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The Irish Sun
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Darts star, 39, had ‘Barney attack' on stage and smashed trophy into ‘a thousand pieces' in rage
KIM HUYBRECHTS had a 'Barney attack' on stage before his trophy smashed into 'a thousand pieces'. The 39-year-old is one of the top darts stars around. Advertisement 1 Kim Huybrechts has opened up on his dismal performance at the International Darts Open Credit: Rex Yet he has not added to the two European Tour titles that came earlier in his career. And he followed that up two years later with success at the European Darts Grand Prix. However, Huybrechts was unable to land a third trophy in 2016 at the International Darts Open. Advertisement READ MORE IN DARTS He ended up losing 6-5 to Mensur Suljovic in Germany and missed NINE match darts. He has now opened up on the brutal event, making light of fellow darts star Raymond van Barneveld while also revealed his runner-up trophy didn't make the cut. Huybrechts told the 'We were given a trophy, of course. And naturally, I got the runner-up trophy. Advertisement Most read in Darts Exclusive BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS 'You have to do the photos first — I wasn't exactly smiling in those. I even gave a few sarcastic thumbs up to the crowd when they announced me as the runner-up. 'No middle fingers, although I really wanted to. Luke Littler taunts fans with 'crying' gesture after Man Utd fan suffers abuse at Premier League Darts in Leeds 'After the final, I went backstage and, of course, it was a beautiful glass trophy. Advertisement 'Well, it didn't survive the trip. It ended up in a thousand pieces with the camera crew. 'At the next tournament, someone turned up with a cardboard box and said, 'You forgot something in Riesa.' "I opened it up, and inside were all the shards of the trophy.'
The Sun
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Darts star, 39, had ‘Barney attack' on stage and smashed trophy into ‘a thousand pieces' in rage
KIM HUYBRECHTS had a 'Barney attack' on stage before his trophy smashed into 'a thousand pieces'. The 39-year-old is one of the top darts stars around. 1 Yet he has not added to the two European Tour titles that came earlier in his career. Huybrecht's first triumph came at the Dutch Darts Masters in 2013. And he followed that up two years later with success at the European Darts Grand Prix. However, Huybrechts was unable to land a third trophy in 2016 at the International Darts Open. He ended up losing 6-5 to Mensur Suljovic in Germany and missed NINE match darts. He has now opened up on the brutal event, making light of fellow darts star Raymond van Barneveld while also revealed his runner-up trophy didn't make the cut. Huybrechts told the Darts Draai Door podcast: 'That's when I had a 'Barney attack' on stage. 'We were given a trophy, of course. And naturally, I got the runner-up trophy. 'You have to do the photos first — I wasn't exactly smiling in those. I even gave a few sarcastic thumbs up to the crowd when they announced me as the runner-up. 'No middle fingers, although I really wanted to. Luke Littler taunts fans with 'crying' gesture after Man Utd fan suffers abuse at Premier League Darts in Leeds 'After the final, I went backstage and, of course, it was a beautiful glass trophy. 'Well, it didn't survive the trip. It ended up in a thousand pieces with the camera crew. 'At the next tournament, someone turned up with a cardboard box and said, 'You forgot something in Riesa.' "I opened it up, and inside were all the shards of the trophy.'
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Headlines: Dinosaur theft and concert preparations
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. Our pick of local website stories Two large animatronic dinosaurs from a Bristol company have been stolen from a car park in Essex, reports ITV News West Country. Raptors World had named the costumes Rexy and Yoshi and said it has been hit "incredibly hard" by the theft. Parts of the railings at the world famous Royal Crescent in Bath have been removed in preparation for an upcoming Robbie Williams concert, according to Somerset Live. reported on local darts star Gary Anderson winning the European Darts Grand Prix for the second year in a row over the weekend And the Swindon Advertiser was at the scene of a popular rubber duck race in Wroughton, which saw hundreds of plastic ducks "race" down the River Ray. Our top three from the Bank Holiday weekend What to watch on social media Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy posted a picture on Facebook to mark 20 years since she was first elected as MP, with a newspaper clipping from 2005. Historic England says a 16th Century timber-framed merchant's house in Gloucester has been restored, having been on their At Risk register since 2012. A call has gone out for prospective business owners to run the Old Town Quarry cafe in Weston-super-Mare. Councillor Mike Bell said the site is due to reopen in summer 2025. And on Reddit, a poster has noted there are thousands of signatures for a campaign to get the Whitchurch Athletics Track in Bristol regenerated. Follow BBC West social channels in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630.
