You'll find a pool table in many a bar and basement, but are you brave enough to pick up the cue stick? Knowing how to hold your own in a game of pool is great for social situations with friends who ...

The 2025 World Snooker Championship recently wrapped up, with China’s Zhao Xintong beating former champion Mark Williams in the final to become his country’s first world champion. However, earlier in ...

Sphero, from Orbotix, is what amounts to a remote-controlled cue ball. It is white, plastic, and fun, but unfortunately is also expensive. When I first saw Sphero announced I resigned myself to buying ...

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A man playing snooker at a billiard club in Beijing on May 6, 2025. Zhao Xintong's historic victory at the World Snooker Championship is set to spur the game to even greater heights in China and ...