snooker

The Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters, widely marketed as the sport’s “fourth major,” has been cancelled indefinitely after just two editions. Despite an original 10-year agreement with the World Snooker Tour (WST), the event—which offered a staggering £2.3m prize fund—will no longer take place in the Kingdom. A mutual statement from the WST and the Saudi…

The World Snooker Championship will remain at Sheffield’s historic Crucible Theatre until at least 2045, following a landmark agreement that ends speculation about a potential move to other countries. There had been discussions about relocating the tournament to destinations such as China or Saudi Arabia, but a deal has now secured its long-term future in…