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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
‘I need to get myself well again' – Fallon Sherrock announces YEAR-long break from darts after battling health issues
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) DARTS star Fallon Sherrock has revealed that she will take a break from the sport next year. The 30-year-old made history at the World Darts Championship in 2019 by becoming the first woman to beat a man in the competition. 2 Fallon Sherrock has announced her intention to take a break from darts next year Credit: Getty 2 The 30-year-old hopes to qualify for the World Championship this winter before focusing on her health in 2026 Credit: Reuters After defeating Ted Evetts 3-2 in the opening round, she went on to earn a 3-1 win against Mensur Suljovic in the second before eventually losing to Chris Dobey. Her incredible run saw her earn the nickname 'Queen of the Palace'. However, the Coronavirus pandemic stunted her momentum and Sherrock has since struggled to match the form she found over five years ago. In recent months, health issues have also hampered her progress. READ MORE ON DARTS ALL GONE WRONG Darts host apologises as Aspinall covers face in horror during interview The darts star now plans to take an extended break from the sport next year. But she still hopes to qualify for the Grand Slam of Darts and the World Championship this winter. Sherrock told Online Darts: "All I want to do is practice at home for a couple of hours a day, and I can't do that at the moment. "I've had to pull out of some exhibitions recently as well, because I haven't had the stamina. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "I really wanted to play in the Women's Week at Modus, but I wasn't able to do the whole week of that. "So I've had to narrow down what I'm playing in now, and that hurts because I love darts. Darts star Fallon Sherrock's boyfriend fumes and leaves stage covering his face after 'hugely frustrating' defeat "Fingers crossed though, that in a couple of years time I'll be alright and I'll be back to winning really well. "My main objective this year is obviously the Worlds. But I want to try and get to the Grand Slam this year, because I feel like if I am going to have a year out next year, I want to make a bang. "I'm going to try and get to everything, then even if I'm not playing to my 100%, at least I can say that I made it." She continued: "I just need to sort myself out. I need to get myself well again and then once I do, the sky is the limit because I know I can do it and I know how many hours I've got to put in, what standard I've got to play. So I can do it, I just need the energy for it first." Sherrock opened up about her health struggles prior to her World Championship first-round defeat to Ryan Meikle in December. She said: "This year I feel like there is hardly any pressure on me at all. There are other players in the field who have got the media attention and stuff, so I can go under the radar. I have been poorly. "I haven't publicised it as such. Only a few people close to me actually know about it, but I am on the mend now and hopefully getting my confidence back." Sherrock is currently dating fellow darts star Cameron Menzies, who is ranked No36 in the world.
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘I need to get myself well again' – Fallon Sherrock announces YEAR-long break from darts after battling health issues
DARTS star Fallon Sherrock has revealed that she will take a break from the sport next year. The 30-year-old made history at the World Darts Championship in 2019 by becoming the first woman to beat a man in the competition. Advertisement 2 Fallon Sherrock has announced her intention to take a break from darts next year Credit: Getty 2 The 30-year-old hopes to qualify for the World Championship this winter before focusing on her health in 2026 Credit: Reuters After defeating Ted Evetts 3-2 in the opening round, she went on to earn a 3-1 win against Mensur Suljovic in the second before eventually losing to Chris Dobey. Her incredible run saw her earn the nickname 'Queen of the Palace'. However, the Coronavirus pandemic stunted her momentum and In recent months, health issues have also hampered her progress. Advertisement READ MORE ON DARTS The darts star now plans to take an extended break from the sport next year. But she still hopes to qualify for the Grand Slam of Darts and the World Championship this winter. Sherrock told "I've had to pull out of some exhibitions recently as well, because I haven't had the stamina. Advertisement Most read in Darts CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "I really wanted to play in the Women's Week at Modus, but I wasn't able to do the whole week of that. "So I've had to narrow down what I'm playing in now, and that hurts because I love darts. Darts star Fallon Sherrock's boyfriend fumes and leaves stage covering his face after 'hugely frustrating' defeat "Fingers crossed though, that in a couple of years time I'll be alright and I'll be back to winning really well. Advertisement "My main objective this year is obviously the Worlds. But I want to try and get to the Grand Slam this year, because I feel like if I am going to have a year out next year, I want to make a bang. "I'm going to try and get to everything, then even if I'm not playing to my 100%, at least I can say that I made it." She continued: "I just need to sort myself out. I need to get myself well again and then once I do, the sky is the limit because I know I can do it and I know how many hours I've got to put in, what standard I've got to play. So I can do it, I just need the energy for it first." Sherrock opened up about her health struggles prior to her Advertisement She said: "This year I feel like there is hardly any pressure on me at all. There are other players in the field who have got the media attention and stuff, so I can go under the radar. I have been poorly. "I haven't publicised it as such. Only a few people close to me actually know about it, but I am on the mend now and hopefully getting my confidence back." Sherrock is currently dating fellow darts star
