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 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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10 h. ago Michael Smith overcomes crippling arthritis issue to KO Lisa Ashton’s World Darts Championship dreams

INJURY-HIT Michael Smith came through pain-killing injections to inflict pain on Lisa Ashton and lower the female throwing flag. Bully Boy, 35, is nowhere the same darts player that dominated on the world stage three years ago. That is because he has got crippling arthritis issues. He needed relief jabs in his ankle joints and...

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10 h. ago Michael Smith shows true colours in dedicating win after admitting 'heartbreak'

Michael Smith put on a show after surviving a first set scare to win his World Championship first round game against Lisa Ashton before dedicating his victory

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13 h. ago Michael Smith's tears after health diagnosis and World Darts Championship training challenge

Former world champion Michael Smith has endured a nightmare year ahead of the major tournament this month

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21 h. ago Gout Gout shows true colours in response to Usain Bolt comments after smashing his record

Australian tennager Gout Gout has earned numerous comparisons to Usain Bolt during his young career

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24 h. ago Michael Smith life on a farm with wife and why he banned her from World Darts Championship

Michael Smith's life at home is partially dominated by animals

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37 h. ago Luke Littler sends mind games warning as World Darts Championship defence begins

Littler has a target on his back as he gets set to defend his title at Alexandra Palace.

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37 h. ago World Darts Championship Day 1 order of play: Full Thursday schedule and start times as Littler begins title defence

Full Thursday schedule and start times as Luke Littler starts defence of his crown at Alexandra Palace and Michael Smith stars

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41 h. ago ‘I could have quit this year’ – Michael Smith opens up on horror injuries as he chases £1m at World Darts Championship

MICHAEL SMITH refuses to quit over his injury curse and wants to take the fight to the lethal Lukes. ‘Bully Boy’ was the golden boy of the sport just three years ago after hitting the perfect leg in an epic final win over Michael Van Gerwen. But since then his form has slumped, the Lukes...

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41 h. ago Darts fighter Michael Smith out to end Ally Pally pain as Bully Boy prepared to play the villain

Former champ blasting back from injury issues and determined to haul himself back amongst the elite with a stunning Worlds

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4 d. ago Verstappen and Piastri show true colours after F1 title heartbreak in behind scenes moment

Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri were left heartbroken after Lando Norris pipped them to win the F1 World Championship, but the two rivals showed brilliant grace in defeat

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4 d. ago Marcus Rashford shows true colours during Man Utd reunion ahead of Barcelona game

On-loan Man United forward Marcus Rashford helped Barcelona move four points clear at the top of La Liga with a 5-3 victory over Real Betis on Saturday night

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4 d. ago Marcus Rashford shows true colours in Man United reunion at Barcelona

Marcus Rashford joined Barcelona on loan from Man United during the summer window - and he has helped the Catalan giants to the top of the La Liga table

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4 d. ago Steve Davis showed true colours with clear thoughts on old snooker rival Jimmy White

Six-time snooker world champion Steve Davis didn't hold back when appraising former rival Jimmy White, who failed to make this year's UK Championship after losing to a 14-year-old

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5 d. ago Alejandro Garnacho shows true colours with Kobbie Mainoo Man United gesture after 'bulls****' claim

Chelsea star Alejandro Garnacho has shown support for Kobbie Mainoo by liking Paul Scholes' Instagram post criticising the midfielder's limited game time under Ruben Amorim at Manchester United

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5 d. ago Luke Shaw shows true colours as 'feelings' on Man United canteen speech comes to light

Luke Shaw was presented with a gift from Manchester United after reaching the 300-match milestone for the club, with a frame commemorating the achievement given to the defender

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7 d. ago Liverpool news: Florian Wirtz shows true colours as one moment 'sums up Arne Slot's side'

Liverpool drew 1-1 with Sunderland at Anfield as Arne Slot's woes continued after Florian Wirtz's shot was ruled an own goal and Virgil van Dijk faced criticism

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7 d. ago Australia v England: Ashes second Test, Joe Root hits century on day one – live

Updates from the day-nighter at the Gabba in Brisbane Max Rushden: I was fearing for Crawley, not Duckett Ashes top 100 | Get the Spin newsletter | Email TanyaAustralia: Jake Weatherald, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (capt), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wk), Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Brendan Doggett.The speculation comes to a close but the debate will continue across the afternoon at least, as Australia turn to a horses for course approach with Nathan Lyon left out of a home Test for the first time in almost 14 years. The off-spinner was also omitted from the XI in Australia’s most recent pink-ball Test in the Caribbean, but it still feels like a huge call to leave out a bowler who has claimed 562 wickets. Michael Neser comes in to add more pace in the day-night Test, as well as reducing the length of the Australia tail. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Emma Raducanu shows true colours after going unrecognised and debuting stunning new look

Tennis star Emma Raducanu has unveiled a striking new hairstyle while discussing how she navigates London Underground rush hour crowds largely unrecognised

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