Shaun Murphy battled back to leave his World Snooker Championship semi-final against John Higgins tied at 8-8 ahead of their evening session in Sheffield.

Shaun Murphy stormed into the World Snooker Championship semi-finals as defending champion Zhao Xintong became the 21st player to fall victim to the so-called 'Crucible curse'.

Ronnie O'Sullivan's bid for a record-breaking eighth Crucible title was shattered in Sheffield as John Higgins capped a remarkable comeback with a 13-12 win to move into the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals.

"Pretty evil" Ronnie O'Sullivan carved out a 6-2 overnight lead against old foe John Higgins in the first session of their showdown in the second round at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Ronnie O'Sullivan dusted off an old cue from under his bed in Ireland and duly rocketed into the second round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield after wrapping up a 10-2 win over He Guoqiang.

Shell-shocked Stan Moody blew his chance to become the first teenager to win a match at the World Snooker Championship since 1995 as he fell to a 10-7 defeat to 2024 champion Kyren Wilson.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has revealed he will commute to the World Snooker Championship from Dublin for the duration of his involvement in the tournament.