Jonathan Liew
@jonathanliew.bsky.social
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100% pure nuance.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jonathan-liew
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some final reflections on littler, and why i don't think he'll get close to taylor's record, and how the answer partly lies in the mongolian embassy in london
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Littler is a generational talent but it's too early to talk about beating Taylorâs record | Jonathan Liew
Double world champion is 14 titles from darts legendâs record but talented youngsters or even Littler himself could stall his quest
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/05/luke-littler-phil-taylor-pdc-world-darts-championship
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some final reflections on littler, and why i don't think he'll get close to taylor's record, and how the answer partly lies in the mongolian embassy in london
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Littler is a generational talent but it's too early to talk about beating Taylorâs record | Jonathan Liew
Double world champion is 14 titles from darts legendâs record but talented youngsters or even Littler himself could stall his quest
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/05/luke-littler-phil-taylor-pdc-world-darts-championship
about 22 hours ago
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poor patrick dorgu
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a great act of violence
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Luke Littler thrashes Gian van Veen to retain PDC World Darts Championship
Luke Littler beat Gian van Veen 7-1 in the final of the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/03/luke-littler-thrashes-gian-van-veen-to-retain-pdc-world-darts-championship
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a great act of violence
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Luke Littler thrashes Gian van Veen to retain PDC World Darts Championship
Luke Littler beat Gian van Veen 7-1 in the final of the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/03/luke-littler-thrashes-gian-van-veen-to-retain-pdc-world-darts-championship
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the world youth final of 2023 is the world final of 2026. but in reality luke littler v gian van veen could scarcely be more different: a clash of styles, temperaments, personalities, even culture, and potentially a final for the ages.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Gian van Veen to face Luke Littler in world final after denying Anderson in epic
Gian van Veen will face Luke Littler in the PDC world championship final after beating Gary Anderson 6-3 in an instant classic semi-final
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/02/pdc-world-darts-semi-final-luke-littler-ryan-searle-gary-anderson-gian-van-veen
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the world youth final of 2023 is the world final of 2026. but in reality luke littler v gian van veen could scarcely be more different: a clash of styles, temperaments, personalities, even culture, and potentially a final for the ages.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Gian van Veen to face Luke Littler in world final after denying Anderson in epic
Gian van Veen will face Luke Littler in the PDC world championship final after beating Gary Anderson 6-3 in an instant classic semi-final
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/02/pdc-world-darts-semi-final-luke-littler-ryan-searle-gary-anderson-gian-van-veen
3 days ago
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very annoyed that I came up with âgian van veen, i bet you think this song is about youâ about two weeks ago, didnât tweet it and now itâs all over the internet
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âgrowing up as a Dutchman, the aim was always to be No2, because you cannot overtake michael van gerwenâ last night, gian van veen overtook michael van gerwen
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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PDC world darts: Van Veen dumps Humphries out as Littler wins over crowd
Luke Littler won over the crowd with a 5-0 win against Krzysztof Ratajski while Gian van Veen showed his world title credentials with a 5-1 victory
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/01/luke-littler-sees-in-new-year-dominant-win-over-krzysztof-ratajski-world-championship-darts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 days ago
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the year in tortured intros
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Jonathan Liew
you either die a hero or
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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Luke Littler forced to battle the boos in tense win at PDC World Championship
The defending champion was jeered as he fought his way to a 4-2 victory over an inspired Rob Cross to reach the quarter-finals at Alexandra Palace
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/30/luke-littler-forced-to-battle-the-boos-in-tense-win-at-pdc-world-championship?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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you either die a hero or
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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Luke Littler forced to battle the boos in tense win at PDC World Championship
The defending champion was jeered as he fought his way to a 4-2 victory over an inspired Rob Cross to reach the quarter-finals at Alexandra Palace
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/30/luke-littler-forced-to-battle-the-boos-in-tense-win-at-pdc-world-championship?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 days ago
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âyouâve seen the tottenham, now fuck off homeâ feels like a pretty appropriate message all round tbh
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Vithushan Ehantharajah
10 days ago
Watched England win an
#Ashes
Test in Australia doing what they used to do that made this all make sense. Would recommend
www.espncricinfo.com/story/ashes-...
