New champion ‘would need 20 years to surpass 16 titles’ ‘Everybody raises their game against you’ Phil Taylor has backed Luke Littler to break his record of 16 world titles Read more

Magnus Carlsen’s jeans put the spotlight on chess’s sartorial intransigence but it is not the only sport struggling to adapt Wallace and Gromit is a festive TV staple in many Read more

The 17-year-old could reign supreme for years but at some point his unassailability risks dulling the sport’s edges You know what? I reckon this is the year Luke Littler could Read more

Luke Littler won his first PDC World Championship by beating the three-time former winner Michael van Gerwen 7-3 at Alexandra Palace on Friday. After his victory, the 17-year-old said: ‘I Read more

‘I’ve got the ability’ to break record, says 17-year-old Littler earns praise from Taylor and David Beckham Luke Littler believes he can hunt down Phil Taylor’s record of 16 world Read more

Teenager watched loss to Humphries hours before final ‘I had the visions … I knew what went wrong last year’ Luke Littler has revealed how watching back his defeat in Read more

Teenager blows away Van Gerwen 7-3 to seal first title Littler becomes the youngest darts world champion There was a final flick of the fingers, before the fists began to Read more

17-year-old Englishman beats his Dutch rival 7-3 Littler becomes youngest ever PDC world champion Tonight the Palace; tomorrow the planet. Whatever Luke Littler goes on to achieve in the fields Read more

The final is set for 8pm GMT start at Alexandra Palace Today in Focus podcast: how Britain fell in love with darts Three-dart averageLittler 102.13 Van Gerwen 99.75 Checkout percentageLittler Read more

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