A three-time world champion snooker player fell asleep mid-match, then fell to a surprise defeat. Mark Williams nodded off midway through his 6-5 loss to Anthony Hamilton at the UK Championships.

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Chinese snooker star Zhao Xintong has qualified for the world championship, just a few months after returning to competitive action following a 20-month ban for his role in ...

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 ...

Multiple players have been suspended from the World Snooker Tour during as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged match-fixing. Zhao Xintong, the 2021 UK Championship winner, and Zhang Jiankang ...

SHEFFIELD, England — Ten Chinese snooker players were charged Wednesday for their alleged roles in a match-fixing scandal that has plunged the sport into its biggest corruption crisis. An ...

Bai Langning was part of a match-fixing scandal which rocked snooker but authorities have confirmed the player's suspension has now run its course.

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association has suspended Yan Bingtao from the World Snooker Tour as part of an ongoing investigation into match-fixing. "The suspension will remain in ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. China's Zhao Xintong, ranked No. 9 in the world in snooker, is among 10 Chinese players under investigation for fixing matches.

Jan 18 (Reuters) - Ten Chinese snooker players face match fixing charges following an investigation by the governing World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA)'s integrity unit, it ...