The long-overdue moment that a first Chinese winner of the World Snooker Championship finally arrived was supposed to be one of unalloyed joy. Yet now it’s here, there is an air of hesitancy around ...

Does snooker have its Luke Littler moment? Perhaps not on these shores – that came when Alex Higgins emerged like a hurricane in the Seventies – but, at a global level, this promises to be equally ...

In the 98 years since Joe Davis became snooker’s first world champion, the famous old trophy has left the United Kingdom just five times. To Australia twice, the Republic of Ireland and Canada once, ...

TAIPEI – Once considered a saloon or rec-room past-time by many, snooker has long been serious business in the U.K. and much of the rest of the world. Now, it seems, it's China's turn in the spotlight ...

He is still banned from playing in his homeland, but snooker sensation Zhao Xintong yesterday made sporting history by becoming the first Asian player to win the world championship. The 28-year-old ...

China is edging closer to having its first world snooker champion after Zhao Xintong established an 11-6 lead over Mark Williams at the halfway point of the final at the Crucible Theatre on Sunday.

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Zhao Xintong's title defense at the world snooker championship ended in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The 29-year-old Chinese player, who last year became the first Asian ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Once considered a ...