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Stephen Hendry rates old rival Jimmy White’s chances as he returns to big stage

64-year-old Jimmy White is in action in China on Saturday (Picture: Getty Images) Jimmy White faces a very tough test against Mark Selby on Saturday after qualifying for the International Championship at 64 years old. The Whirlwind is still competing on the World Snooker Tour well into his seventh decade and is still capable of […]

Stephen Hendry ‘bigger animal’ than Ronnie O’Sullivan in snooker GOAT debate

Are Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stephen Hendry the two greatest players of all time? (Picture: Getty Images) If both snooker legends were playing at their peak, Stephen Hendry would get the better of Ronnie O’Sullivan, believes former pro Ian McCulloch. After Steve Davis dominated the 1980s and became the greatest player the game had seen, Hendry […]

Stephen Hendry voices worry over snooker’s future in China

Stephen Hendry has a concern over the rise of snooker in China (Picture: Getty Images) Stephen Hendry feels snooker’s popularity in China could start to wane, saying there is a ‘slight danger of saturation’ after the sport’s explosion in the country since 2005. The snooker boom in China began over 20 years ago thanks to […]

Stephen Hendry says Ronnie O’Sullivan’s snooker is now ‘sublime to the ridiculous’

Ronnie O’Sullivan is searching for his first title in over two years (Picture: Getty Images) Ronnie O’Sullivan’s snooker goes ‘from the sublime to the ridiculous’ and has done for a couple of years, believes fellow seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry. The Rocket played his first matches of the season last week at the Shanghai Masters, […]