Sometimes, even the best of the best throw in the towel, walk off the field, or simply decide they’ve had enough.

​The Royal Black Institution has set the ball rolling for its 2026/2027 biennial charity appeal, which has the imaginative title of Boots, Belief & Beyond.

Perhaps the most plausible explanation is that the big names in the sport in 1994 decided they wanted darts to receive more television coverage. Among the so-called rebels were Jocky Wilson, Eric ...