19 h. ago Pep Guardiola confirms second Man City star's Club World Cup snub after Kevin De Bruyne decision

Manchester City are set to be without both Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne at the Club World Cup, with manager Pep Guardiola delivering an update on Walker's involvement

Politics

23 h. ago Crystal Palace finally confirm FA Cup parade plan but fans left furious

Crystal Palace have announced how they will celebrate their FA Cup victory over Manchester City with supporters - and confirmed when their bus parade will take place around Selhurst Park

Sport

24 h. ago Luke Littler taunts Gerwyn Price 'mistake' as Premier League finals mind games begin

Luke Littler has taunted Gerwyn Price ahead of their Premier League Darts semi-final showdown next Thursday, with the reigning champion starting the mind games

Sport

25 h. ago Crystal Palace trophy parade: Route and time confirmed to celebrate historic FA Cup win

Crystal Palace will celebrate their first-ever major trophy success with a parade in south London

Culture

25 h. ago Luke Littler hoping to pile more misery on Gerwyn Price after Sheffield slip

Price let slip a 5-1 lead over Chris Dobey to finish fourth in the Premier League, setting up a semi-final clash with Littler.

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26 h. ago Stephen Bunting’s purchase after winning £100,000 at World Darts Championship says it all

Stephen Bunting comfortably lost to Luke Littler in the World Darts Championship semi-finals, but still pocketed £100,000 for his run to the last four at Alexandra Palace in the winter

Economics

27 h. ago Michael van Gerwen eliminated from Premier League darts as Luke Littler wins in Sheffield

Van Gerwen failed to reach the tournament’s showpiece for just the second time in 13 years as Littler beat Luke Humphries 6-3 in the final

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35 h. ago Van Gerwen crashes out of Premier League after loss to Aspinall as Littler sets record

Dutch dartist fails to make playoffs after 6-2 defeatLuke Littler sets points record by seeing off HumphriesMichael van Gerwen was knocked out of the Premier League after failing in his win-or-bust mission in Sheffield as a record-breaking Luke Littler won a sixth night. The seven-times Premier League champion has had a miserable campaign and came into the final weekly night having to win to stay in contention for the playoffs.But Van Gerwen fell at the first hurdle, losing 6-2 to Nathan Aspinall, whose victory guaranteed him a top-four spot and completed the lineup for next week’s playoffs at the O2 in London. Continue reading...

Events

36 h. ago Michael van Gerwen knocked out as Luke Littler claims sixth Premier League win

Littler beat Luke Humphries 6-3 in the final.

Politics

36 h. ago Nathan Aspinall pride at shutting up snipers despite Luke Littler grabbing another Premier League darts win

Joy for Aspinall as world champion Littler breaks more records and wins again

Politics

36 h. ago Luke Littler wins Premier League Darts Night 16 as he shatters another record

Records continue to fall at the feet of Luke Littler as the World Champion claimed another nightly in the Premier League during Night 16 in Sheffield

Politics

39 h. ago Michael van Gerwen exits Premier League after Nathan Aspinall loss in Sheffield

The seven-time champions had to win to reach the play-offs but was beaten 6-2.

Politics

45 h. ago Shock World Cup warning for England power pair Luke Littler and Luke Humphries

Red-hot English favourites not guaranteed to fire says Vincent van der Voort

Events

54 h. ago Volodymyr Zelenskyy has courage. Pope Francis had it too. Why are there so many cowards? | Alexander Hurst

Corruption and greed have eroded morality in public life. Powerful people who do what is right are in short supply“Courage is seeking the truth and speaking it,” Jean Jaurès, the French philosopher and Socialist party leader, told a group of high school students in 1903. “It is not yielding to the law of the triumphant lie as it passes, and not echoing, with our soul, our mouth and our hands, mindless applause and fanatical jeering.”When the first world war reared its ugly, pointless head, Jaurès refused to give in to mindless fanaticism and attempted to coordinate a Franco-German general strike to stop the rush to war. In 1914, he paid for those efforts with his life when a 29-year-old French nationalist shot him twice in the back.Alexander Hurst is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Good Morning Britain presenter Adil Ray is facing the axe from breakfast show amid ITV cuts and schedule shake

The 51-year-old host's time on the show has been marred in controversy, including accusations of being 'woke' and 'fat-shaming' darts champion Luke Littler.

Culture

69 h. ago Crystal Palace hopeful of Europa League participation despite Textor concerns

John Textor-owned Lyon could also reach competitionUefa’s club financial control body set to look into caseCrystal Palace are confident they will be cleared to play in next season’s Europa League even if French club Lyon also qualify despite concerns that they could contravene Uefa’s rules about multi-club ownership.No individual is permitted to control two clubs that are competing in the same Uefa-run competition, with Lyon owner John Textor also listed as Palace’s largest shareholder at 45% through his company Eagle Football Holdings. Victory for Paris St-Germain against Reims in the French Cup final this weekend would confirm that Lyon qualify for the Europa League after finishing sixth in Ligue 1. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Bowls bosses hope Luke Littler of the lawn emerges as sport looks to the future

Over 800 clubs will throw open their rinks over the upcoming Bank Holiday for the fifth edition of the Bowls Big Weekend.

Politics

4 d. ago Liverpool hero and World Cup winner, 42, confirms he will retire this weekend

A former Liverpool favourite has announced he will be retiring from football this weekend to bring an end to a career spanning a quarter of a century.

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4 d. ago Darts expert outlines six steps on how an amateur 'can play like Luke Littler'

Luke Littler is the best player on the planet at the moment - and a darts expert has outlines six steps for an amateur to start playing like the World Champion

Politics

4 d. ago Gary Lineker's statement as his BBC exit is confirmed after antisemitism row

Gary Lineker will leave the BBC after this weekend’s Match Of The Day, it has been confirmed. He will not front BBC coverage of the 2026 World Cup, or coverage of the FA Cup next season

Politics