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Scotsman
3 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
What time is the Darts on TV? World Matchplay final timings
Don't miss any of the World Matchplay darts final action this evening 🎯 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The final of the World Matchplay Darts will take place today. Blackpool's Winter Gardens has been hosting the tournament. But how can you watch the dramatic conclusion? After more than a week of huge upsets, massive comebacks and more drama than you can shake a hat at, it is almost time for the final of the World Matchplay Darts. The tournament kicked-off last weekend and has lived up to all expectations. Blackpool's Winter Gardens has been the host of the tournament again in 2025. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Reigning champion Luke Humphries was knocked out in the first round - meaning a different star will be lifting the trophy this year. The final is set to take place later today (July 27) and you might be wondering how to tune in. Here's all you need to know: Is the World Matchplay Darts on TV in 2025? Sky Sports will once again be providing coverage throughout the full eight days of the World Matchplay darts. The broadcaster has had the rights to the tournament ever since it began back in 1994. The broadcaster has confirmed its plans for the final today (July 27). Fans will want to make sure they get the right channel. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad If you have a Now TV sports package subscription you can also watch the World Matchplay darts action through that. However it will not be on free-to-air TV. What time is World Matchplay on TV? World Matchplay Darts final takes place on July 27 |The coverage of the final at the Winter Gardens is set to begin at 7.30pm this evening, Sky has confirmed. It is a similar start time to the recent days, including quarter-final and semi-final nights. Sky's broadcast will continue through the rest of the evening and include the full final. The match itself is due to begin at 8.15pm, so there will be a bit of time for build-up on the TV. Which channel is World Matchplay darts on? Sky Sports will be showing tonight's (July 27) action live on two of its channels. It will be on Main Event/ HD as well as on Sky Sports+. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad It will be live on both channels from 7.30pm, it will also be available to watch on Now TV if you have a sports package. To find the final simply head to the sports tab on the app. If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film.
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
What time is the Darts on TV? World Matchplay final timings
Don't miss any of the World Matchplay darts final action this evening 🎯 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The final of the World Matchplay Darts will take place today. Blackpool's Winter Gardens has been hosting the tournament. But how can you watch the dramatic conclusion? After more than a week of huge upsets, massive comebacks and more drama than you can shake a hat at, it is almost time for the final of the World Matchplay Darts. The tournament kicked-off last weekend and has lived up to all expectations. Blackpool's Winter Gardens has been the host of the tournament again in 2025. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Reigning champion Luke Humphries was knocked out in the first round - meaning a different star will be lifting the trophy this year. The final is set to take place later today (July 27) and you might be wondering how to tune in. Here's all you need to know: Is the World Matchplay Darts on TV in 2025? Sky Sports will once again be providing coverage throughout the full eight days of the World Matchplay darts. The broadcaster has had the rights to the tournament ever since it began back in 1994. The broadcaster has confirmed its plans for the final today (July 27). Fans will want to make sure they get the right channel. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad If you have a Now TV sports package subscription you can also watch the World Matchplay darts action through that. However it will not be on free-to-air TV. What time is World Matchplay on TV? World Matchplay Darts final takes place on July 27 |The coverage of the final at the Winter Gardens is set to begin at 7.30pm this evening, Sky has confirmed. It is a similar start time to the recent days, including quarter-final and semi-final nights. Sky's broadcast will continue through the rest of the evening and include the full final. The match itself is due to begin at 8.15pm, so there will be a bit of time for build-up on the TV. Which channel is World Matchplay darts on? Sky Sports will be showing tonight's (July 27) action live on two of its channels. It will be on Main Event/ HD as well as on Sky Sports+. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad It will be live on both channels from 7.30pm, it will also be available to watch on Now TV if you have a sports package. To find the final simply head to the sports tab on the app.
Spectator
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Spectator
Will AI kill off Captchas?
