Darts History… TONY BROWN – 1945-2022 – A TRIBUTE 2 Oct 2022 It is becoming more and more common that I hear news of yet another darts star of the past, who I admired and watched on TV back in the day…
Darts History… MIKE GREGORY – 1956-2022 24 May 2022 Darts fans mourned the recent death of yet another top darts player, England’s Mike Gregory. Mike was born in St. Martin’s Hospital, Bath, Somerset on 16th December 1956. He was…
Darts History… MIKE GREGORY – A TRIBUTE (pART 2) – NEWS OF THE WORLD 10 May 20223 Oct 2022 I continue my tribute to Mike Gregory by featuring his success in the News of the World (Photo © 1988 Darts World/PC Darts Archive/Steve Daszko) but, before that, I received…
Dartboards and darts… RECORD DEAL ANNOUNCED AS THE PROFESSIONAL DARTS CORPORATION AND WINMAU TEAM UP WITH OFFICIAL PARTNERSHIP 22 Feb 2022 An exciting new era for the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has begun following the announcement that PDC events will be played exclusively using WINMAU dartboards in a record five-year partnership.…
Australia… TERRY O’DEA – AUSSIE DARTS LEGEND 28 Jan 202228 Jan 2022 On 18th May 2021 Australian darts star Russell Stewart posted: It is with heavy heart that I have to inform you of the sad news of the passing of my…
Darts History… CLIMAX 78 – THE FORK TRUCK DRIVERS’ DARTS TOURNAMENT 17 Nov 2021 In the late 1970s, sponsors were queueing up at the office of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) in London to put their money down to support the numerous televised darts…
Darts History… GRAHAM FRITH -THE PHANTOM ARROW 17 Nov 2021 In the Summer of 1967, Ted Cain, the owner of a country club at Kirklinton, near Carlisle, was looking for a different stage attraction to entertain his patrons. He came…
Players… GEORGE SILBERZAHN 15 Feb 2021 OBITUARY To darts players in the UK, George Silberzahn may not be well known but in the USA he carved out a reputation as the man whose mission in life…
News Of The World… LEN HEARD – THE BRITISH USA DARTS CHAMPION 15 Feb 2021 In January 2021 ex-pat darts player Len Heard celebrated his 79th birthday. Immediately I can hear you saying “Len who?” I’ll let darts journalist Steve Chapman explain. Leonard Heard (pictured…
General… LIONEL SMITH 30 Dec 2020 The popularity of my News of the World,featured more or less monthly in my global Dr. Darts’ Newsletter,seems to grow and grow. This particular post was inspired by one of…
Dr Patrick Chaplin 