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Littler suffers third-round exit in Belgian Open
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Littler suffers third-round exit in Belgian Open

BBC Sport

Greaves' 114-match winning run ended by Sherrock
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Greaves' 114-match winning run ended by Sherrock

Beau Greaves' record run of 114 consecutive wins in the PDC Women's Series is ended by Fallon Sherrock.

BBC Sport22 Mar
Luke Littler applies to trademark his face to combat AI fakes
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Luke Littler applies to trademark his face to combat AI fakes

The darts star's image has been used legally on darts merchandise, snacks and fashion brands.

BBC Sport20 Mar
Luke Littler applies to trademark his face in bid to combat AI fakes
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Luke Littler applies to trademark his face in bid to combat AI fakes

Teenager files application to prevent fake products Littler defies boos to fight back and defeat Gerwyn Price Luke Littler has made an application with the Intellectual Property Office to trademark his face. It is understood the application will prevent fake products powered by AI using his picture without permission and breaking copyright laws. The teenager, who has won back-to-back World Darts Championship titles, is highly marketable and his face appears on a wide variety of branded product

The Guardian20 Mar
Littler fights back from 5-0 down to stun Price
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Littler fights back from 5-0 down to stun Price

Luke Littler comes from 5-0 down to stun Gerwyn Price 6-5 in the final of Premier League Darts in Dublin where there were two maximum 170 checkouts in one game.

BBC Sport19 Mar
Premier League Darts 2026 fixtures, results and table
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Premier League Darts 2026 fixtures, results and table

The full schedule, results and points table for the 2026 Premier League Darts.

BBC Sport19 Mar
Clayton overcomes gout to crush Humphries in final
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Clayton overcomes gout to crush Humphries in final

Jonny Clayton struggles with gout but still wins night six of the Premier League in Nottingham by crushing Luke Humphries 6-1 in the final.

BBC Sport12 Mar
Annual darts festival celebrates 40th anniversary
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Annual darts festival celebrates 40th anniversary

Hundreds of visitors came to watch the Isle of Man Darts Festival over the weekend.

BBC Sport9 Mar
Littler 'digs deep' to go back-to-back at UK Open
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Littler 'digs deep' to go back-to-back at UK Open

World number one Luke Littler successfully defends his UK Open title, beating James Wade in the final in Minehead.

BBC Sport8 Mar
Littler into UK Open quarter-finals but Humphries out
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Littler into UK Open quarter-finals but Humphries out

Reigning champion Luke Littler moves into the quarter-finals of the UK Open with a comfortable 10-5 win over Gary Anderson, while Luke Humphries is beaten 10-6 by Danny Noppert.

BBC Sport7 Mar
Littler's UK Open defence off to winning start
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Littler's UK Open defence off to winning start

World number one Luke Littler gets his UK Open defence off to a winning start, overcoming Damon Heta 10-3 with his second 'Big Fish' checkout in as many days.

BBC Sport6 Mar
Why are nine-darters on the rise?
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Why are nine-darters on the rise?

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks at why nine-darters are on the rise in darts

BBC Sport6 Mar
What is the UK Open?
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What is the UK Open?

BBC Sport explains why the UK Open of darts is often compared to football's FA Cup

BBC Sport6 Mar
Factory to the oche: Langford, 62, set for major debut
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Factory to the oche: Langford, 62, set for major debut

When Clive Langford booked a day off work to watch the UK Open, he did not imagine he would actually end up playing in the 'FA Cup of Darts' that day instead.

BBC Sport6 Mar
Littler spoils Welsh party with Premier League win
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Littler spoils Welsh party with Premier League win

Luke Littler beats Premier League leader Jonny Clayton 6-4 in a top class final at Utilita Arena in Cardiff.

BBC Sport5 Mar
Clayton eyes all-Welsh Cardiff Premier League final
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Clayton eyes all-Welsh Cardiff Premier League final

Jonny Clayton says it would be amazing to meet fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price in the final on night five of the Premier League Darts in Cardiff.

BBC Sport5 Mar
Nine-dart hero Rock can be world champion - Bunting
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Nine-dart hero Rock can be world champion - Bunting

Premier League Night Four winner Stephen Bunting says Northern Ireland's Josh Rock, who threw a nine-darter in front of his home crowd at the SSE Arena, has the ability to become world champion one day.

BBC Sport27 Feb
Bunting silences critics with win in Belfast
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Bunting silences critics with win in Belfast

Stephen Bunting inflicts a third final defeat of the season on Gian van Veen to win night four of the Premier League in Belfast.

