Silvino Francisco, the only African player to win a ranking snooker ... In 1985 Francisco beat Jimmy White, Tony Meo and Alex Higgins on his way to the final of the British Open, where a 12-9 ...

Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV for the first time. 1349: 900 Jews are burned alive ...

Mark Williams showed his frustration at the Welsh Open as he jokingly threatened to hurl his cue javelin-style during his ...

London (AFP) – British Open organisers on Monday announced they were offering a direct pathway for LIV Golf players to qualify for this year's major at Royal Portrush, following a similar move ...

THE Welsh Open returns for the 34th consecutive year - making it the third longest-running ranking event on the World Snooker Tour. The huge tournament in Llandudno is the final contest of this ...

The R&A announced Monday that the leading player not already exempt in the top five of the LIV Golf individual standings through its Dallas event in late June will get a spot at the British Open ...

The Welsh Open is the penultimate chance snooker's elite will have to qualify for the World Grand Prix - and is the final Home Nations Series event of the season. There is a total of £550,400 to ...

The 2025 Welsh Open is the next tournament on the snooker schedule, with 64 players set to battle it out at Venue Cymru in Llandudno. Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn ...

World No.86 snooker player Michael Holt managed to chalk up 50 foul points on a single ball during his Welsh Open qualifying match. Holt, 46, was competing against Daniel Wells in a best of seven ...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The British Open has joined the U.S. Open in offering a direct pathway for players from the breakaway LIV Golf circuit to get into the field for this year's major ...

The British Open will be held from July 13-20 from the Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The iconic course has been the backdrop to some of golf's most magical moments.