It was a line on Poker Face (the excellent US detective drama currently streaming on Now TV) that piqued my interest. Hunched over a laptop, Natasha Lyonne's heroine, Charlie Cale, claimed to be working as a 'Captcha technician' – someone who solves those fiddly, occasionally infuriating internet puzzles for money. You know – the ones that ask you to 'Select all the squares with traffic lights', 'Select all the squares with bridges' or simply tick a box to say you're human before you can log into a website. Given the series has satirised everything from New York City rent controls to multi-level marketing schemes, I originally assumed it must be a joke. But not for the first time the writers had wrong-footed me: it's actually perfectly possible to earn money (around $1 per 1,000) by solving batches of Captchas from the comfort of your own home. Who pays for these services in the first place? Like many things involving the underlying plumbing of the internet, the answer isn't particularly pleasant. It turns out that the legions of hackers, bot networks and web-scrapers who make money from our data, sometimes with malicious intent, are often willing to pay remote workers in order to help them force entry to websites. So there you have it. But just one more thing, as Cale's predecessor Columbo used to say: why are Captchas still such a big deal in 2025 anyway, given that artificial intelligence is surely capable of differentiating between photos of motorbikes and fire hydrants? As much as we might find them annoying, Captchas, which were developed in the early 2000s, still play a vital role in keeping the internet safe, says Matt Bliss, technical director at agency This is Embrace. Though they have got less annoying over the years (apparently), with much of the work happening behind the scenes. 'We think that Captchas are about solving puzzles, but most of the time it's just computers talking to computers,' he tells me over Zoom. When you try to enter a website, things like your IP address, your browser version, your time zone and even your internet history can help verify that you're a genuine user. Even crossing that ubiquitous tick-box to say you're not a robot isn't without purpose, given that the Captcha can track the way that you moved the mouse. For example, if your clicker travelled in perfectly straight lines at a constant pace, it's more likely you're a bot. By the time you're asked to complete a puzzle, you've already been flagged as a risky prospect, at which point the system flips the burden of proof on to you to prove your innocence. In theory, the tests it gives you are meant to separate robots from humans (hence the full name for Captchas: 'Completely Automated Public Turing Tests to Tell Computers and Humans Apart'), but is that really the case? Not quite. Last year, a Zurich-based PhD researcher, Andreas Plesner, developed an AI model to solve the ubiquitous Google Captchas (the ones that use images from Google Maps) with 100 per cent accuracy. 'It was actually just a side project,' he tells me over Zoom from California, estimating that the entire endeavour took him and his colleague around ten hours a week over a single semester. So will AI mean the end of Captchas? Not necessarily, say cyber security experts. Ironically, some have even suggested that the age of AI could actually make it easier for websites to detect bots on the basis that they will be the ones who solve Captchas the quickest. By contrast, those users who pause or even make small mistakes are much more likely to be genuine (as Alexander Pope put it, 'to err is human'). If Captchas are here to stay, can they at least be improved, so we no longer end up in a loop of repetitive traffic light-based tasks? There are plenty of bright sparks working on that exact question. Researchers at the University of Genoa have devised an alternative test for smartphone users involving simple physical challenges (such as tilting your phone in a certain direction) which bots will find impossible. Meanwhile, programmers at the University of Alberta have suggested 'contextual Captchas' which ask intuitive questions (i.e. 'What do you think happened next?') based on Dilbert-style comic strips. In theory, sussing these kinds of human narratives will be harder for AI-driven bots to crack – at least for now. In the meantime, it isn't just the writers of Poker Face who are having fun with Captchas. On Reddit, a small community of devotees post screenshots of particularly surreal examples of Captcha. Meanwhile the website World's Hardest Captcha has turned some of the most recognisable formats into a nightmare vortex of endless puzzles, each more difficult than the last. As for Charlie Cale's side-hustle solving Captchas for beer money, it looks like it's safe for now. So perhaps those poor souls in less prosperous countries making their living toiling away on platforms like 2Captcha and CapSolver can also provide some welcome perspective to the rest of us. After all, if you think having to identify images of tractors when you use a new wifi network is a pain in the neck, then imagine having to do it all day for a job. Forget 'I am not a robot': after eight hours of Captchas, you may feel like you might as well be.
Scotsman
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
World Matchplay Darts TV: which Sky Sports channel is it on?
