Peter Wright sets up World Matchplay final repeat after epic tie-break win

Love Island star Jazmine Nichol has said she is "incredibly lucky to still be alive" after being diagnosed with a life-threatening disease and undergoing emergency surgery. The 21-year-old, who entered the villa as a part of this year's Casa Amor, was rushed to hospital after she started vomiting uncontrollably and turned grey.

Working on his fitness! Tyler Baltierra is making strides with his ongoing wellness journey and he’s pretty proud of his progress.

Unhappy Jim Goodwin has insisted Aberdeen's defeat to Motherwel l was a reality check. The Steelmen came up and did a job on their hosts in this five-goal Pittodrie thriller.

Albion Rovers boss Brian Reid says confidence and composure is lacking in his squad after they suffered another painful defeat in League Two.

A Scottish mum-of-two has been crowned 'the fittest woman on earth over 45'. Ali Crawford was given the title after finishing first in the Female Masters 45-49 age group at The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Wisconsin, USA, last week.

St Mirren have seen off Ross County to grab their first points of the Premiership season in Paisley. A Richard Tait stunner was enough to give a delighted Stephen Robinson the win after consecutive defeats to Motherwell and Aberdeen. For Malky MacKay and his side though it’s a third straight league loss to start the season. Robinson only made the one change from the Aberdeen defeat with the suspended Declan Gallagher being replaced by Marcus Fraser. Meanwhile, MacKay brought in Josh Simms, Ouwra Edwards and handed Calum Johnson his first start among the differences from the Celtic game. The early possession was fairly even before County defender Baldwin got booked for a foul on Greg Kiltie but the free kick came to very little.

full-line up for Strictly Come Dancing 2022 has finally been revealed.However, fans of the BBC One show were left confused by a social media announcement issued by an official Twitter account.A message shared on BBC Three's page read: "Oh! What's occurring? Nessa is bringing Barry Island to the ballroom as the 20th celebrity contestant confirmed for Strictly 2022."READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing 2022 full line-up - soap icons, X Factor beauty and sporting stars The tweet also included a snap of Ruth Jones' iconic Gavin and Stacey character against the Strictly backdrop, similar to the pictures released of all the confirmed celebrities taking part this year.A message was later shared on the BBC Three account admitting the announcement had been a prank, not least because Nessa is a fictional character.Unsurprisingly, a number of Strictly fans rushed to their keyboards to reply to the post.While some guessed it was a joke, others shared their excited after being duped by the fake announcement.The channel later replied to its original tweet, tagging the official Strictly Come Dancing account as they wrote: "Sorry @bbcpress and @bbcstrictly our hand slipped."Some disappointed fans went on to share their hopes that Nessa star Ruth will take part one day.One fan replied: "Cruel. Very cruel."Another said: "So funny.

Coronation Street newcomer Jodie Prenger has taken in a seagull as a lodger – and now it won’t leave her "nest".The animal lover, who plays larger-than-life Glenda, took pity on the bird thinking it was injured.Jodie, 43, said: “I was driving home recently and it was in the road, so I picked it up. It seems fine but it doesn’t want to go anywhere.“It’s getting well fed and enjoying being in the paddling pool with the ducks.“Me and my fella Simon have called him Steven Seagull!” READ MORE: Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall unrecognisable in one of his first ever TV appearances Jodie, who found fame on BBC talent show I’d Do Anything in 2008, said she loves being closer to home on the soap rather than touring with stage show because of her menagerie of pets.She explained: “I’ve got three rescue cows, three rescue ducks, about 17 chickens – mostly rescued – plus three dogs, three cats, and now I’ve got a seagull.“Me fella, Simon, likes me being at home and so do my animals.

Laura Whitmore has described the spotlight on her hosting Love Island as “exhausting and tough” because the series gets so much attention.The Irish presenter has fronted the hit show since 2020, after the tragic death of her friend Caroline Flack.Laura labelled the focus on her “unfair”, especially on social media where being a woman is “scary”, arguing that men don’t get treated the same way and said she has to remove herself or “go crazy”.READ MORE: Love Island's full unseen row exposed as Coco shouts 'I'll sh*g anyone I want' Laura, 37, revealed: “Do you know what? With stuff with Love Island, it’s just a bit exhausting sometimes because some of the stuff is just mental.“And also, as a host, this takes up not a huge amount of my time compared to my other work. It’s over eight weeks.