Daily Record
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Gary Anderson finds second darts home as Flying Scotsman asks European Grand Prix fans to stop one thing
Anderson joked that he'll be back for the beer after going back to back at European Grand Prix Glittering Gary Anderson reckons he's found a second darting home after going back-to-back at the European Darts Grand Prix. But the Scotsman issued a word of warning to some in his German fan club about offering respect to all stars as they fire for glory. Anderson stormed to a second-straight success in the Sindelfingen showpiece with a whitewash Final success over Andrew Gilding. Having defeated Ross Smith in the 2024 showpiece, the 54-year-old destroyed Goldfinger 8-0 to clinch his second ranking title of the year. Anderson was roared on by the locals and confessed: 'You know what, I'm a very proud Scotsman and I get a lot of support in Scotland. This has outdone them. This has been absolutely fantastic. It's been a long time since I've had so much support. 'Scotsmen playing all over the world, we get some, I can't say the word I'm going to say, but, no, fantastic.' Asked about a desire to get back as soon as possible, he joked: 'Must be the beer!' But the Scot did then have a serious word about whistling which has annoyed various players during recent events on the continent and in the UK. Anderson said: 'Listen, what I've noticed, the fans that come to watch darts in Germany, Belgium, wherever you go, Austria, fantastic, but what you've got to remember, these boys are up here playing darts, right? 'You've got to support them all, whether you like them, whether you don't like them. Give them all the respect. They're up here trying to do a very hard game, and it is a hard game. 'So next time they come up here, no whistling. Give them all the support and I'll tell you what, they'll love you for it.' Anderson came through Sunday with a scrappy quarter-final win over Martin Lukeman before a soaring semis success over Dirk van Duijvenbode. Gilding was then wiped aside and he said: 'Can I retire now! No, it's been good. I've known Andrew for a long, long time. Very, very good player. 'Andrew will come along, he'll win something, have a few weeks off, come back and win the next thing. 'But to play Andrew, to play the boys that we're playing now, we've seen so many youngsters come through, 'Gian [van Veen], Luke Littler, Luke Humphriesand even just to play darts with these boys now, I'm still racking myself with it. 'Martin's another classy player who is going to be about for a long time, but the game was terrible. I never got going, he never got going and it was one of those games. 'Rob Cross, about 40,000 darts at double. It's one of these things, but if darts was easy, it'd be a boring game.' It was Anderson's first stage title since winning last year's Euro Grand Prix and it sets him up for a strong summer. He said: 'I'm just glad that I can still come and play darts with these boys that are playing now. 'You know, I've played 30 years. I've played with your Phil Taylors, your [Eric] Bristows, your Steve Beatons, all the players over the years. Some boys are gone now, but these youngsters that are coming up, darts is in a good place. 'We've got a lot of young Germans coming through, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, Italians, French. Darts is going to be fantastic in the next five years.' You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here. Tune in to Hotline Live every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport's newest podcast, Game On, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.
Scottish Sun
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
‘Did that get shown?' – Weird thing Luke Humphries did with his glass caught on TV leaving darts ace embarrassed
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LUKE HUMPHRIES bizarrely stooped to sip water from his glass during his match against Connor Scutt. The former world champion, 30, was in action at the European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, Germany. 2 Luke Humphries was interviewed after his win 2 Humphries, 30, stooped to sip from his glass of water Cool Hand Luke comfortably dispatched of Scutt 6-1 on Saturday. In addition to his good play, Humphries' strange drinking technique caught fans' eyes. During the contest, the Berkshire ace seemed determined not to use his hands while sipping his water, bending down to take a drink. Quizzed about the incident after his win, Humphries said: "Did that get shown on camera? It was… my hands were so sweaty, and I didn't want to touch the glass because it was so, like..." READ MORE IN SPORT DART OF WAR Littler scores penalty for Sunday League team as fans ask 'how did that go in?' The world No1 added: "There was so much moisture that I was like, if I pick it up with my hands, it might make… "Look, it's very hot out here. It's really, really tough. It's like being abroad when you're on holiday. "But you have to make the best of a bad situation, and I thought if I don't touch the glass, I won't add that moisture to my hands, and it worked! "I didn't know you were going to catch it on camera. I was hoping I did it discreetly, but yeah, I was just trying to help myself a bit." CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Responding to Humphries' gesture, one fan wrote on X: "Could just use his left hand to pick op the glass." While a second joked: "Gonna have to change his nickname to 'Wet hand' Luke now." Shambolic 40-darter leg branded 'magnificent for all the wrong reasons Humphries was back in action on Sunday. Cool Hand Luke was edged 6-5 by Michael Smith.
