Smith has been plagued with injuries and arthritis but is finally getting his reward at the tournament that started it all for him back in 2022. There was nothing separating the two in the first five legs, all the legs going with the throw as 'Hollywood' took a 3-2 lead. Grand Slam of Darts LIVE! Latest updatesLatest Grand Slam of Darts results, scheduleGot Sky? Watch sports on Sky Sports appNot got Sky? Get instant access with NOW Dobey then found daylight with a crucial break of throw but 'Bullyboy' did not back down and clinched an incredible 164 on the bull to level the game at 5-5. The fight was then evident from the St Helens man as he found a double, double finish, 86 checkout on the bull, then took out 68 on tops to move two legs from a huge moment. Dobey then eventually finished off a nervy leg to break the throw and level the game at 8-8 but Smith hit straight back with a break of his own to put himself one leg away, the 2022 Grand Slam champion missing two match darts to allow the Newcastle man to level the game at 9-9. It was then an incredible final leg from the pair that rained T20s in which they missed a ludicrous 18 match darts between them, D4 eventually giving Smith the game. "I won't say he [Dobey] didn't want it. Something happened and he kept missing and I was thankful for that. I should never have been in that match or been in front, I should never have won, but I will take it," Smith told Sky Sports. "I'm happy to be here but it's annoying me. I'm trying to remind myself of 2022 and forcing things instead of having fun. I've just got over the line but I'm still here in the quarter-finals. "It's always a battle now. Every game I play now, they always go to last legs, and I hate it, it's doing my head in. I'll watch the game back tomorrow. I'm into the next round, I'm happy. I nearly threw it away in the last leg so I'll take it all day long." He now plays Humphries in the quarter-finals after he cruised to a 10-3 victory against former World Youth Championship finalist Jurjen van der Velde, who enjoyed his moment on the big stage on debut. Humphries came into the match nursing a suspected back spasm on his throwing arm, but it showed no signs of affecting his throw, the world No 1 wincing at points but battling through as he was 5-0 up in no time with a 10-darter, 83 per cent success rate on the doubles, and a staggering 117.42 average in the first session. Van der Velde eventually got a consolatory leg on the board to bring the score to 7-1 and took his moment, lapping up the applause from the crowd. Another leg then came in the 10th as he clinched D8 once again with a smile on his face, a sensational 164 on the bull rounding off his electric moments. The show from Van der Velde only stopped 'Cool Hand' for a little while though, the 2023 Grand Slam champion getting back to business and eventually wrapping up the win on tops. While Humphries put on a staggering show, he admitted he was in "crippling pain" and thought he could have to pull out of the tournament. "I have no idea how I made that happen. When I woke up this morning, I couldn't lift my head off the pillow," Humphries told Sky Sports. "I think I had a back spasm. I was thinking I might have to pull out today, my back was so bad. "I've got to thank Mandy, my physio, who spent three hours massaging it. I think adrenaline got me over the line. "I guess I'm just a fighter. I surprise myself sometimes. From almost having to pull out this morning to playing like that - it's something special." Price sets up Evans clash with dominant win Gerwyn Price showed his class in a dominant 10-6 win over German No 1 Martin Schindler. Three-time Grand Slam champion Price dominated the first session as he cantered into a 4-1 lead, Schindler unable to find any consistency in his scoring, averaging in the mid-80s. The second session was a similar story to the first but this time Schindler managed to hold his throw well to battle to 6-4 despite being visibly annoyed at his play, the 'Iceman's' doubling eluding him despite having darts to clinch nine of the 10 legs played. The pivotal moment then arrived as Price took control once again by reeling in the 'Big Fish' and followed it with a break of throw to move 8-5 in front before rounding out the match on tops and giving his signature roar. "It was a difficult game. Martin was nowhere near what he can play. Towards the end we started to play a bit better, but in the end I was happy to get over the finishing line," Price told Sky Sports. "I should have been 8-2 up, so I was disappointed and beat myself up allowing him to come back. But I'm proud of myself to come through that. "It [my start] was partly to do with the crowd - I don't usually get this support, but they were fantastic. "This is a favourite tournament, I always do well here. With the crowd behind me now, I think I'll do even better!" He now faces Ricky Evans who snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a 10-9 deciding-leg victory over Luke Woodhouse. Neither player looked comfortable throughout the encounter but surged in patches, Woodhouse breaking away into an 8-5 lead before missing two darts for a 9-5 advantage. That then saw Evans have his moment though as his characteristically fast throw got even faster to fight back to 8-7 then 9-9, taking out tops for 76 to wrap up a huge win. What's coming up on Thursday? Thursday concludes the last 16 with four second-round matches including Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen, and Josh Rock all vying for quarter-final spots. Thursday November 13 1900 (Sky Sports + and Sky Sports Main Event)4x Second Round (best of 19 legs) Lukas Wenig v Niko SpringerJosh Rock v Connor ScuttLuke Littler v Wessel NijmanMichael van Gerwen v Danny Noppert Who will win the Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts? Watch throughout the week live on Sky Sports. Live coverage continues Thursday from 7pm on Sky Sports+ and Sky Sports Main Event. Stream darts and more top sport with NOW

