Snooker

With so many of the big names exiting at the first round stage, now is the time to look for some value in the market and back some outsiders. With favourite Neil Robertson (4.7) facing a potential

When it was confirmed that Stephen Hendry had dropped out of the world's top-16 during last year's championship, there was much speculation concerning whether a Crucible audience would again enjoy the

A tried and trusted formula for making money on snooker involves studying the draw and trying to predict how it will pan out over the tournament. Picking out one player from each quarter leaves open t

All the talk in snooker at the moment is for faster formats, fewer frames and quicker matches but the UK Championship, with its two session contests, will provide a significant test. It is for this re

An old colleague of mine used to wonder at snooker's propensity for propagating the long-time survival of the disturbed, erratic genius. I reasoned that its non-combative nature was perhaps the geneti

The three-time world champion made a successful return to the snooker scene with a win at the Euro Tour Players Championship. There are less than three weeks until the UK Snooker Championship so has H