Knighthood David Beckham (former England footballer), for services to sport and charity Billy Boston (former rugby league player), for services to rugby league football Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Virginia Wade (former tennis player), for services to tennis and charity Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Alistair Brownlee...
Victory was also payback for Humphries after he lost last year’s final to Littler as their rivalry continues to grow. Since first playing each other in the 2024 World Championship final, the pair have faced off a further 22 times with Littler claiming 13 wins to Humphries’ 10. They are the two top-ranked players in...
World number one Luke Humphries gained revenge on Luke Littler as he won a pulsating final to win the Premier League for the first time. After losing to world champion Littler in last year’s final, Humphries triumphed 11-8 in the repeat as the world’s top two duked it out at O2 Arena. The emergence of...
Littler’s popularity and stardom extends far wider than a darts audience. He was invited into Tottenham midfielder James Maddison’s box, external during his first World Championship campaign and did a Hot Lap around Silverstone with Lando Norris before the British Grand Prix in 2024. He is an avid Manchester United fan and has visited their...
“It’s been pretty much life-changing, I’d say.” Identical twins Harry and Alfie, from Devon, both dream of becoming professional darts players after being inspired by teenage darts sensation Luke Littler, who became the youngest winner of the PDC World Championship in January. They go to Teignbridge Darts Academy in Newton Abbot – one of seven...
Luke Humphries ended his 10-week wait for a Premier League nightly victory with a tense 6-5 win over Luke Littler in Leeds. The 30-year-old, who had not won a final since beating Littler on Night 4 in Exeter, came from 2-0 down to beat ‘The Nuke’ in a thriller. World number one Humphries averaged 100.96,...
Teenager Luke Littler created more history by becoming the first player to win five nights in a Premier League season with a 6-4 victory over Michael van Gerwen in Birmingham. The 18-year-old, who is the youngest world darts champion after his success in January, has also secured his place in the season-ending play-offs at O2...
Premier League Darts is played across 16 initial weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final each night. Each of the eight players is guaranteed to face the other seven in the quarter-finals in weeks one to seven and 9-15, with week eight and week 16 fixtures done off the table. It...
World champion Luke Littler was knocked out of the 12th Players Championship event in the last 16 by Ritchie Edhouse. Littler, 18, trailed 4-1 but fought back to lead 5-4 before being taken to a deciding leg by world number 26 Edhouse in Leicester. But the current Premier League Darts champion hit double five rather...
Luke Littler suffered a surprise early exit in the 11th Players Championship of the year with a 6-3 defeat by Dylan Slevin. World champion Littler averaged 90.11 compared to his opponent’s 92.74 as he fell in the first round of the tournament in Leicester. Slevin, ranked 61st in the PDC order of merit, had raced...
Gerwyn Price won the ninth Players Championship of 2025 with an 8-4 victory over Ian White in the final, as Luke Littler went out in the third round. Price produced a superb 140 checkout in the fourth leg – the highest of the match – to take a 3-1 lead and kept his composure in...
Luke Littler strengthened his position at the top of the Premier League table with victory on night eight in Newcastle. The world champion, 18, defeated Stephen Bunting, Rob Cross and Luke Humphries on his way to a fourth success in the 2025 event. Littler is eight points clear of second-placed Humphries and has 26 points...
Teenager Luke Littler hit a nine-darter and averaged a stunning 112.5 to beat Michael van Gerwen and win night seven of Premier League Darts in Cardiff. The 18-year-old was unsure if the final dart on double 15 was in and hesitated before celebrating in vociferous style when the referee called it. It is his third...