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James Wade crashes out of World Darts Championship in first round

The 16th seed won the first leg of the round two contest at Alexandra Palace, but lost the next eight

Monaghan’s Shane McGuirk wins world darts title at Lakeside

Player becomes first Irish darts player to win WDF championship, formerly BDO, beating Paul Lim in the final

The two Lukes headline new darts era that is both deeply trivial and deathly serious

Luke Littler and world champion Luke Humphries are the stars of an ever-expanding cultural phenomenon

‘It was the same as playing anyone else’ - Radek Szagański, the Cork bus driver who beat Luke Littler

Radek Szagański will be working for Bus Éireann at 4.45am on the day Littler and other darts superstars play at the 3 Arena in Dublin

Why does Ireland, with world-class pubs, not produce world darts champions?

There are plenty of talented Irish darts players but turning professional is a challenge, even with teenage sensation Luke Littler, a world championship finalist at just 16, inspiring young players

TV View: From GAA Beo to GAA Ceo as Tyers shows off his superpower

By all accounts, the end of the Glen v Kilmacud game was good fun, but who can be sure?

‘It’s unbelievable’: Luke Littler fast-tracked into darts’ Premier League after record TV figures

Teenager (16) selected in eight-player field after World Darts Championship final was watched by 4.8m viewers

Darts final draws record peak audience of 3.7 million viewers on Sky Sports

Contest was watched by 4.8 million total people, making it the most watched darts event ever on the British broadcaster

Luke Littler - ‘I can’t wait to go back on my Xbox’

‘It has changed me a lot. I have broke into the top 32, I have got a bit of money now, which is going to help’

Luke Humphries denies teenager Luke Littler World Championship glory

New world number one shows his class with scintillating 7-4 victory

‘A generational talent’: How 16-year-old Luke Littler is shaking up darts

World Darts Championship: ‘I remember the night Luke first came; word got around quickly there was this kid who was special’

Teenager Luke Littler crushes Rob Cross to storm into PDC world darts final

This is Littler’s world now, and somehow everyone else in it feels ornamental

Teenager Luke Littler shows no signs of waking up from World Championship dream

The 16-year-old darts sensation saw off Brendan Dolan to reach the semi-finals at Alexandra Palace

Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler to face Enniskillen’s Brendan Dolan in quarter-finals

16-year-old Littler beats his hero Raymond van Barneveld to make the last eight

Teenager Luke Littler continues remarkable run at World Championship to make last 16

16-year-old destroys Matt Campbell 4-1 as he keeps up dream run at Alexandra Palace

Teenage darts prodigy Luke Littler swapping Xbox for practice board at Christmas

Sixteen-year-old aiming to go all the way after winning through to the third round at the World Championships

Darts: Michael Smith conscious of ‘target on my back’ as he prepares to defend his world title

Reigning PDC champion’s recent form has been far from ideal but he remains capable of repeating last year’s stunning win

The meteoric rise and sad fall of lovable darts legend Jocky Wilson

Kilcaldy native helped popularise the game and was a two-time world champion in the 1980s before he fell upon hard times

United make it four in a row; Michael Smith wins World Darts Championship

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Michael Smith wins thrilling World Darts Championship final over Michael van Gerwen

Champion shot nine-darter after Dutchman had just missed in spectacular leg

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