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The Irish Sun
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Did not see that coming' – Gerwyn Price and Daryl Gurney in heated ruckus on stage at World Matchplay Darts
GERWYN PRICE and Daryl Gurney were involved in a heated on stage ruckus at the end of their World Matchplay clash. The Welshman got the better of his opponent 10-7 in an opening round thriller. 4 Gerwyn Price celebrated his win wildly Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 4 Daryl Gurney appeared to mock his celebration Credit: Sky Sports 4 It led to an angry handshake between the two Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 4 They exchanged words and Price looked fuming Credit: Sky Sports But tempers flared as Price let out one of his trademark roars after landing the double 12 to seal victory. The Iceman celebrated wildly and it clearly angered Gurney, who then turned and mocked his gesture. Price saw what his rival did and gave him an extra aggressive handshake. They then exchanged words and the shouting continued as they thanked the officials. READ MORE IN DARTS Price was not done there though, eventually giving it another fist pump and roar to the Blackpool's crowd delight. Fans reacted to the altercation, with one saying: "The game is well and truly back." A third wrote: "Did not see that coming from Price vs Gurney." Most read in Darts Former world champion Price asked not to take questions about the incident in the post-match press conference. He said: 'I've learnt to try and keep my emotions in tact at key points sometimes. "I did today in two or three legs where my head was going to blow off. I just had to keep it in. 'I was beating myself up about missed opportunities. I just give myself a kick up the backside.' World Matchplay Darts 2025 BLACKPOOL will be the home of darts for the next week as the World Matchplay returns! There has already been huge drama in round one of the tournament with SIX of the 16 players already out. A new champions is now also guaranteed after Luke Humphries crashed out in his tournament opener against Gian van Veen. There will be darts action every night this week ahead of the big final on Sunday. LIVE - Follow all the action from the World Matchplay 2025 INFO Full schedule and results Prize money LATEST NEWS
Scotsman
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
World Matchplay Darts TV: which Sky Sports channel is it on?
The World Matchplay darts will be live from Blackpool's Winter Gardens this week 🎯 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, 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... World Matchplay Darts continues in a matter of hours. The 2025 edition of the tournament has been a dramatic affair so far. But how can you follow the action from Winter Gardens at home? The biggest names in darts are taking to the stage at Blackpool's Winter Gardens this July. Luke Littler and more are competing in the 2025 edition of the World Matchplay tournament. MVG, Gerwyn Price and Chris Dobey are among the names who will be in action this evening (July 21). The competition will run throughout the week and if you missed out on tickets, you may be wondering how you can follow the action at home. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The World Matchplay 2025 started on Saturday (July 19) and the final is scheduled to take place this coming Sunday (July 27). Luke Humphries is the reigning champion but he crashed out on the opening night - with other big names like Peter Wright, Rob Cross and Nathan Aspinall also falling at the first hurdle. With so much drama already happening in just a couple of days, you will want to know how to watch the tournament on TV. Here's all you need to know: Is the World Matchplay Darts on TV in 2025? Sky Sports will once again be providing coverage throughout the full eight days of the World Matchplay darts. The broadcaster has had the rights to the tournament ever since it began back in 1994. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The broadcaster has confirmed its plans for the third day of the competition today (July 21). Fans will want to make sure they get the right channel. If you have a Now TV sports package subscription you can also watch the World Matchplay darts action through that. However it will not be on free-to-air TV. What time is World Matchplay on TV? Sky Sports' coverage of the third day of action will begin at 7pm tonight, the broadcaster has confirmed. It will continue throughout the rest of the evening. The following matches are scheduled to take place: Chris Dobey v Ricardo Piertreczko Gerwyn Price v Daryl Gurney Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld Ross Smith v Josh Rock The games are the best of 19 legs - so the player who reached 10 first wins. The amount of legs needed to win will increase each round with the final being first to 18. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Which channel is World Matchplay darts on? Sky Sports will be showing tonight's (July 21) action live on two of its channels. It will be on Main Event/ HD as well as on Action/ HD. Throughout the coming days, you are most likely to find the darts live on these two channels - with the coverage starting later on Main Event tomorrow (July 22). It will also be live on Now TV, for subscribers, and you can find it by heading to the sports tab on the app. If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film.
