Phil Cartwright

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Francis Keogh |Phil Cartwright

Image source, Jenny Sears/PDCImage caption, Northern Ireland were in the World Cup of Darts final for the first timeBBC Sport Senior JournalistNorthern Ireland won the World Cup of Darts for the first time with an epic victory over Wales in a final-leg decider. Daryl Gurney and Josh Rock were in tears after overcoming two-time champions Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton 10-9 in Frankfurt.

2 months ago | sports.yahoo.com | Steve Sutcliffe |Phil Cartwright

Halo World ChampionshipVenue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 19 April to 5 MayCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app; live text coverage of selected matches; updates on BBC Radio 5 LiveAdvertisementThree-time winner Mark Williams showed his enduring class to edge past China's up-and-coming star Wu Yize 10-8 and reach the second round of the World Snooker Championship.

Feb 13, 2025 | bbc.com | Phil Cartwright

Leigh beat Wigan in golden-point extra time after playing out the first 0-0 draw in Super League history in the opening game of the 2025 season.

Jan 17, 2025 | bbc.com | Phil Cartwright

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Judd Trump won the first Triple Crown event of the season, the UK Championship, in DecemberWorld number one Judd Trump won five successive frames after the interval to beat China's Ding Junhui 6-3 in their Masters quarter-final at Alexandra Palace. A flurry of brilliant break-building from the Englishman meant Ding, who had opened a 3-1 lead, only managed 39 more points in the rest of the match.

Jan 14, 2025 | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Phil Cartwright

Mark Allen followed world number one Judd Trump into the last eight of the Masters by beating Si Jiahui resoundingly at Alexandra Palace. The Northern Ireland cueman made breaks of 111, 70, 94 and 80 in a 6-2 victory over Chinese debutant Si, setting up a quarter-final against four-time world champion Mark Selby. Earlier on Tuesday, Trump was an impressive 6-1 winner over fellow Englishman Barry Hawkins, the man he defeated in the UK Championship final in December.