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Littler’s World Championship win finishes off a year in which his success has helped the sport grow massively. In 2024, Littler was the most searched for sports person on Google in Great Britain and the third most searched person overall. As well as winning the BBC’s Young Sports Personality of the Year award and finishing second in the main award, …

Something that has stood out since Littler’s rise to prominence has been his assuredness in even the most stressful moments and that was more apparent than ever in his second world final. While Ally Pally was at fever pitch in the moments leading up to the walk-ons, Littler was an image of calm. There was no frenetic energy and no …

Incredible Luke Littler etched his name into darting history with a crushing 7-3 victory over Michael van Gerwen to become the youngest ever PDC World Championship winner. The 17-year-old was in unstoppable form as he raced into a 4-0 lead, and despite Van Gerwen getting three sets on the board, he never really threatened a comeback and was always in …

Getty Images Luke Littler does not play in the PDC World Championship final until Friday evening A news summary from Apple falsely claimed darts player Luke Littler won the PDC World Championship – before he has even played in the final. The incorrect summary was written by artificial intelligence (AI) and is based on a BBC story about Littler winning …

Michael van Gerwen battled past unseeded Callan Rydz in a brilliant last-eight tie to set up a semi-final against Chris Dobey. Third seed Van Gerwen’s last world title came in 2019 but he held off the big-scoring Rydz in impressive style to win 5-3 and move a step closer to a fourth world title. Meanwhile, Dobey came from two sets …

Nollywood actress, Adanma Luke has revealed that she contemplated su!cide after actor Junior Pope Odonwodu drowned while leaving her movie set in April.  The film-maker shared this while celebrating her colleague, Uche Nancy who was there for her during the trying time.  Adanma revealed that she even stopped breastfeeding her three-month-old baby because she was depressed and she felt d£@th …

Three-time champion Michael van Gerwen is also through to round four after a 4-2 win over 30th seed Brendan Dolan. Northern Ireland’s Dolan won the opening set on throw, before Dutchman Van Gerwen claimed the second. That started a run of eight legs on the spin to put the third seed 3-1 up. He was in scintillating form in the …

Woodhouse will face Stephen Bunting in the next round after the eighth seed saw off Latvia’s Madars Razma in the last game of the afternoon session. Bunting, the reigning Masters champion and former BDO world champion, put in an accomplished display to secure a 4-1 win. Having taken out 113 to win the first set, ‘The Bullet’ swiftly won the …

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw says he is “devastated” after suffering yet another injury setback that will keep him out for a few weeks. Club sources say the injury is a new one, rather than a recurrence of a previous problem. The 29-year-old has made just three substitute appearances this season for United after being sidelined for the club since …

Teenage star Luke Littler will face history-making female player Fallon Sherrock in the World Championship if she beats Ryan Meikle in the first round. Fourth seed Littler, 17, lost January’s world final to Luke Humphries, while Sherrock was the first woman to win matches at the tournament five years ago. Humphries will start his PDC title defence against Thibault Tricole …