Love The Darts

Michael Bridge brings you your daily dose of darting drama from the World Championships, as round two continues at Alexandra Palace! Later in the pod, we'll hear from Luke Littler, but we start with a HUGE shock, as one of the tournament favourites is frozen out. Commentator Stuart Pyke joins Bridgey to look back on a super Sunday. We'll be back with another 'Love the Darts' on Monday night.  Sky...

Abi Davies rounds up the action from Day 10 of the World Darts Championships at Alexandra Palace, where the Round Two matches got underway. Meg Wellens is also joined by Glenn Durrant and John Part to look ahead to Sunday's matches, which includes Luke Littler's tie against David Davies. Sky customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the action...

As the biggest first round in World Darts history is wrapped up, Polly James brings you the highlights from day nine including wins for Nathan Aspinall, William O'Connor and Daryl Gurney, who came through a thriller against Beau Greaves. We'll be back on Saturday with more 'Love the Darts'. Sky customers can watch all the darts at home or on the Sky Sports App. Non-Sky customers can stream the act...

Polly James wraps up the best of the action from an unbelievable day of darts at Ally Pally. Later in the pod, we'll hear about the greatest story in the history of this tournament, perhaps even in all of darts! But, we start with mighty Michael van Gerwen, because 'The Green Machine' survived a big scare on Thursday evening. We hear from MVG, Kenya's new sporting hero David Munyua and the number...

Abi Davies is at the Alexandra Palace to review the action from Day 7 of the World Darts Championships. She also speaks to Phil Barrs from Online Darts to look ahead to Day 8, when Michael Van Gerwen and Fallon Sherrock are in action. 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 Dar...

Polly James is at Alexandra Palace to take a look back at the action from Day 6 of the World Darts Championships. Tuesday saw Gerwyn Price, Chris Dobey and Danny Noppert all enter the tournament. 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 e...

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 th...

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...

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 D...

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',...

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...

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 al...

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 . L...

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...

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 g...

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 P...

On this episode of Love The Darts, Emma Paton is joined by Michael Bridge and Paul Nicholson to discuss the upcoming World Grand Prix. As well as an interview with PDC president Barry Hearn, which can be listened to in full right here on Love the Darts in a seperate episode. Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-darts       You can listen to L...

Michael Bridge and Chris Murphy join Emma Paton to review the World Matchplay Darts. They discuss Luke Littler's triumph, the shock early exits and just how gripping the tournament was. They also speak to Lisa Ashton following her victory over Fallon Sherrock to take home the Women’s World Matchplay. Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-darts...

Michael Bridge and Paul Nicholson join Emma Paton to preview the World Matchplay Darts. They discuss the main contenders, if we could see a few upsets and their favourite moments from the Winter Gardens. They also speak to Raymond van Barneveld to see how his preparations are coming along for the tournament.  Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-...

Emma Paton is joined by Matt Edgar and Abigail Davies as they review the World Cup of Darts. They discuss Northern Ireland's unexpected triumph in Frankfurt and debate why England suffered an early exit in the last 16 at the hands of Germany. The team talk about Scotland's struggles, with world champions Gary Anderson and Peter Wright losing 8-0 to the Netherlands. They also reflect on both Luke L...

Emma Paton is joined by Matthew Edgar and Laura Turner to preview the World Cup of Darts, come up with their all-time fantasy pairings and speak to Gian van Veen on his debut in the tournament, his partnership with Danny Noppert and also look ahead to the World Matchplay.       Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/love-the-darts       You can listen t...

Emma Paton is joined by Michael Bridge and Stuart Pyke to review the 2025 Premier League season after Luke Humphries was victorious in the play-offs at the O2 Arena. The panel discuss Finals Night and give out their end of season grades to each player, look back at their pre-season predictions and pick some of their highlights from the season.  Love The Darts is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to eve...

Emma Paton is joined by Abigail Davies and Matthew Edgar to discuss the Premier League finals night at the O2 Arena and also speak to the 'Ferret' Jonny Clayton about his recent good form as he became the new world number five. 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 Glo...

Abi Davies rounds up all the action from Sheffield, on a night where Luke Littler defeated Luke Humphries 6-3, for his sixth nightly win.    The other story of the evening featured Nathan Aspinall, who secured the final Premier League play-off spot with a win over Michael van Gerwen.  Hear from The Asp as he heads to the O2, as well as Littler and former Premier League winner Glen Durrant.  You ca...

Michael Bridge hosts Love The Darts this week and is joined by Polly James and Devon Petersen as they discuss the latest news from the darting world, including week 16 in the Premier League as the play-offs loom closer. Also, there's an interview with the Players Championship 16 winner, Ross Smith, after his dominant display in Germany which saw him hit two nine-darters en route to victory. Sky cu...