Scotsman
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
World Matchplay Darts TV: which Sky Sports channel is it on?
The World Matchplay darts will be live from Blackpool's Winter Gardens this week 🎯 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter 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... World Matchplay Darts continues in a matter of hours. The 2025 edition of the tournament has been a dramatic affair so far. But how can you follow the action from Winter Gardens at home? The biggest names in darts are taking to the stage at Blackpool's Winter Gardens this July. Luke Littler and more are competing in the 2025 edition of the World Matchplay tournament. MVG, Gerwyn Price and Chris Dobey are among the names who will be in action this evening (July 21). The competition will run throughout the week and if you missed out on tickets, you may be wondering how you can follow the action at home. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The World Matchplay 2025 started on Saturday (July 19) and the final is scheduled to take place this coming Sunday (July 27). Luke Humphries is the reigning champion but he crashed out on the opening night - with other big names like Peter Wright, Rob Cross and Nathan Aspinall also falling at the first hurdle. With so much drama already happening in just a couple of days, you will want to know how to watch the tournament on TV. Here's all you need to know: Is the World Matchplay Darts on TV in 2025? Sky Sports will once again be providing coverage throughout the full eight days of the World Matchplay darts. The broadcaster has had the rights to the tournament ever since it began back in 1994. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The broadcaster has confirmed its plans for the third day of the competition today (July 21). Fans will want to make sure they get the right channel. If you have a Now TV sports package subscription you can also watch the World Matchplay darts action through that. However it will not be on free-to-air TV. What time is World Matchplay on TV? Sky Sports' coverage of the third day of action will begin at 7pm tonight, the broadcaster has confirmed. It will continue throughout the rest of the evening. The following matches are scheduled to take place: Chris Dobey v Ricardo Piertreczko Gerwyn Price v Daryl Gurney Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld Ross Smith v Josh Rock The games are the best of 19 legs - so the player who reached 10 first wins. The amount of legs needed to win will increase each round with the final being first to 18. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Which channel is World Matchplay darts on? Sky Sports will be showing tonight's (July 21) action live on two of its channels. It will be on Main Event/ HD as well as on Action/ HD. Throughout the coming days, you are most likely to find the darts live on these two channels - with the coverage starting later on Main Event tomorrow (July 22). It will also be live on Now TV, for subscribers, and you can find it by heading to the sports tab on the app.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Emma Paton rocks bold sleeveless outfit as fans label Sky Sports Darts host ‘absolutely stunning and so sexy'
EMMA PATON has left fans stunned with a bold sleeveless outfit for the World Matchplay Darts. The Advertisement 9 Emma Paton wore a sleeveless outfit for the World Matchplay Darts finals Credit: SKy Sports 9 Fans were left stunned by the outfit Credit: Sky sports 9 She is a fan favourite at the darts Credit: Alamy 9 She often stuns in her bold outfits Credit: Instagram / @missemmapaton The clothing item was completed with a wide collar and matching shoes. The presenter is a fan favourite as she often And this one was no different as viewers went wild for her look on social media. Advertisement READ MORE ON EMMA PATON One posted: "WOW WOW WOW!!!!! A second wrote: "Emma Paton on the darts. Good lord!" A third commented: "Emma Paton back on the tele!" A fourth said: "Emma Paton you absolute princess, we are so back." Advertisement Most read in Darts Live Blog Another added: "I tell you what, that Emma Paton looks delightful." Back in May, Emma left fans hailing her sparkly Luke Littler shows off new look for World Matchplay Darts as fans are left divided 9 Emma is a regular presenter for Sky Sports Credit: Getty 9 She has built up a huge fan base on social media Credit: Instagram Advertisement 9 She has over 269k followers on Instagram Credit: PA World Matchplay Darts 2025 BLACKPOOL will be the home of darts for the next week as the