Japan Times
05-04-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
Japan Times 1925: Peace law has several teeth
100 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 23, 1925 Peace law has several teeth The peace preservation law, which, after animated discussion both in and out of the Diet, was finally passed and officially promulgated today. The principal clauses of the law are as follows: Persons who form or join secret societies which aim at subverting the existing social order or at denying the right of the individual to own private property, are liable to punishment with penal servitude, not to exceed a period of ten years. Persons who take part in discussions of societies such as stipulated in the above clause even though not belonging to such societies, are liable to punishment by imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven years; persons instigating such acts are also liable to seven years' maximum imprisonment; Persons aiding or abetting any riot or disturbance, involving loss to life or limb, in order to subvert the existing social order or to deny the private property system, are liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years; Persons supplying money for financing criminal acts are liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years; those receiving such funds are also liable to similar punishment; Persons guilty of giving or receiving money for illegal purposes, if surrendering before arrest, will have their punishment reduced or annulled; This law extends even over those who reside outside the area of the enactment of the law. With the promulgation of this new law, Imperial Ordinance No. 406, designed to preserve peace, is abrogated. 1925 | The Japan Times 75 YEARS AGO Friday, April 7, 1950 Women's Week to begin Apr. 10 Women's Week will be observed from April 10 to 16 this year in cities and communities throughout Japan in commemoration of the third anniversary of women being given the right to vote. An outgrowth of Women's Day, this unique postwar Japanese observance is sponsored by the Women's and Minors' Bureau of the Labor Ministry. Its purpose is to promote activities which will lead to equality for women — politically, socially and economically. In promoting women's rights, the sponsors of Women's Week will use newspapers, radio and billboards while study and lecture groups will go into homes, offices, schools and public places to emphasize the rights of Japanese women under the new constitution. A 'mock' assembly in which 120 women are scheduled to participate will feature the observance at Nagoya City. April 11 will be devoted to orientation on different aspects of Government and the second day to the assembly proper. Kagoshima, long regarded as one of the most feudalistic prefectures, will be among the most active in observing Women's Week. For generations women in Kagoshima and elsewhere walked three paces behind their husbands on public thoroughfares, used smaller teacups as symbols of inferiority and entered homes by small entrances at the side of the main doors. 1950 | The Japan Times 50 YEARS AGO Tuesday, April 15, 1975 Minobe, Kuroda are re-elected In Tokyo, incumbent Ryokichi Minobe was elected for the third time, turning back stiff competition put up by Shintaro Ishihara supported by the conservative camp. Minobe garnered 2,688,566 votes as against Ishihara's 2,336,359. In Osaka Prefecture, incumbent Ryoichi Kuroda, who ran this time on Communists' support only, coasted to a victory for his second term over his two rivals — one from the conservative camp and the other backed by the Socialist-Komeito-Democratic Socialist alliance. In Kanagawa Prefecture, Kazuji Nagasu became the first leftwing governor of the prefecture with the combined support of all the reformist forces, to roll over a Liberal-Democrat-backed candidate. The series of reformists' victories, however, did not jolt the consecutive camp as it would have without its sweep of the 12 governorships on the previous day. Nor were pollsters betrayed by the results which remarkably came true to their forecasts. In the race for the governorship of the nation's capital, which shared most of the national spotlight with the Osaka race, Minobe found a tough competitor in his rival Ishihara. Minobe, however, defeated Ishihara by a margin of 350,000 votes. 1975 | The Japan Times 25 YEARS AGO Sunday, April 2, 2000 Museum strives to keep kanji alive With the spread of word processors and computers, more and more Japanese are forgetting kanji. In an effort to curb this trend and increase interest in the characters, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation in Shimogyo Ward here will open a kanji museum Monday. The museum, the first of its kind in Japan, will be located on the second floor of the building that houses the foundation's Kyoto office. On display will be various items that give information regarding kanji, including the history of each character and related artifacts. It also will have a library and a section where visitors can learn kanji by playing games. A total of 13 different sections will occupy a 600-sq.-meter space. 'Kanji were originally developed from pictorial symbols. After being introduced from China, kanji were adapted to a new environment in Japan, which created its own language forms,' said Noboru Okubo, the museum director. 'I hope this place provides visitors with an environment where they can learn kanji while having fun.' The foundation, which was established in 1975, has been conducting kanji aptitude tests every year on about 100,000 people. 2000 | The Japan Times Compiled by Mike Fu. In this feature, we delve into The Japan Times' 128-year archive to present a selection of stories from the past. The Japan Times' archive is now available in digital format. For more details, see
