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JAMES WADE feels he is on the cusp of big things after delivering a first Premier League night win of the season.  The Machine KO’d Joe Cullen 6-5 with a 105 average to win the final in front of a record 12,000 crowd in Manchester on Thursday night. But Wade, 39, believes he is close to even better form after reaching his fourth final of the campaign.  He said: “I've done it at last - I'm super happy! “I feel like my form is close to ‘here I am’. It’s there but it’s not there.  “I’m a little

MICHAEL SMITH has vowed to wait his time after making four finals already in 2022. The former World Youth champion continues to deliver consistency at the highest level after moving up to World No.4. Smith, 31, has finished runner-up in the World Championship, UK Open and two Premier League nights and admits he is learning to deal with oche setbacks.  He said: “I take my confidence wherever I go. I’m getting really good at recovering from events. If I’ve lost, give me half an hour and I get on

IAN WHITE admits the “great relationship” with Unicorn is the reason behind his long consistency in the sport.  The Stoke star has vowed to battle back up the world rankings after illness hampered his form last year. White, 51, has shown flashes of his brilliant best over the past few months as he celebrates a decade with Unicorn. He revealed: “It’s a special thing, 10 years has flown by since I started with Unicorn. It’s been a great relationship, they’ve stood by me and it’s been nice to have

JAMES WADE does not believe he’s a “dark horse” to pick up his second Premier League title.  The Aldershot hotshot has made a typically steady start to the campaign including reaching one final. Wade, 38, is confident that he can add to his league title last won 13 years ago - which underlines his evergreen longevity in the sport.  He said: “I don’t see myself as a dark horse. In the second week I had some problems at home, no excuse why I lost to Joe Cullen. I wasn’t there as a person. That’s

MICHAEL SMITH has opened up on his heartbreak of losing another major final at the UK Open. The ex-World Youth champ has suffered 10 final defeats in recent years and suffered another tough setback with his latest loss to Danny Noppert on Sunday night.  But Smith, 31, remains defiant about how far his career has come and rising to World No.4. He said: “Yes it hurts bad losing finals and still not having that major in my locker. “But I’m married, I have two kids and living a life I didn’t think

MICHAEL SMITH reckons he adds soap opera Coronation Street drama to the Premier League! The two-time world finalist faces a crucial night of action in Exeter as he bids for a first win this season against Joe Cullen tonight (Thursday). Smith, 31, was sensational in his run at the Ally Pally but just hasn’t quite yet had the luck in the league. On his return to the PL, he joked: “I maybe don’t do much on stage entertainment-wise, the thing in my favour is my scoring.  “I think I bring drama, the

GARY ANDERSON admits he needs to up his game to KO Scottish rival Peter Wright.  The tartan two-times World Champs go head-to-head in the biggest clash of the Cazoo Premier League quarter-finals at the SSE Arena in Belfast tomorrow night (Thursday). Anderson, 51, has lost his last two ties with Wright including a crucial World Championship semi-final early last month. He revealed: “He’s double World Champion now, he’s done brilliant for himself.  “He’s come on leaps and bounds from 10 or 12

JAMIE CLARK admits that English fans chanting “Scotland get battered everywhere they go” fired him up to get a PDC Tour Card. The Fife flinger delivered a solid Q-School week of performances to make it into the big time elite of the sport.  Clark, 25, is in the same Scottish management stable as Gary Anderson under the stewardship of Tommy Gilmour. Now he wants to follow his idol Ando to the very top of the oche and play at the Ally Pally. He revealed: “It was in my head for a week after the Worlds,

ADRENALIN seeker Callan Rydz swapped BMX tricks for the thrills-and-spills of the oche after SNAPPING his foot in lockdown. The 23-year-old from Newcastle dropped just one set in 15 as he marched into the William Hill PDC World Darts Championship quarter-finals. Rydz had an outstanding run at the Alexandra Palace, eventually losing out to eventual champion Peter Wright in a tight last eight encounter.  After his 4-1 fourth round thumping of Alan Soutar, the 150-1 tournament outsider said:

GUTTED Michael Smith revealed that even his pet GOOSE fell out with him after he lost the World Championship final. The protege of Gary Anderson was beaten by Scot Peter Wright and left the stage in a flood of tears at the Ally Pally in early January.  Smith, 31, broke the hearts of darts fans as the emotions took over and he now wants to end the heartbreak with a return to glory in the Premier League.  He admitted: “It was good to come home with the animals, it brings you back down to earth.