Brentford fans on his return to the club after signing for Manchester United. The Danish midfielder starred for the Bees during the second half of last season after joining the club in January following the termination of his Inter Milan contract.

hospital.Lesley Mangnall, 45, went to the Royal Derby Hospital on April 15 for a routine operation.She had surgery to treat an abscess in the area, but quickly noticed that something was wrong having been placed in the recovery until.READ MORE: Woman yanks her own teeth out three times after failing to get dentist appointmentShe claims that a “swollen red lump” appeared near the sight of the removed abscess – and that it moved location during the night.Having spoken to the doctor, she was told that she would need emergency surgery “straight away”, Derbyshire Live reports.And when she woke up, she was given the horrific news that the majority of her left butt cheek had been removed because of the flesh-eating infection known as necrotising fasciitis.She recalled “I was told by the nurse not to Google it, but of course that makes you want to, I realised how lucky I had been."It is not common, and that is why people haven't heard about it as much as they should.“People have had chunks of their legs removed, or even had limbs amputated because of this infection. “I was still on morphine from the first operation so I didn't feel the pain of the infection as much but it is meant to be really, really painful.” Lesley's recovery has taken around four months, as it involves having an open wound being packed and dressed daily for the entire time.

Corrie. Daily Star can reveal actress Gabrielle Glaister has signed a big-money deal to reprise her role as the cruise ship entertainer.Producers reckon getting her back on the soap, 22 years after she sailed off, will be TV gold. READ MORE: Coronation Street Toyah pregnancy twist 'sealed' after steamy Spider sex scenes An insider told the Daily Star Sunday: "Gabrielle was approached by Corrie execs earlier this year."After a series of top-secret meetings, she signed on the dotted line."Everyone is now really excited about Debs returning to Weatherfield.

Emmerdale has launched the career of a number of young actors throughout the years - including original Lucas Taylor star Dexter Ansell.Dexter, who has recently been seen in critically acclaimed Sky series The Midwich Cuckoos opposite Keeley Hawes, landed his big break on the ITV soap in 2019.He played Lucas Taylor, the son of Dawn Taylor – but did you know he also had another secret role in Emmerdale before this?READ NEXT: Emmerdale backstage secrets - Plastic food, real graves, tributes and spelling errorsThat's not all, as the young star has had quite the interesting life too, including following in his famous X Factor dad's footsteps.Here, Daily Star takes a closer look inside the life of original Lucas Taylor star Dexter Ansell.Although Dexter Ansell is most famous for playing Lucas Taylor in Emmerdale, the young actor had a secret role on the soap too.Between January and May 2016, he played Jimmy King's son Carl Holliday, before the role was taken over by Charlie Munro Joyce.However, he returned to Emmerdale in June 2019 as Dawn Taylor's son Lucas, where he played the role for over two years until March 2021.During this time, Covid restrictions meant that child stars were not allowed to be on set for health and safety reasons.Dawn Taylor actress Olivia Bromley said that she missed Dexter a lot on set, telling The Express: "It's sad that we've not been able to film with him."As I think it would have added an extra layer to the high stakes to have him here. He's been upstairs for a long time now!"I've been keeping in touch with Dexter – it was his birthday recently, so we had a little chat then.

Holly Willoughby, who rarely provides insight into her personal life, has stunned fans with a slew of bikini snaps from her latest getaway.The 41-year-old TV star has enjoyed taking some time out from her This Morning duties as she gets in some needed rest and relaxation while spending quality time with her beloved family.Giving fans sneaky insight into how her August had panned out so far, she shared a number of scorching holiday pics over on her lifestyle platform.READ MORE: Holly Willoughby wows fans with rare snap of lookalike son as she shares odd food habitWhile being a red hot television personality may be Holly's main role, she also tends to wear a number of other hats - including being a busy mum-of-three, an author, founder of Wylde Moon and an occasional blogger for her own site.Getting stuck in with writing over on the moodboard of the site she had founded, the ITV star told online fans that she had enjoyed a number of "blissful moments" during her time off.Holly encouraged her readers to take some time out to "relax and recharge" instead of getting caught up in the frenzy of everyday life.At first glance of her website, Phillip Schofield's co-star certainly seemed to lap up some of the finer things.In the stunning images, Holly can be seen showing off her famous curves in a fabulous blue and white chequered bikini that was strapless.She pushed her blonde locks away from her face which enhanced the fact that the daytime favourite had gone completely make-up free.In another pic, Holly looked happier than ever as she donned a plunging black string bikini while holding up her holiday book collection.The Dancing On Ice host also sampled fresh fish and watermelon which were accompanied by al fresco cold

Paul Hollywood has been biking to lose weight – but admits he looks a “right berk” in Lycra. The Great British Bake off star, 56, said he can’t come to terms with the outfits.

