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		TOP OF THE WORLD! Ronnie O'Sullivan on Monday evening won the Embassy World Championship for the second time, beating Graeme Dott 18-8 at the Crucible Theatre. Click here for story.

O'SULLIVAN ANGERED BY MIND GAMES
Ronnie O'Sullivan accused his former coach Derek 'Del Boy' Hill of playing mind games with him. (More)

O'SULLIVAN BACKS CRUCIBLE'S CLAIMS
Ronnie O'Sullivan is calling for the World Snooker Championships to remain at the Crucible Theatre. (More)

O'SULLIVAN WINS WORLD TITLE
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the Embassy World Championship for the second time, beating Graeme Dott 18-8. (More)

O'SULLIVAN - WORLD TITLE IS FOR DAD
An emotional Ronnie O'Sullivan dedicated his second Embassy world snooker title to his jailed father. (More)

DOTT SEES OFF STEVENS
Graeme Dott has reached the Embassy World final after beating Matthew Stevens 17-15. (More)

ROCKET BLASTS WAY INTO FINAL
Ronnie O'Sullivan raced into the final of the Embassy World Championship thrashing Stephen Hendry 17-4. (More)

DOTT EDGES FURTHER AHEAD
Underdog Graeme Dott held his nerve and the lead in his Crucible semi-final on Friday night. (More)

DEADLY O'SULLIVAN ON TARGET
Ronnie O'Sullivan's semi-final against Stephen Hendry developed into a rout on Friday afternoon. (More)

FINAL REF'S CAR-CRASH ANGUISH
Paul Collier is set to be the youngest-ever referee at the Embassy World Championship final this weekend. (More)

LIFT-OFF FOR THE ROCKET
Ronnie O'Sullivan seized the initiative in his semi-final with Stephen Hendry to open a 6-2 lead on Thursday. (More)

DOTT EDGES IN FRONT
Graeme Dott opened a 5-3 lead over Matthew Stevens in their Embassy World Championship semi-final. (More)

FOURTH SEMI FOR STEVENS
Matthew Stevens reached his fourth semi-final in five years in Sheffield. (More)

DOTT SHELVES ALTERNATIVE PLANS
Graeme Dott marched into the last four at the Crucible on Wednesday evening. (More)

REARDON IN AWE OF BRILLIANT ROCKET
Snooker legend Ray Reardon was in awe as Ronnie O'Sullivan again wowed the Crucible. (More)

O'SULLIVAN EARNS EXTRA DAY OFF
Ronnie O'Sullivan earned an extra day off after thrashing Anthony Hamilton to reach the semi-finals. (More)

HENDRY PASSES TOUGH EXAMINATION
Stephen Hendry had to draw on all of his experience to edge out Barry Pinches 13-12 on Monday. (More)

McCULLOCH SETS UP HENDRY SHOWDOWN
Ian McCulloch eased past Alan McManus on Monday night to set up a quarter-final with Stephen Hendry. (More)

DOTT SUBDUES HIGGINS FIGHTBACK
Graeme Dott beat John Higgins 13-10 on Monday night to complete The Crucible quarter-final line-up. (More)

GRAY EASES INTO LAST EIGHT
David Gray has reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship by beating Lee Walker 13-5. (More)

O'SULLIVAN UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
Ronnie O'Sullivan's behaviour will be under close scrutiny this week. (More)

PINCHES PUSHING HENDRY HARD
Barry Pinches is tied at 8-8 in his second-round clash with Stephen Hendry. (More)

GRAY CLOSING IN ON LAST EIGHT
David Gray holds a commanding 11-5 lead over Lee Walker in round two. (More)

HIGGINS FACES TOUGH TASK
John Higgins trailed Graeme Dott 5-3 after their opening session on Sunday. (More)

McCULLOCH SHINES BRIGHT
Ian McCulloch led Alan McManus 7-1 after their opening session on Sunday. (More)

HAMILTON BOOKS LAST EIGHT SPOT
Anthony Hamilton reached the quarter-finals in Sheffield for the third time in five years. (More)

DOUR START BY GRAY
David Gray ground out a 5-3 lead over Lee Walker on Saturday night. (More)

