With more people taking to the oche after Littler's World Championship win, we've picked out five sets that are great if you're starting out

THE organisers of a local Darts league are hoping for a 'resurgence' in the sport in Carlisle after Luke Littler claimed his maiden World Championship title.

Luke Littler has become the youngest world champion in darts history after the 17-year-old Englishman lived up to his billing as Britain’s latest sporting superstar.

Luke Littler says there is a target on his back now he is world champion as he prepares to launch a defence of his Premier League darts title next month.

Luke Littler won his first PDC World Darts Championship earlier this month, beating Michael van Gerwen in the final, and the referee in charge of the second half has now opened up on what it was like

It was an emotional, and seemingly inevitable, weekend for teenage darts phenom Luke Littler. The 17-year-old defeated Michael van Gerwen, one of the game’s greatest players, 7-3 in the PDC World Darts Championship final on Friday night to become the youngest world champion in the history of the sport.

Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler is set to parade his World Championship trophy at Old Trafford following his stunning victory over Michael van Gerwen, reports say. The 17-year-old world champion is expected to showcase the Sid Waddell Trophy during Manchester United's home clash with Brighton on January 19.