They suffered a heart-breaking 19 point to 1-15 loss to Donegal in Group 1's final game on Sunday evening.

Premier League semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall suggested the 18-year-old could retire in five years.

Manchester United fan Littler was booed on to the stage at the M and S Bank Arena.

The 18-year-old claimed his first World Championship crown in January.

The Whirlwind's visit will resurrect memories of famous exhibitions years ago

The reigning champion has a six-point lead nearing the halfway point of the regular 16-week Premier League season.

Price is proving to be Littler’s kryptonite and posted a 6-3 win in the final in Nottingham.

The 17-year-old reigning champion will face Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals.

Littler was well-beaten by Gerwyn Price on Friday.

At 17, Littler became the youngest player to win the World Championship at Alexandra Palace earlier this month

Littler is trying to win his first World Championship title while Van Gerwen is chasing a fourth

The Dutchman threw the perfect leg in the opening set of his first-round match against Madars Razma to earn a £60,000 (nearly €73,000) payday.

At full-time, the scoreline stood at 1-27 to 1-16 in Ballygunner's favour.

She has thrilled audiences with her performances at the Ally Pally

Both players' appearances are attracting huge interest 

Littler beat Luke Humphries 11-7 in the final.

The players include a former world champion

It was Littler’s first visit to the M&S Bank Arena since he went as a fan to watch in 2018 on the night Bristow died of a heart attack.

A 116 check-out booked a last-four showdown with former world champion Gerwyn Price.

This weekend sees one of the highlights of the Irish darts calendar when the West Coast Challenge visits The Abbey Hotel in Roscommon Town. The darts extravaganza gets underway with a Mixed Open draw pairs competition on Friday, January 19th.

The 16-year-old has stormed to the World Championship final, hammering Rob Cross in Tuesday’s semi.

The 16-year-old blew beat Rob Cross 6-2 in his semi-final to set up a final meeting with new world number one Luke Humprhies.

Price won the Sid Waddell Trophy in 2021.

The number 16 seed moved into the third round at Alexandra Palace with a 3-1 victory over Niels Zonneveld.

The Welshman has had an often troubled relationship with the fans.

The PDC World Darts Championship starts on Friday.

West Coast Challenge preparations continue for county teams

Both the shield and cup finals of the Hollywood Bar sponsored Darts Superleague were played recently. The standard of play on the night was excellent, leading to some outstanding darts throughout with some hard-fought wins.

The Hollywood Bar Darts Superleague continued on Friday evening last. With the standard of player present on the night and the race for points as the competition nears the halfway stage, there was some great darts was witnessed throughout the night.