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Mark King handed five-year snooker ban for match-fixing
The WPBSA announces that former world number 11 Mark King will serve a five-year ban having been found guilty of match-fixing.Nov 15, 13:42
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Ronnie O'Sullivan powers into World Grand Prix last 16
Ronnie O'Sullivan books his place in the last 16 of the World Grand Prix with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Barry Hawkins in Cheltenham.Jan 17, 23:06
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Neil Robertson ends wait for Players Championship win
Three-time runner-up Neil Robertson finally wins the Players Championship, beating Barry Hawkins by a 10-5 scoreline in Sunday's final.Feb 13, 22:16
Dominant Neil Robertson wins second Masters title
Australia's Neil Robertson wins the 2022 Masters, comfortably defeating Barry Hawkins by a 10-4 in Sunday's final at Alexandra Palace.Jan 16, 21:46
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Kyren Wilson edges out Ronnie O'Sullivan at UK Championship
Ronnie O'Sullivan bows out of the UK Championship at the quarter-final stage, losing out to Kyren Wilson by a 6-5 scoreline.Dec 3, 17:14
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Mark Williams fumes at attempts to ban his break-off technique
The Welshman nudges the cue-ball into the back of the reds off the bottom cushion.Apr 21, 21:33
A closer look at the impending battle between Neil Robertson and O'Sullivan
The Australian has managed just one semi-final appearance in Sheffield since winning his first world title in 2010.Apr 12, 11:24
Ronnie O'Sullivan advances to record-equalling 57th ranking event final
The world champion recovered from 3-0 down to beat Barry Hawkins 6-4 and reach the final of the Players Championship.Feb 26, 23:11
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Judd Trump hails "best season ever" after booking semi-final spot
The world number one saw off Ding Junhui in Milton Keynes and will face Barry Hawkins on Saturday.Jan 29, 17:55
Snooker roundup: Ronnie O'Sullivan eases past Barry Hawkins
Ronnie O'Sullivan was confused by referee Ben Williams' explanation of the difference between the three-miss and free-ball laws.Dec 16, 23:42
Judd Trump claims underdogs could go all the way in UK Championship
John Higgins also advanced as he beat Jak Jones.Nov 30, 19:38
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Mark Selby and John Higgins advance to second round at Milton Keynes
John Higgins also wins on opening day at Milton Keynes.Nov 23, 22:14
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F20%2F38%2Fbarry-hawkins.jpg "Barry Hawkins pictured in November 2016")
Barry Hawkins, Robert Milkins progress to stage two in Milton Keynes
Barry Hawkins finished top of Group Four on the second day at Stadium MK and Robert Milkins won Group Three.Sep 14, 21:12
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Anthony McGill, Jamie Clarke involved in heated confrontation at Crucible
Tempers flared as the two qualifiers took some of the limelight away from Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui on the other table.Aug 8, 18:07
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Martin Gould cruises past Stephen Maguire to reach second round
The 38-year-old was all set to quit snooker before he won in the first round of the World Championship against the Scot.Aug 5, 20:35
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Barry Hawkins claims lockdown came at "the perfect time"
The 2013 finalist defeated Swiss debutant Alexander Ursenbacher 10-2 in the first round in Sheffield.Aug 5, 16:54
Mark Williams shrugs off gout to progress in Cheltenham
The Welshman limped around the table.Feb 5, 20:32
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F19%2F03%2Fmark-allen.jpg "Mark Allen pictured in January 2016")
Home favourite Mark Allen knocked out of Northern Ireland Open
Shaun Murphy progressed after a 4-2 success against 2017 finalist Barry Hawkins.Nov 15, 02:11
Kyren Wilson battles back against Barry Hawkins
Trailing 6-2 going into the session, Wilson won five of the eight frames to reduce his deficit to 9-7.Apr 29, 05:36
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F14%2F42%2Fali-carter.jpg "Ali Carter in action against Mark Selby during the second round of The Dafabet World Snooker Championship at Crucible Theatre on April 25, 2014")
