2 h. ago ‘No one can get in my head’ –  Luke Littler tells rivals not to bother with mind games at £1m World Darts Championship

LUKE LITTLER will not be rattled if rivals attempt mind games as they all chase darts’ first £1million prize. The expanded 20-day PDC World Darts Championship starts on Thursday at Ally Pally and the overall winner will earn a bumper payday on January 3, 2026. Yet anyone trying to unsettle defending champion Littler, 18, will...

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2 h. ago Michael van Gerwen fires brutal Luke Littler warning after 'easy' darts claim

Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen has warned Luke Littler that life will get tougher as he gets older, ahead of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship defence

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3 h. ago ‘The most important thing ’ Van Gerwen reveals new focus ahead of World Darts Championship after year from hell

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN has revealed how he is finally through his "toughest year" and ready for the World Championships. Earlier this year, Van Gerwen's 17-year marriage to his now ex-wife, Daphne, fell apart and it has shown in his results. Mighty Mike suffered six first-round exits on the ProTour this year, and failed to qualify...

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3 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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3 h. ago Five players to watch at the World Darts Championship including Luke Littler conqueror

Ahead of the start of the World Darts Championship, here is an insight into the five key players to look out for when the action at Alexandra Palace begins

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3 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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4 h. ago Luke Humphries faces £500,000 issue ahead of World Darts Championship clash

Luke Humphries must deliver a strong World Darts Championship performance this year

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4 h. ago 2026 World Darts Championship odds: Betting markets & free bets

Find the latest PDC World Darts Championship odds and free bet offers for the showpiece festive event in London

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5 h. ago Michael van Gerwen aims brutal Luke Littler jibe before Ally Pally

Luke Littler trashed Michael van Gerwen in the final of the 2024-25 PDC World Championship and the Dutchman is out for revenge at Alexandra Palace, stoking the flames of their rivalry early

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5 h. ago Beau Greaves has better chance than anyone of following footsteps of Queen of the Palace at World Darts Championship

FALLON SHERROCK made history for the tungsten sisterhood six years ago. What the Queen of the Palace, 31, did in December 2019, beating two men at world level to smash down barriers, will go down in the ­history books — and earned her an MBE. Since then, no woman has managed to emulate Sherrock’s magnificent...

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5 h. ago Luke Littler gets turned away from the club in brilliant Sky Sports’ World Darts Championship ad starring James Maddison

PICTURE a universe where Luke Littler gets a club knockback by Big John. You'd find it hard to believe, right? Well, Sky Sports have dropped a brilliant World Darts Championship ad as Ally Pally gets set to take centre stage. Except, The Nuke, often front and centre, finds himself found turned away from the club...

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5 h. ago A sporting superhero: can anyone stop Luke Littler at the world darts championship?

Defending champion is a phenomenon and the indisputable titan of the game with a sense of inevitability at the Alexandra Palace extravaganzaYou will be seeing plenty of Batman and Wonder Woman over the coming weeks; Spiderman, Mr Incredible, perhaps even a Ninja Turtle or two. Yes, Christmas at Alexandra Palace is always a good time for spotting superheroes. But only one of them will not be wearing a costume.In fact, it is when he is in his normal human clothes, doing normal human things, that Luke Littler looks at his most incongruous. Standing with his fellow Manchester United fans in the away end at Molineux. Proudly brandishing a fresh driving certificate after finally passing his test. And it is in these more unguarded moments that you remember that the man they call The Nuke, the phenomenon who has detonated the sport of darts, is really still just a kid, a regular lad from Warrington with a deeply irregular talent. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Emma Paton dresses as doctor and warns fans 'or else' as part of 'whistle squad'

Emma Paton was at the head of the darts whistling squad as Paddy Power produced the tongue in cheek video ahead of the World Darts Championship

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6 h. ago Barry Hearn reveals Luke Littler gets pocket money from his parents despite darts millions

Luke Littler enters this month's World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace as the bookmakers' favourite – but he still gets pocket money from his parents

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6 h. ago Darts star James Wade picks World Championships outsiders who could upset Luke Littler

JAMES WADE COLUMN: The PDC World Darts Championship starts this week and The Machine has picked out some outsiders to keep an eye on at Alexandra Palace

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7 h. ago Where PDC World Darts Championship 2025/26 is on TV as Luke Littler defends title

Luke Littler will fight to defend his crown from the likes of Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen this winter, with fans able to catch all the action live from Alexandra Palace

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7 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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7 h. ago Psychic pig predicts Luke Littler's fortunes as World Darts Championship winner named

Luke Littler will open his World Darts Championship defence on Thursday - and he's received the blessing of a psychic pig during the build-up

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9 h. ago World Darts Championship Odds 2026: Here are the 10 players tipped to win the PDC title

These are the players who are in the running to win the biggest prize in darts history.

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10 h. ago Meet the World Darts Championship WAGs as Luke Littler's new girlfriend shows up

The World Darts Championship will begin this week and the WAGs will be supporting their partners at Ally Pally

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