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Scottish Sun
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Darts fans hail ‘greatest thing I've ever seen' as star lands extremely rare triple-bullseye checkout
The star has been dubbed the 'next Luke Littler' This was the banker This was the banker Darts fans hail 'greatest thing I've ever seen' as star lands extremely rare triple-bullseye checkout THE Modus Super Series has provided darts fans with the fix they needed over the last few days. And it has certainly not disappointed after a Conan Whitehead landed an epic nine-darter. Advertisement 2 Thomas Banks hit an incredible treble bull checkout 2 The teen star raised his arms in celebration as a PDC ref heaped praise on the rarely-seen checkout However, that may have now been topped by Thomas Banks after he landed a remarkable 150 checkout... with THREE bulls. Banks was up against Steve Plumstead in a Group C clash with the score 1-1. Plumstead, 30, had just hit 133 at the board to bring his score down from 273 to 140. Banks had 150 to hit or risk his rival being able to checkout. Advertisement And the 18-year-old prodigy, tipped to follow Luke Littler to the top of the darts world, made his three throws count. The cameraman had zoomed in on treble 19, expecting him to aim there. However, Banks instead went straight for the bull. That set him on a path to needing two more. Advertisement BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK And he duly delivered to move 2-1 ahead in the match, turning to the camera with his arms raised out either side of him. PDC stage official Owen Binks was stunned at the trip. Darts star Conan Whitehead hits brilliant nine-darter in 'one of most insane legs ever seen' Taking to social media, he said: "Refereed nearly 6000 matches for this business and that is arguably the greatest thing I've seen!! Advertisement "TAKE A BOW THOMAS BANKS!!!" Other fans joined the chorus of applause for The Bulldog. One fan said: "Top arrows. Don't think I've ever seen that before." A second said: "Beautiful that." Advertisement Another said: "There you go, this lad has it. Brilliant darts, just take a bow right now Thomas." A fourth added: "Brilliant checkout 150." Banks used the momentum of the 150 to win the match 4-1, which had followed a run of four defeats on the spin at the Super Series. He won the series last year, in similar fashion to Littler who had won it on his route to the PDC before eventually winning the World Championship. Advertisement
The Irish Sun
04-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Darts fans hail ‘greatest thing I've ever seen' as star lands extremely rare triple-bullseye checkout
THE Modus Super Series has provided darts fans with the fix they needed over the last few days. And it has certainly not disappointed after a 2 Thomas Banks hit an incredible treble bull checkout 2 The teen star raised his arms in celebration as a PDC ref heaped praise on the rarely-seen checkout However, that may have now been topped by Thomas Banks after he landed a remarkable 150 checkout... with THREE bulls. Banks was up against Steve Plumstead in a Group C clash with the score 1-1. Plumstead, 30, had just hit 133 at the board to bring his score down from 273 to 140. Banks had 150 to hit or risk his rival being able to checkout. READ MORE IN DARTS And the 18-year-old prodigy, tipped to follow The cameraman had zoomed in on treble 19, expecting him to aim there. However, Banks instead went straight for the bull. That set him on a path to needing two more. Most read in Darts BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK And he duly delivered to move 2-1 ahead in the match, turning to the camera with his arms raised out either side of him. PDC stage official Owen Binks was stunned at the trip. Darts star Conan Whitehead hits brilliant nine-darter in 'one of most insane legs ever seen' Taking to social media, he said: "Refereed nearly 6000 matches for this business and that is arguably the greatest thing I've seen!! "TAKE A BOW THOMAS BANKS!!!" Other fans joined the chorus of applause for The Bulldog. One fan said: "Top arrows. Don't think I've ever seen that before." A second said: "Beautiful that." Another said: "There you go, this lad has it. Brilliant darts, just take a bow right now Thomas." A fourth added: "Brilliant checkout 150." Banks used the momentum of the 150 to win the match 4-1, which had followed a run of four defeats on the spin at the Super Series. He won the series last year, in similar fashion to Littler who had won it on his route to the PDC before eventually winning the World Championship . List of all-time Darts World Champions BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year. The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions. That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once - Barney also won four BDO titles - and none of Eric Bristow's five BDO titles are included. 