Former darts champion Eric Bristow sparks fury over football abuse tweets

Steve Walters tweeted: "Disgusted with Eric Bristows remarks tonight #stoneagementality."

Former darts champion Eric Bristow sparks fury over football abuse tweets

Five-time world darts champion Eric Bristow sparked outrage on social media on Monday with comments about the ongoing child abuse scandal in sport.

The 59-year-old launched into a Twitter rant in which he said "dart players tough guys footballers wimps".

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