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"As always, the best way to understand the greatness of womenâs tennis is to watch womenâs tennis." As usual,
@tumcarayol.bsky.social
sticks the landing.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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New Battle of the Sexes is cynical bid for attention and own goal for Sabalenka
World No 1âs clash with Nick Kyrgios is on track to being one of the most inane tennis events ever conceived
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/27/new-battle-of-the-sexes-is-cynical-bid-for-attention-and-own-goal-for-sabalenka
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mad that this shambolic, nihilistic farce of a series is - by dint of this single stupid win - now in englandâs top ten greatest menâs ashes tours since WW2
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ian bell once spent an entire ashes series batting at no6 because everyone ahead of him was even better. anyway, brydon carse has just gone in at no3
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Iâve never seen The Traitors but I assume itâs basically what Bryson Carse has been doing this series?
11 days ago
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and indeed merry christmas to *all* the group chats, everywhere
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Barney Ronay
14 days ago
Punditing your own failure
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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English cricket meets Spinal Tap as Rob Key delivers latest Ashes autopsy | Barney Ronay
The England menâs cricket MD offered a postmortem that didnât address the nuts and bolts of the system he manages
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/23/ashes-autopsy-english-cricket-meets-spinal-tap-rob-key-ecb
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"it's a lonely place". "soul-destroying". "it's just a job". "i'm playing it for the money". "there's a lot of guys suffering". "i fell out of love with the game". darts is bigger and more lucrative than ever. so why are so few players enjoying themselves?
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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A brutal schedule, merciless crowds and always on the road: is professional darts all itâs cracked up to be?
For many of the performers in the 12-month circus, the tour can be soul-destroying and lonely with only the promise of untold wealth to keep them chasing the dream
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/23/brutal-schedule-merciless-crowds-always-on-road-is-professional-darts-all-its-cracked-up-to-be
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"it's a lonely place". "soul-destroying". "it's just a job". "i'm playing it for the money". "there's a lot of guys suffering". "i fell out of love with the game". darts is bigger and more lucrative than ever. so why are so few players enjoying themselves?
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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A brutal schedule, merciless crowds and always on the road: is professional darts all itâs cracked up to be?
For many of the performers in the 12-month circus, the tour can be soul-destroying and lonely with only the promise of untold wealth to keep them chasing the dream
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/23/brutal-schedule-merciless-crowds-always-on-road-is-professional-darts-all-its-cracked-up-to-be
14 days ago
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rob cross came into his press conference yesterday wanting to talk. he hasn't spoken about his struggles before. but talking helped him, and he reckons it might help someone else too. on the pain and redemption of darts, and why he stopped taking his medication
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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Rob Cross opens up on struggles after second-round win against Ian White
Rob Cross cruised into the third round of the PDC world darts championship but spoke about how life away from darts has been much more difficult
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/22/rob-cross-opens-up-on-struggles-after-second-round-win-against-ian-white
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between a quarter and a third of all the tickets at Ally Pally have been sold to Germany. they are everywhere! how did a country with no darting heritage and zero major winners go mad for the darts? I tried to find out!
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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âThey like a good night outâ: German darts fans find a (mostly) friendly rivalry at Alexandra Palace
Around a quarter of all tickets for the PDC world championship were sold to visitors from Germany. How did a country with no world-class player get hooked?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/19/they-like-a-good-night-out-german-darts-fans-find-a-mostly-friendly-rivalry-at-alexandra-palace?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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australia weathering their way to another ashes win is it
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between a quarter and a third of all the tickets at Ally Pally have been sold to Germany. they are everywhere! how did a country with no darting heritage and zero major winners go mad for the darts? I tried to find out!
