Barry Hearn has been handed control of World Snooker after prevailing 35-29 in a vote by the world's top 64 players.

World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn has announced a new series as part of his "brave new world" for the sport.

Snooker boss Barry Hearn has promised "non-stop breathtaking action" after announcing a new one-frame shoot-out event for the world's top 64 players.

Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins has claimed that at least four top players have taken bribes to lose tournament matches.

John Higgins has insisted that he is "100% innocent" of the match-fixing allegations that have prompted his suspension from snooker.

World Championship runner-up Graeme Dott has parted company with Pat Mooney following allegations of match-fixing against his manager.

Barry Hearn's plans to shake up snooker look set to get the go-ahead after a players' meeting in Sheffield.

Snooker chief Barry Hearn says any "sickness" in snooker will be removed "in a brutal manner" if the allegations against John Higgins are proved.

Neil Robertson has vowed to be a role model for snooker after becoming the first Australian to win the World Championship at the Crucible.

Snooker world number one John Higgins has reportedly agreed to take a £261,000 bribe to lose frames in four separate matches later this year.

World number one John Higgins has been suspended from all future tournaments after reportedly agreeing to take a £261,000 bribe to lose frames.

The Crucible Theatre will remain the home of the World Snooker Championship until 2015 after a one-year extension to the current deal was announced.

Former world champion Peter Ebdon says players "cannot possibly back" Barry Hearn's proposed takeover of the sport.

Mark Selby says three-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan will be the man to beat at the World Championship, which starts in Sheffield on Saturday.

Snooker players Jamie Burnett and Stephen Maguire are among five men who have been referred to prosecutors in Scotland, BBC Sport understands.

Mark Williams has backed World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn to take a controlling stake in the organisation.

Lee Doyle, who manages snooker stars including Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry, has quit the board of the sport's governing body.

Portsmouth′s Emma Bonney continued her domination of women’s billiards by claiming her fifth world title at the Hall Green Stadium, Birmingham (on Thursday, April 8).

This years Betfred World Snooker Championships takes place from the 17th April to the 3rd May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

The tickets for this years event go on general sale on Satuday 20th February for all sessions.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has teamed up with leading pool and snooker operator Rileys to launch a new competition called the Future Stars of Snooker.

The competition will be open to 12-16 year-olds with regional events being held in Rileys clubs across England, Scotland and Wales. The eventual final will tak eplace in London.

Prestatyn is the venue once again for the latest World Snooker qualification tournament.
The first two round are complete with the biggest shock of the round being Jimmy White’s 5-4 capitulation to Xiao Guodong. A loss that means White will now be struggling to stay on the tour for the 2011 season.
The win however, will delight Guodong who will be looking to qualify for his home tournament after previously only being given a wildcard spot.
Tom Ford continues his good form by beating Michael White 5-0 and then defeating former stable mate …

Well Barry Hearn certainly seems to be using his contacts well since taking over as Chairman of World Snooker.

The Matchroom Sport supremo has now added a third brand new sponsor to the mix in around a month.

The Welsh Open will be sponsored by totesport.com in a one-year deal as Barry Hearn's impact on the sport continues to be felt.

Judd Trump got one step closer to an instant Premier League Snooker return yesterday by winning the Championship League group 3.

Tony Drago who won the European qualifier to this seasons World Snooker tour has started well in his bid to reach the main stages of the 2010 Welsh Open.

New snooker chief Barry Hearn says he has big plans to crack the European market after revealing that Berlin may host a new ranking event next February.

This article is written in response to article in the Observer Newspaper on Sunday 10th January. You can read the Observer article here.
Barney Ronay in his article claims that snooker will once again become an amateur sport by 2020. Within the article he quotes Ronnie O’Sullivan, a quote that I must add came from the previous season so is a little out-of-date to be used as the current opinion of O’Sullivan.
O’Sullivan was one of the voices from within the player base that backed Barry Hearn to become the new Chairman

Jimmy White says his appearance in the ITV show I'm a Celebrity has helped him in his preparation for next month's Masters at Wembley.

Mark Davis pocketed a Christmas bonus of €10,000 by winning the inaugural 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship in Killarney tonight.

John Higgins suffered a second defeat in as many days but still went through to the knockout stage of the 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship at the INEC in Killarney tonight.

Ken Doherty’s bid to win the inaugural 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship ended in a 5-4 defeat to Adam Duffy at the INEC in Killarney today.

Promoter Barry Hearn has become the new chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.

Ken Doherty made a winning start to his bid to win the first ever 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship in Killarney today.

Reanne Evans pulled off an amazing victory over John Higgins in snooker’s battle of the sexes at the 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship in Killarney tonight.

Stephen Hendry rubberstamped his qualification for the knockout phase of the 888sport.com Six Reds World Championship with a third successive victory in Killarney today.

EASB Press release for the apointment of Mark Jones

A hurricane will be blowing into Killarney after Alex Higgins confirmed his entry for the inaugural Six Reds World Championship later this month.

Promoter Barry Hearn's "quick fix" for snooker could involve new faster versions of the sport being introduced.