1994 - Dennis Priestley 1995 - Phil Taylor 1996 - Phil Taylor (2) 1997 - Phil Taylor (3) 1998 - Phil Taylor (4) 1999 - Phil Taylor (5) 2000 - Phil Taylor (6) 2001 - Phil Taylor (7) 2002 - Phil Taylor (8) 2003 - John Part 2004 - Phil Taylor (9) 2005 - Phil Taylor (10) 2006 - Phil Taylor (11) 2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 2008 - John Part (2) 2009 - Phil Taylor (12) 2010 - Phil Taylor (13) 2011 - Adrian Lewis 2012 - Adrian Lewis (2) 2013 - Phil Taylor (14) 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 2015 - Gary Anderson 2016 - Gary Anderson (2) 2017 - Michael van Gerwen (2) 2018 - Rob Cross 2019 - Michael van Gerwen (3) 2020 - Peter Wright 2021 - Gerwyn Price 2022 - Peter Wright (2) 2023 - Michael Smith 2024 - Luke Humphries 2025 - Luke Littler Most World Titles 14 - Phil Taylor 3 - Michael van Gerwen 2 - John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright 1 - Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler
Scottish Sun
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
‘Almost an I can't spake moment' – Darts star hits brilliant nine-darter in ‘one of most insane legs ever seen'
THE Modus Super Series of Darts delivered one of the craziest legs of darts since the iconic, "I can't spake" moment. In January 2023 in the final of the World Darts Championship Michael Smith landed a nine-darter against Michael van Gerwen in one of the craziest legs of darts ever. 1 Conan Whitehead celebrated winning an incredible leg of darts And two-and-a-half years, later Conan Whitehead and James Richardson repeated that famous leg of darts. The moment came during the fourth day of the Super Series on Thursday. Whitehead, 39, already led the Group C clash 1-0. Richardson, 51, had a perfect response by landing six perfect darts in treble 20. READ MORE IN DARTS 'A REAL ISSUE' Littler fired career warning amid fears darts fans are turning on young star The Barbarian responded in kind by matching his rival. However, Ruthless was then anything but, as he fumbled the chance of a perfect nine by landing a five in his first shot, eventually leaving the board with 96 after nine throws. Whitehead stepped to the oche with 141 remaining. And he was emphatic as he landed a treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 to finish a perfect leg to move him 2-0 ahead in the game. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Reacting on social media, one fan said: "Darts heritage." A second said: "Absolutely incredible!!!" Fears for darts stars after Luke Humphries injured by fan at US Masters in New York A third added: "What a leg of darts." Another said: "Almost a 'I can't spake' moment." Whitehead ended up narrowly winning the match 4-3 after a strong comeback from Richardson. He averaged 99.95 compared to his rival's 87.32.
The Irish Sun
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Almost an I can't spake moment' – Darts star hits brilliant nine-darter in ‘one of most insane legs ever seen'
THE Modus Super Series of Darts delivered one of the craziest legs of darts since the iconic, "I can't spake" moment. In January 2023 in the final of the Advertisement 1 Conan Whitehead celebrated winning an incredible leg of darts And two-and-a-half years, later Conan Whitehead and James Richardson repeated that famous leg of darts. The moment came during the fourth day of the Super Series on Thursday. Whitehead, 39, already led the Group C clash 1-0. Richardson, 51, had a perfect response by landing six perfect darts in treble 20. Advertisement READ MORE IN DARTS The Barbarian responded in kind by matching his rival. However, Ruthless was then anything but, as he fumbled the chance of a perfect nine by landing a five in his first shot, eventually leaving the board with 96 after nine throws. Whitehead stepped to the oche with 141 remaining. And he was emphatic as he landed a treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 to finish a perfect leg to move him 2-0 ahead in the game. Advertisement Most read in Darts BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Reacting on social media, one fan said: "Darts heritage." A second said: "Absolutely incredible!!!" Fears for darts stars after Luke Humphries injured by fan at US Masters in New York A third added: "What a leg of darts." Advertisement Another said: "Almost a 'I can't spake' moment." Whitehead ended up narrowly winning the match 4-3 after a strong comeback from Richardson. He averaged 99.95 compared to his rival's 87.32. List of all-time Darts World Champions BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year. The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions. That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once - Barney also won four BDO titles - and none of Eric Bristow's five BDO titles are included. 