Ronnie O’Sullivan hailed for ‘one of the greatest bits of sportsmanship ever’ in bizarre incident...

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Graeme Souness reveals he gave advice to Ronnie O'Sullivan after meeting him as a child in Las Vegas

An 'unbelievable' moment at the World Snooker Championships saw Ronnie O'Sullivan get praised for his sportsmanship.O'Sullivan was less than happy with the placement of the black ball, which would not stay on its spotThe referee had trouble putting the black back on its spot as it did not stay still, leaving O'Sullivan unhappy with the placement.

He offered Bingham to take a look but he refused before the 'Rocket' showed immense sportsmanship by taking a safety shot instead, leading to rapturous applause from the Crucible crowd. "This is probably one of the greatest bits of sportsmanship I have ever seen in any sport. That's incredible.O'Sullivan was trailing Bingham 43-29 but was looking in resurgent form as he looked to take the frame, which would have nudged him 7-5 ahead and in a commanding position.

 

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