Michael van Gerwen does not do polite nodding when something in darts smells off. He never has. So when the three-time world champion looked at Netflix’s Beat Luke Littler project this week and said they are “sending people away who are a little bit too good,” it landed like a dart in the treble. That … Read more
Rob Cross has just said the quiet part out loud. Luke Littler is not unbeatable. Not over the short stuff. Not if someone actually turns up ready to match him. That is the message from a former world champion sitting in Amsterdam this week, looking at the World Series of Darts Finals draw and refusing … Read more
Luke Littler is 19 years old, sits miles clear at the top of the darts world, and has just told the sport’s biggest power broker that he will take even more time off. That is the story in a sentence. Barry Hearn warned the game’s leading names about skipping events. Littler’s reply was not a … Read more
Travis Kelce spends his Sundays trying to shake linebackers. This week the hit came from a courtroom in St. Louis. On Tuesday, prosecutors named the Kansas City Chiefs tight end as one of 64 victims in a Ponzi scheme that pulled in more than $35 million. The man who ran it, Siddharth Jawahar, walked out … Read more
Jalen Brunson showed up at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night thinking he could disappear into a hoodie, sunglasses, and that familiar Siegelman Stable cap. Harry Styles had other ideas. Mid-set on Night 9 of his 30-show residency, the singer stopped the show, pointed out the man sitting with his wife Ali, and told 20,000 … Read more
Remember When Luke Littler Offered James Wade Next Year’s UK Open? Back in March, Luke Littler had just done it again. Same final. Same opponent. Same result. The 19-year-old walked off the Minehead stage with another UK Open title, another £120,000 cheque, and a line that fans still talk about now. He told James Wade … Read more
Michael van Gerwen reveals bizarre sock habit while taking aim at Gerwyn Price’s ritual Michael van Gerwen has never been the sort of player to hide what he thinks. The three-time world champion has spent more than two decades in professional darts, and his latest comments show that even after all those years, some things … Read more
Luke Littler’s remarkable 2026 campaign has reached a fascinating crossroads, with the teenage world champion admitting it would be “gutting” if his dream of winning every major title available to him ends in Amsterdam this weekend. The 19-year-old heads into the World Series of Darts Finals carrying an extraordinary amount of momentum. Littler has already … Read more
They called him a cheat when he was still a kid throwing in his bedroom. That is the part of Luke Littler’s story that still lands hardest. Not the two world titles. Not the records. Not the fact he is 19, world number one, and already the face of darts. Before any of that, grown … Read more
Luke Littler has spent much of his remarkable rise being associated with two things that have nothing to do with nutrition: darts and kebabs. Now, the 19-year-old is changing that image, swapping familiar takeaway habits for carefully prepared meals designed to help him lose weight and improve his stamina. The change might sound small, but … Read more