Phil Taylor: Last News

Roger Federer of toe-wrestling (by us), Nash, 63, has won more toe-wrestling world titles than Phil Taylor has won darts world championships (14) or Manchester United have claimed Premier League crowns (13). However, all good things come to an end, and Nash has now called time on his illustrious toe-wrestling career, citing worries over his fitness. Toe wrestling is famously a young man's game, after all.

Raging Gerwyn Price hit out on social media following a large-scale brawl that erupted among fans during the Premier League Darts event on Thursday night.

darts player conceded his match because he couldn't put up with the bad hygiene habits of his opponent - that's according to Keith Deller anyway.The 63-year-old split opinion last week at the World Seniors Darts Championship at Circus Tavern, as some fans believe he used excessive chalk on his hands in his first round win over Mike Huntley. The chalk, which he kept in his top pocket, even got on his nose at one point.It didn't help him at the next stage though, hammered 3-0 by Neil Duff.

Darts fans can look forward to watching a new tournament starring Phil Taylor on terrestrial TV next year.The burgeoning World Seniors Tour has added a new event to its 2023 schedule, joining the World Championship, World Masters and World Matchplay. The new event, staged at Blackpool’s Viva entertainment venue on March 25 and 26, will be called the Champions of Champions.

Gerwyn Price has sensationally branded darts rival Peter Wright "rubbish" after Snakebite secured the provisional world No1 ranking.Wright, 52, became the first Scotsman to reach number one in the PDC rankings earlier this year following his World Championship win over Michael Smith. He took that accolade from Price, 37, with the duo becoming involved in a heated back-and-forth contest for the title - with the Welshman regaining his crown in July.

darts returns to the BBC next year.After retiring from the sport at the start of 2018, Taylor made his comeback earlier this year by joining the new World Seniors Tour, taking part in the World Championship, World Masters and World Matchplay. The Tour, open to players over the age of 50, is going from strength to strength, with a fourth major tournament set to be added to the 2023 schedule.Last year’s tournaments were broadcast on BT Sport, but the TV rights for the next World Seniors Championship, at the Circus Tavern in February, have been picked up by the BBC.

Ipswich Town have provided their supporters with some impressive performances during the opening stages of the 2022/23 campaign. Currently thriving under the guidance of manager Kieran McKenna, the Blues have accumulated 21 points from their opening nine league games. Yet to suffer a defeat in the third-tier this season, Ipswich will be confident in their ability to pick up a positive result in their showdown with Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Sunday.

READ MORE: Most bizarre rants in darts history - from Phil Taylor row to Gary Anderson fart denial Fifteen years on, Mason has recalled his feud, and friendship, with Taylor and says he now has the utmost for the 16-time world champion.“Everybody thinks we’re enemies,” Mason told the PDC’s Darts Show Podcast. “We certainly weren’t rivals because I wasn’t good enough. What an amazing player.Mason, now a pundit for ITV's coverage of the sport, battled alcohol and drug addiction and spent time in prison before turning his life around.

Darts legends Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld have reunited in their retirement, 15 years on from the epic world championship final in 2007. In their prime Taylor and van Barneveld played out one of the greatest rivalries the sport has ever seen.This battle peaked in 2007, as the heroic pair played out one of the best world finals in living memory at the Circus Tavern in Essex.

Michael van Gerwen paid tribute to Phil Taylor after winning the World Matchplay for the third time. The Green Machine saw off Gerwyn Price 18-14 in a blistering final at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

Darts players have been voted the best lovers.Researchers asked which sports players adults found were the best in the sack. In top spot were arrows players.

motorway.The bizarre was spotted on a northbound stretch of the M61 motorway, near Kearsley Spur in Bolton just after 12.30pm yesterday (Wednesday, July 6).Phil Taylor shared the dashcam footage with Manchester Evening News, which shows the cyclist pedalling close to a highway maintenance vehicle on the hard shoulder.READ MORE: New Highway Code means Brits with self-driving cars could watch TV behind wheelThe man, who wears a white long-sleeved top and a blue biker shorts, appears to be carrying a large pannier bag on the back of the bike and a bag over his shoulder.Phil, who was travelling back from Manchester to Bolton, said the cyclist was "clearly putting himself and others in danger" despite the motorway was quiet at the time.He added: "I had pulled off onto the slip road from the East Lancashire Road."I was heading northbound and came around a corner and there he was."There was a National Highways vehicle reversing as the cyclist approached him. He was peddling at the time and was wearing a helmet."It was just bizarre and dangerous.

