World Snooker Championship: Barry Hearn warns tournament could leave Crucible after 2027 | Snooker News

Barry Hearn has called on Sheffield city council to expand the Crucible from its 980-capacity or face losing the World Snooker Championship after 2027; The 2025 World Snooker Championship runs…

World Snooker Championship: Mark Allen fires maximum 147 break at Crucible | Snooker News

Mark Allen fires a maximum 147 break in the 13th frame of his second round match against Chris Wakelin at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield Last Updated: 25/04/25 12:11pm…

L’Oréal-Backed Chinese Consumer Co-creation Fund Invests In Foundation Brand First Cover

Cathay Consumer Co-Creation Fund, a Chinese investment vehicle co-established by L’Oréal, Kerying, Cathay Capital and Pernod Ricard, has made its first color cosmetics investment with First Cover, a brand focused…

World Snooker Championship: Ronnie O’Sullivan holds narrow Crucible lead over rival Ali Carter | Snooker News

Ronnie O’Sullivan holds slender advantage over Ali Carter in first-round clash at World Snooker Championship; seven-time champion looked on course to lead 6-3 before Carter fightback forced him to end…

Ronnie O’Sullivan: I’ve lost my instinctiveness and it’s pretty scary ahead of World Snooker Championship | Snooker News

Seven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has confirmed he’ll play at the Crucible in 2025; 49-year-old says he has lost ‘instinctiveness’, saying it’s ‘pretty scary’; O’Sullivan drawn against famous rival Ali Carter;…

Bottega Veneta Taps Chinese Poet Yu Xiuhua For Shanghai Performance And Installation

After staging a performance with Patti Smith in Milan, Bottega Veneta has tapped the Chinese poet Yu Xiuhua to collaborate on a poetry installation and performance in Shanghai. The poetry…

After Labubu and Xiaohongshu, Chinese Dupes and DHGate Take on the World

LONDON — China‘s highly sophisticated counterfeit industry has been utilized as a weapon to demystify luxury manufacturing with a recent trend on Western social media platforms dubbed “trade war TikTok.”…

World Snooker Championship 2025: Ali Carter clinches Crucible spot but Matthew Stevens misses out | Snooker News

Ali Carter booked his return to the Crucible with a 10-5 victory over He Guoqiang; Matthew Stevens missed out, losing 10-9 to Wu Yize after a last-frame decider; Jackson Page also…

Hey, Quick Question: Why Are Chinese Fashion Manufacturers Going Viral on TikTok Amid the Tariffs Chaos?

Welcome to our column, “Hey, Quick Question,” where we investigate seemingly random happenings in the fashion and beauty industries. For better or for worse, the hasty tariff decisions President Trump…

Jackson Page becomes the first player ever to make two 147s in the same match | Snooker News

Jackson Page becomes first player to make two 147s in the same match and lands £147,000 bonus; The 2025 World Snooker Championship runs from Saturday, April 19 to Monday, May…