Carter faces Chinese amateur Qiu Lei in the opening round in Shanghai, with a meeting with Mark Williams the prize for victory. The 50-year-old was beaten by Zhao in this year’s World Championship ...

Carter faces Chinese amateur Qiu Lei in the opening round in Shanghai, with a meeting with Mark Williams the prize for ...

CHRIS WAKELIN reckons shedding the pounds and quitting smoking will enable him to ruin Zhao Xintong’s world championship homecoming party. Xintong, 28, lifted the £500,000 Crucible title in May – ...

CHEEKY Kyren Wilson says he has no regrets over missing a “silly no-look” black-ball shot which saw him fail to achieve a match-century record. The former world snooker champion came from 3-1 down ...

Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy won their first matches in the Shanghai Masters draw, setting up blockbuster second-round ...