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6 hours ago
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Cross and Bunting knocked out of US Darts Masters
Reigning champion Rob Cross and top seed Stephen Bunting suffered shock defeats on the opening night of the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York. England's Cross suffered a 6-0 defeat by American Danny Lauby, who had previously lost three times in the first round of the event, which is part of the World Series of Darts. Advertisement Englishman Bunting managed a 170 checkout, but American qualifier Jason Brandon won 6-4 and will next face Australian Damon Heta. England's world number one Luke Humphries came from 4-3 down against American Stowe Buntz, winning the final three legs to set up a meeting with Lauby. World champion Luke Littler eased into the last eight thanks to a 6-1 win over American Jules van Dongen, securing his success with a 120 checkout of three double 20s. His next opponent will be fellow Englishman Nathan Aspinall, who won the title in 2019 when the tournament was held in Las Vegas and who beat Canadian number one Matt Campbell 6-2. Advertisement Two-time champion Michael van Gerwen returned to action after announcing last month he had separated from his wife Daphne with a 6-1 win over American Leonard Gates. The Dutchman will next face Welshman Gerwyn Price, the runner-up in 2024 who averaged 102.47 and hit six 180s in his 6-2 win over American qualifier Adam Sevada.
BBC News
8 hours ago
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- BBC News
Cross and Bunting knocked out of US Darts Masters
Reigning champion Rob Cross and top seed Stephen Bunting suffered shock defeats on the opening night of the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New Cross suffered a 6-0 defeat by American Danny Lauby, who had previously lost three times in the first round of the event, which is part of the World Series of Bunting managed a 170 checkout, but American qualifier Jason Brandon won 6-4 and will next face Australian Damon world number one Luke Humphries came from 4-3 down against American Stowe Buntz, winning the final three legs to set up a meeting with champion Luke Littler eased into the last eight thanks to a 6-1 win over American Jules van Dongen, securing his success with a 120 checkout of three double 20s. His next opponent will be fellow Englishman Nathan Aspinall, who won the title in 2019 when the tournament was held in Las Vegas and who beat Canadian number one Matt Campbell champion Michael van Gerwen returned to action after announcing last month he had separated from his wife Daphne with a 6-1 win over American Leonard Dutchman will next face Welshman Gerwyn Price, the runner-up in 2024 who averaged 102.47 and hit six 180s in his 6-2 win over American qualifier Adam Sevada.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
‘Not the proudest moment of my life' – Darts star Rob Cross breaks silence on £450k tax issue that led to ban
ROB CROSS admits being banned as a company director for unpaid tax is 'not the proudest moment' of his life. The World No.9 has spoken for the first time after being disqualified from acting as a company director for five years after his business 1 Rob Cross has broken his silence on his ban Credit: PA He said: 'It's not the proudest moment of my life. I've done wrong, and I'll hold my hands up to it. 'Going down this route with the IVA to pay the money back means I'm not running. I suppose you make mistakes in life. 'I'm willing to correct them; it's going to tarnish me, but I'm going to do the right thing. READ MORE ON DARTS 'It's been going on for two years. It has taken two years to get to something of a resolution. It's cost me a lot of money to get there. 'It needs to be paid back. This isn't new news to me. I was probably suffering more than two years ago with it.' He added: 'I have to admit it's the only thing I am happy with. It's sorted, it's there now. I can just carry on working, pay it back and move forward. 'I was surprised it took the best part of two years to come out. It was a long wait, but there were so many complicated things. Most read in Darts JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 'The UK government didn't want me to go bankrupt, which is rightfully so, and I don't think I've needed to. 'I'm sorry to let all of my fans down. I will get it sorted and get back on my feet. Hopefully, it won't linger over me for the rest of my life.' Fans spot perfect way Rob Cross beat Gerwyn Price after Welshman showed off chippy on Sky Sports Former world champion Cross returns to action today as he begins the defense of his US Masters title against Danny Lauby at Madison Square Garden. Cross believes his game is in a good place and he is buzzing to defend the crown in New York. He said: 'Absolutely amazing. I was buzzing walking in. Such an iconic arena. I've been here twice. 'It's been my third time this year. I loved it from day one, but winning it last year was very, very special. 'I've had some new darts and I have to admit, I'm not going to lie, I've had a massive rest. 'I've rested up and sort of tried to build the batteries, that was the aim. 'Even basing it off Copenhagen, I thought I played steady and I was consistent and I never really practised there much, so I'm good. 'I'm mentally good and that's where I need to be.'
