in snooker will be removed "in a brutal manner" if the allegations against John Higgins are proved.

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Higgins suspended in snooker bribe probe

World number one John Higgins has been suspended from all future tournaments after reportedly agreeing to take a £261,000 bribe to lose frames.

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John Higgins in bribe allegation

Snooker world number one John Higgins has reportedly agreed to take a £261,000 bribe to lose frames in four separate matches later this year.

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Snooker announces new deal with Crucible Theatre

The Crucible Theatre will remain the home of the World Snooker Championship until 2015 after a one-year extension to the current deal was announced.

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Ebdon hits out at Barry Hearn snooker proposals

Former world champion Peter Ebdon says players "cannot possibly back" Barry Hearn's proposed takeover of the sport.

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Selby says OSullivan is World Championship favourite

Mark Selby says three-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan will be the man to beat at the World Championship, which starts in Sheffield on Saturday.

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Prosecutors consider bet charges against snooker pair

Snooker players Jamie Burnett and Stephen Maguire are among five men who have been referred to prosecutors in Scotland, BBC Sport understands.

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Mark Williams backs Barry Hearn to rule World Snooker

Mark Williams has backed World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn to take a controlling stake in the organisation.

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Doyle quits World Snooker board over Hearn proposals

Lee Doyle, who manages snooker stars including Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry, has quit the board of the sport's governing body.

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Bonneys nap hand

Portsmouth′s Emma Bonney continued her domination of women’s billiards by claiming her fifth world title at the Hall Green Stadium, Birmingham (on Thursday, April 8).

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World Snooker Championship Tickets on Sale

This years Betfred World Snooker Championships takes place from the 17th April to the 3rd May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

The tickets for this years event go on general sale on Satuday 20th February for all sessions.

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OSullivan Joins Search for Future Star of Snooker

Ronnie O’Sullivan has teamed up with leading pool and snooker operator Rileys to launch a new competition called the Future Stars of Snooker.

The competition will be open to 12-16 year-olds with regional events being held in Rileys clubs across England, Scotland and Wales. The eventual final will tak eplace in London.

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Sanyuan Foods China Open Qualifiers Firmly Underway

Prestatyn is the venue once again for the latest World Snooker qualification tournament.
The first two round are complete with the biggest shock of the round being Jimmy White’s 5-4 capitulation to Xiao Guodong. A loss that means White will now be struggling to stay on the tour for the 2011 season.
The win however, will delight Guodong who will be looking to qualify for his home tournament after previously only being given a wildcard spot.
Tom Ford continues his good form by beating Michael White 5-0 and then defeating former stable mate …

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Third New Sponsor For World Snooker

Well Barry Hearn certainly seems to be using his contacts well since taking over as Chairman of World Snooker.

The Matchroom Sport supremo has now added a third brand new sponsor to the mix in around a month.

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New Sponsor announced for Welsh Open Snooker

The Welsh Open will be sponsored by totesport.com in a one-year deal as Barry Hearn's impact on the sport continues to be felt.

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Drago Makes A Good Start In Welsh Open

Tony Drago who won the European qualifier to this seasons World Snooker tour has started well in his bid to reach the main stages of the 2010 Welsh Open.

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Trump on Course for Premier League Return

Judd Trump got one step closer to an instant Premier League Snooker return yesterday by winning the Championship League group 3.

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Hearn reveals plans for snooker events in Europe

New snooker chief Barry Hearn says he has big plans to crack the European market after revealing that Berlin may host a new ranking event next February.

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Snooker Wont Survive The Decade

This article is written in response to article in the Observer Newspaper on Sunday 10th January. You can read the Observer article here.
Barney Ronay in his article claims that snooker will once again become an amateur sport by 2020. Within the article he quotes Ronnie O’Sullivan, a quote that I must add came from the previous season so is a little out-of-date to be used as the current opinion of O’Sullivan.
O’Sullivan was one of the voices from within the player base that backed Barry Hearn to become the new Chairman

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Celebrity appearance aids Jimmy White preparation

Jimmy White says his appearance in the ITV show I'm a Celebrity has helped him in his preparation for next month's Masters at Wembley.

