News about Ronnie O'Sullivan

Snooker star Judd Trump says he 'wouldn't get out of bed' for a breakaway tour with the 2019 world champion valuing the sport's 'history and heritage'. There has been speculation some of the sport's biggest names could be tempted to leave the present World Snooker Tour [WST] and play in a more lucrative series of exhibitions. But Trump, 34, who beat Tom Ford 13-7 to reach the Crucible quarter-finals on Saturday, said he'd already rejected offers to quit the WST.

Ronnie O'Sullivan believes he is not the greatest player to ever pick up a snooker cue. O'Sullivan, 48, is a seven-time world champion, and is considered by many to be the biggest talent the sport has seen thanks to his incredible break-building and ability to play with both hands. But O'Sullivan, who is aiming for an eighth world crown at this year's tournament which began on Saturday, still feels he should not be seen as the best ever, and has named two players he views as ahead of him in the conversation for now. 

Barry Hearn (left) has warned Sheffield City Council its days of staging the World Snooker Championship are numbered unless the Crucible (top right) is ripped down and replaced with a bigger capacity venue. Hearn, the former World Snooker chairman and president of Matchroom, says there is no room for sentiment when the venue's current deal expires in 2027 - its 50th anniversary of staging the Championships - adding: 'It's all about the money.' Speculation over the future of the venue was sparked in the build-up to this year's tournament by seven-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan (bottom right), who suggested it should be moved to either Saudi Arabia or China in order to maximise profit potential.

Snooker star Hossein Vafaei has slammed the Crucible and called for the World Snooker Championship to be moved. The Crucible in Sheffield is an iconic British sporting venue, hosting the sport's most prestigious and long-running tournament since 1977. However, there have been increasing calls for a new location for the showpiece event in recent years, with seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan among those, suggesting it could move to China or Saudi Arabia in the future.

Ronnie O'Sullivan says Saudi Arabia's involvement in snooker has made his life easier and claims fans were 'too quick' to judge after the Riyadh Season ball was introduced at last month's event. O'Sullivan - who has signed a new three-year ambassadorial agreement with Riyadh Season - told Mail Sport about the way in which players are 'pampered' in Saudi Arabian capital.

CHARLOTTE DALY: Riyadh Season has agreed to become an official partner for snooker's most prestigious tournament, the World Snooker Championship. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh - the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) - has also announced a new three-year ambassadorial agreement with snooker's World No.1 Ronnie O'Sullivan.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: Ronnie O'Sullivan is in his kitchen looking for jam. Mail Sport has brought scones and clotted cream to the 48-year-old's East London townhouse, but we are without the other accompaniment needed to make up his favourite snack. The slippers-wearing Rocket goes through the condiments already set out on his table, then searches his cupboards before peering into his fridge. 'No jam, mate,' he sighs after seeing his dream of a proper cream tea die. 'What's going on? How can we not have jam? I'll have to keep fasting and just drink tea.' As he consoles himself by making another cuppa, I note that jam is not all that is missing from the minimalist home he shares with his partner Laila Rouass, the former Footballers' Wives actress. Indeed, if this was an episode of Through the Keyhole, the panel would never guess who lives in a house like this because there is nothing on show from his storied snooker career, other than one piece of silverware sitting on his kitchen table.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has called on for a big change to be made to the World Snooker Championship.  The 48-year-old will seek to become champion for a historic eighth time in his illustrious clear when the tournament gets underway next month.  The Crucible in Sheffield has been home to the sport's biggest event since 1977 and will continue to be for another years at least when the current contract expires. 

After losing the Rocket his first final defeat in two years at the Tour Championship in Manchester, Mark Williams joked that two of his sons only came to see Ronnie O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan had recovered from a 3-1 deficit to a 5-3 lead at the end of the afternoon session, having scored all four centuries in the game up to this point. However, Williams hit his stride and took seven straight frames when the players returned in the evening, although O'Sullivan struggled to find any kind of rhythm.

Ronnie O'Sullivan said he is fighting the mental challenges that had left him feeling he was too afraid to play snooker as he advanced to the Tour Championship final. The seven-time world champion had a much more exciting match with Gary Wilson in the semis after comfortably defeating Ali Carter 10-2 in the quarter finals on Wednesday. After the first session, the game was leveled up, and the two men were still tied at 7-7 before O'Sullivan took over and win three frames in a row.

On Sunday, the former world champion added to his rapidly growing list of titles as he team with Reanne Evans to defeat Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna in the final of the World Mixed Doubles tournament. He was almost forced to miss the game, but after being sent on a mad rush to retrieve his car prior to the game in Manchester, he was about forced to cancel the game. He outlined how an error made him afraid of playing the game, but he seemed satisfied that all had been sorted out and he was able to get to the arena in time.

With a 4-0 victory over John Higgins, the seven time World Snooker champion advanced to the next round of the inaugural Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker, proving that no one was able to catch a single ball. However, the game didn't start until 1.45 a.m. local time, owing to a previous match spanning almost three and a half hours.

John Higgins, a Snooker player, agonisedly missed out on the £395,000 windfall for becoming the first player to record a 167 break at the Riyadh Season World Masters. Higgins, a four-time world champion, had potted 15 reds and 15 blacks in his second round match against Mark Williams. He was on target to break 147, and under the circumstances of this tournament, he had a chance of capturing a golden ball worth 20 extra points.