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Meet the LGBTQ+ pioneers of Provincetown and Salem
It's rare for a hotel to have hosted four US presidents. Rarer still for it to also have a queer nightclub in its basement — where, during its weekly underwear parties, revellers check not only their coats but most of their clothing into the cloakroom on arrival. But Gifford House in Provincetown isn't your average hotel. It's the jewel in the crown of a town that prides itself on having one of the highest concentrations of same-sex households in the US. Presidents including Theodore Roosevelt visited Provincetown when it was the last stop on the stagecoach line. Over the years, other arrivals have included whalers, sailors and artists, who have come to settle on a shoreline edged with windswept sand dunes and saltbox houses. By the 1960s it was attracting LGBTQ+ tourists, offering a safe space for the community to unwind. Steven Azar, now 44, is one visitor who came of age at Gifford House. 'As a 19-year-old, I was hanging from the pipes at Club Purgatory,' he says of the inn's nightclub when I meet him on the verandah. 'Provincetown, and this place in particular, really helped me feel that it was OK to be a queer man at that time.' Steven's journey came full circle when he bought the hotel and set about making it into 'one of the queerest properties on planet Earth'. Alongside Club Purgatory, there's a speakeasy theatre, piano lounge, 33 guest rooms and a porch bar. 'It's really the living room of Provincetown,' Steven says as guests start arriving for the night's entertainment, which includes drag bingo, a leather party and a Broadway-quality karaoke singalong. Independent businesses such as Gifford House rule supreme in Provincetown, or P-town as locals call it, and I venture out to explore more of its 200 or so small enterprises. Steps from its powdery beaches, Commercial Street is the town's main artery, chockablock with galleries, coffee shops, quirky gift stores and gay bars sitting under strings of rainbow flags fluttering in the salty sea breeze. At Womencrafts, a bookshop that's been lesbian-operated since 1976, I find the current owner Michelle Axelson folding a pile of 'Keep P-town queer' T-shirts. Against a backdrop of bookshelves heaving under the weight of women's rights literature, Michelle recalls that when she first moved here 14 years ago, 'it felt like I'd arrived in a queer utopia!' Rearranging a handwritten sign that says 'read banned books', Michelle says that a highlight in the Provincetown calendar is Women's Week in October. Founded in 1984, it's a key event in the local lesbian diary, a time when 'the streets are filled with women holding hands'. It's one of several annual events, including LGBTQ+ Family Week in July and Bear Week in August, that infuse P-town with a Pride atmosphere year-round. Directly across the street, Adam Singer is standing in the doorway of his shingle-clad store. Tucked inside a converted former artist's studio, so tiny that you could stand in the middle and almost touch the walls either side with outstretched arms, Adam's Nest opened nine years ago as 'one of the queerest, most political shops in town', according to the baseball-capped owner. 'I first came to P-town on vacation and just fell in love with the place,' he says as I browse racks of T-shirts printed with historical LGBTQ+ manifestos. 'As a queer person, you don't have to check yourself before you walk out of the door here — everyone can be their authentic self.' The ripple effects of Provincetown's ethos of freedom and acceptance are credited with having helped pave the way for Massachusetts to become the first US state to legally recognise same-sex marriages in 2004. For my final stop, I travel upstate 80 miles north west of Provincetown to Salem, to meet a modern-day witch putting these principles of inclusivity into practice. In the garden of the House of Seven Gables, a timber-framed mansion dating back to 1668, I find Tara McMullen-King of Witchy Woman Weddings. With flowing burnt-orange hair and a striking heart pattern tattooed across her chest, the Wiccan priestess ordains an average of 38 alternative wedding ceremonies each year, frequently in these grounds and often uniting LGBTQ+ couples. 'I work with a diverse bunch of people, so I try to make the weddings as inclusive as possible, for example by using gender-neutral language,' she says. 'Regardless of sexuality or gender expressions, my ceremonies emphasise two souls uniting; it's really all about celebrating the universality of love.' Best known for the 1692 witch trials in which 20 people were falsely accused of witchcraft and killed, Salem's historical reputation is one of extreme intolerance rather than universal love. But it's evolved into 'a progressive city with strong values of justice', according to Tara. 'The association with paganism and witchcraft has fostered an environment of diversity and non-conformity in Salem,' she says. LGBTQ+ witches own a number of Salem's businesses, including HausWitch, a hipster metaphysical lifestyle store, and Now Age Travel, which offers magical walking tours led by a clairvoyant. I leave Tara in front of the Seven Gables mansion immortalised in Nathaniel Hawthorne's gothic novel and head into town, strolling cobbled streets lined with 17th-century brownstone homes. Many travellers may be drawn to Salem to visit its witch-themed museums and shops but, I realise as I zigzag along street crossings painted in Pride colours, they'll also find a town where the rainbow carpet has been well and truly rolled out. This paid content article was created for The Massachusetts Tourism Board. It does not necessarily reflect the views of National Geographic, National Geographic Traveller (UK) or their editorial subscribe to National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine click here.(Available in select countries only).
