James Wade leaves fans creasing after ‘arrogant’ reply about Michael Smith’s nine-darter

While there were many standout moment from last night’s Grammys, the award for most wholesome had to go to Lady Gaga, who swiftly jumped to her feet to help SZA on stage after struggling with her crutches. The global superstar, who had just lost out on Best Pop Duo/Group Performance to the talented singer, wasted no time in making her way over to the stage, lifting her dress so she could make her way up the stairs without any hiccups.The sweet moment was captured on camera, prompting many fans to praise the Oscar winning star for her chivalry. “Love seeing women supporting other women!” wrote one.

Kourtney Kardashian and her drummer fiancé Travis Barker couldn’t keep their hands off each other at last night’s Grammys in Las Vegas. The pair started dating in December 2020, with Travis, 46, going on to pop the question to the reality TV star less than a year later. Kourtney, 42, and Travis have since made a name of themselves for packing on the PDA on the red carpet – and last night, Sunday 3 April, wasn’t any different.

The father of a murdered police officer has backed calls for a new posthumous award for emergency service workers who die in the line of duty. Bryn Hughes has endorsed a new campaign to persuade the government to launch a new award for police officers, firefighters, paramedics and prison officers killed in service. Neither his daughter Nicola Hughes, 23, from Saddleworth, nor her colleague Fiona Bone, 32, from Sale, were ever given such an award, although there are memorials to their sacrifice.

It's been an emotional few days for fans of The Wanted following the heart-breaking death of Tom Parker. The singer died on Wednesday (March 30) aged 33 with his family by his side.

People all across Greater Manchester have woken up today with a grim start to the week as overnight rain has left the ground wet and temperatures feeling especially cold.

A CBBC actress has sadly passed away after a battle with cystic fibrosis.

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Good Morning Britain viewers have slammed Richard Madeley after he asked how rape could be used as a "weapon of war" on today's show when discussing claims Russian troops have sexually assaulted Ukrainian civilians.Richard and Kate Garraway were joined by former senior British advisor to US central command, Chip Chapman, who gave his view on the claims.Madeley asked him: "Chip, we've said something that was widely reported this morning that rape was used as a weapon of war.

EasyJet has cancelled around 100 flights on Monday – including 62 from the UK – due to high levels of staff absence due to Covid.The budget airline claimed it had tried to offset the issue by using standby crew, but had to “make some cancellations in advance”.It comes as demand for airline travel skyrockets due to the beginning of the Easter school holidays.EasyJet claimed the cancellations only made up a small percentage of its Monday Schedule of around 1,645 flights.An EasyJet spokesperson, said: "Unfortunately it has been necessary to make some additional cancellations for today and tomorrow.“We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause."An EasyJet spokesperson confirmed that affected customers have been contacted.They have the option to either rebook an alternative flight or take a voucher or refund.The website adds: "If your flight is cancelled, there are several options available to you, which you can request quickly and easily by logging into Manage Bookings here on our website or via our easyJet App:EasyJet is one of Europes largest airline carriers.Airports are also struggling with staffing leading to long security and check-in queues.Passengers at Manchester Airport claims that long queues at check-in and security have caused some holidaymakers to miss their flight – and there have been long waits at the baggage reclaims carousels.Yesterday, traveller Donna Mayfield told the BBC that the experience was “horrendous” and another claimed to have seen both holidaymakers and staff members “in tears”.Manchester Airport apologised and noted that people’s experiences fell “below the standard” they aim for.A spokesperson commented: “Our whole industry is facing staff shortages and recruitment challenges at present,

Michael van Gerwen has insisted that he would never beg for a Premier League Darts wildcard having slipped down to fifth in the PDC Order of Merit.The three-time PDC World Darts Champion and five-time Premier League winner has fallen out of the top four in the rankings after a difficult 2021 on the tour.Usually, only the top four ranked players would be guaranteed a place in the weekly event and be joined by six challengers - but changes were made for 2022.With only eight players participating, the top six were invited as well as reigning Premier League champion Jonny Clayton and Masters champion Joe Cullen, which would put fifth spot on the brink in future.Following Van Gerwen's quarter-final victory over James Wade in Brighton on Thursday (March 10) Rod Studd joked that he would have to win the tournament to be invited back in 2023.To which Van Gerwen replied on Sky Sports: "I would never beg for a wildcard, trust me about that."It was a tough two years but it is getting back at the moment.

@JamesWade180 hand and not let go?!" Another said: "PDC darts going to have to stop the hand slapping at walk on. Wade was pulled tonight.

Darts star Michael Smith has sent a message to his "trolls" amid the pain of losing his eighth final.Bully Boy had a great chance to end his unwanted streak and win his first major tournament at the UK Open last weekend but was agonisingly beaten 11-10 by Danny Noppert.It comes after the world number four fell at the final hurdle at the World Championships against Peter Wright earlier this year.Having received taunts online, Smith has hit back with some admirable perspective on life.The 31-year-old wrote on social media: "Don’t feel the need to say this but want to. "For all the trolls with the messages of abuse I’ll let you into a little secret of my life.

