{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_jxmapy7av3d4w3rwf2bq","title":"‘I don’t need to see him’ – Top darts pundit backs Luke Littler’s decision to quit events and insists ‘it’s not new’","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/i-dont-need-to-see-him-top-darts-pundit-backs-luke-littlers-decision-to-jxmapy7av3","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_jxmapy7av3d4w3rwf2bq","seq":244259,"kind":"article","title":"‘I don’t need to see him’ – Top darts pundit backs Luke Littler’s decision to quit events and insists ‘it’s not new’","url":"https://www.thesun.ie/sport/17680913/luke-littler-paul-nicholson-darts-phil-taylor-world-series","summary":"PAUL NICHOLSON has backed Luke Littler’s reduced schedule and insists his decision to skip events is “not new”. The Nuke returns to action on Monday night when he begins his World Grand Prix title defence against Luke Woodhouse in the first round. Littler, 19, was last in action just over a week ago when he...","published":"2026-09-27T11:58:36Z","seen":"2026-09-27T12:48:18Z","lang":"en","country":"IE","source":{"id":"kite-thesun-ie-df79b4","name":"thesun.ie","domain":"thesun.ie","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q134463048","name":"The Irish Sun","type":"newspaper","country":"IE","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-thesun-ie-df79b4","authors":["Dane Massey"],"entities":[{"id":"Q110970104","name":"Luke Littler","type":"person"}],"image":"https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F09%2Fluke-littler-looks-big-screen-1097794045_0ad8c1.jpg?quality%3D90%26","story":"st_jxmapy7av3d4w3rwf2bq","category":"sport","category_p":0.5199999809265137,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.05000000074505806,"political":0.14000000059604645}]}