Leeds have no plans to change their head coach as things stand despite growing discontent among supporters and, after taking 11 points from 11 Premier League games, the club and Farke feel the team are currently on course to achieve their goal of survival. Sitting one point above the relegation zone, Leeds have the hardest schedule in the Premier League over the next five matches, with Aston Villa, Chelsea and Liverpool visiting Elland Road as well as trips to Manchester City and Brentford. "In my dream version, we are never in danger," Farke said after Sunday's 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest. "Yes, right now, it's all a bit tighter, but it's nothing. We are not panicking, anyhow. "What the outside world is thinking or wants to think, we can't influence that much. We are quite calm. We know what we have to do better." Leeds news & transfers ⚪ | Leeds fixtures & scoresGot Sky? Watch Leeds games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺 Although it has come as a surprise to some fans, it is business as usual at Thorp Arch over the international break with Farke scheduled in for broadcast interviews next week - as strong an indication as any that he will be in charge for at least the start of this tough run. There is a sense of optimism internally that the Elland Road factor will play in Leeds' favour against these tougher opponents. That is certainly somewhat supported by the results at home, with Farke's side winning eight of their 11 points in Yorkshire. However, the next three visitors - Aston Villa, Chelsea and Liverpool - are arguably three of the best teams they will have faced at Elland Road this season and a victory against any of them would comfortably surpass the Everton win as the biggest of the season. Leeds showed how much of a handful they can be at Elland Road against a top team when the crowd is behind them in the 2-2 draw against Bournemouth and the 2-1 defeat to Tottenham. In both games, you could argue, Leeds were deserving of the three points. Those results came at a time when Leeds were playing well and given the benefit of the doubt that good performances would eventually produce points. The subsequent drop-off, in performances and results, has soured the mood. The big problem for Farke is that the confidence levels on show in both of those matches feel extremely distant right now and the Leeds players have seen that even when they are performing towards their best, it has not been enough in these encounters. The lack of attacking threat up front has not helped. Despite sitting eighth in the Premier League for big chances created and shots, Leeds have the joint second-lowest conversion rate and return for goals scored. Leeds spent the summer shoring up the defence and midfield knowing that goals might be hard to come by and, despite only three teams in the league facing fewer shots, they have the highest opponent shot conversion. Not ideal. Another ominous stat for Farke ahead of this difficult run of fixtures is that November and December are the months to have brought about the most managerial departures in the Premier League era. And there is no let up any time soon, with the visits of Crystal Palace and Manchester United bookending trips to Sunderland and Liverpool after the next five games. Even over the next nine matches, Leeds have the hardest schedule. Right now it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. 'Inevitable' - Sherwood's verdict on Farke at Leeds Former Tottenham and Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood told Sky Sports FC this week that he expects Leeds to make a change in the dugout. "I hope we don't [see Farke lose his job], but it's inevitable that we will, because I don't think they win any of the next four games," said Sherwood. "Listen, if Leeds want to react, they're going to react after those fixtures. "Who are they going to bring in? There's no one going to come in with a magic wand and all of a sudden make them fixtures look a lot easier." He added: "He's feeling pressure, but Daniel will always feel pressure, because everyone points the finger that he took Norwich up twice, and they got relegated twice," said Sherwood. "There was a yo-yo there. But I would say it's not necessarily his fault. Perhaps [with Norwich] the tools he had to work with in the Championship were very good, and they didn't spend enough money when they got to the Premier League. "This is a little bit different with Leeds, because I think they've given him the funds. Not sure what they've spent it on is good enough. I still think they will go again if they can with the PSR in January, which they're going to need to." Is Farke's Premier League record an issue? Rightly or wrongly, Farke has been under external scrutiny ever since it was reported in April that Leeds were considering sacking him over concerns about his Premier League record just after he had won them