World Matchplay returns! There has already been huge drama in round one of the tournament with SIX of the 16 players already out. A new champions is now also guaranteed after Luke Humphries crashed out in his tournament opener against Gian van Veen. There will be darts action every night this week ahead of the big final on Sunday. LIVE - Follow all the action from the World Matchplay 2025 INFO Full schedule and results Prize money LATEST NEWS Meanwhile, there was plenty of excitement at the oche in the day's action. Peter 'Snakebite' Wright was dumped out in round one by Jermaine Wattimena. This was despite him Advertisement He took on Ryan Searle in his match and romped to a dominant victory. It looked like the Nuke was on course for a whitewash as he won the first SIX legs at a canter. Searle did get on the board as he won the seventh leg, but there was no chance of a dramatic comeback. Advertisement Littler rattled off the required four legs from the next five to knock out to complete his victory. The Nuke averaged an incredible 108.92 across the 12 legs. 9 Luke Littler debuted his new shirt at the tournament Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 9 He romped to a 10-2 victory over Ryan Searle Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Advertisement
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Emma Paton rocks bold sleeveless outfit as fans label Sky Sports Darts host ‘absolutely stunning and so sexy'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) EMMA PATON has left fans stunned with a bold sleeveless outfit for the World Matchplay Darts. The Sky Sports presenter was on duty for the tournament in Blackpool. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 9 Emma Paton wore a sleeveless outfit for the World Matchplay Darts finals Credit: SKy Sports 9 Fans were left stunned by the outfit Credit: Sky sports 9 She is a fan favourite at the darts Credit: Alamy 9 She often stuns in her bold outfits Credit: Instagram / @missemmapaton Emma, 30, wore a stunning white jumpsuit while on air for the broadcaster. The clothing item was completed with a wide collar and matching shoes. The presenter is a fan favourite as she often leaves fans in awe of her bold fashion choices. And this one was no different as viewers went wild for her look on social media. One posted: "WOW WOW WOW!!!!! Emma Paton looking absolutely stunning and so sexy in this white outfit!" A second wrote: "Emma Paton on the darts. Good lord!" A third commented: "Emma Paton back on the tele!" A fourth said: "Emma Paton you absolute princess, we are so back." Another added: "I tell you what, that Emma Paton looks delightful." Back in May, Emma left fans hailing her sparkly outfit at the Premier League Darts finals. Luke Littler shows off new look for World Matchplay Darts as fans are left divided 9 Emma is a regular presenter for Sky Sports Credit: Getty 9 She has built up a huge fan base on social media Credit: Instagram 9 She has over 269k followers on Instagram Credit: PA World Matchplay Darts 2025 BLACKPOOL will be the home of darts for the next week as the World Matchplay returns! There has already been huge drama in round one of the tournament with SIX of the 16 players already out. A new champions is now also guaranteed after Luke Humphries crashed out in his tournament opener against Gian van Veen. There will be darts action every night this week ahead of the big final on Sunday. LIVE - Follow all the action from the World Matchplay 2025 INFO Full schedule and results Prize money LATEST NEWS Peter Wright unveils incredible weight loss and new look Humphries furious with fans after shock defeat to Van Veen Menzies left with head in hands after he hits incredible 180 BUST Meanwhile, there was plenty of excitement at the oche in the day's action. Peter 'Snakebite' Wright was dumped out in round one by Jermaine Wattimena. This was despite him rocking a more reserved look compared to his usual bold self. Luke Littler also had a new look as he wore an updated version of his iconic purple and yellow shirt. He took on Ryan Searle in his match and romped to a dominant victory. It looked like the Nuke was on course for a whitewash as he won the first SIX legs at a canter. Searle did get on the board as he won the seventh leg, but there was no chance of a dramatic comeback. Littler rattled off the required four legs from the next five to knock out to complete his victory. The Nuke averaged an incredible 108.92 across the 12 legs. 9 Luke Littler debuted his new shirt at the tournament Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
