Zhao Xintong stands one victory away from becoming China’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship after a stunning semi-final defeat of Ronnie O’Sullivan. The 28-year-old Zhao thrashed ...

LONDON – China’s Zhao Xintong crushed his “idol” Ronnie O’Sullivan 17-7 at the Crucible in Sheffield on May 2 to earn a first appearance in the World Snooker Championship final.

Zhao Xintong shakes hands with England’s Ronnie O’Sullivan (Action Images via Reuters) Zhao delivered a dominant display at the Crucible to seal a 17-7 victory over seven-time world champion O ...

Gellar is set to reprise her titular role in the iconic series for a Zhao-directed Hulu revival. “Every pitch I heard was just like, ‘Let’s just do “Buffy” again,'” Gellar told Elite ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan believes Zhao Xintong has what it takes to become the first Chinese winner of the World Snooker Championship, and with it a "megastar", after beating the seven-time champion to ...

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s Crucible campaign has come to an abrupt halt, beaten 17-7 by Zhao Xintong in the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship. It was the perfect storm for a one-sided ...

The new head coach of China’s women’s volleyball team has said his players are ready to embrace hard work as they look to re-establish themselves on the world stage. Zhao Yong, who took the ...

For the past six years, Ronnie O’Sullivan has been telling anyone who wanted to listen about a young Chinese snooker player by the name of Zhao Xintong. “Watch him – amazing – he’s the ...

Zhao Xintong has made a thunderous re-entry onto the biggest stage at the 2025 World Snooker Championship, clinching a semi-final berth in a sensational return to form. Now 28, the Chinese cueist ...

London (AFP) – Ronnie O'Sullivan has tipped Zhao Xintong to become the first Chinese winner of the World Snooker Championship, and with it a "megastar" after the 28-year-old inflicted a crushing ...

Zhao took a stranglehold on the semi-final by winning all eight frames in a remarkable session on Friday morning - only the fourth whitewash of O'Sullivan's long Crucible career. It meant a 12-4 ...

A former Mexican federal agent who testified against the drug trafficker son of the country's most wanted man was shot dead in the central state of Morelos, authorities said Thursday. Ivan Morales ...