Phil Taylor began his pursuit of a 17th World Darts Championship title with a comfortable first-round victory at Alexandra Palace.

Stan Beaton was left devastated after a voicemail left by his late wife was deleted 14 years after she had recorded it.

Mick Jagger "could be a eunuch", one half of Grace Kelly’s face was "like a bull calf" and Elizabeth Taylor was vulgar and unladylike.

Celtic began the defence of their Scottish Premiership title with a 3-0 win over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park but not without some help and some controversy.

Phil Taylor serenely made it through to the quarter-finals of the PDC World Darts Championship in the last match before the tournament shut down for Christmas.

A search resumed today for a man missing after a canoe capsized in a sea loch, claiming the lives of his two young sons and a five-year-old girl.

Two goals in the space of two minutes in the opening half proved decisive as Carlow went on to an eight-point victory over Wexford in their Leinster MFC losers’ section at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow, last night.

Phil Taylor made a winning start in his quest for a 16th World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace - however, he was far from convincing.

Steve Beaton is determined to prove that his best days are not behind him in Dublin this weekend – nine years after winning his last major title.

Former world champion Steve Beaton last night produced one of the greatest comebacks in darts history to secure his place in the semi-finals of the Skybet World Grand Prix in Dublin.

Qualifier Andy Callaby caused one of the biggest upsets in darts history last night when he sent 11-time world champion Phil Taylor crashing out of the Skybet World Grand Prix in Dublin.

Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor will face former World Champion Steve Beaton as he looks to retain the Paddy Power World Grand Prix in Dublin next month.

Canadian John Part whitewashed qualifier Mark Walsh 10-0 to canter into the second round of the PDC Stan James World Matchplay.

Number one seed Phil Taylor will face qualifier Shayne Burgess when the 2002 Stan James World Matchplay Darts Championship gets under way in Cardiff this weekend.

Steve Beaton held off the brave challenge of veteran Bob Anderson tonight to book his place in the second round of the Skol World Championship in Purfleet.

Kevin Painter, the John Barras Qualifier from Cambridgeshire, continued

John Lowe believes he can win the World Darts Grand Prix in Dublin - but is not taking anything for granted.

The first evening of the Stan James World Matchplay got the spectators on the edge of their seats with a series of nail biting matches, each of them fought to the end.

The top seed of the Stan James World Matchplay bowed out last night in the