STEVENS FIGHTBACK SLAYS HUNTER
Matthew Stevens produced a tremendous fightback to deny Paul Hunter a quarter-final place in Sheffield. (More)

WILLIAMS' REIGN IS OVER
Mark Williams' reign as Embassy world champion is over after he lost 13-11 to Joe Perry. (More)

O'SULLIVAN CELEBRATES VICTORY
Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first player to reach the Embassy World Championship quarter-finals. (More)

HUNTER IN CHARGE AGAINST STEVENS
Paul Hunter led Matthew Stevens 10-6 after their penultimate session. (More)

DUO ALL SQUARE
Joe Swail and Anthony Hamilton are level at 8-8 with one session remaining in their second-round clash. (More)

SWAIL ON ROCKET TRAIL
Joe Swail leads Anthony Hamilton by five frames to three after their second-round first session. (More)

WILLIAMS TEETERING ON THE BRINK
Mark Williams' reign as Embassy world champion could end in Sheffield on Saturday morning. (More)

O'SULLIVAN COURTS MORE CONTROVERSY
Ronnie O'Sullivan is uncertain of his place in the Embassy World Championship quarter-finals. (More)

DAVIS CRASHES OUT
Steve Davis bowed out of the World Championship in the first round on Thursday night. (More)

PERRY SENSATION
Joe Perry stunned Mark Williams with a 145 break at the Crucible on Thursday night. (More)

HUNTER TOO STRONG
Paul Hunter sent John Parrott back to his television couch in the penultimate first-round match on Thursday. (More)

HICKS REGRETS BUST-UP WITH HANN
Andy Hicks admits he regrets getting involved in a war of words with Quinten Hann at the Crucible. (More)

GRAY DAY FOR CARTER
David Gray defeated Ali Carter 10-7 at the Crucible on Wednesday night. (More)

O'SULLIVAN PROGRESSES
Ronnie O'Sullivan beat plucky Stephen Maguire at the Crucible on Wednesday. (More)

PINCHES GETS HIMSELF NOTICED
Barry Pinches hopes his shock victory over Jimmy White in Sheffield catapults him into the spotlight. (More)

WALKER STUNS LEE IN SHEFFIELD
Lee Walker sent shockwaves around the Crucible Theatre with his 10-7 victory over Stephen Lee on Tuesday. (More)

DOTT EDGES THROUGH
Graeme Dott came out on top in a scrappy battle with Mark King at the Crucible. (More)

WHIRLWIND KNOCKED OUT
Jimmy White's world title dream turned into a familiar nightmare at Sheffield on Tuesday. (More)

EBDON STUNNED IN SHEFFIELD
Ian McCulloch held his nerve before finally edging out for world champion Peter Ebdon on Monday night. (More)

HIGGINS THROUGH ROUND ONE
John Higgins almost endured a very bad Day at the Embassy World Championship in Sheffield on Monday. (More)

HANN PLAYS DOWN HICKS ROW
Quinten Hann has tried to play down his row with Andy Hicks at the Embassy World Championships. (More)

PERRY TO FACE WILLIAMS
Joe Perry will meet Mark Williams in the second round after beating Robert Milkins 10-7. (More)

STEVENS THROUGH
Matthew Stevens tasted victory for the first time in five months on Sunday night. (More)

DOHERTY DEFEATED
Joe Swail won five frames in a row to knock out former Crucible champion Ken Doherty on Sunday night. (More)

SNOOKER STAR IN FIGHT THREAT
Andy Hicks' clash with Quinten Hann came close to ending in a punch-up at the Crucible. (More)

WILLIAMS SEES OFF DALE
Defending champion Mark Williams defeated a spirited Dominic Dale 10-7 to reach the second round. (More)

SMALL FORCED TO PULL OUT
Chris Small was forced to pull out of his game with Alan McManus. (More)

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Results

Day One - April 17
Day Two - April 18
Day Three - April 19
Day Four - April 20
Day Five - April 21
Day Six - April 22
Day Seven - April 23
Day Eight - April 24
Day Nine - April 25
Day Ten - April 26
Day Eleven - April 27
Day Twelve - April 28
Day Thirteen - April 29
Day Fourteen - April 30
Day Fifteen - May 1
Day Sixteen - May 2
Day Seventeen - May 3

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