6 h. ago Luke Littler ‘hungry’ for another title to go with world number one ranking

Littler dispatched Jeffrey de Graaf in the first round of the Players Championship Finals.

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6 h. ago BREAKING: Luke Humphries dumped out Players Championship Finals in shock after 'throwing away darts'

The former World Champion has been beaten by Gian Van Veen

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6 h. ago Luke Humphries dumped out Players Championship Finals in shock after 'throwing away darts'

Former world champion Luke Humphries has been beaten by Gian van Veen, and it certainly serves as a blow to the world No.2 in the lead up to next month's World Championship

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9 h. ago Bruce Willis' daughter Rumer shares update on dad's dementia battle

Rumer Willis has shared with fans the fact that her father Bruce Willis is struggling ton recognise her but she holds hope that he is able to feel the love from her and his granddaughter

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11 h. ago 'Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are bullying me – but I want one of them to win if I can't'

Danny Noppert has spoken out on the world's two best darts players Luke Humphries and Luke Littler following his 6-2 win over Ricky Evans in the Players Championship Finals in Minehead

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12 h. ago Judd Trump suffers wardrobe malfunction live on TV as referee steps in

Judd Trump was in action against Mark Williams in the quarter-final of the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship on Thursday, when he suffered quite the embarrassing wardrobe malfunction

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12 h. ago ‘It’s one of the few ’ – Luke Littler, 18, reveals why winning Players Championship Finals would be so special

LUKE LITTLER may have become the youngest-ever darts World No 1 at 18, but there is one glaring achievement missing from his resume. It is the Players Championship Finals, one of three active major tournaments the Englishman has yet to win. While he came close in 2024, falling to Luke Humphries in the final, Littler...

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19 h. ago Michael van Gerwen forfeits £120,000 payday as he makes tough personal admission

Michael van Gerwen has announced he will not be competing in the Players Championship Finals after a difficult year

Economics

19 h. ago Friday at the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship: Order of play, prize money, golden ball

It’s the final day of the big money invitational.

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23 h. ago 'I hope you feel guilty, but I do not believe you ever will. I hope I have helped another person from being abused at your hands'

Jamie McGrath has been locked up

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31 h. ago Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures review – this vaccine documentary is so inspirational it’ll make you weep

The tale of Prof Sarah Blagden’s attempt to find a treatment that stops the disease is the rarest of things – TV that makes you dare to hopeCancer Detectives: Finding the Cures should come with a rare warning: may make you feel hopeful for humanity and marginally less convinced that we are all willingly leaping into a handcart and smoothing our own paths to hell.This is an hour that outlines the work being done to create vaccines against cancers. Lung cancer, specifically, at the moment – 50,000 cases of which are diagnosed each year in the UK and which is the most common cause of cancer-related death – but with the potential to prevent many more types in the future. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago NWSL Championship: key battles to decide Washington Spirit v Gotham FC final | Megan Swanick

Gotham are underdogs against a potent Spirit side but they have the talent and resilience to cause another upsetAt the close of quintessential NWSL playoffs rife with last-minute goals and upsets, the eighth-placed underdogs Gotham FC play second-placed Spirit for the ultimate trophy. Both teams have won the NWSL Championship once before: the Spirit in 2021 and Gotham two years later. Washington are the likely favourites, but Gotham’s talent cannot be discounted.As we look forward to Saturday night in San Jose, here are a few key battles that could decide the game. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago ‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI

Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accentStudents at the University of Staffordshire have said they feel “robbed of knowledge and enjoyment” after a course they hoped would launch their digital careers turned out to be taught in large part by AI.James and Owen were among 41 students who took a coding module at Staffordshire last year, hoping to change careers through a government-funded apprenticeship programme designed to help them become cybersecurity experts or software engineers. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Darts star hoping to feel the heat at Players Championship Finals before Chelsea trip

JAMES WADE COLUMN: The Machine is ready for this weekend's Players Championship Finals in Minehead before a trip to see Chelsea in training

Sport

66 h. ago Chelsea: Burnley trip acts as audition for Barcelona and Arsenal showdowns

Visit to Turf Moor takes on added significance ahead of two huge games next week

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3 d. ago Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul's £140m freak fight is 'absolutely dangerous', says Barry McGuigan, who fears AJ will 'take YouTuber's head off'

On Monday, Joshua announced he will take on Paul in a deal worth an estimated £140million, as he attempts one final run at the heavyweight world championship.

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4 d. ago ‘No safe place to go’: people sent back to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal tell of desperation

In Paris, a group of those returned from UK as part of the immigration scheme say they feel frightened and hopelessAfran, an Iranian asylum seeker, sits forlornly across the road from a Paris shelter, hemmed in between vast slabs of concrete and thundering trains above. He has been here before – seven weeks ago, to be precise. The second time, he says, is as terrifying as his first.Afran – not his real name – hit the headlines when he became the first asylum seeker to return to the UK in a small boat after being removed to France under the controversial “one in, one out” scheme on 19 September. He was sent back to Paris for the second time on 5 November. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Luke Littler becomes youngest PDC world No 1 on way to Grand Slam of Darts final

Littler, 18, seals top spot with semi-final victoryHe faces unseated No 1 Luke Humphries in Sunday’s finalLuke Littler made more history as he became the youngest ever PDC world No 1. The 18-year-old’s position at the top of the rankings has seemingly been a foregone conclusion ever since he burst on to the scene with his record-breaking run to the final of the 2024 PDC world championship.He became the youngest ever world champion a year later and has gone on to become a global star, transcending the sport. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Lando Norris' Brazilian GP comment proves he is ready to be crowned F1 world champion

Lando Norris heads into the final three races of the season with a commanding World Championship advantage, and the British racing sensation is ready to receive motorsport's most prestigious crown

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7 d. ago Luke Littler puts friend on notice as darts star told 'we're now enemies'

Luke Littler faces Josh Rock in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts on Saturday night and the 18-year-old has issued a warning to his close friend ahead of the match

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