Six-times World Champion Steve Davis believes that the plan unveiled for a new World Snooker Tour is "the best idea by a mile" for the future of the sport.
The plan announced today is for a joint venture between World Snooker Limited and IMG, which aims to capitalise on the explosion of interest in snooker in many countries around the globe.

John Higgins is aiming to complete a unique double at the Six Reds World Championship in Killarney next month.

Higgins captured the 15 red world title for a third time at the Crucible in Sheffield last season.

And the Scot is part of a top class field of 160 players for the first World Championship contested under the short form version of the game.

World Snooker Limited today announced plans for a joint venture with IMG, the world’s premier and most diversified sports, entertainment and media company, which will create an unprecedented new World Snooker Tour.

Reanne Evans put aside her disappointment at not being in India to defend her IBSF women’s world snooker title by claiming her third British Open trophy at Newmarket Snooker & Bowl (on November 14).

Robert Milkins has described Pro Challenge Three as the best tournament he has won after beating Joe Jogia 5-3 in the final in Leicester on Wednesday.

The World Number 55 from Gloucester played some great snooker in the final compiling two centuries and a further two breaks over 50. This form was enough to win him the trophy and the £5,000 first prize over local favourite Joe Jogia.

World Snooker is pleased to announce Pukka Pies as the new title sponsor of snooker’s UK Championship.

One of the sport’s premier events, the tournament, which runs from December 5 to 13 at the International Centre in Telford, will be known as the PUKKA PIES UK CHAMPIONSHIP. This follows an agreement, initially for one year, between World Snooker and the Leicester-based pie manufacturer.

NEWMARKET plays host to the world’s finest women snooker stars on Saturday.

Emma Bonney travels up from Portsmouth to defend her British Open title, the third ranking event on the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association (WLBSA) circuit.

World number three Bonney, 33, the four-time WLBSA world billiards champion, defeated Kent’s June Banks 3-0 in last year’s final.

She returns to the Newmarket Snooker & Bowl bidding for a third WLBSA snooker title.

Snooker’s Pro Challenge Series returned yesterday with event three being held at Willie Thorne’s Snooker Centre in Leicester.

This event has attracted 52 entries from snooker’s professional tour the most notable being World Number 6, Ryan Day. Unfortunately for Day his time at the event was short lived as he came up against Stuart Bingham in round 1 and lost 4-2. With no seedings in operation it makes for a very interesting tournament.

Ken Doherty believes the first Six Reds World Championship will catch the imagination of the snooker world.

The Dubliner is among the organisers for the new tournament, which will be staged at the INEC, Killarney next month.

It features a host of star names, including Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Steve Davis, Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy and Mark Selby. Twelve members of the game’s elite top 16 have so far confirmed their participation.

Judd Trump last night showed that he has the class of a true champion by inflicting Ronnie O’Sullivans first defeat in this years Premier League Snooker.

The Bristol potter, who after last nights result lies in second place...

38-year-old Rory McLeod has won a coveted Wildcard place at the 2010 Masters Snooker tournament. The world no. 39 will be the first black player to play in the prestigious invitational event in January at Wembley Arena.

McLeod, in winning the qualifier at Pontin’s Prestatyn not only lifted his first professional title in 18 years as a professional but also had to battle through five matches to win the event.

Global Snooker has ‘unofficially’ launched an exciting new tournament that many believe will put the Twenty20 factor into the sport.
ONEFORSEVEN is being branded as Snooker’s ‘New Maximum’, an innovative incarnation of tournament snooker that can condense all of the action of a major snooker event into one-day.
A player will take on seven opponents, each for twenty-one minutes. At the end of the allocated ‘147-minutes’, the player with the highest score will be deemed the winner.
Two-times world champion, Mark Williams MBE is backing the idea and will be one of the …

Rileys, Europe’s largest pool and snooker operator with 128 clubs uk wide, have signed a significant 6-figure sum for Ronnie O’Sullivan to be the first Rileys UK Club ambassador.
Announcing the deal, Rileys chief executive officer Maurice Kelly said: “Rileys is delighted to sign as their ambassador, Ronnie O’Sullivan, the biggest snooker name in the world. Together, Rileys and Ronnie will put the wow factor back into the game.

“And Rileys and Ronnie are going to launch the hunt for the next Ronnie O’Sullivan. The youngster who is out there somewhere with …

The PartyCasino.com Premier League snooker returns this Thursday with round 5 of the league matches.
One of the players certain to be looking for some form after his woeful second round defeat against Mark Williams in the Grand Prix, will be Stephen Hendry. One thing is for sure he will be glad of the competitive match practice, one way out of poor form is of course to continue playing. Fellow Scot, John Higgins, Stephen’s opponent in Aberdeen, recently made a comment in The Daily Record stating that,

“He locks himself away at …

IMG Sports Media have recently announced that they have extended their contract with World Snooker Limited to distribute worldwide media rights of World Snooker events for a further five years.

The deal, which now runs until the end of the 2015-16 season, excludes rights in the UK.
“IMG Sports Media and World Snooker Ltd have managed to increase the audience, exposure and reach of the World Snooker tournaments over the past three years while simultaneously increasing license fee revenues,” said Adam Kelly, Marketing Director of IMG Sports Media.
“IMG’s long term ambition is …