1994 - Dennis Priestley 1995 - Phil Taylor 1996 - Phil Taylor (2) 1997 - Phil Taylor (3) 1998 - Phil Taylor (4) 1999 - Phil Taylor (5) 2000 - Phil Taylor (6) 2001 - Phil Taylor (7) 2002 - Phil Taylor (8) 2003 - John Part 2004 - Phil Taylor (9) 2005 - Phil Taylor (10) 2006 - Phil Taylor (11) 2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 2008 - John Part (2) 2009 - Phil Taylor (12) 2010 - Phil Taylor (13) 2011 - Adrian Lewis 2012 - Adrian Lewis (2) 2013 - Phil Taylor (14) 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 2015 - Gary Anderson 2016 - Gary Anderson (2) 2017 - Michael van Gerwen (2) 2018 - Rob Cross 2019 - Michael van Gerwen (3) 2020 - Peter Wright 2021 - Gerwyn Price 2022 - Peter Wright (2) 2023 - Michael Smith 2024 - Luke Humphries 2025 - Luke Littler Most World Titles 14 - Phil Taylor 3 - Michael van Gerwen 2 - John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright 1 - Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler
Scotsman
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Scotland players met with 'truly unique experience' in New Zealand as one player reunites with childhood coach
Edinburgh back-rower 'forever grateful' to Scotland forwards coach Sign up to our Rugby Union newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Fergus Pringle's appointment as Scotland forwards coach for the summer tour has meant a reunion with back-rower Ben Muncaster who is hoping to add to his two caps over the coming weeks. The pair worked together most recently at Watsonians in the Super Series but their relationship goes back much further, as Muncaster explained. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'He's actually the person that moved me to the back row when I was about 14,' said the Edinburgh player. 'He was my East Lothian Falcons coach in under 15s and I was at centre and he was like, 'you should move to the back row and see what happens'. I'll be forever grateful for him for moving me there. Ben Muncaster during a Scotland rugby training session at the Oriam last week. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group) | SNS Group / SRU 'I love working with Fergus. I think he's a great coach and he's also extremely good at assessing the situation on and off the pitch and coming up with a solution. 'I was a centre-slash-wing and he was like, 'nah, move to the back row'.' It's fair to say that Muncaster hasn't looked back and he certainly doesn't miss playing in the backline. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'No, absolutely not. I think I was just a bit of an early developer, so I was a bit bigger than everyone. So it was probably a good shout going to the back row because my skills weren't great.' The versatile loose forward is an effervescent character who has just enjoyed his best season yet with Edinburgh. Free of injury for the first time in a couple of years, Muncaster also made his Scotland breakthrough in November when he made his debut against Portugal. He then came off the bench against France in the Six Nations decider on an evening when the whole of Paris seemed to be willing their team to the title. 'Going out to sing the national anthem there was just insane,' he said. 'The French know how to do it and yeah, unfortunately, we lost that game and I got held up over the line. I was pissed off but, at the end of the day, to be able to say you've played at the Stade de France, with my mum and dad watching me and all my friends watching on the telly, it's a special, special experience.' Scotland's Ben Muncaster after the Six Nations defeat to France in Paris in March. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group) | SNS Group / SRU Muncaster, 23, hopes to create more special memories across the next three weeks, starting on Saturday when Gregor Townsend's side face the Māori All Blacks in Whangārei. The Scotland touring party were given a traditional Māori welcome, or pōwhiri, when they landed in New Zealand and Muncaster described it as a 'truly unique experience'. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'They welcomed us into their ground and we got to share a meal with them after and it was quite cool doing the hongi which is when you shake their hand or kind of like dab them up and then you touch foreheads or touch noses as a sign of welcome and greeting. Very intense but a cool experience.' Muncaster expects similar intensity on Saturday against opponents who crushed a Japan XV 53-20 in Tokyo at the weekend.
