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Dominant Van Gerwen claims third PDC world crown
World No. 1 Michael van Gerwen became a three-time PDC world champion with a convincing 7-3 victory over Michael Smith in Sunday's final in London.

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Van Gerwen retains darts Premier League
Michael van Gerwen produced a masterclass en route to winning a fourth Premier League title at the O2 Arena in London.
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Five-time darts champion Bristow dies aged 60
Five-time world champion Eric Bristow has died at age 60 after suffering a heart attack, the Professional Darts Corporation has announced.
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Darts set to ditch walk-on girls
Walk-on girls will no longer be used by the Professional Darts Corporation.
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Taylor beaten in World Championship swansong
The retiring Phil Taylor was denied a swansong goodbye as little-known Rob Cross produced a stunning performance to claim a maiden PDC World Darts Championship title.
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Cross dumps Van Gerwen out of World Champs
Rob Cross ended Michael van Gerwen's title defence in an Alexandra Palace classic to book a William Hill World Darts Championship final date with Phil Taylor.
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Taylor beats Anderson to reach world semis
Phil Taylor held off a spirited fightback from Gary Anderson to move closer to a dream PDC World Darts Championship final against defending champion Michael van Gerwen.
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Van Gerwen sees off Price to reach quarterfinals
Jamie Lewis produced a stunning display to knock second seed Peter Wright out of the William Hill World Championship.
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Henderson stuns Gurney at World Championship
John Henderson stunned world No. 4 Daryl Gurney as he knocked him out of the PDC World Championship with a 4-2 victory at Alexandra Palace.
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Van Gerwen, Anderson power into last 16
World No. 1 and defending champion Michael van Gerwen was in scintillating form as he joined Gary Anderson in the third round of the PDC World Championship.
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Pipe hits back in World Championship coughing row
Justin Pipe has denied trying to put his opponent off by coughing on stage at the PDC World Championship.
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Wright safely through at World Championship
World No. 2 Peter Wright enjoyed a comfortable start to his PDC World Championship campaign as the opening round concluded in London.
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Lewis crashes out of World Championship
Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis was on the end of a major shock in the opening round of the William Hill World Championship after being beaten by Germany's Kevin Munch.
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Wade crashes out with shock defeat to Brown
Former Premier League winner James Wade is out of the World Darts Championships after a 3-2 defeat to Keegan Brown.
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Easy progress for Anderson but Klassen falls
Two-time winner Gary Anderson swept into the second round of the World Championships but fellow seed Jelle Klassen fell at the first hurdle.
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Van Gerwen eases past compatriot Kist
Defending champion Michael van Gerwen eased into the second round of the World Championship with a 3-0 victory over fellow Dutchman Christian Kist.
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Darts legend Taylor teases McGregor
Sixteen-time world darts champion Phil Taylor has teased MMA star Conor McGregor following his defeat to Floyd Mayweather.
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Darts master Taylor hands Bosnich trophy
Sixteen-time world champion Phil Taylor has claimed the inaugural Melbourne Darts Masters after defeating Peter Wright in a scrappy final at Hisense Arena.
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It's party time: Crowds lap up Melbourne Darts Masters
Darts may be unlikely to ever crack your top 10 favourite sport list, but as atmosphere and entertainment factor goes it wouldn't be far off the top -- Jake Michaels writes.
London is the greatest sporting city on the planet
Move over Liverpool, London is the greatest sporting city on the planet -- and here's why.
Liverpool wins UK's Greatest Sporting City
Liverpool has ranked as the UK's Greatest Sporting City for 2017, according to research from ESPN and the University of Bath.
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Taylor claims 16th World Matchplay title
Phil Taylor won his 16th -- and last -- World Matchplay title with another stunning performance to see off Peter Wright, as the 56-year-old romped to an 18-8 win over Wright at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
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Taylor tells Van Gerwen to 'grow up'
Phil Taylor had some harsh words for world champion Michael van Gerwen after their World Matchplay quarterfinal in Blackpool.
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Stanford Steve's doppelganger wins darts championship
SVP and Stanford Steve recap the magnificence and drama that is the Premier League Darts final with Michael Van Gerwen beating Peter "Snakebite" Wright to win his third title.
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Van Gerwen fights back to claim title
World No. 1 Michael van Gerwen snatched the Premier League title out of Peter Wright's hands at the O2 Arena in London.
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