Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Barry run secures Minehead and World Championship spot

Keane Barry booked his place in the Players Championship Finals next month with a run to the quarter-finals at Wigan, while William O'Connor was denied in the last four.

Darts • 31 Oct

William O'Connor moved up two places to 43 in the order of merit

O'Connor edged out in Players Championship final

Ireland's William O'Connor narrowly missed out on a second PDC Players Championship title after losing to Chris Dobey in the final in Wigan, while Luke Littler was caught in a traffic jam on the way to the event.

Darts • 29 Oct

William O'Connor celebrates his first round victory during the 2023-24 edition

O'Connor and Slevin set for all-Irish first-round clash

William O'Connor and Dylan Slevin have been drawn together in an all-Irish first round clash at the 2024-25 PDC World Championships.

Darts • 25 Nov 24

Ireland out of World Cup of Darts after shock upset

Ireland crashed out of the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt after suffering one of the biggest shocks in the competition's history at the hands of debutants Chinese Taipei.

Darts • 29 Jun 24

Steve Lennon celebrates his win during his round one match against Owen Bates

Lennon and O'Connor book round two spots at Ally Pally

Ireland's Steve Lennon and William O'Connor are through to the second round at the PDC World Championships, while Poland's Cork-based Radek Szaganski also advanced.

Darts • 20 Dec 23

William O'Connor gave Ireland an early advantage

Ireland fall to Portugal fight-back at World Cup

Republic of Ireland missed out on a place in the last-16 at the Cazoo World Cup of Darts after Portugal fought back to win 5-4.

Darts • 10 Sep 21

'The more I play the closer I feel I'm getting to where I want to be'

O'Connor through to quarters at European Championship

William O'Connor won through to only his second individual televised quarter-final by defeating Jamie Hughes 10-3 in a dominant performance at the Unibet European Championship second round on Friday.

Darts • 30 Oct 20

Smith throws nine-darter, MVG beats O'Connor in Dublin

Michael Smith threw the first Premier League nine-darter for three years during his 7-5 win over Daryl Gurney in Dublin while Willie O'Connor was beaten 7-4 by World No 1 Michael Van Gerwen.

Darts • 28 Feb 20

Gary Anderson and Peter Wright (r) of Scotland beat Steve Lennon and William O'Connor (l) of Ireland in the Darts World Cup final

Ireland fall just short in World Cup of Darts final

The Republic of Ireland team of Steve Lennon and William O'Connor reached the World Cup of Darts for the first time but fell to a 3-1 defeat to Scotland in Hamburg after a remarkable tournament.

Darts • 10 Jun 19

William O'Connor spurned some great opportunities

Gurney and O'Connor make exits from Ally Pally

Fifth seed Daryl Gurney suffered a shock defeat while William O'Connor's PDC World Darts Championship journey is at an end after a 4-1 defeat to Ryan Searle.

Darts • 22 Dec 18

Wade sorry for outburst at World Darts Championship

James Wade has apologised for his post-match comments following his PDC World Darts Championship second-round victory over Seigo Asada when he said he "wanted to really hurt" the Japanese player.

Darts • 20 Dec 18

William O'Connor