Luke Littler can retain Premier League title as teenager’s darting domination continues

Luke Littler’s World Darts Championship last demolition of Michael van Gerwen is inactive caller successful the representation arsenic the commencement of this year’s Premier League tourney beckons successful Belfast and The Nuke is the justified blistery favourite to support his rubric astatine the expansive last successful May.

Littler lone turned 18 connected January 21 but was already worthy his value successful golden aft finishing runner-up to Luke Humphries successful the 2024 last astatine the Alexandra Palace successful London earlier totting up double-figure successes successful PDC events including the Grand Slam and World Series finals arsenic good arsenic taking the Premier League crown astatine the archetypal attempt.

The teen wiped retired Humphries connected that juncture past May and though helium remains apical of the satellite rankings it has to beryllium said Cool Hand has mislaid immoderate of his lustre since joining Phil Taylor arsenic the lone subordinate to person won some a satellite rubric and the World Matchplay successful the aforesaid year.

Humphries suffered a astonishing decision to Michael De Decker successful the World Grand Prix decider earlier failing to beforehand from the radical stages of the Grand Slam of Darts and losing to Peter Wright astatine the satellite championship.

Van Gerwen has to beryllium reckoned with, contempt falling successful a one-sided last to Littler astatine the Ally Pally, arsenic helium is seeking to widen his grounds of 7 Premier League titles portion Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Nathan Aspinall and debutants Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey marque up the remainder of the tract – who volition beryllium playing each Thursday until a mates of days earlier the Champions League last with £1million successful prize wealth up for grabs.

Littler is nary bigger than 11/8 with bet365, Unibet and BetMGM to successfully support his grip connected the trophy and it’s worthy backing the fast-improving Liverpudlian Bunting each-way astatine 16/1 with Betfred arsenic the assemblage favourite whitethorn good beryllium champion of the rest.

Welshman Price, good known for his emotion of greyhounds having enjoyed occurrence with his racers, volition expect to beryllium accelerated retired of the traps successful Belfast wherever helium threw 2 nine-darters connected the opening nighttime 3 years ago. 

The Iceman is 4/6 crossed the committee to bushed Dobey this week and should beryllium enactment successful a treble with Bunting, who is 8/11 with StarSports to decision Cross.

France tin adhd to England’s Six Nations woes

England suffered a dispiriting Six Nations decision successful Dublin erstwhile they were followed their inclination astatine the autumn internationals by blowing a 10-5 half-time pb against Ireland with a 27-22 nonaccomplishment which wasn’t truly arsenic adjacent arsenic the people suggests.

Yes determination were positives for instrumentality from the performance, but playing France adjacent with generational endowment Antoine Dupont successful afloat travel aft starring Les Bleus to a devastating 43-0 triumph against woeful Wales successful Paris connected Friday won’t capable immoderate location fans astatine Twickenham with overmuch glee.

France are 10/11 with bet365 to triumph by implicit 5.5 points and that tin beryllium doubled up with a wager connected implicit 43.5 points successful the outing astatine the aforesaid terms with the aforesaid firm.

Ireland are besides 10/11 to triumph by much than 5.5 points with bet365 erstwhile they question to Murrayfield to look Scotland, who alternatively flattered successful their 31-19 triumph astatine location to Italy connected Saturday.

The Azzurri are 2/5 favourites to bushed Wales successful Rome which shows however acold the 2021 expansive slam champions person sunk successful caller years and the Italians are 10/11 with bet365 to triumph by much than 6.5 points.

• Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy has developed into a trusted people for Patrick Mahomes’ close passes into the extremity portion and helium is 10/1 with BetMGM to people the archetypal touchdown successful Sunday’s Super Bowl and 8/5 to bash truthful astatine immoderate time.

Philadelphia Eagles wideout DeVonta Smith is 13/1 with the aforesaid steadfast to beryllium the archetypal to enactment six points connected the committee successful New Orleans and 2/1 to haul successful a TD astatine immoderate signifier successful the showpiece. Worthy is 9/10 to haul successful receptions totalling much than 56.5 yards portion Smith is 17/20 to drawback passes for much than 49.5 yards, both, again, with BetMGM.

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