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On This Day: Phil Taylor Was Born in 1960
On 13 August 1960, the man who would win two BDO world titles and sixteen in total, Phil 'The Power' Taylor, was born in Stoke-on-Trent.
Shocks and Nine-Darter Light Up New Zealand Masters
Simon Whitlock lands a perfect leg in Auckland, where Ross Smith suffers a shock first-round exit at the World Series event.
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World Championship Race Heats Up Across Continents
Brody Klinge and Oskar Lukasiak take major steps towards Ally Pally qualification, while Gian van Veen faces a luggage crisis ahead of the New Zealand Dart
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Remembering Sid Waddell, The Voice of Darts, 2012
On this day in 2012, darts lost its most iconic voice, commentator Sid Waddell, who passed away one day after his 72nd birthday.
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World Championship Moves to Great Hall for 2027
The PDC World Darts Championship will move to Alexandra Palace's Great Hall, increasing capacity to a record 180,000 via a new ballot ticket system.
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Chisnall: Littler is the ‘Greatest Player We’ve Ever Seen’
Dave Chisnall ranks the world champion above Phil Taylor, as Luke Littler reveals his ambition to win every single major title in 2026.
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Littler Honours Taylor Amid Mural Unveiling
A new mural in Warrington honours Luke Littler, who remains humble about his place in history, while Michael van Gerwen's form comes under scrutiny.
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Darts on British TV: How the BBC Made It Big — And Lost It
The BBC didn't just broadcast darts in the 1980s — it made the sport what it was. Then it walked away. Here's what that cost darts, and who picked up the pieces.
The Lakeside Atmosphere: Why 1,170 Seats Felt Like 10,000
The Lakeside Country Club held 1,170 people for darts. It sounded like a football ground. Here's why the smallest venue in world sport produced the loudest crowds.
Darts in British Culture: From Pub Game to World Championship
Darts didn't become a major British sport by accident. It grew out of the pubs and working men's clubs of northern England and the Midlands, hit peak television in the early 1980s, and then fractured into two competing visions of what the game should be. This is how that happened.