The latest darts news from Alexandra Palace as St. Helens local and Liverpool fan Stephen Bunting eyes PDC World Championships glory

A darts star leaked his payslip from the PDC to show just how payment works when participating in the World Darts Championship. Pay packets for the tournament vary on performance, with the overall winner collecting a whopping £500,000 for going all the way - and second-placed scooping £200,000.

LUKE LITTLER STRUGGLED to hit top form but still did enough to ease into the last 16 of the World Darts Championship with a 4-1 win over Ian White at Alexandra Palace. The 17-year-old survived a series of errant doubles and had set darts against him in the first and fourth sets before finding his range when it mattered to sink his veteran opponent.