Barry Hawkins puts in sublime display in Sheffield
Hawkins was runner-up in the 2013 World Championship final.Apr 28, 12:25
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O'Sullivan gives post-match interviews in bizarre Australian accent
The world number three booked his place in the last eight in Preston.Mar 4, 23:34
Ronnie O'Sullivan escapes fine for skipping media duties at World Championship
Ronnie O'Sullivan escapes with just a slap on the wrist after snubbing a mandatory post-match press conference following his first-round win at the World Championship.Apr 19, 14:15
Ronnie O'Sullivan wins record-equalling sixth Masters title
Ronnie O'Sullivan hammers Barry Hawkins 10-1 in the Masters final to claim a record-equalling sixth title at the event.Jan 17, 20:19
Stuart Bingham beats Judd Trump to reach Crucible final
Stuart Bingham beats Judd Trump to advance to the World Snooker Championship final, where he will meet 2005 champion Shaun Murphy.May 3, 00:34
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Three sporting figures in the spotlight this weekend
Sports Mole singles out three sporting figures who will be in the spotlight this weekend.May 1, 11:49
Barry Hawkins "delighted" to avoid shock early exit
Barry Hawkins praises qualifier Matthew Selt for pushing him all the way in this afternoon's Snooker World Championship first-round clash at The Crucible.Apr 20, 15:52
Ali Carter hails "awesome" Masters reception
Ali Carter declares that he has turned a corner having "been to hell and back" as he battled cancer throughout last year.Jan 14, 07:27
Ronnie O'Sullivan "buzzing to be playing" snooker
Ronnie O'Sullivan admits that he is "just buzzing to be playing" snooker ahead of his World Championship final.May 3, 12:59
Ronnie O'Sullivan thrashes Barry Hawkins to reach final of World Championships
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches his third consecutive World Championship final by thrashing last year's runner-up Barry Hawkins 17-7 at The Crucible.May 2, 22:02
Ronnie O'Sullivan surprised by "easy" World Championship quarter-final victory
Ronnie O'Sullivan admits that he was surprised by the "easy" nature of his 13-3 victory over Shaun Murphy in the quarter-finals of the World Championship.May 1, 05:31
Neil Robertson sets up Judd Trump quarter-final
World number one Neil Robertson comes from behind to beat Mark Allen at the Crucible to set up a World Championship quarter-final against 2011 runner-up Judd Trump.Apr 29, 00:05
Ronnie O'Sullivan through to Welsh Open final
Ronnie O'Sullivan books his place in the Welsh Open final, where he will take on Ding Junhui.Mar 2, 02:44
Mark Selby through at UK Championship
Defending champion Mark Selby is into the quarter-finals of the UK Championship with a 6-2 victory over Graeme Dott.Dec 4, 16:17
Barry Hawkins through to UK Championship quarter-finals
Barry Hawkins beats Shaun Murphy 6-5 to book his place in the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in York.Dec 4, 13:18
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The week in tweets
Sports Mole looks back over the last seven days in the world of sports on Twitter.Oct 6, 09:59
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F13%2F19%2Fronnie-osullivan.jpg "Ronnie O'Sullivan celebrates with the trophy after beating Barry Hawkins in the World Championship final on May 6, 2013")
Ronnie O'Sullivan out of Wuxi Classic
World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan pulls out of the Wuxi Classic qualifiers.May 27, 13:59
Ronnie O'Sullivan refuses to rule out Crucible return
Ronnie O'Sullivan remains tight-lipped over his future in snooker after winning a fifth World Championship title this evening.May 6, 21:15
Ronnie O'Sullivan wins fifth World Championship title
Ronnie O'Sullivan wins his fifth World Championship final, beating Barry Hawkins 18-12 in the final.May 6, 20:17
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Ronnie O'Sullivan: 'I'm as important to snooker as Tiger Woods is to golf'
Ronnie O'Sullivan suggests that he is as important to snooker as Tiger Woods is to golf.May 6, 08:41
Ronnie O'Sullivan takes 10-7 lead in Crucible final
Ronnie O'Sullivan survives a spirited fightback from Barry Hawkins to take a 10-7 lead after two sessions of the World Championship final.May 5, 21:40
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