Snooker players in the 80s were hanging around with the likes of Guns N’ Roses. “Everyone wants a piece of a darts player now. Everyone loves darts and, yes, it comes from Luke Littler.

Snooker players in the 80s were hanging around with the likes of Guns N’ Roses. “Everyone wants a piece of a darts player now. Everyone loves darts and, yes, it comes from Luke Littler.

Snooker is a sport that dates back to India in 1875. The professional snooker scene took off in the 1920’s, with the game having been dominated by select players since. Here, I’ll take a look… ...

Sports management maestro Barry Hearn likened snooker in the 80s to a soap opera, calling it 'Dallas with Balls', and the players generally received nicknames because of their persona or playing ...

They still have nearly 600 players across five divisions which each have 16 teams in them, organisers said. That total figure of 80 teams is the same as in the 1970s.