Adrian Lewis crashed out of the World Championship at Alexandra Palace on Saturday night after surrendering a 3-1 lead against Belgian star Dimitri van den Bergh.

The former rugby player did not find the scintillating form which saw him whitewash John Henderson in the previous round with an average of 105 and afterwards hit out at Whitlock's pace of play.

The 25-year-old's fairytale run came to an end in a 4-2 defeat to Chris Dobey in front of a raucous crowd, with Dobey forced to use earplugs in an attempt to drown out the support for Sherrock.

Labanauskas, who had taken the opener to threaten a surprise, drew blood after accidentally stabbing himself with a dart, but showed no ill effects after the brief interruption.

Peter Wright will be the man to challenge defending champion Michael van Gerwen in the PDC World Championships final, as the pair came out on top on Monday night.

Gerwyn Price has slammed Peter Wright for employing dirty tactics and described his behaviour as 'out of order' following his defeat in their heated World Darts Championship semi-final.

Fallon Sherrock became the first woman to win a World Championship match when she beat Ted Evetts last month, and Barry And Hearn believes it has put darts back on the global map.

PETE CARLINE: Peter Wright played the match of his life to claim a first PDC World Darts title, beating nemesis Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in a major final at the eighth time of asking.

The 16-time world champion quit two years ago after losing the PDC World final to Rob Cross. But now Taylor would like to come back to the pro circuit according to PDC chairman Barry Hearn.

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Joel Embiid's left ring finger looked like the top of a used bendy drinking straw, grotesquely overlapping his pinkie to the point that it seemed he had his fingers crossed.

The former F1 driver, alongside Marc Coma, was driving a Toyota Hilux over a sand dune when he lost control of the car. It flipped twice, landing back on its wheels, but the pair did complete the 10th stage.

JEFF POWELL: My long-range admiration for Courtney Lawes as a man has been cemented by his principled stand against the fake allegations that criticism of Meghan Markle is racist.

HECTOR NUNNS AT ALEXANDRA PALACE: Stuart Bingham became the oldest Masters champion on Sunday night in a final dramatically halted by a phantom raspberry-blower.

This is the hilarious moment San Antonio Spurs star Jakob Poeltl forgot to put his jersey on as he walked out on to the court for their match with La Clippers.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: British women have been tipped to make history in Tokyo, with the head of Team GB boldly predicting that 2020 will be 'the year of the female Olympian'.

Great Britain's hopes of reaching the next Winter Olympics were dashed on Sunday when they were defeated 4-1 by their old rivals Hungary in a winner takes all clash.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Alex Partridge won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and bronze at London 2012. The 39-year-old now tells Sportsmail about his battle with depression.

Fallon Sherrock narrowly failed to create more history as she drew 6-6 with Glen Durrant at the Premier League in Nottingham after her PDC World Championship success in December.

British Cycling have been dealt a major financial blow after HSBC pulled the plug on their £20million sponsorship deal four years early.

It was left to Jason Kenny to add to the family's cycling silver after wife Laura defied doctor's orders but could not defy the odds.

DAVID COVERDALE: The British track cycling star went out at the last-16 stage and leaves Berlin with just the silver medal he won in the team sprint, having also failed to make Thursday's keirin final.

GEORGE BOND: The longest championship drought in the history of North American professional sport met its end deep in the webbing of Anthony Rizzo's right glove.

The coronavirus has rocked the sporting world this week with most taking measures to ensure that fans nor players are affected by the global pandemic that is spreading across the world.

The Premier League Darts season has already thrown up plenty of surprises as it nears the half-way mark of the 2020 campaign. Here, Sportsmail takes a closer look at what we've learned.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Daley Thompson doesn't break people and crush souls these days unless he absolutely has to. As it happens, he had to on the morning we met.

The World Snooker Championship is the latest major sporting event to be postponed because of the coronavirus. Judd Trump was due to start the defence of his title at the Crucible on April 18.

*'Footy is resilient and footy will find a way,' said not Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park but AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan this week. Here are the sporting fixtures proving him right.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Ed Clancy has decided to delay his retirement by another year in a bid to win a historic fourth Olympic gold medal at the age of 36.

Raymond van Barneveld triumphed over Phil Taylor in a stay-at-home darts match which raised £15,000 for the battle against coronavirus.

He has conquered Alpe d'Huez and climbed Mont Ventoux. But Geraint Thomas is now embarking on the toughest test of his cycling career - without even leaving his garage.

The Scot, a two-time winner of the World Championships at Ally Pally, was scheduled to take part in the event from the comfort of his own home in Somerset, but is now unable to.

On just the second evening of the tour, world No 57 Luke Woodhouse hit a 113.9 average and also beat Ted Evetts and Rowby-John Rodriguez to ensure a 100 per cent record in Group Two.

O'Sullivan is a five-time world champion and his dad was spreading the word from when he was just a small child, including to one of the country's greatest ever footballers.

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Then known as Ann Packer, she took gold in the 800m as Sportsmail caught up with one of Britain's sporting heroes at her lovely home in Congleton, Cheshire.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: Going from globe-trotting gymnast to stay-at-home dad was not part of Max Whitlock's career plan for at least another four years.

A wide-ranging review of UK Athletics has heard that the under-fire organisation 'couldn't get any worse' - and has raised specific concerns about its ethics.

Kanye West announced plans in November that he was setting up a new Adidas Yeezys HQ in Cody, Wyoming, vowing to bring jobs back to the United States.

Mark Wahlberg revealed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that his children misinterpreted his hint about getting a new puppy and thought he invited Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to dinner.

Kim Kardashian was at her wits' end on Monday, after her youngest daughter, Chicago, two, stained her expensive white sofa.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star is currently studying to become a lawyer, and has now said that following in the footsteps of her late father Robert Kardashian has always been a dream.

Kim Kardashian flaunted her famous curves in a mini-skirt and crop top in sultry selfie that some followers suspect may not be completely authentic.

She gave a glimpse of her enormous and well-stocked fridge after  she was mocked for having 'empty shelves.' And on Wednesday, Kim Kardashian showed off what a breakfast looks like.

He is fresh off two successful gospel albums after a religious awakening. And Kanye West was the picture of good cheer as he stepped out in the Kardashian enclave of Calabasas.

Kim Kardashian shared a new video to her Instagram account on Monday morning. The 39-year-old TV vet appeared to have a very deep tan as she announced she was releasing a new fragrance.

Kim Kardashian and her children join husband Kanye West every week for his music-filled Sunday Services.

They are the two oldest children of their power couple parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. And it seems 6-year-old North and 4-year-old Saint West are finally getting a long.

The 39-year-old TV icon was wearing a light mocha latte beige satin bra and panties as she was sitting in one of her walk-in closets in her Hidden Hills, California mansion.

Ever since Diddy's 50th birthday party in mid December, 42-year-old Kanye West and 50-year-old Jay-Z have bonded again and now they are on good terms. Now their kids play together.

And 40-year-old Kourtney can even be seen modeling SKIMS lingerie for her little sister who has made not only bras and undies but also shapewear and pajamas under the line.

The siren was seen in several social media posts in a tight black top from SKIMS as well as a pair of leather slacks and a cute purse that looked like a pair of pink lips. The caption read, 'Baby.'