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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âThey like a good night outâ: German darts fans find a (mostly) friendly rivalry at Alexandra Palace
Around a quarter of all tickets for the PDC world championship were sold to visitors from Germany. How did a country with no world-class player get hooked?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/19/they-like-a-good-night-out-german-darts-fans-find-a-mostly-friendly-rivalry-at-alexandra-palace?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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beau greaves is one of the greatest talents in darts. she's beaten luke littler and josh rock this year. she also hasn't played the world championship since 2022. we talked shifting mentality, the lure of money and why she finally thinks she can beat the top men.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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Beau Greaves: âI started beating better players and the penny dropped: I can be good enough to do this full-timeâ
Back at the PDC world championship for the first time since 2022, the womenâs world champion means business, she tells Jonathan Liew
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/18/beau-greaves-i-started-beating-better-players-penny-dropped-i-can-be-good-enough-pdc-world-championship-darts
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Sophia Brown
18 days ago
Closing out the year with my latest newsletter, this one focused on COP30 and how it's a pretty terrible process (no surprise there). But also a shoutout to civil society orgs doing immense work against the odds - e.g. the just transition mechanism.
lossanddamage.substack.com/p/reflection...
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Reflections on COP30: What happened? And what next?
Includes contributions by members of the Loss and Damage Collaboration
https://lossanddamage.substack.com/p/reflections-on-cop30-what-happened
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beau greaves is one of the greatest talents in darts. she's beaten luke littler and josh rock this year. she also hasn't played the world championship since 2022. we talked shifting mentality, the lure of money and why she finally thinks she can beat the top men.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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Beau Greaves: âI started beating better players and the penny dropped: I can be good enough to do this full-timeâ
Back at the PDC world championship for the first time since 2022, the womenâs world champion means business, she tells Jonathan Liew
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/18/beau-greaves-i-started-beating-better-players-penny-dropped-i-can-be-good-enough-pdc-world-championship-darts
18 days ago
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well this is quite embarrassing isnât it
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oh batting day is it? cool cool
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David Munyua comes back from 2-0 down! He is a vet! He keeps getting his sums wrong! The Darts remains undefeated!
19 days ago
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lighting a small candle here for everyone who went to bed at the end of the morning session
20 days ago
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none of the Covid darts really counts, does it
21 days ago
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take a guy with a history of mental health issues. put him in front of a crowd actively trying to push him over the edge. throw in some petty English nationalism and a recent bereavement. and you get what happened to cameron menzies, today
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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Cameron Menzies cracks in the cauldron as darts faces an uncomfortable truth | Jonathan Liew
The Scotsman is a wry, slightly daft ex-plumber who wears his heart on his sleeve. So why does the Ally Pally crowd enjoy goading him?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/15/cameron-menzies-darts-world-championship-alexandra-palace?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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take a guy with a history of mental health issues. put him in front of a crowd actively trying to push him over the edge. throw in some petty English nationalism and a recent bereavement. and you get what happened to cameron menzies, today
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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Cameron Menzies cracks in the cauldron as darts faces an uncomfortable truth | Jonathan Liew
The Scotsman is a wry, slightly daft ex-plumber who wears his heart on his sleeve. So why does the Ally Pally crowd enjoy goading him?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/15/cameron-menzies-darts-world-championship-alexandra-palace?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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when stephen bunting takes the stage at a darts tournament, something extraordinary happens. I spoke to him about it.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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âI messaged Sia on Instagram. She didnât get back to meâ: cult darts hero Stephen Bunting on his viral walk-on
The world No 4âs entrance to the song Titanium has become a quasi-religious moment in darts, but while he loves the attention he tells Jonathan Liew that what he really wants is the world title
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/12/i-messaged-sia-on-instagram-she-didnt-get-back-to-me-cult-darts-hero-stephen-bunting-on-his-viral-walk-on
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when stephen bunting takes the stage at a darts tournament, something extraordinary happens. I spoke to him about it.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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âI messaged Sia on Instagram. She didnât get back to meâ: cult darts hero Stephen Bunting on his viral walk-on
The world No 4âs entrance to the song Titanium has become a quasi-religious moment in darts, but while he loves the attention he tells Jonathan Liew that what he really wants is the world title
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/12/i-messaged-sia-on-instagram-she-didnt-get-back-to-me-cult-darts-hero-stephen-bunting-on-his-viral-walk-on
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Guardian Sport
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âI messaged Sia on Instagram. She didnât get back to meâ: cult darts hero Stephen Bunting on his viral walk-on
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âI messaged Sia on Instagram. She didnât get back to meâ: cult darts hero Stephen Bunting on his viral walk-on
The world No 4âs entrance to the song Titanium has become an iconic moment in darts, but while he loves the attention what he really wants is the world title âThereâs a lot of people playing darts who havenât got no character,â Stephen Bunting says in a matter-of-fact tone, his voice still a little croaky from the cold that has been laying waste to him for the last week. âTheyâre boring to watch. And thatâs probably why theyâll never be in the Premier League. You need to have a personality as well as being at the top of your game. You need to balance both.â And frankly, has anyone in the sport made a better fist of it than Bunting himself? A few years ago, the man they call The Bullet was little more than a capable journeyman on the fringes of the elite, as well-known for his resemblance to Peter Griffin from Family Guy as for his darts. Now he is the world No 4 and a multiple tournament winner, with a loyal and passionate following that â in its most spine-tingling moments â seems to transcend sport itself. Continue reading...