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Mark Davis Wins Inaugural Six Reds World Championships

Mark Davis pocketed a Christmas bonus of €10,000 by winning the inaugural 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship in Killarney tonight.

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Doherty Dumped out of Six Red World Championships

Ken Doherty’s bid to win the inaugural 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship ended in a 5-4 defeat to Adam Duffy at the INEC in Killarney today.

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Higgins Through Despite Second Defeat

John Higgins suffered a second defeat in as many days but still went through to the knockout stage of the 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship at the INEC in Killarney tonight.

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Barry Hearn confirmed as chairman of world snooker body

Promoter Barry Hearn has become the new chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.

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Stephen Hendry Through to Knockout Stage

Stephen Hendry rubberstamped his qualification for the knockout phase of the 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship with a third successive victory in Killarney today.

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Evans Downs Higgins in Battle of the Sexes

Reanne Evans pulled off an amazing victory over John Higgins in snooker’s battle of the sexes at the 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship in Killarney tonight.

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Doherty Starts Six Red Bid With Victory

Ken Doherty made a winning start to his bid to win the first ever 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship in Killarney today.

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EASB Press Release - Mark Jones

EASB Press release for the apointment of Mark Jones

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Alex Higgins to Play in Six Red World Championships

A hurricane will be blowing into Killarney after Alex Higgins confirmed his entry for the inaugural Six Reds World Championship later this month.

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Barry Hearn plans quick fix to revive snooker

Promoter Barry Hearn's "quick fix" for snooker could involve new faster versions of the sport being introduced.

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Davis Backs World Snooker Tour Plan

Six-times World Champion Steve Davis believes that the plan unveiled for a new World Snooker Tour is "the best idea by a mile" for the future of the sport.
The plan announced today is for a joint venture between World Snooker Limited and IMG, which aims to capitalise on the explosion of interest in snooker in many countries around the globe.

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New World Snooker Tour for 2010-2011

World Snooker Limited today announced plans for a joint venture with IMG, the world’s premier and most diversified sports, entertainment and media company, which will create an unprecedented new World Snooker Tour.

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Higgins Aiming for World Championship Snooker Double

John Higgins is aiming to complete a unique double at the Six Reds World Championship in Killarney next month.

Higgins captured the 15 red world title for a third time at the Crucible in Sheffield last season.

And the Scot is part of a top class field of 160 players for the first World Championship contested under the short form version of the game.

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Evans Claims Third British Open Ladies Snooker Title

Reanne Evans put aside her disappointment at not being in India to defend her IBSF women’s world snooker title by claiming her third British Open trophy at Newmarket Snooker & Bowl (on November 14).

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Pukka Pies to Sponsor UK Championship Snooker

World Snooker is pleased to announce Pukka Pies as the new title sponsor of snooker’s UK Championship.

One of the sport’s premier events, the tournament, which runs from December 5 to 13 at the International Centre in Telford, will be known as the PUKKA PIES UK CHAMPIONSHIP. This follows an agreement, initially for one year, between World Snooker and the Leicester-based pie manufacturer.

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Milkins Delighted with Pro Challenge Win

Robert Milkins has described Pro Challenge Three as the best tournament he has won after beating Joe Jogia 5-3 in the final in Leicester on Wednesday.

The World Number 55 from Gloucester played some great snooker in the final compiling two centuries and a further two breaks over 50. This form was enough to win him the trophy and the £5,000 first prize over local favourite Joe Jogia.

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Bonney Looks to Defend British Open Crown

NEWMARKET plays host to the world’s finest women snooker stars on Saturday.

Emma Bonney travels up from Portsmouth to defend her British Open title, the third ranking event on the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association (WLBSA) circuit.

