12 h. ago Cameron Menzies cracks in the cauldron as darts faces an uncomfortable truth

The Scotsman is a wry, slightly daft ex-plumber who wears his heart on his sleeve. So why does the Ally Pally crowd enjoy goading him?By the time Cameron Menzies finally leaves the arena, the blood gushing from the gash on his right hand has trickled its way down the whole hand, down his wrist, part of his forearm and – somehow – up to his face. Smeared in crimson and regret, and already mouthing sheepish apologies to the crowd, he disappears down the steps, pursued by a stern-looking Matt Porter, the chief executive of the Professional Darts Corporation.The physical scars from Menzies’s encounter with the Alexandra Palace drinks table after his 3-2 defeat against Charlie Manby will be gone within a few weeks. Most probably there will be a fine of some sort. What about the rest? Man loses game of darts, punches table three times in fury, goes to hospital, repents at leisure: simple cause and effect. But of course this is not, and this is never, the whole story. In a way this tale is...

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23 h. ago Today at the World Darts Championship 2025: Monday schedule, prize money, results, odds, when is Luke Littler's next match

It’s day five at the world’s biggest and richest darts competition - with more first round action taking place.

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48 h. ago World Darts Championship 2025/26 Day 4: Sunday schedule, prize money, odds, when does Stephen Bunting play his first round match

It’s day four at the world’s biggest and richest darts competition - with more first round action taking place.

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60 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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65 h. ago Luke Humphries' drastic lifestyle change as Luke Littler rival begins World Championship challenge

Luke Humphries begins his 2025/26 World Darts Championship campaign against Ted Evetts on Saturday night

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3 d. ago World Darts Championship 2025/26 Day 3: Saturday schedule, prize money, odds, when does Luke Humphries play his first round match

It’s day three at the world’s biggest - and richest - darts competition.

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3 d. ago Luke Littler attacked by 'infamous' Ally Pally wasp as title defence continues

Darts champ Luke Littler had been giving a post-match interview when the creepy-crawly swarmed around him, causing him to duck from side to side in the hilarious chat

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4 d. ago World Darts Championship 2025/26 Friday schedule, prize money, odds, when does Gian van Veen play his first round match

It’s day two at the world’s biggest - and richest - darts competition.

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago World Darts Championship 2025/26 Thursday schedule, prize money, odds, when does Luke Littler play his first round match

The winner of the tournament will receive a cheque for a jaw-dropping one million pounds.

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5 d. ago ‘It can be brutal’: Gian van Veen learns to fly with the stars after dartitis

Dutch rising star has gone from not knowing ‘how to grip the dart’ to a dark horse for the PDC world championshipIt’s the deciding leg of the European Championship final. Gian van Veen, the 23-year-old from the Netherlands chasing his first major title, has just missed two match darts to win 11-9. Luke Humphries, world No 1 at the time, starts the final leg with a 140.“Oh, you’ve blown it here,” Van Veen replies when asked to describe his internal monologue during that moment in October. “Luke Humphries is not going to crumble under this pressure. Maybe it was a negative thought. But it also released some pressure for me, in a way.” Continue reading...

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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 d. 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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6 d. ago PDC Darts World Championship 2025: Prize money, full first round draw, format, how to watch

The winner of the tournament will receive a cheque for a jaw-dropping one million pounds.

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6 d. ago 2025 PDC World Darts Championship odds: Latest betting markets & free bets

Find the latest 2025 PDC World Darts Championship odds and free bet offers for the showpiece festive event in London

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6 d. ago World Darts Championship: Start time, streaming details and Luke Littler's first match

The lowdown ahead of the biggest-ever World Darts Championship as Luke Littler looks to defend his title

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1 week ago ‘Still think he’s arrogant’ – Luke Littler’s rival takes another swipe and addresses darts feudLocation: England 

RICARDO PIETRECZKO has doubled down on his belief that Luke Littler is "arrogrant". The German made the claim after losing their pulsating Belgian Darts semi-final match last March. Pietreczko gesticulated to Littler after the final leg, which prompted the teenage sensation to tell him to "get out" before he celebrated to the crowd. Moments after...

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2 w. ago PDC World Darts Championship: Luke Littler schedule, how to watch, full draw and prize money

Luke Littler won the PDC World Darts Championship for the first time in 2025 and he will start his title defence against Darius Labanauskas on the opening night at the Alexandra Palace.

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3 w. ago Luke Littler discovers fate as World Darts Championship draw revealed

Littler will begin his World Darts Championship defence against Lithuania’s Darius Labanaus

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