40 m. ago Who is Beau Greaves? World Darts Championship star's incredible earnings and dartitis battle

As she steps onto the world stage once again, darts star Beau Greaves is proving that her precision on the oche is matched only by her resilience off it

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7 h. ago Van Gerwen close to tears and makes angry gesture after worst ever World Championship performance following horror year

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN was close to tears and admitted he played “c**p” after he avoided being the victim of the biggest upset ever at the World Darts Championship. Mighty Mike said sayonara to Japanese veteran Mitsuhiko Tatsunami as he won 3-1 in round one but it was a very close call. Van Gerwen, 36, was...

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8 h. ago Fallon Sherrock mocks ex Cameron Menzies with cheeky dig after table

Fallon Sherrock appeared to mock ex-boyfriend Cameron Menzies with a cheeky gesture during her PDC World Darts Championship match at Alexandra Palace following his recent on-stage outburst

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8 h. ago Michael van Gerwen blames one person after surviving huge scare at World Darts Championship

The Dutch star is scathing of his own start as he scrambles past Japanese star and into second round

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8 h. ago Michael van Gerwen narrowly avoids joining huge day of shocks at World Championship

Kenyan debutant David Munyua created one of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournament by beating 18th seed Mike De Decker

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9 h. ago SPOTY 2025 awards: Rory McIlroy wins, Luke Littler snub, Michelle Agyemang honoured

The BBC's Sports Personality of the Year awards took place at Salford's MediaCityUk on Thursday evening, with a whole host of athletes from a number of different sports making the shortlist

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9 h. ago Dave Chisnall buzzing after defying TWO wasps to sting Fallon Sherrock at World Darts Championship

St Helens star was under siege from the Ally Pally pests and it didn't make a difference to him as he triumphed with ease

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9 h. ago Luke Littler has brilliant response to David Munyua's World Darts Championship comeback

Luke Littler has had his say on David Munyua's stunning comeback win over Mike De Decker in the first round of the PDC World Darts Championship

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9 h. ago Darts ace who quit to work as a boffin now hoping to win £1m World Championships

Gemma Hayter, 32, took an eight-year break from the oche and became a lab technician fearing the women’s game lacked opportunity

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9 h. ago Luke Littler shows true feelings after missing out on two SPOTY awards: "Wow!"

World Darts Champion Luke Littler decided against attending the star-studded event in Salford, with Rory McIlroy being named BBC Sports Personality of the Year

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10 h. ago Luke Littler explains SPOTY 'snub' as darts sensation misses out to Rory McIlroy

Luke Littler did not finish in the top-three at the Sports Personality of the Year awards and was unable to attend the event due to ongoing practice for the PDC World Darts Championship.

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10 h. ago Moment notorious Ally Pally wasp lands on World Darts Championships contender David Munyua's face before he appears to kill it

After the pally wasp made an appearance, the David Munyua seemingly hit the insect, killing it on the spot and putting it back into his pocket afterwards.

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10 h. ago Darts vet David Munyua pockets win to change lives and also the Ally Pally wasp

Kenyan produces a historic darts show at the Ally Pally to beat Mike De Decker and change the face of the game in his homeland

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11 h. ago Why Lando Norris and Luke Littler missed Sports Personality of the Year awards

Norris appeared on a live video link after being part of the six-athlete shortlist for Sports Personality of the Year

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11 h. ago I’m A Celeb star to step in for Luke Littler as he makes surprise appearance at SPOTY Awards

AN I'm A Celebrity favourite will be standing in for darts legend Luke Littler at the Sports Personality Of The Year awards. Pro darts player Luke Littler will be forced to miss the prestigious event owing to being in the middle of the World Darts Championship. The star is nominated for the night's big prize...

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11 h. ago Sports Personality of the Year 2025 live: McIlroy battles Kelly and Norris for prestigious BBC award

Darts world champion Luke Littler and England’s Rugby World Cup-winning star Ellie Kildunne are also in the running for the main award, which will be decided by public vote

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12 h. ago Mike De Decker slams English darts fans and Ally Pally crowd after World Championship loss

Mike De Decker has hit out at English darts fans for their behaviour during his astonishing World Championship defeat to David Munyua at Ally Pally

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12 h. ago Kind Luke Littler splashes thousands on 4 Xboxes for ‘thrilled’ patients on hospital children’s ward

IT’S the time of year for doing good deeds and Luke Littler is leading the pack of kind celebs this Christmas. The teen darts ace – who will take on David Davies at Alexandra Palace in north London on Sunday – has forked out a couple of grand to buy four Xbox consoles for the...

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13 h. ago Why is Luke Littler not attending SPOTY? Darts star's absence explained

Luke Littler has been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year but will not be at the awards ceremony

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13 h. ago Beau Greaves: ‘I started beating better players and the penny dropped: I can be good enough to do this full

Back at the PDC world championship for the first time since 2022, the women’s world champion means business, starting on Friday against the world No 22“When I was younger, they thought I was a mute,” Beau Greaves says with a wry smile, thinking about all the ways darts has changed her. “Never said owt in school, really shy. Didn’t really know what to say half the time. I suppose playing darts just brought me out of my shell. When you get popular, people want to meet you and talk. It’s matured me.”Greaves was 18 the first time she won the Lakeside women’s world championship, thrusting herself firmly into the crosshairs of public adulation. And even if she played like a natural born star, with her beautiful fluid throwing arc, she didn’t always feel like one. Endless interviews, viral fame, global domination: this was never what she had craved from the sport. She was Beau, and she just wanted to throw. Continue reading...

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