ROB CROSS knows he must show zero respect to Phil Taylor — despite asking him politely for his photo just two months ago! The Hastings father-of-three only finished his career as an electrician in 2016 to focus full-time on the professional darts circuit. Now he faces his idol Taylor for the first time today in […]
ROOKIE Rob Cross ended the World Championship reign of Michael van Gerwen to continue his amazing underdog story. Cross, 27, was a 125-1 tournament winner at the start of the year but at 12.10am this morning he knocked out the world No 1 6-5 in a pulsating semi-final shootout — after surviving SIX match darts. The […]
LADBROKES have apologised to TV darts host Dave Clark after appearing to mock his battle with Parkinson’s Disease. The bookmakers published a tweet last night which poked fun at the appearance of the popular Sky Sports star as he presented the World Championships at Alexandra Palace. It read: “Dave Clark looks like he’s caught the whiff […]
DIOGO PORTELA can follow famous No 10s Pele, Rivaldo, Zico and Neymar in sporting folklore with a ‘Brazilliant’ darts debut tonight. The 29-year-old Samba star will proudly wear the iconic yellow shirt on the oche when he takes on Scot Peter Wright in the first round at Ally Pally. Portela is the best tungsten thrower to […]
ADRIAN LEWIS was sent screaming from Ally Pally after losing to an ex-German landscape gardener in one of the biggest upsets in darts history. Jackpot was taken apart 3-1 by 2,000-1 tournament outsider Kevin Munch, losing for the first time in the first round of the World Darts Championship. The No 7 seed becomes the […]