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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Zhao Xintong made history Monday night in Sheffield, becoming the first Chinese player — and the first amateur — to win the snooker World Championship with a stunning 18-12 victory over three-time ...

In a sport deep-seated in tradition and history, a new era may have begun in snooker after Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese winner of the snooker World Championship. Zhao defeated veteran ...

Crucible qualifier Zhao Xintong dominated Mark Williams in the opening session of the World Snooker Championship final, running up a 7-1 lead. The Chinese, who thrashed Ronnie O'Sullivan in the ...

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 ...

Zhao Xintong of China became Asia’s first world snooker champion after beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the final on Monday, completing a remarkable career turnaround following his involvement in the ...