Northern Ireland's Mark Allen says he is taking inspiration from compatriot Rory McIlroy's Masters win as he prepares to ...

Antrim’s Mark Allen heads into his latest bid for World Snooker Championship glory drawing inspiration from another Northern Ireland sporting hero – Rory McIlroy.

MARK Allen will face world number 46 Fan Zhengyi of China in round one of the 2025 Halo World Snooker Championship at the ...

Mark Allen will face Fan Zhengyi in the opening round of the World Snooker Championship after being paired with the 2022 European Masters champion in Thursday morning’s draw.

Snooker star Mark Allen admitted he was in tears after Rory McIlroy clinched a maiden Masters title. The Ulsterman needed a playoff after squandering a big lead on the final day of the competition ...

Antrim ace Allen has reached the semi-finals at the Crucible on two occasions but has yet to add the world title to his CV ...

Press PLAY to hear Mark Allen’s full thoughts on the Masters “There was one (in the 15th hole) that may well go down as the greatest shot ever hit in golf considering the circumstances.” ...

Mark Allen has won the Masters and UK Championship - but is yet to win the world title Snooker legend Steve Davis says Mark Allen "has the bottle" to win the World Championship and complete the ...

McIlroy is the first European player to have won all four major titles, joining an elite club populated by greats of the ...

Can Kyren Wilson break the 'Crucible curse'? Will Judd Trump land an elusive second world crown? BBC Sport looks at the likely contenders to come out on top in snooker's blue-riband event.

if he doesn't have a good year in the Masters he may have some rethinking to do." Article continues below O'Hern and his co-presenter Mark Allen were then both in agreement that Smith can not be ...