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 ...

The star was one of 10 Chinese players given bans in June 2023 following a match-fixing scandal that rocked the snooker world ...

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 ...

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 — 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 ...

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 ...

Snooker’s governing body on Tuesday said it had suspended two more Chinese players as it investigates an alleged match-fixing and betting scandal – bringing the number of players from the Asian ...

The promising snooker star was one of 10 Chinese players slapped with varying bans in June 2023 following a match-fixing ...

*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 ...