The best darts stories by award-winning journalist Phil Lanning (
@lannonews
), longest-serving darts newspaper writer & images by Taylor Lanning (
@taylanningpix
)
Some names are now being thrown about on who will be named in New Year’s honours list.
It’s about time this man
@DaveClarkTV
got the recognition for services to Parkinson’s & darts on TV.
A legend, hero & inspiration. ♥️👏
#Newyearshonours
#parkinsonsuk
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@taylanningpix
“Loving the VIP treatment at Ibrox today!
“Off to the game tonight with my Scottish manager Rab cannot wait. Come on Gers!”
⚡️Rob Cross warms-up for Premier League in Glasgow with visit to Rangers v Ross County tonight.
#darts
WIN! 🐍🏴🏆
To celebrate
@snakebitewright
winning the Worlds we have an exclusive signed copy of Oche! by Peter after he took the title, a proper bit of sports memorabilia.
And you can win it!
All you have to do is...
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“Some of the abuse I’m getting at the moment is absolutely disgusting. People forget we are human beings.”
🐍Nathan Aspinall progresses to Masters last eight and opens up on the hate that has forced him off social media.
#Masters
“He’s a young kid. How much pressure the press and everyone puts on his shoulders is insane.”
🇳🇱 Michael van Gerwen talks about Luke Littler mania after securing a third successive Premier League night win.
#darts
WIN! 🐍🏴🏆
To celebrate
@snakebitewright
winning the Worlds we have an exclusive signed copy of Oche! by Peter after he took the title.
👇
All you have to do to win it:
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*We will announce winner at midday on Tuesday.
🏴WIN SIGNED
SNAKEBITE
PROGRAMME🐍
Just minutes after he was crowned World Champ
@snakebitewright
signed a World Championship prog.
All you have to do to win it is:
1️⃣ Follow
@Oche180
2️⃣ Like & RT this post ❤️🔄
3️⃣ Tag a mate 🙋🏼♂️
Winner announced in a week.
#darts
𝘽𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙀𝙔: “𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙬.”
Raymond van Barneveld reveals on Instagram: “I would like to let you all knows that I am doing well now and that I feel a lot better than yesterday.
📸Raymond van Barneveld
“𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙜𝙤.”
🏴2021 PDC World Cup winners - Scotland.
🏴2022 PDC World Champion - Peter Wright.
🏴2022 World Seniors Champion - Robert Thornton.
#darts
Cullen after Anderson spat: “For want of a better expression, he called me a cheat. Gary was saying I know what I did, I said I don’t know what I did. I did absolutely nothing wrong. Never had an issue with Gary in the past.
𝙏𝘼𝙔𝙇𝙊𝙍 𝙊𝙉 𝙅𝘼𝘽 𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙂𝙀𝙏 💉
“I have to say that I am mightily relieved to have had my jab. Luckily, the nurse who did it had a perfect aim and I didn’t feel a thing! I encourage everyone to get the vaccination.”
@PhilTaylor
@TargetDarts
@JCBmachines
@OfficialPDC
WIN!
Another signed copy of Oche! by new World Champ
@snakebitewright
🏆
👇
Just:
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🇳🇱 🐅 BARNEY DOES IT!
Just 14 months after quitting, five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld has secured his comeback.
He has gained enough points to guarantee a Tour Card at European Qualifying School to confirm a return to the PDC circuit.
📸
@taylanningpix
Absolute class from
@Dobey10
asking the crowd to stop booing while
@Meulyy
went for a crucial double in the deciding leg.
The mark of a very classy guy👏👏
#WorldDartsChampionship
Fallon Sherrock has changed the darts world forever.
The most ground-breaking 5 days in the history of the sport.
She’s not just smashed the glass ceiling, she’s shattered every sports barrier.
@Fsherrock
is trending No2 across the world. Incredible.
#Fallon
📸
@taylanningpix
📺 👑
Today we also celebrate the new influx of excellent women who present and report on darts for TV and social media.
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
2021.
𝘽𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙈𝙄𝙉𝙂 🧡🇳🇱🐯
Raymond van Barneveld wins his first PDC ranking title in eight years on just his third day back on the tour with an 8-6 Players Championship win over Joe Cullen.
#darts
#BarneyArmy
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@taylanningpix
“The weekend is dead and buried, a new chapter. I spent Tuesday building my turkey and chicken pens. Two majors this year and I’ve been in both finals, so there’s a lot of positives.”
🏴
@Michael180Smith
after his 6-1 win over Gary Anderson…
📸
@taylanningpix
#darts
THE HUX FACTOR 🏆🏆🏴
Congratulations to
@reddragondarts
design guru Lee Huxtable on a remarkable double World Championship.
He designed the darts for both Peter Wright and Wayne Warren.
Incredible achievement.
#BDODarts
💥GIVEAWAY💥
🏴Get your hands on unique retro
@GaryAnderson180
kit!
A Foul Fashion shirt and his first Flying Scotsman flights by the brilliant
@UnicornDarts
.
🚨All you need to do is:
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@Oche180
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We will draw winner on Friday!
1️⃣4️⃣4️⃣x🏴=WIN!
Alan Soutar produces sensational 144 to beat Mensur Suljovic exactly a week after 144 finish gave fellow countryman Willie Borland a nine-darter!
@ATPI_Travel_UK
@toyotires_uk
#ICYMI
🏴WIN SIGNED
SNAKEBITE
PROGRAMME🐍
Just minutes after he was crowned World Champ
@snakebitewright
signed a World Championship prog.
To win it just:
1️⃣ Follow
@Oche180
2️⃣ Like & RT this post ❤️🔄
3️⃣ Tag a mate 🙋🏼♂️
Winner announced on Saturday.
#darts
This is Lee Huxtable.
The man who
@snakebitewright
said designed him the darts to make him World Champion.
Lee has also been helping Wayne Warren at
@reddragondarts
.
What a unique world title double this could be today.
Bad news. He’s been spotted chatting to another player.🙈
“Well it’s been a long few months away from the game but finally throwing my first darts since 28th December.
Hopefully the start of getting back in to it.”
🏴
@NathanAspi
back in practice after elbow and wrist injury that has kept him out of action in 2022 so far…
#darts
A night of historic outage…
❌ OUT - Facebook
❌ OUT - Instagram
❌ OUT - WhatsApp
❌ OUT - Wright
❌ OUT - Van Gerwen
❌ OUT - Anderson
❌ OUT - Aspinall
#OUTAGES
WADEY OUT…
James Wade is back home after three nights in hospital in Leverkusen but has been ruled out of the Premier League in Sheffield.
He said: “I’d like to thank all the medical staff for their care over the past few days and also to all the fans for messages of support.
Happy birthday to one of the most genuine characters in darts history and great guy
@snakebitewright
.
🏆2020 World Champion
🏆2020 European Champion
🏆2020 Masters Champion
🏆2017 UK Open Champion
📸
@taylanningpix
𝙊𝙣 𝙖 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝-𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧! 🏴🏆
John Henderson is the World Seniors Champion after beating Colin McGarry 5-0 in the final at the Circus Tavern.
📸
@taylanningpix
#darts
“It’s been a worry. I don’t think I’ve been sleeping right with anxiety, my right shoulder constantly hurts when I’m throwing. I’m just not my normal self.”
🐍🏴
@snakebitewright
reveals worry over wife Jo’s serious back issues last week...
@OfficialPDC
“No one can say that I’m a bottle job. They can’t take this away from me now.
“I don’t even know how to celebrate, I’m only used to giving the runner-up speech!”
🏴 An emotional Michael Smith after winning his first major Grand Slam.
📸
@taylanningpix