The black is worth seven points and is the most valuable colour, followed by the pink (six), blue (five), brown (four), green (three) and yellow ... snooker' is used for when the cue ball is ...

Snooker itself evolved from the much older ... the flat edge of the D is where three of the coloured balls - yellow, green and brown - are placed in a line, at equal distances from each other ...

O'Sullivan took control early on and realised that the snooker Gods may be shining down on him during a fortuitous shot to win the second frame. Snookered by five balls on the yellow, O'Sullivan ...