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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Luke Littler to star in different sport on ITV as darts sensation, 18, links up with Tony Bellew and Barry Hearn
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LUKE LITTLER is aiming to show there's just a fin margin between success and failure. Darts' world champ is joining fellow big names of sport like Tony Bellew, Steve Davis and Barry Hearn for an angling event to be shown on ITV4. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Luke Littler will hope to improve on his debut in last year's event Credit: Getty 3 Ex-boxer will also be competing in a 32-strong line-up But the Nuke, 18, came BOTTOM on his debut in the Target Sports Star Fishing Championship last year. That's despite the keen angler sharing a snap of a sizable catch he made at the competition in Warwickshire. The Warrington whizkid teamed up in 2024 with former Ally Pally kings Adrian Lewis and Rob Cross, plus Target Darts boss Garry Plummer. Now he'll be back at the Tunnel Barn Fishery on July 29 alongside ex-world cruiserweight boxing champ Bellew, snooker's six-time Crucible king Davis, promoter Hearn and a string of other stars - from both sides of the microphone. The 32-strong line-up also includes Lewis, Cross and James Wade from darts, as well as Derek Redmond, Gail Emms, George Groves, Johnny Fisher, Andy Goldstein, Hayley Turner and Gary Newbon. Littler hopes to show Big Fish has a more meaty meaning than just being his favourite checkout at the oche. And he also hopes to bounce back from England's World Cup embarrassment. The Nuke and Luke Humphries went into the pairs tournament as the world's top two players and the last two Ally Pally kings. 3 Luke Littler has impressed fans after taking up a new sport Credit: Instagram @lukethenukelittler BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK But they began to flounder from the start and fans had plenty to carp about afterwards. Welshman Gerwyn Price, who suffered disappointment in the final against Northern Ireland, described the duo as "rubbish" and appeared to suggest they lacked "camaraderie". Gerwyn Price runs rule over Luke Littler and Luke Humphries' England's World Cup of Darts flop At least Littler won't be under the same type of pressure when he contests the angling competition, which raises five-figure sums for charity. Organisers have stressed their 13th annual event is "not open to the public". But a two-hour highlights package will be on ITV4 at a date to be confirmed.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Luke Littler to star in different sport on ITV as darts sensation, 18, links up with Tony Bellew and Barry Hearn
LUKE LITTLER is aiming to show there's just a fin margin between success and failure. Darts' world champion is joining fellow big names of sport like Tony Bellew, Steve Davis and Advertisement 3 Luke Littler will hope to improve on his debut in last year's event Credit: Getty 3 Ex-boxer will also be competing in a 32-strong line-up But That's despite keen angler The Warrington whizkid teamed up in 2024 with former Ally Pally kings Adrian Lewis and Now he'll be back at the Tunnel Barn Fishery on July 29 alongside ex-world cruiserweight boxing champ Bellew, snooker's six-time Crucible king Davis, promoter Hearn and a string of other stars - from both sides of the microphone. Advertisement READ MORE ON DARTS The 32-strong line-up also includes Lewis, Cross and Littler hopes to show Big Fish has a more meaty meaning than just being his favourite checkout at the oche. And he also hopes to bounce back from England's World Cup embarrassment. The Nuke and Luke Humphries went into the pairs tournament as the world's top two players and the last two Ally Pally kings. Advertisement Most read in Sport 3 Luke Littler has impressed fans after taking up a new sport Credit: Instagram @lukethenukelittler BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK But they began to flounder from the start and fans had plenty to carp about afterwards. Welshman Advertisement Gerwyn Price runs rule over Luke Littler and Luke Humphries' England's World Cup of Darts flop At least Organisers have stressed their 13th annual event is "not open to the public". But a two-hour highlights package will be on ITV4 at a date to be confirmed.
