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Michael van Gerwen kicks rival while he's down as star threatens to boycott WDC

Michael Van Gerwen previews World Darts Championship Day four of the World Darts Championship has come and gone, with number-five ranked Gerwyn Price among those to seal victories on the Alexandra Palace stage on Monday night. Tuesday promises another hearty dose of high-octane action as James Wade and Michael van Gerwen prepare to get their tournaments underway. Following the reduced schedule to kick off the week, fans will once again

Meet Fallon Sherrock’s darts ace boyfriend ahead of World Championship

Fallon Sherrock is back in action at the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace this week. However, the Queen of the Palace is not the only darts sensation in her household. Sherrock is in a relationship with fellow darts star Cameron Menzies. The 34-year-old also competes at the World Darts Championship and will be at Ally Pally again this year, having reached the second round in 2022. Menzies works as

Prince William 'keeping an eye' on World Darts Championship star Fallon Sherrock

Prince William will be tuning in to this year’s World Darts Championship and will keep a close eye on one player in particular. Fallon Sherrock collected her MBE from the Prince of Wales last month and he promised to follow her progress at Ally Pally. Sherrock was recognised for her services to darts at Windsor Castle at the beginning of November. She became the first woman to win a match

World Darts Championship star Menzies rushes to Ally Pally after plumbing job

Michael Van Gerwen previews World Darts Championship Cameron Menzies takes on Rusty-Jake Rodriguez on the opening night of the World Darts Championship on Friday but instead of spending the day getting prepared for the big moment, he was plumbing before rushing off to the Alexandra Palace. The Scot had to finish his shift just hours away from taking the stage in darts’ most famous venue. Menzies, like many professional darts

Freddie Flintoff delights fans looking ‘miles better’ in new pic of cricket icon

England fans have expressed their delight in response to Freddie Flintoff's latest public appearance. The cricket icon has joined back up with England's coaching staff for their T20 series in the West Indies and was sighted with the team ahead of Wednesday's opening match. Flintoff, 46, appeared at the Kensington Oval in Barbados alongside Adil Rashid to commemorate the spin bowler's century of T20i caps. And the fixture fell one

Team GB divers 'selling saucy snaps in swimming trunks' to help fund Olympic bid

Several Team GB divers are selling pictures of themselves in swimming trunks to help fund their France 2024 Olympic dreams. The likes of Matthew Dixon, Jack Laugher, Matty Lee, Noah Williams, Daniel Goodfellow and Robbie Lee have started flogging cheeky photos of themselves wearing towels or their diving gear. At the 2016 Olympics, Laugher became the first British male diver to win multiple medals at a one Olympics, winning a

Ronnie O'Sullivan had trial with Tottenham but was only 'chubby kid there'

Ronnie O’Sullivan makes history with EIGHTH UK Championship When it comes to snooker Ronnie O’Sullivan has no equal but before the 48-year-old became world No. 1 he was trying his hand at all different kinds of sports. Last weekend the seven-time world champion won the UK Championship for a record eighth time after he defeated Ding Junhui 10-7 in the York final. The victory arrived 30 years after O’Sullivan’s first

‘I bamboozled Viv Richards and Australia – but I get remembered for I’m a Celeb’

He famously ruled Australia in the sixth test of the 1997 Ashes series – but Phil Tufnell may better be remembered as the King of the Jungle. During his playing days, Tufnell, 57, was one of the biggest stars in the England cricket team. Unlike most of his team-mates, his slow, left-arm orthodox spin style bamboozled opposing players and left them trudging off the field. Former Australian star Mark Waugh

Rory McIlroy demands change to Ryder Cup rules as Jon Rahm joins LIV Golf

Golf superstar Rory McIlroy has called on Ryder Cup lawmakers to rewrite the rule book after Jon Rahm's LIV defection. Fans were stunned this week after Masters titleholder Rahm, 29, confirmed he'll be the latest addition to the Saudi-owned LIV Golf League in a move reportedly worth £450million. It makes the Spaniard the biggest acquisition by LIV to date, dwarfing the nine-figure fees that reportedly recruited the likes of Phil

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios joins X-rated site and promises to show ‘intimate side’

Australian tennis ace Nick Kyrgios has launched his own subscription account on a familiar X-rated site. Whilst the popular website has become more synonymous with X-rated content over the years, the site themselves have been attempting to pivot away from the adult entertainment, instead trying to team up with high profiled athletes and other celebrities to provide different types of entertainment on their platform. And now Kyrgios has joined the