BBC Sport26 Feb
'Special feeling' as Rock hits Belfast nine-darter
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'Special feeling' as Rock hits Belfast nine-darter

Northern Ireland's Josh Rock says it was a "special" feeling to hit his first Premier League nine-darter at Belfast's SSE Arena on Thursday.

BBC Sport26 Feb
Meet the young people taking up darts
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Meet the young people taking up darts

Luke Littler became world champion in 2025, which inspired a whole new generation to take their first steps up to the oche.

BBC Sport26 Feb
Clayton out for repeat win over Littler in Belfast
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Clayton out for repeat win over Littler in Belfast

Jonny Clayton is keen to consolidate his position at the top of the Premier League table at Thursday's fourth event of the competition at the SSE Arena in Belfast.

BBC Sport26 Feb
'Luke Littler effect' inspiring young people to step up to the oche
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'Luke Littler effect' inspiring young people to step up to the oche

Once a pub game, which was the pastime of mostly older men, darts all changed with the rise of a teenage sensation.

BBC Sport26 Feb
Greaves first woman to hit nine-darter on PDC ProTour
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Greaves first woman to hit nine-darter on PDC ProTour

Beau Greaves makes history with the perfect leg in her Players Championship 6 clash against Mensur Suljovic in Leicester.

BBC Sport25 Feb
'A dream come true' - Rock's Premier League debut
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'A dream come true' - Rock's Premier League debut

Northern Ireland's Josh Rock says he didn't expect his first Premier League appearance to be as soon as it has been ahead of playing his first night in Belfast on Thursday.

BBC Sport25 Feb
Littler wins in Poland despite Van Veen nine-darter
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Littler wins in Poland despite Van Veen nine-darter

Luke Littler wins the Poland Darts Open title despite a nine-dart finish in the final from Gian van Veen.

BBC Sport22 Feb
Littler is a generational talent but it's too early to talk about beating Taylor’s record | Jonathan Liew
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Littler is a generational talent but it's too early to talk about beating Taylor’s record | Jonathan Liew

Double world champion is 14 titles from darts legend’s record but talented youngsters or even Littler himself could stall his quest Luke Littler looked up and down the rows of filled seats, the line of microphones pointed at his mouth, the expectant faces hanging on his every word. This has long been one of his least favourite parts of the job, a fact he scarcely bothers to conceal. Occasionally everyone has to sit and wait while he sends a text. He leaves as soon as he is legitimately able. But

The Guardian5 Jan
‘The Glastonbury of sport’: Luke Littler effect takes darts to new heights
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‘The Glastonbury of sport’: Luke Littler effect takes darts to new heights

A peak audience of 2.5m watched the world championship final on Sky as Luke Littler defended his title If further proof was needed about the burgeoning popularity of Luke Littler and darts, it came with early viewing figures from Barb that showed the 18-year-old’s second world title victory on Saturday night was watched by a peak audience of 2.5m on Sky. They are huge numbers in a sport that, not so long ago, would have been delighted with anything over a million. That is the Littler effect in a

The Guardian4 Jan
Shrek, sherbet and sausage dogs: Ally Pally fancy dress parade – in pictures
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Shrek, sherbet and sausage dogs: Ally Pally fancy dress parade – in pictures

As this year’s World Darts Championship comes to a close, we take a look back at the sartorial choices made by those at Alexandra Palace Continue reading...

The Guardian4 Jan
‘We can’t stop here’: Luke Littler sends warning to rivals after second world title
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‘We can’t stop here’: Luke Littler sends warning to rivals after second world title

Littler beats Gian van Veen 7-1 to retain his crown World No 1 ate pizza at Alexandra Palace before final Luke Littler has warned his rivals that he intends to be around for a very long time – and win plenty more PDC world titles – after adding a second crown by defeating the Dutchman Gian van Veen in a one-sided demolition. And the 18-year-old didn’t entirely rule out chasing down Phil Taylor’s record of 16 world titles after emphatically proving himself as the best darts player on the planet

The Guardian3 Jan
Luke Littler joins pantheon of greats at sport’s biggest pantomime | Sean Ingle
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Luke Littler joins pantheon of greats at sport’s biggest pantomime | Sean Ingle

The teenager was expected to be tested by Gian van Veen but the only thing to ruffle him was the Ally Pally wasp Few sports stars in history are so precocious that their place in the pantheon is assured by the time they are 18. Pelé was one. Nadia Comaneci another. Boris Becker too. Now you can add Luke Littler to that list. Most experts had expected Gian van Veen to give Littler a proper test. He did. For three sets. Then this final became a rout. After his 7-1 dismantling, Van Veen was asked w

The Guardian3 Jan
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