Gerwyn Price believes Danny Noppert was "fortunate" to reach the last-four of the World Matchplay darts and believes his "A-game" will be enough to see off the Dutchman in Blackpool tonight.Price produced the performance of the tournament so far to defeat Jose De Sousa in a captivating quarter-final, averaging 104.64 to close out a tense 16-14 victory and set up semi-final clash against Noppert. UK Open champion Noppert dumped out countryman Dirk van Duijvenbode in Friday night’s opener before Price came through a classic to continue his tilt for World Matchplay glory.“I think he [Noppert] was quite fortunate to get through his game today but that will probably spur him on,” said Price. “I’m just going to concentrate on my own game.

Gerwyn Price repelled a valiant fightback from Jose de Sousa to clinch a place in the semi-finals of the World Matchplay – and replace Peter Wright at the top of the world rankings.In yet another thrilling clash at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, Price looked to cruising into the last four when he led 13-8, but a rejuvenated De Sousa fought back by reeling off five legs in a row in the first-to-16 clash.Price regained his composure to move 15-13 ahead, only for De Sousa to pull another leg back, but the Iceman held his nerve to close the match out in the next leg. READ MORE: Anti-Leeds United chant breaks out at World Matchplay darts In the semis, he will face Danny Noppert, who defeated compatriot Dirk van Duijvenbode in the first match of the night. The other semi-final will pit Michael van Gerwen against Dimitri Van den Bergh.

darts in Blackpool on Friday night.After a thrilling night of action on Thursday, which saw Dimitri Van den Bergh and Michael van Gerwen edge into the semi-finals, the second pair of quarter-finals are taking place.The first saw Dutch pair Dirk van Duijvenbode and Danny Noppert clash for the right to face Gerwyn Price or Jose de Sousa in the last four. In the early stages of Van Duijvenbode-Noppert showdown, a chant of ‘we all hate Leeds, scum’ was clearly audible among the sold-out crowd at the Winter Gardens. READ MORE: James Wade column: The plus side of World Matchplay exit and why I won’t be taking up golf And it was noticed by fans on social media too, with many supporters of the Elland Road club seeing it as a back-handed compliment.“Watching the darts and the crowd are singing we all hate Leeds scum.

Dancing Dimitri Van den Bergh reeled off 10 straight legs to edge past Peter Wright 16-14 in a World Matchplay classic at the Winter Gardens.The 2020 winner seemed to be on his way out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage after surrendering five of the first six legs to the Scotsman. But as Wright struggled with his darts - and his doubles - Van den Bergh set to work reducing that four-leg deficit to take control of the match. In the end he didn't just reduce the deficit, he turned it on his head.

Michael van Gerwen has dismissed suggestions this year’s World Matchplay line-up is the strongest in the tournament’s history.The Blackpool event – widely regarded as the second most important tournament in the PDC behind the World Championship – has reached the halfway stage, with the final lot of second ties taking place tonight (Wednesday). Van Gerwen booked his place in the last eight with an 11-5 victory over Joe Cullen. After the match, the Green Machine was asked if he is part of the best Matchplay line-up in history.

Peter Wright hit an unbelievable bull, 25, bull checkout against Krzysztof Ratajski in the World Matchplay, leaving darts fans absolutely flabbergasted.The World No 1 had already powered home a brilliant 127 checkout earlier in the night, but outdid himself minutes later to put himself in control of the contest.Naturally, fans on social media were absolutely loving it, with one tweeting: "Omg Peter Wright what a show off magnificent 125 bull 25 bull".READ MORE: Gerwyn Price water bottle routine baffles commentators as star goes full Rafa Nadal"Going to take some beating this week is Peter Wright, what a 125 checkout that was," another wrote, while a third said: "That Bull, 25, Bull finish from Peter Wright to take out 125. Insane."A fourth commented: "Peter Wright is just unbelievable.