Darts star Gerwyn Price was left in tears after being knocked off the world number one position by Peter Wright.After 14 months in first place, the Welshman finally dropped down, with fans heckling the sportsman as he tasted defeat to Michael Smith in the 2022 UK Open.And the 37-year-old could not hide his emotions at the news, uploading a picture of himself with tears in his eyes to Instagram with the caption: “That hurt but I’ll be back.”Another image was uploaded, this time a red canvas with text that read: “Well done Mike Smith u did what you had to do…gutted but it is what it is, congratulations to Peter Weight [sic] #1."Price then screenshotted an amicable conversation he had with Smith, congratulating him on his victory in the quarter-final stage of the UK Open and calling Snakebite a 'world-class player.'Smith secured a place in the semi-finals of the competition with a 10-7 win in the Uk Open against Price. Smith would go on to lose the final 11-10 to Dutchman Danny Noppert.

It was another heartbreaking night of darts for Michael Smith as he lost his eighth consecutive final, this time to Danny Noppert in the UK Open.The match came down to a deciding leg, and all Smith had to do was hold his throw to end his cruel losing run and win his first major tournament.However, Smith went on to lose his eighth final in a row, just months after he lost the World Championship at the last hurdle to Peter Wright.And the 'Bully Boy' has branded himself as "garbage" after losing his cool right when it mattered most, which has been the tale of his career so far.After beating Gerwyn Price in the quarter-final, Smith was the heavy favourite to go on and finally win his first major, but Noppert held his own and took his opportunity when it was presented to him.But Smith only had himself to blame, as he said following his 11-10 defeat: "I was absolute garbage. I could have walked away with that 11-3.

What do you think of this story? Let us know in the comments section."Attention seeking b*****d," another fan put bluntly.The tweets continued to our in as this user penned: "James Wade has done a lot of interviews recently where he has said he don’t feel like he’s recognised enough. Well not anymore he’s the face of the final despite not playing in it."While this follower chimed in: "Glorious, serves Wade right for his post match interview last night, he’s a 1st class b*****d.

Michael Smith somehow managed to bust a 140 checkout in the first leg of his crunch UK Open quarter-final against Gerwyn Price. Price and Smith met in the last-eight in Minehead with both men looking to book a spot in the semi-final of a competition that was blown wide open following the exits of several key contenders.After the departure of top seeds, including Jonny Clayton, Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright, both players would have sensed a real opportunity going into the match.But Smith could have been forgiven for wondering if it was going to be one of those days after managing to bust a 140 checkout in the very first leg.

Darts fans accused James Wade of losing the plot after a bizarre interview in which he called his opponent a "big old boy" who was like a "bad smell."Wade has form when it comes to odd post-match debriefs - darts fans may recall when he said he wanted to hurt Japanese qualifier Seigo Asada after their dramatic clash at 2018 world championship. And he produced another stonker of an interview after seeing off Croatian ace Boris Krcmar 10-8 in the last-16 stage of the UK Open on Saturday night - hitting a nine-darter along the way.

Darts last November, beating the current world champion Peter Wright in the final, who is in hot pursuit of his number one ranking.

darts rankings Michael van Gerwen could drop.The Dutchman was world number one for seven years from 2014 onwards but lost the title last year following Gerwyn Price's World Championship win.Van Gerwen has since slipped down to third as a result of a dip in form and headed into this weekend's UK Open in that position.However, with a prize fund of £450,000 on offer, and the winner receiving £100k of that, there was a slim chance that he could fall down to as low as sixth in the rankings.When this was pointed out to Sky Sports pundit Mardle, he wrote on social media: "After vigorous shaking…my head has just fallen off."Van Gerwen has since avoided that fate, though, by beating Gary Anderson 10-7 on Day One on Friday.Anderson, who is the current sixth-ranked player, would have had to have won the whole competition in order to have climbed above Van Gerwen.Are you backing Van Gerwen to win the UK Open? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Michael van Gerwen rounded off a sensational night in the Premier League by hilariously trolling Wayne Mardle live on TV. MVG was back to his brilliant best in Exeter as he picked up his first knockout win of the campaign.

alarmingly close to the stage pyrotechnics in Exeter.The Machine walked past the crowd and approached his table - forgetting about the customary sparks that fly from the stage as the game is about to begin.Stepping back in horror, Wade luckily avoided the worst of the heat and even regrouped to see off the challenge of Gary Anderson and reach the semi-finals.Although pleased to see Wade was unharmed, Twitter users shared their amusement at his reaction to the fireworks - having been left baffled by them in the past.One fan wrote: "Every week James Wade gets done by the pyro."With a second adding: "James Wade will never learn when it comes up on that stage."A third continued: "James Wade getting hit by some sparks there has sent me."With a fourth saying: "James Wade and fireworks. Bad combo!" Who is your favourite current darts player? Let us know in the comments sectionA a fifth concluding: "James Wade burning his head again."Following those messages, there was also huge praise for his performance against Anderson, with the former two-time world champion being brushed off by Wade.One fan said: "James Wade's finishing has been mint!"And a second adding: "James Wade doing James Wade things, solid 90 plus average with a 140 plus checkout beating Gary Anderson." Wade, who has been on the tour since way back in 2004, often hits the headlines - from dating Helen Chamberlain and being compared to Kevin Keegan.