2 h. ago 'I believe one man can crush Luke Littler's World Championship – and it's not Luke Humphries'

Luke Littler beat Luke Humphries to win the World Darts Championship, and the world No.1 began his title defence with a first-round victory over Darius Labanauskas

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7 h. ago Littler lights up Ally Pally opening night as prize money raises stakes

The PDC world darts championship is back, but could the new £1m winners’ cheque make this show too big?A team of assistant referees walks into the Twelve Pins in Finsbury Park carrying linesmen’s flags and whistles. It’s 3pm on a Thursday, you think, they’ve probably just been reffing a local game. Then, you think, there isn’t a football pitch around here. And why haven’t they changed and showered? Then more referees walk in, more linesmen, one of them in a comedy wig. And eventually the penny drops.Yes, “the Darts” is back: an indispensable festive trimming that – much like Christmas itself – always seems to roll around a little sooner every year. Fire up all the old cliches: “the beauty of set play”, “bent the wire”, “pressure the shot”. Wheel John Part out of the attic. Fingers poised on the 180 zoom. You know it’s serious, because it’s two hours before his match and Luke Littler is already on the practice board. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Luke Littler lauds Mitchell Lawrie as darts World Champion tells Scots kid what he must do

The World champion poured praise onto Renfrew youngster after getting his Worlds defence off to a winning start

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8 h. ago Luke Littler kisses beautician girlfriend as reigning world darts champion begins pursuit of £1million prize money

LUKE LITTLER has successfully kicked off his title defence at Ally Pally. And he even had time to kiss his beautician girlfriend Faith Millar ahead of his straight-sets win over Darius Labanauskas. The defending champion and World No1 had quite the eventful opening night at Alexandra Palace as he also came face to face with...

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8 h. ago Luke Littler frantically dodges infamous Ally Pally wasp after winning first game at World Darts Championship

LUKE LITTER may have been buzzing to safely secure his passage to the second round at the World Darts Championship. But it was the return of the infamous Ally Pally wasp that grabbed the post-match attention as the World No1 frantically dodged the insect. The Nuke - defending his crown at Alexandra Palace - dumped...

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8 h. ago World Darts Championship 2026: Schedule and latest results as Luke Littler eases to opening win

Reigning champion makes dominant start to title defence on night one at Alexandra Palace

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8 h. ago Luke Littler predicts he WON’T win BBC Sports Personality of the Year – but Sky Sports host Emma Paton disagrees

LUKE LITTLER revealed he doesn't expect to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award after a brilliant start in the World Darts Championship. Littler, 18, returned to Ally Pally and eliminated Darius Labanauskas with a 3-0 win to kick off his £1million quest for glory. The Nuke then had his post-match interview with...

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9 h. ago Luke Littler opens World Darts Championship title defence with dominant win

‘The Nuke’ brushes aside Darius Labanauskas in just 25 minutes after opening night victories for Michael Smith and debutant Arno Merk at Alexandra Palace

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9 h. ago Luke Littler dodges angry wasp to gun down World Darts Championship rival but he admits 'it definitely wasn't easy'

The Nuke was able to handle his Lithuanian opponent and a pesky insect as he made a triumphant start to his title defence

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9 h. ago Luke Littler dodges WASP in bizarre start to live interview after World Darts Championship win

Luke Littler began his defence of the PDC World Championship with a 3-0 win over Darius Labanauskas at the Alexandra Palace on Wednesday evening

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9 h. ago Sealed with a kiss! Luke Littler cruises through first round of World Darts Championship after defending champion locks lips with his beautician girlfriend during his walk

Littler, 18, played his first game of this year's tournament at Alexandra Palace on Thursday night, taking on Darius Labanauskas in the third match of the evening in the first round.

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9 h. ago Luke Littler kicks off World Championship title defence with comfortable win

Littler created history in January when he became the youngest world champion, reigning supreme on the Alexandra Palace stage as a 17-year-old.

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9 h. ago Luke Littler fights off infamous Ally Pally wasp after World Championship win

Luke Littler started his World Championship defence with victory in the first round against the experienced Darius Labanauskas, but 'The Nuke' was forced all the way

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9 h. ago Luke Littler holds his tongue on live TV after World Darts Championship question

Luke Littler refused to name the rivals he believes he can defeat as the world No.1 kept his cards close to his chest before beginning to defend his world championship

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10 h. ago Who are the Sky Sports commentators for the PDC World Darts Championship

The PDC World Darts Championship gets underway tonight at Alexandra Palace with Luke Littler looking to defend his crown.

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13 h. ago Downing Street responds after Nato chief issues chilling 'prepare for war' statement

The head of NATO has warned that conflict is 'at our door'

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14 h. ago 'I’ve watched Luke Littler’s World Champs preparation – one habit of his is bizarre'

Luke Littler gets his World Darts Championship defence up and running on Thursday, and one part of his preparations left a prominent pundit scratching his head

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14 h. ago Beau Greaves says one thing separates Luke Littler and Luke Humphries before World Championship

Beau Greaves has faced both Luke Littler and Luke Humphries on the oche this year, and the 21-year-old has opened up on what it is like to play against the top two players in the world

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15 h. ago World Darts Championship 2026 prize money: How much does the winner earn?

Luke Littler is the favourite to win the world title at Alexandra Palace on January 3

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15 h. ago World Darts Championship order of play today as Luke Littler faces early challenge

Luke Littler is back on the world stage as he looks to defend his World Darts Championship title

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