World number three Bonney, 33, the four-time WLBSA world billiards champion, defeated Kent’s June Banks 3-0 in last year’s final.

She returns to the Newmarket Snooker & Bowl bidding for a third WLBSA snooker title.

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Doherty Hails Six Reds World Championship

Ken Doherty believes the first Six Reds World Championship will catch the imagination of the snooker world.

The Dubliner is among the organisers for the new tournament, which will be staged at the INEC, Killarney next month.

It features a host of star names, including Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Steve Davis, Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy and Mark Selby. Twelve members of the game’s elite top 16 have so far confirmed their participation.

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Snooker Pro Challenge Three Underway

Snooker’s Pro Challenge Series returned yesterday with event three being held at Willie Thorne’s Snooker Centre in Leicester.

This event has attracted 52 entries from snooker’s professional tour the most notable being World Number 6, Ryan Day. Unfortunately for Day his time at the event was short lived as he came up against Stuart Bingham in round 1 and lost 4-2. With no seedings in operation it makes for a very interesting tournament.

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Trump Beats OSullivan in Snookers Premier League

Judd Trump last night showed that he has the class of a true champion by inflicting Ronnie O’Sullivans first defeat in this years Premier League Snooker.

The Bristol potter, who after last nights result lies in second place...

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McLeod Wins the Wildcard

38-year-old Rory McLeod has won a coveted Wildcard place at the 2010 Masters Snooker tournament. The world no. 39 will be the first black player to play in the prestigious invitational event in January at Wembley Arena.

McLeod, in winning the qualifier at Pontin’s Prestatyn not only lifted his first professional title in 18 years as a professional but also had to battle through five matches to win the event.

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A New Maximum For Snooker

Global Snooker has ‘unofficially’ launched an exciting new tournament that many believe will put the Twenty20 factor into the sport.
ONEFORSEVEN is being branded as Snooker’s ‘New Maximum’, an innovative incarnation of tournament snooker that can condense all of the action of a major snooker event into one-day.
A player will take on seven opponents, each for twenty-one minutes. At the end of the allocated ‘147-minutes’, the player with the highest score will be deemed the winner.
Two-times world champion, Mark Williams MBE is backing the idea and will be one of the …

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IMG Extend World Snooker Rights Deal

IMG Sports Media have recently announced that they have extended their contract with World Snooker Limited to distribute worldwide media rights of World Snooker events for a further five years.

The deal, which now runs until the end of the 2015-16 season, excludes rights in the UK.
“IMG Sports Media and World Snooker Ltd have managed to increase the audience, exposure and reach of the World Snooker tournaments over the past three years while simultaneously increasing license fee revenues,” said Adam Kelly, Marketing Director of IMG Sports Media.
“IMG’s long term ambition is …

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Hendry Will Need to Find Form

The PartyCasino.com Premier League snooker returns this Thursday with round 5 of the league matches.
One of the players certain to be looking for some form after his woeful second round defeat against Mark Williams in the Grand Prix, will be Stephen Hendry. One thing is for sure he will be glad of the competitive match practice, one way out of poor form is of course to continue playing. Fellow Scot, John Higgins, Stephen’s opponent in Aberdeen, recently made a comment in The Daily Record stating that,

“He locks himself away at …

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OSullivan Becomes First Rileys Club Ambassador

Rileys, Europe’s largest pool and snooker operator with 128 clubs uk wide, have signed a significant 6-figure sum for Ronnie O’Sullivan to be the first Rileys UK Club ambassador.
Announcing the deal, Rileys chief executive officer Maurice Kelly said: “Rileys is delighted to sign as their ambassador, Ronnie O’Sullivan, the biggest snooker name in the world. Together, Rileys and Ronnie will put the wow factor back into the game.

“And Rileys and Ronnie are going to launch the hunt for the next Ronnie O’Sullivan. The youngster who is out there somewhere with …