In the Players' Championship, Ronnie O'Sullivan has been accused of'sabotaging' his match against Mark Selby. Selby cruised to a 6-0 victory over O'Sullivan on Thursday evening, securing his spot in Telford's semi-finals. O'Sullivan, who was on a 16-match unbeaten run going into Selby's match, was comfortably second best on the night, although it was partially due to the game's bizarre beginning.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has said he's going'on strike' from 147 breaks until snooker chiefs raise the prize money. O'Sullivan apologised to fans last week after announcing that he would not take part in the Welsh Open, which began in Llandudno on Monday. O'Sullivan was on punditry during the game as Gary Wilson made his 199th 147th appearance in the sport's history.

As he slammed his result in his 4-2 loss at the Welsh Open on Monday, Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan told one of his fellow players to "find something else to do." O'Sullivan, who had postponed the event due to'stage fright brought on by fear,' was still on hand to comment as a Eurosport pundit. Williams - another 'Class of 92' member, - capitalised on a vital mistake while the game was still tied at 2-2 before going on to win.

After previously announcing that he has been suffering from'stage fright' when playing, Ronnie O'Sullivan has explained why he is missing out on this year's Welsh Open. The 48-year-old serial champion began winning the Masters earlier this year and was one of the top candidates in the ongoing Wales competition but will now be unable to participate.

BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: An atypical day in his life, an exclusive insight. The routine is rather like Luke Littler's - unique and quite surprising as a recipe for sporting brilliance. He starts his description with his nights, which seem to be his afternoons, and the result in an interesting portrait of the dartist as a young man. They might also raise a question: one can only imagine how effective he would be with a video game controller if he is this good at darts. I'm not sure why, but I am always up until, like, 2 a.m., or 3 a.m., so it's not worth recounting at this point, since he is a lad who just turned 17 three weeks old.' Or, to put it another way, he was a prodigy who reached the final of the World Championship last month at the age of 16 and then won his first professional title after ten minutes of training. We didn't know about him eight weeks ago, and today he has 1.1 million followers on Instagram, £220,000 in prize money, and was recently given a private audience with Sir Alex Ferguson.

Ronnie O'Sullivan revealed to fans that he would be dropping out of the Welsh Open next week, with the snooker legend announcing he is suffering from'stage fright.' O'Sullivan, who has previously spoken openly about his mental health, apologized to followers on social media by announcing that he would not participate in the tournament, which is expected to begin in Llandudno on Monday. The 48-year-old said on Saturday: "Morning guys, I wanted to let you know that I'm not going to be able to play in Llandudno next week."

Despite winning his last three tournaments, Ronnie O'Sullivan has been 'pretty bad,' this season, according to rival Neil Robertson. Both the UK Championship and the Masters, his record-breaking eighth victory, and then World Grand Prix success followed. And though he is on a 15-match winning streak since November, O'Sullivan, 48, has been critical of his results.

After a tumultuous season and the current Masters champion, the seven-time World champion and newest Masters champion revealed on Friday that he preferred to put his health first rather than overcoming. On Monday, the competition in Berlin will begin, with O'Sullivan as the favorite to win yet another title. He has already won the Masters, United Kingdom Championship, and World Grand Prix this season, but after launching up to his latest struggles, he will not be adding the German Masters to his collection.

Laila Rouass, Ronnie O'Sullivan's girlfriend, has joined the roiling feud between her partner and long-time rival Ali Carter. In January, the record-breaking world champion defeated Carter 10-7 to reclaim the Masters title for the second time, but the competition was somewhat thrown out by the raging over long-running tensions between the two teams. After his victory, O'Sullivan made a series of x-rated remarks towards Carter, calling it a "f***ing nightmare" and requiring a "counsellor" as a result of his adversary's assertion that he "snotted on the floor" during the game, he said.

TV REVIEW BY ROGER ALTON: You don't have to be a fan of Manchester City (though it might help) to believe that when Pep Guardiola's trophy-bagging teams are playing at their best, the world does seem to be a better place. Football from another planet: dazzlingly fast, innovative, superbly skilful, mesmerizingly intricate. Now, the Beeb have tried to find out why with this latest film, Pep Guardiola: Chasing Perfection. What makes Pep the most successful, the most admired and the most fascinating figure in world football? The other big question is why this wasn't a four-part series rather than just a one-off, which is mean. We've been spoilt by the streamers' new sports documentaries, which has caused us to be curious. I'm sure there are women who have never seen a snooker table in their lives who are now fascinated by every move Ronnie O'Sullivan makes about the Aussie cricket team's revival after the sandpaper scandal; No one who saw the Amazon series The Test screams about a rubbish can in a tumultuous manner is going to panic about the garbage can's hauling of the garbage can before bending down and throwing it out of the garbage can's

Ronnie O'Sullivan owes his World Grand Prix triumph to a combination of air fryer and smoothie maker, rather than eating junk food. O'Sullivan stormed back from 4-0 down in Leicester on Sunday to defeat Judd Trump 10-7 for his second title in less than a week after his Masters triumph. On ITV, O'Sullivan said, 'I was feeling a bit tumultuous and then I bought an air fryer and a smoothie maker.'