What is the golden ball? Traditionally snooker has comprised of 22 balls; 15 reds and six colours plus the white cue ball, but the World Masters is introducing a 23rd – the golden ball.

The most important ball on the snooker table is the white. It is the only one you strike with the cue and your ability to control it is vital. And it's not just about making the pot. You have to plan ...

Jimmy White was forced to apologise in 2002 after he knocked a snooker ball off the table during his clash with Matthew Stevens. He slammed the cue ball into the black after missing a routine shot, ...

JACK LISOWSKI was cruelly denied his first-ever official 147 in over a decade with just one ball left. The snooker star was agonisingly close to a maximum break in the Championship League against ...

The commentary team were left as devastated as snooker player Joe O’Connor himself ... it into the top left-hand corner, screwing the white ball back off two cushions as he tried to get position ...

Judd Trump will begin his quest for a record fourth title at the German Masters on Monday night, buoyed by the fourth ...