Ronnie O’Sullivan dusts off old cue from under his bed and rockets into second round

<ul><li><p>Seven-times champion wraps up 10-2 win over He Guoqiang</p></li><li><p>Cue was ‘stuck under my bed in Ireland’</p></li></ul><p>Ronnie O’Sullivan dusted off an old cue from under his bed in Ireland and duly rocketed into the second round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield after wrapping up a 10-2 win over He Guoqiang.</p><p>O’Sullivan required just 35 minutes to turn a 7-2 overnight advantage into another comfortable Crucible win, then revealed he had made the switch as he looks to gain momentum in his quest for a record-breaking eighth title at the venue.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/22/world-snooker-championship-ronnie-osullivan-hossein-vafaei">Continue reading...</a>