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HOW AN 18-YEAR-OLD JUST BROKE A TEN-YEAR RECORD. THE SECRET TO LUKE LITTLER’S DOMINANCE
History made! 18-year-old Luke Littler thrashes Gian van Veen 7-1 to become back-to-back PDC World Champion. Read the full stats.
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Luke Littler just did it again! The teen sensation crushed Gian van Veen to grab his second World Darts Championship title in a row—the first time anyone's done that in ten years. Littler walked away with the Sid Waddell Trophy.
Despite falling behind early, Littler, who has now been in three Ally Pally finals straight, stormed back to beat Van Veen (the European and World Youth champ) 7-1. This win also earned Littler a cool £1 million, a new record for a Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) event.
The 18-year-old was on fire, averaging 106.02 with sixteen 180s and four finishes over 100. He even got a little emotional celebrating his latest big win. His girlfriend, Faith Millar, was spotted crying happy tears in the crowd. He missed a nine-dart finish after a near miss at T20 on his seventh dart, but it didn't matter much as he clinched the title. And get this—he's still only 18!
Van Veen, hoping to pull off an upset, started strong. The 23-year-old hadn't won a single match at the tournament before this year. Still, he took down former world champs Luke Humphries and Anderson on his way to the final.
The Giant, soon to be ranked third in the world, nailed a 116 checkout with 12 darts in the first leg and won the first set. But he did miss a couple of shots at D8 and one at D4. Littler also missed two of his own on his favourite D10 checkout.
Van Veen then broke Littler's throw with a 145 checkout at the start of the second set and followed it up with a 127 to win his fourth leg in a row. But the world's top player battled back, winning three legs straight to tie the score at one set each.
In the third set, Littler averaged a crazy 115.68, managing a 112 finish, an 11-dart leg, and a Big Fish to take a 2-1 lead. From there, the Warrington teen was unstoppable, winning all three legs of the fourth set.
Even the return of the Ally Pally wasp couldn't faze him. The insect buzzed around, amusing the London crowd and bugging Littler, but he kept his focus and blew Van Veen away, stretching his lead to 4-1 while averaging nearly 108 per visit.
Van Veen missed a chance to break early in the sixth set, wasting two darts on D20. And after accidentally cutting his hand, he left a speck of blood on the board. Littler then put on a show, outscoring and outfinishing his opponent to win all three legs again and make it 5-1.
The board was switched, which seemed to frustrate both players because of the blood. But Littler didn't lose his momentum. The Englishman won 14 of 15 legs to extend his lead. Van Veen threw six perfect darts to set up a nine-dart opportunity of his own before hitting T5 instead of T20, disappointing the fans. He then missed darts on D18 and D9, and the score went to 6-1 in favour of the world's best player.
Littler started the final set with a 180 and kept the pressure on, winning three of four legs. He sealed the match with a 147 checkout to secure another World Championship title.
Littler has had an amazing year since his first world title, racking up wins at the UK Open, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam of Darts, and Players Championship Finals in 2025.
He also won two World Series events and finished as runner-up in the Premier League. Defending his World Championship title was his biggest goal, and now that he's done it, he's the first person to win back-to-back titles since Gary Anderson a decade ago.
REVIEW: WHY MATT LAFLEUR IS COUNTING ON VETERANS TO SAVE THE SEASON
Matt LaFleur rested starters in a 16-3 loss to the Vikings. We analyse the Packers' slump and life without Micah Parsons.
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur stood on the sideline, watching as his team slogged through a rough second quarter against the Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. It was January 4, 2026, and honestly, this game didn’t mean much for Green Bay. They’d already locked up their playoff spot, so LaFleur kept Jordan Love and several other starters on the bench. Instead, Clayton Tune got the nod at quarterback—a guy who’d been hanging out on the practice squad most of the year and only took a few snaps in Week 17.
Tune threw just 11 passes all game, completing six for 34 yards. Not exactly electric. The Vikings sacked him four times, so the Packers actually finished with negative passing yards. Yeah, minus 7. That pretty much sums up the afternoon.
