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1. World Darts Championship 2026 schedule and results as Luke Littler headlines quarter-finals at Ally Pally

   A record 128 of the world’s best darts players contend for the world title at Alexandra Palace this year

2. Manchester City held at Sunderland to sit four points adrift of Arsenal

   A draw means City sit four points adrift of league leaders Arsenal.

3. Luke Littler demolishes Krzysztof Ratajski in quarter-finals to win over Ally Pally crowd

   Luke Humphries was also heavily beaten by Gian van Veen who cruised to a 5-1 victory

4. Oliver Glasner says Crystal Palace in ‘survival mode’ as fatigue sets in

   Palace have already played eight matches more than Fulham this season.

5. Ex-mayor hits back at Andy Cohen after on-air diss: ‘I have two letters for him’

6. The Night Manager season two review – It’s been a decade, but the pace, intrigue and sly sexiness are all retained

   Tom Hiddleston’s Jonathan Pine is on course to be a globetrotting icon on par with Mr Bond

7. Reeves stealth taxes ‘hammering’ workers while pensioners and benefits claimants ‘better off’

   Labour chancellor’s freeze on tax thresholds will mean a worker currently earning £50,000 would be £505 worse off by 2030-31, analysis finds

8. Chants break out as Zohran Mamdani is sworn in by Bernie Sanders

9. Thomas Frank frustrated on Brentford return as Tottenham are held to stalemate

   Frank was making his first trip back to west London since joining Spurs in the summer.

10. Adams booed, Trump ignored and a warning to his own administration: Inside Mamdani’s inauguration speech

    ‘I was elected as a democratic socialist, and I will govern as a democratic socialist’