snooker
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Barry is the founder and president of Matchroom Sport, one of the leading promoters in boxing, darts and snooker, while his son Eddie is chairman of the organisation.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
One reason for China's snooker explosion is that it remains relatively cheap to play here.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Wu, who uses a translator in his news conferences, shared a bed with his father in a windowless flat in the Steel City as he tried to carve out a career in professional snooker.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Zhao's victory 12 months ago was regarded as a seismic moment for Chinese snooker.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Herod Sayle was playing snooker when Alex was shown back into the room with the jellyfish.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
With three episodes left, it seems odd that the writers devised a tale in which Saul snookers a mall cop with an oversized pastry.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Both players reached the final following thrilling final-frame deciders in their semi-finals, with Robertson edging Mark Williams on the final black after needing two snookers, while Hawkins ousted 2020 champion Judd Trump.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2022
I needed two snookers at 5-5 and Mark played an amazing shot where he clipped the red away.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2022
An opening nine of 40 – McIlroy whacked his tee shot out of bounds at the 9th – meant he required snookers to win.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2020
We can be heard trying to shush them, and will continue to do so until the other teams need snookers.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2017
“The assertion that the U.S. Attorney’s Office was snookered by the Department of the Interior is not fooling anybody,” Eisen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
She absconded with money from Rupert Murdoch and the DeVos family and snookered people like Henry Kissinger, all of which is so funny that you almost want to root for her.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2022
Frost acknowledged he got snookered by new Illinois coach Bret Bielema, saying he and his offensive assistants were caught off guard when the Illini defense lined up with four linemen instead of three.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Really candidly, in this rural community, I’ve been snookered by some people who basically say they’re doing good and they’re not.
From Washington Times ● May 9, 2021
“Okay, so the authorities are being snookered by these hidden messages. But how could they resist the facts? Show them your Receiver gizmo, Mr. Benedict. They’ll have to believe you.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Leading 5-2, Murphy knocked in 15 reds and 15 blacks to reach 120 with only the colours remaining but ended up snookering himself behind the blue and the chance was lost.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
But the crypto implosion at least has a cleansing benefit: It offers an opportunity to mop up a speculative and overhyped mess that has gotten badly out of control, snookering gullible investors in the process.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2022
David Hampton posed as the son of Sidney Poitier, snookering high-caste Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2011
But in seeking position on the green he needed to take the white around the table but lost position, snookering himself.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2010
But, as in any case of cloak-and-dagger, it's sometimes hard to tell exactly who's snookering whom.
From Time Magazine Archive
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