hello, welcome alone. hello, welcome along. history has been made at the pdc darts world championship at alexandra palace. 16 year old luke littler has become the youngest person ever to reach the final, and he did it in style. that s despite losing the first set to 2018 world champion rob cross. littler, who doesn t turn 17 for another 19 days soon levelled, and then took control including an audacious 132 check out which contained two bulls eyes. in the end, cross had no answer, as littler came through 6 2. is just unbelievable to even think i m in the final, like you said, just to win a game after christmas. i m still standing. first of seven. i should be getting nervous in case i get to the end, so if i
just how easy he makes it look. littler s overwhelmed every opponent to reach the semifinals. as soon as he could stand, he could throw. there are clues to his success in the family footage of littler when he was much littler. it all started at home. it was just me dad. he always played in the house. he never played in a pub league or owt. so i wasjust looking up to him. and then when we went to some shop, ijust pointed out the magnetic dartboard, because they looked similar. and then, yeah, the rest is history. a big part of the story is a shop in st helens and a darts academy where luke littler turned up and immediately turned heads. within a year, before he was 11, he was playing in the under 21s, which is pretty. he s the only player that s ever done that, he s that good. the academy s been almost overwhelmed by fresh interest since luke littler started winning at the world championship. these players often practice with him. mesmerising because it s like, oh my god, i know him.
of other prisoners and guards. i m changing my life for the better now. i ve got high hopes, do you know what i mean, i m going to be all right. this time in prison i ve turned it into a positive. and the workshops will be back in 2024, with a difference. after hip hop, next time it will be the turn of folk music. colin paterson, bbc news, barlinnie, glasgow. aged just sixteen, luke littler has taken the pdc darts world championship by storm on his debut. he s the youngest player ever to win a match at the world championship and now faces 2018 champion rob cross in the semifinal tonight in london. could he go all the way and lift the trophy? joe wilson reports. still amazed by his age? yep, luke littler is still 16. well, be stunned by how he plays
themselves into every christmas pub quiz and record book and going, the western men s s t20 score of all time gone for 15. elsewhere, englishjoe clark hit his first big bad century, scoring 101 as melbourne stars beat the hurricanes, but it is sydney s but it is sydney s schocker that will grab the headlines. 18 year old beau greaves has made history as the youngest women to compete at the pdc darts world championship at alexandra palace. greaves was taking on ireland s william 0 connor in the first round. 0 connor put in a superb display averaging 94 and hitting three 1805 as he came through in straight sets. next up he ll face german gabriel clemons in round two. three time snooker world champion mark williams has become the oldest player to make a competitive 147 break. williams was struggling against neil robertson trailing three frames to nil in their english 0pen quarterfinal, when he found form . the 47 year old celebrated the third maximum break of his career,
opponent because my school but seemingly turkeys s 2019 record of 21 runs for an all time low. a new meaning to getting your ducks in a row. by the time the number ten batter finally found some luck, top scoring with four this contest had well and truly kicked the bucket. as he fell, sydney thunder wrote themselves into every christmas pub quiz and record book and going, the western men s s t20 score of all time gone for 15. elsewhere, englishjoe clark hit his first big bad century, scoring 101 as melbourne stars beat the hurricanes, but it is sydney s schocker that will grab the headlines. 18 year old beau greaves has made history as the youngest women to compete at the pdc darts world championship at alexandra palace. greaves was taking on ireland s william o connor in the first round. o connor put in a superb display averaging 94 and hitting three 180s