A tense silence falls over the hall as players battle for the Masters trophy (Getty) And for a sport where matches can last for hours – the 1985 World Snooker Championship Final between Steve ...

DENNIS TAYLOR gets to repeat snooker’s ... as a roadshow for the 1985 Black Ball final kicks off. This year is the 40th anniversary of the epic World Snooker Championship final between dominant ...

Stephen Hendry is one of snooker's greats, lifting seven World Championships and holding the top spot in the world rankings for eight consecutive years.

Former snooker star Silvino Francisco – who won the 1985 British Open – has died ... with the 1989 World Professional Snooker Championship proving to be his final appearance on snooker ...

Silvino Francisco, a colourful snooker star of the 1980s, has passed away aged 78. Francisco won the British Open in 1985 and reached ... finals of the World Championship in 1982 in a run which ...