10 h. ago Paul Lim makes World Darts Championship history to set up Luke Humphries rematch

The septuagenarian stunned Jeffrey de Graaf in the first round at Alexandra Palace.

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11 h. ago Paul Lim, 71, becomes oldest player to win match at PDC World Championship

Lim beats world No 49 Jeffrey de Graaf at Ally PallyLim: ‘Just to make it here is an achievement’The 71-year-old Paul Lim pulled off a stunning victory in the PDC World Championship on Saturday night, beating the world No 49, Jeffrey de Graaf, in the first round at Alexandra Palace and becoming the oldest winner of a world championship match.Lim, who featured in his first world championship in 1982 and in 1990 became the first player to hit a nine-darter at a world championship, led from the off on his first visit to the Ally Pally stage since 2022, taking the first set against the throw before being pegged back to 1-1 by his Dutch-born Swedish opponent.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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12 h. ago World’s oldest darts star Paul Lim, 71, wins first Ally Pally match since beating Luke Humphries five years ago

PAUL LIM showed that age is just a number as he won on the Ally Pally stage in his EIGHTH decade. When the Singapore Slinger beat Luke Humphries 3-2 in December 2020 – that was a behind-closed-doors tournament due to the global Covid pandemic – he set a record for being the oldest winner in...

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12 h. ago Paul Lim, 71, makes history by beating Jeffrey de Graaf to break own Ally Pally record

Paul Lim has extended his own record as the oldest player to win at the PDC World Championship by beating Jeffrey de Graaf in the first round, aged 71

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15 h. ago 'Feels like room is moving': Scotland player overcomes vertigo and eyes win in France

Centre Currie poised for first appearance of the season

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23 h. ago Who is Paul Lim? Everything you need to know about darts pensioner starring at World Championships aged 71

The Singapore hero is back at the Alexandra Palace and Record Sport tells you everything you need to know about the old boy

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4 d. ago Liverpool player ratings vs Inter: 8/10s shine in hugely controversial win

Liverpool secured a crucial 1-0 victory against Inter Milan at San Siro on Tuesday evening, with Dominik Szoboszlai's hugely controversial late penalty securing three Champions League points for the Reds

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4 d. ago Lionel Messi named 2025 MLS MVP, the second player to win award twice

Inter Miami star scored 29 goals with 19 assistsMessi won MLS Cup MVP in South Florida on SaturdayAfter a season in which he led Inter Miami to the club’s first MLS Cup, Lionel Messi has been named the Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player for the 2025 season. League commissioner Don Garber made the announcement on Tuesday, capping a season in which Messi scored 29 goals with 19 assists in 28 appearances, one short of Carlos Vela’s record for goal contributions in a single season (though Vela’s was done in 31 games).Messi joins Kansas City Wizards legend Preki as the only players to win the MVP award twice, with Messi being the first to win two such awards consecutively. At 38, Messi is not the oldest MVP in MLS history – that distinction also goes to Preki, who was the oldest MVP in the history of North American professional sports when he won the award at age 40 in 2003. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Emile Heskey: ‘Gone are the times when you just ignore abuse. No. Why should we?’

The former England striker on stepping up to tackle racism, protecting his sons and Liverpool’s woesEmile Heskey was about 14 years old when he was chased from Leicester City’s old Filbert Street stadium all the way into town by a man shouting racist abuse. He was a Leicester fan who had no idea he was abusing a player who would go on to help his club win promotion to the Premier League and two League Cups before a move to Liverpool for what, at the time, was the club’s record transfer fee.“Fast forward three years that same guy would’ve been chanting my name in the stadium,” Heskey says now. “This is our reality.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Prince William calls out Martin Keown after being 'upset' by Aston Villa vs Arsenal comment

Martin Keown joked about upsetting royalty after Prince William questioned his Player of the Match choice following Aston Villa's 2-1 win over Arsenal

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9 d. ago World Cup ‘94 chief Alan Rothenberg on growth of US soccer, the 2026 finals and dynamic pricing

A foundational figure in the business of soccer and sports in the US is adamant that fans will find a way to attend big events, regardless of political issuesWhenever the modern era of American soccer began (the 1994 World Cup? Or the 1990 appearance by the US men? Or the 1991 World Cup win by the US women?), Alan Rothenberg was a key player.Rothenberg came up as a lawyer under Jack Kent Cooke, owner of Washington’s NFL team, the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA, the LA Kings of the NHL, and – crucially, the Los Angeles Wolves of the North American Soccer League (NASL), a team that started life fielding mostly players from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago BREAKING Arsenal player ratings vs Brentford as Mikel Arteta spared red face in win

Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League after goals from Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka saw the Gunners pick up three valuable points at the Emirates

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1 week ago Arsenal player ratings vs Brentford as Mikel Arteta spared red face in win

Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League after goals from Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka saw the Gunners pick up three valuable points at the Emirates

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1 week ago Scotland end 2025 with win but night soured by star player being stretchered off

Cuthbert injured late on as Scots survive Chinese comeback

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1 week ago Man Utd win as Ruben Amorim drops player who mocked him on social media

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim explained his reason for dropping a player as the Red Devils defeated Crystal Palace

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1 week ago Man Utd player ratings as 8/10 star shines in big win over Crystal Palace

Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount grabbed second-half goals to get Manchester United back on track in the Premier League with a battling 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace

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2 w. ago Man City player ratings vs Leeds with three 4/10s as Erling Haaland poor but Phil Foden the saviour

Manchester City player ratings from the Manchester Evening News for their 3-2 win over Leeds United in the Premier League

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2 w. ago £157 million up for grabs as EuroMillions jackpot rolls over to Friday

Friday’s EuroMillions jackpot could be the largest win so far this year for a UK player if they scooped it

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2 w. ago Huge £143 million EuroMillions jackpot up for grabs on Tuesday night

It would be the largest win so far this year for a UK player if they scooped it

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2 w. ago Emma Raducanu at centre of dispute as Caroline Wozniacki ferociously backs tennis star

Emma Raducanu became the first-ever player to win a Grand Slam as a qualifier during her remarkable run at the 2021 US Open

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