Luke Littler and Nathan Aspinall produced a World Matchplay epic, with the world No 1 hitting a nine-darter on the way to a mesmerising 11-8 win at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

Luke Littler thinks he still has a long way to go to be the "greatest ever" darts player but is motivated to keep checking achievements off his list, starting with going back-to-back at the World Matchplay in Blackpool.

Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola wants midfielder Alexis Mac Allister and goalkeeper Alisson to remain at the club.

There's crashing back to Earth with a bang, and there's whatever Hearts fans have been going through since 16 May.

The reigning champion produced a nine-dart finish in the opening leg, coming incredibly close to a second nine-darter within four legs.

Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion, was found dead by one of his three sons at the family furniture company warehouse in Palm Beach County in May. Officials say he died by hanging.

David Egan has dramatically resigned as Amo Racing's No 1 retained jockey.

In his first outing as an ex-England cricketer, and his first 50-over game for Durham in 12 years, he followed nine tight overs with a typically characterful unbeaten 108 at Derby.

Celtic and Rangers were last night locked in a war of words after the SFA finally published the independent review into last season's Scottish Cup shame game at Ibrox.

McIlroy's comment on social media appeared to be another jab at LIV, with the Northern Irishman one of the most outspoken critics against the rival tour as it continues to fight for its life.

No one comes out of this report looking overly clever. The whole episode has been a sorry stain on Scottish football's showpiece fixture.

British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia is part of a consortium in talks to buy a small stake in Liverpool that could take the club's value to north of £4.5billion.

The Indiana Pacers guard married Jones at the Indianapolis Marriage License Office. The couple were joined by a small group of loved ones ahead of their ceremony on August 1.

Despite making a name for herself in college for having elite shooting range, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has never competed in the WNBA 3-Point Contest. That will not change this year.

Leeds United have so far fallen short of Southampton's demands for the Northern Ireland international with the Championship side holding out for £25million plus add-ons.

Fresh off a stunning surgical procedure that altered his face, Brazilian football star Vinicius Junior was seen enjoying time with his girlfriend after an early World Cup exit.

Wouter Vrancken describes the style of play he likes to instil in his teams as 'organised chaos'.

Wouter Vrancken bemoaned his players' lack of efficiency in both boxes as Hearts slumped to a nightmare 4-0 defeat.

Luke Littler produced an incredible nine-darter in the opening leg of his clash with Nathan Aspinall at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

Nathan Aspinall offers up his darts to the crowd after Luke Littler almost hits his second nine-darter of the match.

Nathan Aspinall hit a superb Big Fish finish against Luke Littler as he looked to put pressure on The Nuke's lead.

Lottie Woad returns to the scene of her stunning debut win as a professional this week when looking to defend the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...

Former British No 1 Jack Draper is set to have to qualify for the US Open this year as the 2024 semi-finalist missed out on a spot in the main draw.

New Hearts head coach Wouter Vrancken endured a nightmare debut as his side's Champions League hopes all but vanished with a 4-0 defeat against Sturm Graz.

MI London batter Nicholas Pooran delivers a magnificent batting performance, hitting 58 off 22 balls in a 93-run partnership with Sam Curran to secure a seven wicket win against Sunrisers Leeds in the opening men's match of the 2026 Hundred.

A 19-ball half-century from Nicholas Pooran and an unbeaten 60 from Sam Curran guides MI London to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory against Sunrisers Leeds in the opening match of the 2026 men's Hundred.

A trio of Premier League heavyweights all want Marcus Rashford, Arsenal are interested in Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa, and Nottingham Forest look set to sign a new defender.

Josh Kerr didn't dream about being the fastest person ever to run a mile when he was a kid. He dreamed of pulling on a Scotland vest in the Commonwealth Games.