Crucible Particle Metallurgy, to French steelmaker Erasteel for $17.3 million. But Erasteel just wanted Crucible’s steel-making equipment and the company’s trademarks and patents. It had no ...

THE World Snooker Championship will no longer be held at the Crucible unless it's given a major upgrade, Barry Hearn has revealed. The hallowed Sheffield venue has been the World Championship's ...

Wow." Davis added: "There have been some fantastic shots played over the years at the Crucible but that's up there in the top 10 for me." Wakelin required a drink of water and a few deep breaths ...

Judd Trump has voiced his discontent with the playing conditions at the Crucible, despite cruising to a first-round win. The current world number one notched up four centuries in quick succession ...

And former Crucible king Ken Doherty believes that the Wizard of Wishaw has every chance of winning a fifth world title - but fears the gruelling nature of the World Championship could hamper him.

The Dublin potter became Crucible king in 1997 after toppling Stephen Hendry, the dominant player of the 1990s, in the final. He almost retained the crown - and broke the still-standing 'Crucible ...

Zak Surety was beaten 10-7 by Ding Junhui in the opening round at the World Snooker Championship, but became the first player in history to make four centuries on his Crucible debut. The world ...

Kyren Wilson fell victim to the 'Crucible Curse' as he crashed out in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in a dramatic 10-9 defeat to China’s world number 39 Lei Peifan.

The world No 2 has won four ranking titles since his Crucible triumph in 2024, and doesn't just have the £500,000 prize money motivating him this year. Wilson also has the potential to make ...

Kyren Wilson went out in the first round after victory at the World Snooker Championship in 2024 The Crucible curse refers to the fact that no first-time champion has been able to retain the World ...

Two-time World Championship finalist Ali Carter booked his return to the Crucible with a 10-5 victory over China's He Guoqiang in qualifying. The 45-year-old Englishman opened up a four-frame lead ...

In their search for more flavors of Higgs bosons, a team of researchers at CERN stumbled across what could be evidence of the smallest matter-antimatter particle ever. The hypothetical particle ...