SHANE McGuirk came within a whisker of qualifying for the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace today as he fell at the final hurdle to Welshman David Davies.

DARTS sensation Josh Rock admits to being shocked at the amount of young fans he has across Ireland, but says he hopes to inspire the next generation of darting prodigies here.

IRELAND'S World Cup team-mates Keane Barry and Willie O'Connor finished off this year's PDC Players Championship in style by making it through to the latter stages today.