Phil Taylor in darts, Lewis Hamilton in F1 or Usain Bolt in the 100m - except his speciality involves snacking on sausages. Nicknamed 'Jaws', the 38-year-old chomped his way through an eye-watering 63 hot dogs and buns at the annual wienerthon, but unusually it wasn't his eating exploits that grabbed the headlines.

Cristiano Ronaldo struck a chord with him as he ponders whether to continue with his darts comeback.The Power retired following his defeat to Rob Cross in the final of the 2018 World Championship but returned to competitive action this year as part of the World Seniors Tour. After a disappointing showing at the World Seniors Championship, Taylor reached the final of the World Seniors Masters. This weekend, he is in action at the World Seniors Matchplay in Hull and began his campaign on Friday with an 8-4 win over Deta Hedman.Taylor was disappointed with his performance though and admitted post-match that he hasn’t been as focused on darts as he should have been.

READ MORE: P hil Taylor could ‘pull plug’ on darts comeback as Cristiano Ronaldo message hits home “He’s going to have it tomorrow,” Manley told Online Darts TV a fter his win over Part, before quipping: “Who am I playing?” When reminded Taylor was up next for him, Manley added: “He’s threatened to hit me over the head with a shovel, hasn’t he? I was around the pool and this guy comes up [and says] ‘Taylor wants to hit you around the head with a shovel’. I don’t think he could lift it now.“Tomorrow, I won’t like him again, then the next day I’ll think the world of him.” What your favourite Peter Manley/Phil Taylor moment? Tell us in the comments section belowOn his game in general, Manley spoke of the challenges facing players on the recently-formed World Seniors Tour.

Gerwyn Price is renowned for his exuberant celebrations on the oche and his no-nonsense comments away from it.As a result, he attracts plenty of heat from crowds and is often booed during matches. He has his supporters too, in his native Wales of course, while his name was chanted at times during the recent World Cup of Darts in Germany, where he produced his best form of the year so far.For darts legend, Phil Taylor’s liking, The Iceman takes it too far at times. During the PDC’s latest Darts Show podcast, The Power was asked about the current crop of players, and his message to Price was clear. READ MORE: Paul Nicholson admits he was hated by Phil Taylor as he recalls stormy rivalry“Calm it down a little bit,” he said.

Darts triumph and claimed: “I've dreamed about this moment for my whole life.”Partnered by Damon Heta, the Aussies beat Wales 3-1 in the final to end 10 years of heartbreak for the wizard of Oz. Back in 2012, Whitlock and Paul Nicholson both missed darts for the championship before Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis snatched the title for England in a doubles sudden-death leg.But Whitlock – who has appeared in every edition of the World Cup since its inception in 2011 - made no mistake this time, helping to dump England out 2-0 in the semi-finals before starring against Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton in Frankfurt.The 'Beard to be feared', a runner-up in four previous TV majors, could barely speak afterwards but said: “This is life-changing.

Michael van Gerwen admitted the last 18 months have “hurt” after ending his long wait for another major PDC title. The Green Machine won an epic Premier League final against Joe Cullen in Berlin following a final-leg decider. Cullen had a dart to win the tournament but missed, leaving him distraught, and Van Gerwen punished him to seal an 11-10 victory on his next visit.Having dominated the sport during the mid-2010s, MVG has endured a barren spell by his lofty standards, with his last major title coming back in 2020.

stunning 10-4 rout of Jonny Clayton in the first match of the night, Cullen kicked off by winning the opening leg in 11 darts. Van Gerwen roared back, taking a 3-1 lead before being pegged back to 3-3.

Darts finals once had to be postponed after a massive power cut knocked out the electrics at the venue. Back in 2010, the season-ending finals were forced into being pushed back by one day after the power went out at the Wembley Arena on the night of the event.

darts board during a big match?Well, it isn’t guesswork or luck. It relies on a ‘spotter’, who has a direct line to the producer so he can issue instructions on where the camera should be aimed.The most respected spotter in the sport is none other than Keith Deller, whose 138 finish to beat Eric Bristow in the final of the 1983 World Championship is one of the most iconic moments in the sport’s history. He has been doing the job for Sky Sports for almost 30 years, previously in tandem with the late, great Bristow and more recently with Colin Lloyd.“When you see the player needing, say, 106, ‘I’ll go treble 20, single 14, double 16’ so I’ll tell the remote cameras, the director, where I think they’re going to go,” explains Deller, now 62, to Daily Star Sport.“I think I’ve been the longest spotters there’s ever been.