http://dlvr.it/TPnLSk
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James Dart
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This is great: Stephen Bunting with
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âI messaged Sia on Instagram. She didnât get back to meâ: cult darts hero Stephen Bunting on his viral walk-on
The world No 4âs entrance to the song Titanium has become an iconic moment in darts, but while he loves the attention what he really wants is the world title
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/12/i-messaged-sia-on-instagram-she-didnt-get-back-to-me-cult-darts-hero-stephen-bunting-on-his-viral-walk-on
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Harry Stopes
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For more than 2 years, police in Berlin - encouraged by city and national politicians - have systematically used excessive violence in an attempt to beat the Palestine solidarity movement into silence. I wrote about this phenomenon for the
@lrb.co.uk
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Harry Stopes | Police Violence in Berlin
In the last six months human rights officials at both the Council of Europe and the United Nations have written to the...
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/december/police-violence-in-berlin
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gian van veen is third favourite for the world darts championships, and also a fascinating guy: brilliant and brittle, open about his struggles, a thinking man in a fiercely anti-intellectual sport. we talked about doubt, and dartitis, and aviation engineering
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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âIt can be brutalâ: Gian van Veen, the anti-Luke Littler, on overcoming teenage dartitis
Dutch rising star has gone from not knowing âhow to grip the dartâ to a dark horse for the PDC world championship
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/11/gian-van-veen-interview-pdc-world-darts-championship
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the darts!
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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A sporting superhero: can anyone stop Luke Littler at the world darts championship?
Defending champion is a phenomenon and the indisputable titan of the game with a sense of inevitability at the Alexandra Palace extravaganza
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/10/luke-littler-pdc-world-darts-championship-darts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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gian van veen is third favourite for the world darts championships, and also a fascinating guy: brilliant and brittle, open about his struggles, a thinking man in a fiercely anti-intellectual sport. we talked about doubt, and dartitis, and aviation engineering
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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âIt can be brutalâ: Gian van Veen, the anti-Luke Littler, on overcoming teenage dartitis
Dutch rising star has gone from not knowing âhow to grip the dartâ to a dark horse for the PDC world championship
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/11/gian-van-veen-interview-pdc-world-darts-championship
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the darts!
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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A sporting superhero: can anyone stop Luke Littler at the world darts championship?
Defending champion is a phenomenon and the indisputable titan of the game with a sense of inevitability at the Alexandra Palace extravaganza
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/10/luke-littler-pdc-world-darts-championship-darts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
27 days ago
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just had my first sprouts of 2025 and can confirm: still shit
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fantastic michael van gerwen interview by
@donmcrae.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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Michael van Gerwen: âOf course I love darts, but I love my kids much moreâ
The former world No 1 tells Donald McRae how a traumatic year has shaped him as a darts player and a father and insists he can recapture his glory days at the world championship
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/09/michael-van-gerwen-darts-interview
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âhiya yeah sorry, how many sets you got left mate?â
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vish (too cool for bluesky) has been required reading all series
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England at breaking point as Ashes dreams dismantled
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum tried to protect their players, but it has left them exposed when it mattered most
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-at-breaking-point-as-ashes-dreams-dismantled-1514843
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