World Darts Championship preview & predictions 🗺️🏆

Polly James brings you your daily dose of darts as we round up the best of the action on day five of the World Championships. We hear from Charlie Manby, the 20 year old dubbed 'the new Luke Littler' who won on debut - Champagne Charlie bringing the fizz to the Ally Pally stage! We also hear about victories for Peter Wright and Jonny Clayton, and we discuss Gerwyn Price's chances as he enters the competition on Tuesday. We’ll bring you shows every day of these World Champs, so make sure you give us a follow wherever you listen to us, so you don’t miss out.Sky customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the action with a flexible NOW day or month pass.Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-dartsYou can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/dartsFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Abi Davies is back with another 'Love the Darts' podcast rounding up the headlines from day 4 of the World Championships. We hear from fan favourite, Stephen Bunting, who survived an epic scare to make it through to the next round, where he will face history maker Nitin Kumar, the first Indian player to win at Ally Pally. On a day of shocks, we also speak to Scotland debutant Darren Beveridge, who dispatched number 23 seed Dimi Van den Burgh.We’ll bring you shows every day of these World Champs, so make sure you give us a follow wherever you listen to us, so you don’t miss out.Sky customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the action with a flexible NOW day or month pass.Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-dartsYou can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/dartsFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Abi Davies is at Alexandra Palace to wrap up the action from Day 3 of the World Darts Championships.On the day when former winners Luke Humphries and Gary Anderson entered the tournament, it was 71 year old Paul Lim who stole the show.Sky customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the action with a flexible NOW day or month pass.Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-dartsYou can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/dartsFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Polly James rounds up the big talking points from day two of the World Darts Championships at Ally Pally. Hear from many people's pick for the title, young Dutchman Gian van Veen, as well as former winner Rob Cross. Plus, we have our first upset of these Championships. Also, we look ahead to Luke Humphries' first round match on Saturday and there's a very special guest on the pod - 'The Voice', referee Russ Bray. We’ll bring you shows every day of these World Champs, so make sure you give us a follow wherever you listen to us, so you don’t miss out.Sky customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the action with a flexible NOW day or month pass.Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-dartsYou can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/dartsFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Happy Dartsmas everyone! Your daily 'Love the Darts' podcast returns for the opening night of the 2026 World Championships, as defending champion, Luke Littler, began his bid for back-to-back titles at Ally Pally. Polly James brings you the best of the action - and the reaction, as we hear from Littler and Michael Smith, who also stepped up to the oche on the first night. We’ll bring you shows every day of these World Champs, so make sure you give us a follow wherever you listen to us so you don’t miss out.Sky customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the action with a flexible NOW day or month pass.Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-dartsYou can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/dartsFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Emma Paton is joined by Michael Bridge and Colin Lloyd as the three of them look forward to the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.The team also make their predictions for the showpiece event and break down some of the tournament's early matches and who to look out for!The panel also look back at some of the most iconic moments from the Worlds over the years.Sky customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the action with a flexible NOW day or month pass.Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-dartsYou can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/dartsFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

On this week's Love The Darts, Michael Bridge is joined by Abigail Davies and Chris Murphy as they also speak to 'Rapid' Ricky Evans. The panel discuss Luke Littler's Grand Slam of Darts victory and look ahead to the Players Championship Finals.Sky customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the action with a flexible NOW day or month pass.Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-dartsYou can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/dartsFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

On this episode of Love The Darts, Emma Paton is joined by Michael Bridge and Matt Edgar to preview the Grand Slam of Darts. Nathan Aspinall also joins us for an interview where he discusses his new fitness regime, the split from his management company and a potential tweak to his walk-on song. Matt is also put to the test on his Grand Slam of Darts and Inbetweeners knowledge! Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-darts  You can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".  For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/darts   For advertising opportunities email: [email protected] customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the action with a flexible NOW day or month pass.Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-dartsYou can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/dartsFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

On this edition of Love The Darts, Michael Bridge hosts as he's joined by commentator and presenter Chris Murphy and Sky Sports' very own Polly James. The trio discuss all the latest news from the world of darts, including Luke Littler's triumph in the World Grand Prix and whether he should have played in the World Youth Championship 24 hours later. There's also an interview with another special guest, darts referee Huw Ware, who shares with us the life of a referee, how ref selection works and his most memorable match.Sky customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the action with a flexible NOW day or month pass.Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-dartsYou can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/dartsFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

PDC president Barry Hearn discusses the future of the sport in Saudi Arabia ‘with a twist’, the Matchroom Netflix documentary, Luke Littler’s impact on the sport and whether we will see him on the oche in the future.Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-darts     You can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".     For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/darts      For advertising opportunities email: [email protected] customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the action with a flexible NOW day or month pass.Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-dartsYou can listen to Love The Darts on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Love The Darts".For all the latest darts news, head to skysports.com/dartsFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]