The Russian is beaten by local wild card Tim van Rijthoven in 's-Hertogenbosch
A total of 16 players will enter the tournament, but only one will walk away with the £20,000 in prize money. Michael Smith and Dimitri Van den Bergh won the opening two World Series of Darts events, but it's fair to say that all the eyes will be on Michael van Gerwen who makes his return from a brief break. Here, we take a look a closer look at the event, schedule, format, prize money and the competitors.
Exeter start with a favourable fixture run but end with a difficult one, while Plymouth have the opposite.
Paul Pogba's 'Pogmentary' hasn't gone down too well... The French midfielder's new documentary has received just 1/10 on IMDb - the lowest rating across the whole website. Everton target Harry Winks once showed off his accuracy by lobbing a teabag into a mug as he made his cup of tea. Awful behaviour, Frank Lampard should look elsewhere.
Barcelona's expectations for signing Sevilla's Jules Kounde are reportedly being met with the realities of their financial situation.
The midfielder scored three goals and added just as many assists in 38 appearances for PSG last season but looks to be on his way out.
Wimbledon announced the ban after the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Novak Djokovic is one short of matching Pete Sampras on Wimbledon's list of champions, while Iga Swiatek is eyeing a first major on grass.
Eden Silva believes there are positives to take from her grass court season after her Wimbledon qualifying campaign came to an end in the opening round.
Luis Suarez has revealed he wanted Barcelona to make a move for Liverpool’s big-money signing Darwin Nunez three years ago. Nunez joined the Reds for an initial £64million that could rise to £85m with add-ons, with Liverpool hoping the 22-year-old can step up immediately and help fill the void left by Sadio Mane, who is set to complete his transfer to Bayern Munich this week. A number of clubs were in for Nunez, after a season in which he scored 26 league goals for Benfica, though his fellow Uruguyan Suarez saw the potential before most and wanted to play with the striker at Barcelona.
Cameron Norrie claimed a first win on grass this summer at Devonshire Park.
New Zealand were 123 for five at tea on day one.
Signing for Ferrari is certainly a hard secret to keep.
As the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning prepare for Game 6, the status of a few injured players could swing the series.
The Church of England in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese) and Lancashire Council of Mosques (LCM) cricket teams played against each other last week.
Gareth Bale is leaving European football for the time being, with the former Real Madrid star signing for Los Angeles FC.
Mike Brown's six years as assistant coach at the Golden State Warriors has come to an end, with the 52-year-old stepping back up to become head coach at the Sacramento Kings. Brown started the month by helping the Warriors defeat the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, only to immediately begin his role with the Kings one day after winning the series. It was confirmed that Brown would join the Kings back in May, and it seems the former Cavaliers and Lakers coach was keen to start his new role.
Germany have a plethora of attacking midfield options but Joachim Low believes Mario Gotze is good enough for a Die Mannschaft return.
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany says it is “massive" to have Jack Cork tied down as the club prepares for a new chapter.
The second seed starts off in Mallorca with a comfortable victory
SEVILLA are leading the race to sign striker Alfredo Morelos this summer as Rangers brace themselves for bids for in-demand Joe Aribo amid interest from a host of Premier League clubs.
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