The World Matchplay darts will be live from Blackpool's Winter Gardens this week 🎯 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... World Matchplay Darts continues in a matter of hours. The 2025 edition of the tournament has been a dramatic affair so far. But how can you follow the action from Winter Gardens at home? The biggest names in darts are taking to the stage at Blackpool's Winter Gardens this July. Luke Littler and more are competing in the 2025 edition of the World Matchplay tournament. MVG, Gerwyn Price and Chris Dobey are among the names who will be in action this evening (July 21). The competition will run throughout the week and if you missed out on tickets, you may be wondering how you can follow the action at home. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The World Matchplay 2025 started on Saturday (July 19) and the final is scheduled to take place this coming Sunday (July 27). Luke Humphries is the reigning champion but he crashed out on the opening night - with other big names like Peter Wright, Rob Cross and Nathan Aspinall also falling at the first hurdle. With so much drama already happening in just a couple of days, you will want to know how to watch the tournament on TV. Here's all you need to know: Is the World Matchplay Darts on TV in 2025? Sky Sports will once again be providing coverage throughout the full eight days of the World Matchplay darts. The broadcaster has had the rights to the tournament ever since it began back in 1994. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The broadcaster has confirmed its plans for the third day of the competition today (July 21). Fans will want to make sure they get the right channel. If you have a Now TV sports package subscription you can also watch the World Matchplay darts action through that. However it will not be on free-to-air TV. What time is World Matchplay on TV? Sky Sports' coverage of the third day of action will begin at 7pm tonight, the broadcaster has confirmed. It will continue throughout the rest of the evening. The following matches are scheduled to take place: Chris Dobey v Ricardo Piertreczko Gerwyn Price v Daryl Gurney Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld Ross Smith v Josh Rock The games are the best of 19 legs - so the player who reached 10 first wins. The amount of legs needed to win will increase each round with the final being first to 18. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Which channel is World Matchplay darts on? Sky Sports will be showing tonight's (July 21) action live on two of its channels. It will be on Main Event/ HD as well as on Action/ HD. Throughout the coming days, you are most likely to find the darts live on these two channels - with the coverage starting later on Main Event tomorrow (July 22). It will also be live on Now TV, for subscribers, and you can find it by heading to the sports tab on the app. If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film.
Scotsman
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
World Matchplay Darts TV: which Sky Sports channel is it on?
The World Matchplay darts will be live from Blackpool's Winter Gardens this week 🎯 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... World Matchplay Darts continues in a matter of hours. The 2025 edition of the tournament has been a dramatic affair so far. But how can you follow the action from Winter Gardens at home? The biggest names in darts are taking to the stage at Blackpool's Winter Gardens this July. Luke Littler and more are competing in the 2025 edition of the World Matchplay tournament. MVG, Gerwyn Price and Chris Dobey are among the names who will be in action this evening (July 21). The competition will run throughout the week and if you missed out on tickets, you may be wondering how you can follow the action at home. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The World Matchplay 2025 started on Saturday (July 19) and the final is scheduled to take place this coming Sunday (July 27). Luke Humphries is the reigning champion but he crashed out on the opening night - with other big names like Peter Wright, Rob Cross and Nathan Aspinall also falling at the first hurdle. With so much drama already happening in just a couple of days, you will want to know how to watch the tournament on TV. Here's all you need to know: Is the World Matchplay Darts on TV in 2025? Sky Sports will once again be providing coverage throughout the full eight days of the World Matchplay darts. The broadcaster has had the rights to the tournament ever since it began back in 1994. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The broadcaster has confirmed its plans for the third day of the competition today (July 21). Fans will want to make sure they get the right channel. If you have a Now TV sports package subscription you can also watch the World Matchplay darts action through that. However it will not be on free-to-air TV. What time is World Matchplay on TV? Sky Sports' coverage of the third day of action will begin at 7pm tonight, the broadcaster has confirmed. It will continue throughout the rest of the evening. The following matches are scheduled to take place: Chris Dobey v Ricardo Piertreczko Gerwyn Price v Daryl Gurney Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld Ross Smith v Josh Rock The games are the best of 19 legs - so the player who reached 10 first wins. The amount of legs needed to win will increase each round with the final being first to 18. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Which channel is World Matchplay darts on? Sky Sports will be showing tonight's (July 21) action live on two of its channels. It will be on Main Event/ HD as well as on Action/ HD. Throughout the coming days, you are most likely to find the darts live on these two channels - with the coverage starting later on Main Event tomorrow (July 22). It will also be live on Now TV, for subscribers, and you can find it by heading to the sports tab on the app.
