-Credit:Zac Goodwin/PA Wire Luke Littler has said he would love the opportunity to parade his PDC World Championship trophy at Old Trafford after making history at Ally Pally. The 17-year-old became the tournament’s youngest-ever winner on Friday night as he defeated Michael van Gerwen 7-3 to cap off a stellar 12 months in the sport. … Read more
-Credit:Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images. Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown believes Wayne Rooney would be “absolutely brilliant” as a striker coach for his former club. Former United striker Rooney is currently out of work after being sacked by Plymouth Argyle on New Year’s Eve. Appointed last summer, he left the club with them sat … Read more
-Credit:BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images Darts sensation Luke Littler joked he is glad he beat Liverpool fan Stephen Bunting to the 2025 World Championship — because he wouldn’t have wanted to see the Reds supporter parade the trophy around Anfield this weekend. Littler beat Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the PDC World Championship final to … Read more
-Credit:Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has some interesting dilemmas to solve ahead of facing Manchester United this weekend with only one Reds player set to be unavailable through injury. Dominik Szoboszlai has served his one-match suspension and defensive duo Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley have both returned to the … Read more
Whistleblowing former detective Maggie Oliver has said Sir Keir Starmer is ‘perhaps as guilty as anyone’ over the failures to tackle grooming gangs. Ms Oliver, who resigned from Greater Manchester Police in 2012 following the Rochdale grooming gang investigation, criticised previous inquiries into the scandal and called for an independent investigation and ‘criminal accountability’ for … Read more
-Credit:MUTV. Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim believes he has seen an improvement in his squad in training this week ahead of Sunday’s trip to Anfield to face Liverpool. United will make the short trip along the M62 looking to make a winning start to 2025 after losing each of their final four games of … Read more
Residents and businesses are counting the cost after flood water destroyed an area of Wigan on New Year’s Day. Water more than four feet deep swamped homes in Templeton Road in Platt Bridge before firefighters arrived by boat to ferry the stricken families to the safety of a nearby McDonald’s restaurant. The water also wrecked … Read more
-Credit:Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Kyle Walker is reportedly being targeted by a number of clubs from Saudi Arabia this month amid his waning form for Premier League champions Manchester City. The right-back is one of many Blues players to have endured a tough season at the Etihad Stadium and has started just nine … Read more
Mountain rescue teams were called out to the same reservoir in two days to help another walker who had suffered a leg injury. Members of Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue were scrambled just after 2pm on Thursday after being called to assist the North West Ambulance Service. The woman had slipped and suffered a leg injury close … Read more
-Credit:Naomi Baker/Getty Images Liverpool duo Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley were both in training on Friday as the pair near a return to action. They could each feature against Manchester United this weekend. Center-back Joe Gomez, though, is set to miss a few weeks with a hamstring injury. He limped off against West Ham just … Read more