promotion. That, of course, never came to fruition, and Farke was subsequently backed to the tune of £100m in the summer transfer window in a clear show of faith from the Elland Road decision-makers. The Leeds boss made changes to his set-up for the Premier League return, taking a more pragmatic approach earlier in the season, which suggested he had learned from his experience. But, that narrative around Farke's previous two failed attempts to keep Norwich up has once again reared its head after back-to-back defeats at Brighton and Nottingham Forest. In 49 top-flight games with Norwich, Farke's win rate was a measly 12.2 per cent with a return of 0.5 points per game. Norwich were relegated in bottom place in his first attempt and Farke lasted only 11 games at the second before he was sacked with the Canaries once again in 20th after claiming just five points. Farke's already shown a strong improvement in his short time in the top flight with Leeds, claiming half his win total with Norwich in 38 games fewer. The only question is if it will be enough, given how low the bar had been set. Could January transfer window provide hope? If Farke does, indeed, make it through those games, it will take him to the January transfer window - but Leeds are facing potential limitations around bringing players in. Leeds will have to be mindful of PSR if they do business in January. Managing director Robbie Evans said after the summer that "we are maxing PSR out this season" - and if their more expensive targets, such as Igor Paixao, had joined, others would have had to be sold. Barring any changes to the club's PSR position before the window, loan signings present the most likely avenue for Leeds to strengthen in January. Leeds wanted to bring in a wide forward that could also play as No 10, failing with a Deadline Day move for Harry Wilson from Fulham, and the club are understood to be monitoring potential options for that area of the pitch.

Horner was sacked by Red Bull in July after 20 years in charge despite the team having won the Drivers' Championship in each of the four seasons preceding 2025. Vettel, who retired from driving in 2022, won all four of his drivers' titles during his six-year spell at Red Bull from 2009-2014. F1 2025 schedule | F1 championship standingsDownload the Sky Sports app for expert analysis, best video & more📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺 Asked by Sky Sports F1 ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix what he made of Horner's exit, Vettel said: "Surprised. I mean, Christian has been there for so long, since the very beginning, and knew this team, knows this team inside out. "I think for this year, everything was in place." Horner was swiftly replaced by Laurent Mekies, who worked alongside Vettel at Toro Rosso before the 53-time race winner was promoted from Red Bull's junior squad in 2009. Despite his clear respect for Mekies, and the upturn in results the team have had since the sport's summer break, Vettel warned that challenges could still arise as a result of Horner's exit. "I know Laurent as well, the successor, and I've worked with him, and he's a really great person," Vettel said. "But I think Christian left some big footsteps, not just because of all the success he's had with the team, but also, I think he was such a central part of the team, knew what was going on and so on. "I'm not completely aware of the organisation, the structure, and especially the plan for the future, but that's where I think it's valid to say, let's wait and see how it turns out." Vettel: Talks over Red Bull role never gained any traction Vettel also revealed that he held talks over taking up a role at Red Bull but says the discussions "never gained any traction". Vettel retirement in 2022 came after he spent his final two seasons with Aston Martin, following a six-year stint with Ferrari after leaving Red Bull. The strong connection the German retained with the team resulted in him being mentioned as a possible future Red Bull team principal, or as a replacement for the team's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko, who has long overseen the selection of drivers - including Vettel - for the four seats across the two squads. Asked whether he could be part of Red Bull's future, Vettel said: "I don't know. I read as well, there was a lot of talk about it and so on. "And I did speak with Helmut a little bit, but it never got anywhere, never gained any traction." The 38-year-old has appeared on several occasions in the paddock since his retirement, largely in support of the environmental initiatives he passionately promotes. While he doesn't appear interested in an imminent return to the sport, Vettel isn't ruling it out in the future. "I think for me, I'm fairly happy where I am in life right now," he said. "I love Formula 1. In the beginning, I thought I'm not sure whether I want to keep watching because I need to get a distance and so on, but I watch the races and I follow and I love it because I just love the sport. I know the guys as well, so I'm still close in that way. "And, I don't know, if the right opportunity, position, perspective, whatever, turns up or could turn up, maybe there's a role that I could be happy to step up to, but time will tell." Formula 1's thrilling title race continues with the Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 21-23, live on Sky Sports F1. Stream Sky Sports with NOW - no contract, cancel anytime

