World number two Ronnie O'Sullivan says he will not defend his Shanghai Masters title because he wants to spend more time with his young family.

A special documentary looks back at the life of Alex Higgins.

Jimmy White and former world champion Ken Doherty qualify for September's World Open but Mark Allen loses out.

Jimmy White and Tony Drago will play an exhibition match at the South West Snooker Academy in October.

Leicester's Tom Ford wins the third event of the Players Tour Championship series in Sheffield.

Stars from the world of snooker join hundreds of people at the funeral of the two-time world champion Alex Higgins in Belfast.

Peter Ebdon defies his own low expectations to beat Michael White 5-1 and qualify for the Shanghai Masters.

Tributes are paid to former world snooker champion Alex Higgins, who has died aged 61 after a long battle against throat cancer.

Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins dies at the age of 61 after a long battle against throat cancer.

Ronnie O'Sullivan hopes a revolutionary new snooker competition can revive the sport and provide an antidote to the "boring" World Championship.

Findings of the investigation into allegations made against John Higgins and Pat Mooney will reach an independent tribunal next week.

Barry Hearn defeats rival bidder John Davison by 35 votes to 29 to win control of World Snooker.

John Higgins insists he is "100% innocent" of match-fixing allegations.

Neil Robertson becomes the first Australian to win the world snooker title as he holds his nerve to beat Scotland's Graeme Dott 18-13.

Mark Williams fights back to beat home favourite Ding Junhui 10-6 and win his first title in four years at the China Open in Beijing.