The final score was 16-3, and the only reason Green Bay even got on the board was a late field goal they set up with a timeout. The run game looked a little better—they managed 128 yards on 35 carries, and that was without Josh Jacobs, who sat out too. Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs didn’t play either, whether because of injuries or just getting some rest. So, the Packers were missing a lot of firepower.
Here’s the bigger problem: for the second year in a row, the Packers are stumbling into the playoffs on a losing streak. Just a few weeks ago, after beating the Bears in Week 14, they were leading the NFC North and looking sharp. But then things unravelled—four straight losses, injuries piling up, and the worst of it was losing Micah Parsons to a torn ACL. He’s done till next season.
LaFleur isn’t pretending it’s all fine. He says the team has taken their lumps, but now it’s time to move on. “We’re in the dance,” he told reporters. “We’ve got to go on the road and play our best football from here.”
Nobody knows exactly who they’ll face in the first round, but LaFleur is counting on his veterans to remember what playoff football feels like. He wants them to step up when it matters most.
“You stick with what you believe in,” he said. “But everyone’s got to understand—the playoffs are different. There’s no next week if you lose. We need to play our best.”
Green Bay’s hoping that resting its stars will pay off. Whether it does, well, we’ll see soon enough.
“ LaFleur said, “Everything’s pretty fluid as we prep this week. It depends on when we actually play. But I thought practice went well—the guys who rested still got solid reps, first team offence versus first team defence. Physically, we’re in a good place.”
HOW MYLES GARRETT SURPASSED STRAHAN AND WATT FOR THE SACK RECORD
Myles Garrett makes history with his 23rd sack as Andre Szmyt’s 49-yard field goal lifts the Browns over the Bengals 20-18.
Myles Garrett waited until the last possible moment to break the NFL sack record, but it was Cleveland’s kicker who stole the show at the end. As the clock hit zero, Andre Szmyt nailed a 49-yard field goal to give the Browns a 20-18 win over the Bengals—a little redemption for Szmyt, who missed a short field goal and an extra point against Cincinnati way back in the season opener. This time, he delivered. On the other side, Bengals kicker Evan McPherson missed two extra points, which ended up costing his team the game.
Garrett’s big moment came with just over five minutes left. He burst up the middle, and Joe Burrow just slid to the ground—sack number 23 for Garrett. That put him past Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt for the single-season record. The Browns' bench cleared to celebrate with him, and the game paused while everyone soaked it in.
Cincinnati wasn’t done, though. Down 17-12 late, Burrow led the Bengals on a 61-yard drive and hit Ja’Marr Chase for a 4-yard touchdown, giving Cincinnati an 18-17 lead with 90 seconds left. Chase was his usual self—eight catches, 96 yards, and a score.
For Cleveland, rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders didn’t light up the stat sheet—just 111 yards on 11-of-22 passing—but he picked up his third win as a starter. The Browns closed out the season with back-to-back victories over AFC North rivals, even though their offense sputtered most of the day and they lost center Luke Wypler to a knee injury.
Burrow finished with 236 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception on 29-of-39 passing. Running back Chase Brown crossed the 1,000-yard mark for the first time and grabbed a touchdown as well, wrapping up a strong season with 72 yards on 13 carries.
Early on, it looked like Cincinnati would cruise. Burrow hit a wide-open Brown for a 4-yard touchdown after Cam Sample strip-sacked Sanders and Howard Cross recovered at the Cleveland 29. But the extra point got blocked, and that missed point loomed large later.
Cleveland’s defense made some noise, too. Devin Bush picked off Burrow and ran it back 97 yards for a score in the first quarter. Just a minute later, Sam Webb scooped up a fumble and sprinted 47 yards to the end zone. That gave the Browns a 14-6 lead.
Tee Higgins caught a 13-yard touchdown from Burrow just before halftime, and again, McPherson missed the extra point. It was that kind of day for Cincinnati.
The Browns lost their top corner, Denzel Ward, to a neck injury early on. He didn’t return.
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