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Bankrupt former World Darts semi-finalist, 59, stuns Gerwyn Price to earn timely Players Championship prize money boost
Veteran oche ace rolls back the years just when he needs it most PRICED OUT Bankrupt former World Darts semi-finalist, 59, stuns Gerwyn Price to earn timely Players Championship prize money boost MERVYN KING'S form has gone "Boom" - three months after he went bust. The Ipswich ace toppled former Ally Pally champ Gerwyn Price on the way to three impressive wins at Players Championship 18. 2 Mervyn King worried he'd lose his home after being made insolvent Credit: Getty 2 Ex-world champ Gerwyn Price was overwhelmed by King Credit: Shutterstock Editorial It could not be more timely for King who feared losing his home after saying he owed 'north of £500,000' to HMRC. The one-time BDO world no. 1 exclusively told SunSport in March he even worried about how he could look after his three dogs. The ex-PDC World Championship semi-finalist said he "hid my head in the sand' as his debts soared over the past two decades. But King was in scintillating nick at Leicester's Mattioli Arena on Wednesday. READ MORE DARTS NEWS 'absolutely out of order' Commentator fears for Littler after World Cup incident And top billing went to his opening performance. The current world no.147 dismantled Premier League Darts star Price 6-2. Averaging nearly 100, King bagged six of his nine attempts at double to clinch a 6-2 victory. His Welsh victim Price, 40, is world-ranked 11th and has seven PDC majors to his name, including the ultimate prize at the Ally Pally in 2021. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK King went onto beat Glastonbury thrower Justin Hood 6-3 before pipping Dutchman Wesley Plaisier 6-5. But resurgent Morecambe hurler Dave Chisnall ended the veteran's surge by inflicting a 6-2 defeat. Darts star Daryl Gurney screams X-rated rant about his 'b------s' on stage at World Cup But for King just being at the oche might be a joy after he was made insolvent at the High Court of Justice in London earlier this year. It left he and wife Tracey anxious about the care of their three large pets — a Pyrenean Mountain Dog, a Pyrenees-Newfoundland cross and a Golden Retriever - should the couple have to move home. King picked up most of his darts' prize money at his peak from the late-90s to early 2000s. However, he mistakenly thought that income was "winnings" rather than "earnings" - and he didn't make it known to the tax authorities. Two decades later - during Covid - King began delivering parcels for Amazon — and realised he could be near to becoming bankrupt. He also started a construction business but 'got rid of it' as he could no longer be a company director.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Bankrupt former World Darts semi-finalist, 59, stuns Gerwyn Price to earn timely Players Championship prize money boost
MERVYN KING'S form has gone "Boom" - three months after he went bust. The Ipswich ace toppled former Advertisement 2 Mervyn King worried he'd lose his home after being made insolvent Credit: Getty 2 Ex-world champ Gerwyn Price was overwhelmed by King Credit: Shutterstock Editorial It could not be more timely for King who feared losing his home after saying he owed 'north of £500,000' to HMRC. The one-time BDO world no. 1 exclusively told SunSport in March he even worried about how he could look after his three dogs. The ex-PDC World Championship semi-finalist said he "hid my head in the sand' as his debts soared over the past two decades. But King was in scintillating nick at Leicester's Mattioli Arena on Wednesday. Advertisement READ MORE DARTS NEWS And top billing went to his opening performance. The current world no.147 dismantled Premier League Darts star Price 6-2. Averaging nearly 100, King bagged six of his nine attempts at double to clinch a 6-2 victory. His Welsh victim Price, 40, is world-ranked 11th and has seven PDC majors to his name, including the ultimate prize at the Ally Pally in 2021. Advertisement Most read in Darts BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK King went onto beat Glastonbury thrower Justin Hood 6-3 before pipping Dutchman Wesley Plaisier 6-5. But resurgent Morecambe hurler Darts star Daryl Gurney screams X-rated rant about his 'b------s' on stage at World Cup But for King just being at the oche might be a joy after he was made insolvent at the High Court of Justice in London earlier this year. Advertisement It left he and wife Tracey anxious about the care of their three large pets — a Pyrenean Mountain Dog, a Pyrenees-Newfoundland cross and a Golden Retriever - should the couple have to move home. King picked up most of his darts' prize money at his peak from the late-90s to early 2000s. However, he mistakenly thought that income was "winnings" rather than "earnings" - and he didn't make it known to the tax authorities. Two decades later - during Covid - King began Advertisement He also started a construction business but 'got rid of it' as he could no longer be a company director.
Evening Standard
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
The Streets, Royal Festival Hall review: Mike Skinner goes high culture
Had it come to this? One of UK garage's most celebrated auteurs orchestrating visual prompts to get his usually rave-ready audience on their feet? As someone this reviewer last saw lobbing his shoes into the Ally Pally audience and then crowd-surfing out to retrieve them, Skinner was always going to feel hemmed in by the seated austerity of the Southbank's "Brutalist utopia" (although the description fits most of his beats too). He emerged to the sirens, emergency lights, operatic wails and synth-goth strings of Turn the Page in chatty but warily reverent mood: 'I imagine this is what it's like being in Hamilton,' he said as the theatrical setting hit home, 'we should be watching a classical concert.' As days in the life of geezers go, this was a proud but imposing one.
