A game of snooker (called a frame) starts with 21 balls on the table, not including the white cue ball. These are called object balls, and they include 15 red balls, along with one of each of the ...

While snooker still lacks the prestige in China of Olympic events like table tennis and badminton, there has been a "dramatic shift" in attitudes in the last two decades, Zhang said. "The Chinese ...

Snooker is targeting an Olympic spot after Zhao Xintong was crowned the first Chinese world champion and began his path to becoming the sport's "richest player in history". Zhao defeated three ...

Why did the star lot of the spring season, a bronze head by the master sculptor Alberto Giacometti, fail to sell at Sotheby’s on Tuesday? By Tim F. Schneider There were gasps, and a pall came ...

New world champion Zhao Xingtong has the potential to become the "richest player in snooker history"; Zhao is the first Chinese winner at The Crucible and could help snooker's bid for Olympic ...

Apart from his end shot where he clipped the cue ball off the table. Canavan eventually puts an end to the cat-and-mouse game of snooker that saw the pair work their way around the remaining colours.

Here’s how it works. The World Seniors Snooker Championship 2025 is bringing together the legends of the baize – including Jimmy White and reigning champion Igor Figueiredo – for more green ...

When a Boulder County jury rejected Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa's insanity defense after just five hours of deliberation last September, they delivered more than a verdict on the man who killed 10 ...

ZHAO XINTONG has been tipped to become the richest snooker player in history ... to earn enormous amounts on and off the table. Ronnie O’Sullivan has earned close to £15million in career ...

While snooker in China still lacks the prestige of Olympic events like table tennis and badminton, there has been a “dramatic shift” in attitudes in the last two decades, Zhang added.

A snooker star who beat three world champions on the way to winning a major title is barred from playing again until 2027. Yan Bingtao was one of 10 Chinese players to receive bans in June 2023 as ...