Never before has this head coach given so many specific indications about his intentions. Up until now, Thomas Tuchel has kept his cards close to his chest, saying no individual player has yet been ruled in or ruled out of his plans. In fact, even as recently as his squad announcement on Friday, he said he knows there will be some players who make late bursts of form in the second half of the season who will demand his attention, that variations in form and fitness will all have a big impact on the choices he makes. And then he now tells us directly that he can't take to the World Cup all of the No 10s that have featured with England in his eight matches in charge. He names them, too - Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Morgan Gibbs-White (he forgot to name Ebere Eze - which may be significant in its own right). Kane, Bellingham and Foden cannot play in same England team, says TuchelOur writers pick their England World Cup XIsKey week for England's World Cup midfield: Can Scott or Wharton be Anderson alternative?World Cup 2026 European qualifying schedule | Who has qualified so far? Tuchel also says now he isn't afraid of making the "tough calls" and leaving big names with big reputations out of his starting XI, and indeed out of the wider squad. To top it off, he goes on to say in a radio interview that Harry Kane, Bellingham and Foden cannot and will not play together in the same England team while he is in charge. Not unless he decides to change his formation - an option which he says, right now, is off the table. Wow. Three revelations in one. All closely related, but each of them very detailed. With names. The Tuchel we have got to know in his 11 months in charge has only ever singled out individual players in a deliberate tactic to boost their belief, or to give them a kick up the backside. One or the other. He said Marcus Rashford could be one of the best forwards in world football. There's the carrot. He said he's surprised Bukayo Saka hasn't scored more than 13 international goals, just after the 24-year-old had broken the England goalscoring record for an Arsenal player. There's the stick. But what's happened now is different. And we can only assume it is calculated. Tuchel's message wasn't aimed at one individual player - more, it was a broad brush of a warning to many: step up, or you won't step onto the plane next summer. Until this point in his tenure as England boss, Tuchel has said his selections are based on a mixture of form and pedigree. He wouldn't ignore England's best players, who have been there and done it at previous major tournaments, if they were currently undergoing a dip in form. England's "best players" would be given special dispensation, because they would be needed for the big games in the biggest of competitions. That makes sense. If Kane doesn't score for six Bayern Munich matches, for example, it is ludicrous to think he might miss out on next summer's showpiece. And, it would be equally strange if Tuchel were to rule out the unique talent of Palmer, if he can prove his fitness with six months still to go. What we are hearing now from the England head coach, however, is a pretty clear shift in emphasis: pedigree? That ain't enough on its own. Now is the time to step up and prove your worth. And that will be music to the ears of players like Rogers and Elliot Anderson. Neither has been to a major senior tournament, though Anderson played a key role when England won the U21s Euros last summer, and so the pair might have had a niggling feeling they might miss out to those with bigger reputations. It was significant that Tuchel named both of those players - Rogers and Anderson - in this latest round of media duties, praising the duo for the impact they have made. Anderson, he says, is "one of the best midfielders in the Premier League" and is "a key player for us". Rogers has "played fantastic for us in this position". It is noticeable too that Tuchel has kept a pretty consistent squad for each of these three autumn international breaks. There was only one change between the September and October England squads - Saka returning from injury - and beyond Bellingham and Foden's reintegration, only two other outfield changes to this latest squad selection. Both of those other outfield changes saw Adam Wharton and Alex Scott included - specifically because Tuchel still has some answers to find in central midfield. Everywhere else in the squad there has been an obvious thread of consistency, with the same players included. Between now and next May, when Tuchel names his World Cup squad, we will all be playing guessing games about who will go, and who will miss out. But it is fair to assume that he will only take two strikers - one of those being Kane. He will take four or five central midfield players - with three of those looking inevitably like Declan Rice, Jordan Henderson and Anderson. And the best guess is that he will take three No 10s - with Bellingham perhaps the only guaranteed inclusion, and Rogers getting ever closer to a secure spot in the squad. What Tuchel has done now is set out his stall, and in doing so he has prepared the England fanbase and some big-name players for the eventuality that some will miss out, and that his World Cup squad will look a little different from many of those of the past. That may lessen the shock somewhat when the 26 names for North America are finally known. But it won't make it any less significant.