Scottish Sun
a day ago
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- Scottish Sun
‘Not the proudest moment of my life' – Darts star Rob Cross breaks silence on £450k tax issue that led to ban
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ROB CROSS admits being banned as a company director for unpaid tax is 'not the proudest moment' of his life. The World No.9 has spoken for the first time after being disqualified from acting as a company director for five years after his business failed to pay more than £450,000 in tax. 1 Rob Cross has broken his silence on his ban Credit: PA Four-time major winner Cross set about making it right and has entered into an Individual Voluntary Arrangement to repay the money. He said: 'It's not the proudest moment of my life. I've done wrong, and I'll hold my hands up to it. 'Going down this route with the IVA to pay the money back means I'm not running. I suppose you make mistakes in life. 'I'm willing to correct them; it's going to tarnish me, but I'm going to do the right thing. READ MORE ON DARTS Little bit of faith Littler takes next step with girlfriend Faith as she jets to New York 'It's been going on for two years. It has taken two years to get to something of a resolution. It's cost me a lot of money to get there. 'It needs to be paid back. This isn't new news to me. I was probably suffering more than two years ago with it.' He added: 'I have to admit it's the only thing I am happy with. It's sorted, it's there now. I can just carry on working, pay it back and move forward. 'I was surprised it took the best part of two years to come out. It was a long wait, but there were so many complicated things. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 'The UK government didn't want me to go bankrupt, which is rightfully so, and I don't think I've needed to. 'I'm sorry to let all of my fans down. I will get it sorted and get back on my feet. Hopefully, it won't linger over me for the rest of my life.' Fans spot perfect way Rob Cross beat Gerwyn Price after Welshman showed off chippy on Sky Sports Former world champion Cross returns to action today as he begins the defense of his US Masters title against Danny Lauby at Madison Square Garden. Cross believes his game is in a good place and he is buzzing to defend the crown in New York. He said: 'Absolutely amazing. I was buzzing walking in. Such an iconic arena. I've been here twice. 'It's been my third time this year. I loved it from day one, but winning it last year was very, very special. 'I've had some new darts and I have to admit, I'm not going to lie, I've had a massive rest. 'I've rested up and sort of tried to build the batteries, that was the aim. 'Even basing it off Copenhagen, I thought I played steady and I was consistent and I never really practised there much, so I'm good. 'I'm mentally good and that's where I need to be.'
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Humphries clears up Price's comments about him and Littler after World Cup loss
Luke Humphries has responded to Gerwyn Price's comments on him and England World Cup team-mate Luke Littler, after the pair were surprisingly dumped out of the tournament Luke Humphries has hit back at Gerwyn Price 's claim that he and Luke Littler weren't a unified team at the World Cup, insisting that the Welshman was wrong. The English pair were the clear favourites going into the tournament earlier this month. They had also entered Germany - the location of the tournament - as the reigning world champions, with Humphries having won the previous edition last year alongside Michael Smith after defeating Austria 10-6. However, they were left stunned after falling to a surprising defeat in the second round to Germany, with Ricardo Pietreczko and Martin Schindler securing an 8-4 victory. In what was their first match of the tournament, Humphries and Littler made a speedy return back to England from Frankfurt. While England were left lamenting their failure to defend their crown, Wales stormed to a resounding 8-2 win over the Philippines on the same day, thanks to Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton. The Welsh duo were in exceptional form throughout the tournament, eventually making it to the final after triumphs over Hong Kong and the Netherlands. These wins led to a showdown with Northern Ireland, who, represented by Daryl Gurney and Josh Rock, clinched their first ever World Cup title in a narrow 10-9 victory. Following their defeat, Price criticised the disappointment shown by Humphries and Littler, attributing their failure to a lack of unity between them, reports the Express. "I think you need to have a connection," he said. "You need to have that camaraderie off the stage and connection because when we all turned on the first day - and I'm not just saying this because they lost - but the only two players that didn't turn up together, didn't sit together, didn't play as a team. "I'm not saying who they are but they didn't win their first game. You need to turn up together, you need to be as a team. You turn up as a team, you practice together, you sit together. It's a team ethic and it didn't show with England. "It showed on the board. They're great players individually but you need to be as a team. I wanted them to do well, but they didn't. I'm not just saying that! I wanted them to do well, but they were rubbish." At the US Masters on Thursday, Humphries responded to speculation about his partnership with Littler at the World Cup. The 2025 Premier League winner addressed comments indirectly referencing Price's remarks, assuring fans that they were indeed a united front. "There was a lot of talk about me and Luke not being a team, but coming from the horse's mouth, I can assure you we were a team," he told Online Darts. "We were. We didn't arrive at the same time, no, because I said not to. "I told Luke, 'Do your own thing.' There's no point in us trying to change the ways we play. He gets there about two hours before, I get there four hours before. I need more practice, he don't. "So I said to Luke, 'Just do what you do before, don't change yourself for me.' All that stuff about us not being a team was not true. We were well up for playing together, we got along really well. It just didn't happen and that's it."
