When the last ball is off the table, the game, or 'frame', ends ... the black taking the 8. Snooker cues - usually made of wood - are often slightly lighter than pool cues. Cues are available ...

Shaun Murphy is calling for snooker ... ball into official matches: "It's great that you can see it with one of these. You know what? I actually think we should be using one of these in tournament ...

Ronnie O’Sullivan has gone back to basics in his bid to eclipse Stephen Hendry and become the first eight-time world snooker champion ... to get this bit of wood and this ball and if I do ...

Championship snooker is played on a table measuring 12ft by 6ft. There are 22 balls on the table at the start of each game (or frame). One is the white cue ball, which is used to pot as many of ...

Although matches will be played under World Snooker rules, a 23rd golden ball, known as the 'Riyadh Season ball', will be introduced. The ball will be worth 20 points and can only be potted once ...