All news by author: Mike Walters

Last year's World Darts Champion Michael Smith has been sent packing after falling victim to an Ally Pally upset as Chris Dobey secured a surprise win

It's not just an elephant in the room - it's Dumbo - but Weaver has spent 12 years batting away charges of nepotism because his father is chairman, and the Sulphurites have prospered under the family 'firm'

Tottenham have been without Micky van de Ven since the start of November after he injured his ankle against Chelsea, but the Dutch defender is eyeing a January return

Two-time champion Peter Wright saw his World Championship journey ended in shocking fashion in the second round with a 3-0 defeat to Jim Williams at Ally Pally on Wednesday night

Morton is on course for a double celebration at either end of the M62 this season if Hull make the play-offs and Liverpool sustain their title challenge

The former Manchester City and Newcastle midfielder has offered a series of inflammatory opinions about women that show just how out of touch he is with the sport

Erling Haaland missed Manchester City's win over Luton on Sunday after suffering a foot injury but Pep Guardiola has played down fears the striker could face a lengthy spell on the sidelines

LUTON 1-2 MANCHESTER CITY: Grealish has struggled to hit top gear since City's Treble last season, but his second goal in as many games proved enough to move back within four points of leaders Liverpool

Geoff Thompson is reluctantly selling up after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, but he hopes there's a buyer who will keep South Shields climbing back towards the Football League

FULHAM 5-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST: Alex Iwobi and Raul Jimenez scored doubles as the Cottagers heaped the pressure on Steve Cooper with a comfortable Premier League victory at Craven Cottage

Aston Villa welcome Manchester City to Villa Park on Wednesday knowing that a win would actually see them leapfrog the reigning champions into third place ahead of a hectic festive period

The Paddy Power PDC Darts World Championship has caused a stir before the action at Alexandra Palace gets underway later on this month

Tommy Widdrington's son Kai is one of the pros on hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing and his dad is now hoping to waltz Aldershot into the next round of the FA Cup with an upset against Stockport County on Sunday

The bookmaker caused controversy earlier this week when it announced they were making a change to the board for this year's World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace

ARSENAL 6-0 LENS: Mikel Arteta's men ran riot against the French side in North London, scoring five in the first-half before taking their foot off the gas in the second period when the job was already done

Tottenham let a one-goal lead slip at home to Aston Villa on Sunday as they fell to a narrow defeat to make it three losses on the bounce as they prepare to face the reigning champions

Dame Laura Kenny suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy before the arrival of her second son Monty with husband Sir Jason Kenny back in July

Former Tottenham manager Terry Venables passed away on Saturday before his old club battled to an entertaining and valiant defeat against Aston Villa when they should have come away with more

Terry Venables enjoyed a glittering managerial career, enjoying success with Barcelona, Tottenham and England, with the much-loved boss transforming the fortunes of all three teams

When the Rocket Man joined the Hornets board half a century ago, they were in the lower divisions with a ramshackle ground, medieval toilets and a dog track - but his double act with Taylor forged one of football's great feelgood fairytales

Members of the Professional Cricketers Association are up in arms over the ECB's schedule for 2024, as the domestic calendar for next year was branded "unsustainable"

Italy and Ukraine are level on points in Group C heading into their final Euro 2024 qualifier where the winner will claim second place behind England and passage to the tournament

WALLY MEETS JODI JONES: The Notts County star was born in England and will be lining up against the Three Lions for Malta in their penultimate Euro 2024 qualifier

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is on the verge of buying a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United and is expected to take charge of football operations at Old Trafford

West Ham ran out 3-2 winners over Nottingham Forest on Sunday with Tomas Soucek netting the all-important third two minutes before the end at the London Stadium