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Fallon Sherrock: The gift sport needed and got this Christmas

by Alex Bartlett - 28 December 201929 December 2019 0450

And like that it was over. Fallon Sherrock's dream run at the PDC William Hill World Darts Championship came to an end yesterday but her legacy will never be forgotten. Over the past two weeks the former hairdresser from Bletchley has not just transformed her own life nor the game of darts, she

It’s Christmas, and that can mean only one thing…DARTS!

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by Thomas Clark - 13 December 201913 December 2019 0741

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. A time for curling up on the sofa with loved ones and settling in for a night (or many nights) of Christmas television. The wait is almost over... The World Darts Championship is here! The highlight of the sporting Christmas calendar. The Sports Gazette team

Festive Favourite: Michael van Gerwen set to dazzle Ally Pally again as World Darts Championship begins

by Alex Bartlett - 12 December 201912 December 2019 1458

Pigs in Blankets. Crackers. The Queen’s Speech. That Uncle who has a little bit too much to drink. All feature in the perfect Christmas period. But on Friday the sporting festive favourite kicks off at the Alexandra Palace. The William Hill World Darts Championship. The victor will have the honour of becoming

The year in sport 2018: PDC Darts

by Adam Le Roux - 2 January 201912 December 2019 0517

Been cracking. Darts has, this year. Okay the PDC World Championship final wasn’t the best we’ve seen, but the two and a bit weeks before were filled with plenty of tasty tungsten. The Ally Pally saw upsets aplenty, with the expansion of the tournament from 72 to 96 players — including Lisa

Stoke’s latest darting diamond: Ian White on Stoke, dabbing and a penchant for karaoke

by Nick Friend - 20 December 201821 December 2018 01141

As Ian White prepares for his 2019 PDC World Darts Championship entrance, he does so as Stoke’s number one player. To the untrained eye, it is an insignificant statistic – the home to the pottery industry and close to 270,000 residents. Ultimately, however, it is a nod to the enduring brilliance of

From cones to arrows: Chris Dobey on being a late bloomer, roadworks and facing Phil Taylor

by Nick Friend - 13 December 201813 December 2018 0722

Chris Dobey had never seriously thrown a dart until eight years ago. His sport – when he had a spare moment – was football. Bornin Bedlington, a former mining town north of Newcastle, the game was in his blood, as were the black and white stripes of the region’s famous

We all love darts at Christmas

by Adam Le Roux - 9 December 201812 December 2019 0808

For some it’s festive football, for others it’s a Boxing Day test match, but for me, only one thing epitomises Christmas. Darts Yuletides of old are filled with the nonsensical chittering of Sid Waddell, as two blokes peppered the board with arrows. Ending up invariably, with Phil Taylor taking the crown

“It’s a publicity stunt. I don’t think it’s fair to ask women to play against men” — Former world number one Linda Duffy discusses women’s inclusion in PDC World Championship

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by Matt Davies - 8 November 20187 December 2018 04600

The movement towards gender equality in sport — consisting of equal opportunity, pay and the evaporation of existing stigma — is an ongoing process. It’s easy to state intention, but what are those in influential positions actually doing to promote this progression? December’s PDC World Championship will, for the first time, guarantee two

Life as the Limestone Cowboy – Bob Anderson talks darts, javelin and Eric Bristow

by Nick Friend - 3 November 20184 November 2018 03261

“That damn horse gets more publicity than I do,” Bob Anderson chuckles. “None of it was my idea. I think horses are fabulous creatures, but there isn’t one alive that likes me. For a cowboy to say that, it’s pretty hypocritical. That horse was incredible — an ex-police hunter, 17 hands.

Talking darts: Chris Murphy on commentary, the great Sid Waddell and media coverage

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by Nick Friend - 12 October 201815 February 2019 02266

There is not a sport without a recognised voice. Each and every one has its familiar noise, a distinct sound unmistakably entrenched it its game, the mere sense of which provides a blanket of reassurance to its audience. Attached to each iconic tone is a name that – over time