Van Gerwen came out of the blocks flying and found his scoring boots to go 2-0 ahead with a 108.45 average, with 'The Flying Scotsman' unable to get a foothold in the game. After Anderson got a leg on the board, the 'Green Machine' reasserted his dominance with a break of throw and then followed it with a clutch hold to put himself one leg away from victory and Anderson on the edge of a situation he has never faced before. Grand Slam of Darts LIVE! Latest updatesLatest Grand Slam of Darts results, scheduleGot Sky? Watch sports on Sky Sports appNot got Sky? Get instant access with NOW From there, after missing three match darts, Van Gerwen eventually sealed the victory on D8 to round off an electric display, meaning Anderson has failed to get out of the group on his 18th appearance in the Grand Slam, ending a remarkable 17-year run of being in last-16 contention. That sees Van Gerwen take top spot in Group G and now face Danny Noppert for a spot in the quarter-finals. "Let me get one thing straight. To get knocked out in a tournament by Gary is not a shame. But I know what I'm capable of and I think I did everything right today, what I could have done," Van Gerwen said. "You always try to do as good as possible for yourself and I want to do this all the time. I know I can do it because I've shown it multiple times before, but it's not as easy as everyone thinks. "To beat Gary here in a 5-2 game, it gives you a lot of confidence, it gives you a lot of joy. But we know there's still a long way to go if I want to do well in this tournament." Beau Greaves signed off her Grand Slam campaign with an almighty 5-3 comeback win against Niko Springer, with the German the other player to progress alongside Van Gerwen. After going three legs down, Greaves reeled off five legs on the spin with a 104 and 137 checkout on the way, Springer's annoyance at the crowd firmly being on her side only working against him. It is a deserved moment for the world's best women's player after she pushed both Gary Anderson and Michael van Gerwen all the way. "Obviously there is a lot to take from it. I've thrown some good darts, I've just had probably some bad timing," Greaves said. "I've just not hit the right shots at the right time and that starts throwing it. But other than that, I've enjoyed all three games I've had and I've just been unlucky. I've played well and just not got the results. "I just feel confident with my game, do you know what I mean? I'm just trying to get through it and just after getting my Tour card, I am looking forward to it. "I don't really like the hype around all of it. I don't really want people talking about me and that. "It's how I get on with it. I don't need other people to tell me I'm not ready. I know that, do you know what I mean? "I know I'm not ready for the big leagues and that." Rock roars through and sends Van Veen home The most complicated group of the night was Group F, from which Gian van Veen, Wessel Nijman, and Josh Rock all started the night with a chance of progressing. Nijman knew he had to beat Lisa Ashton, who was already eliminated, by 5-1 or better and he did just that with a whitewash, leaving it a straight shootout between Rock and Van Veen for top spot. The final match of the night was the battle that many predicted between the world No 7 and world No 10 but the pivotal moment came in the sixth leg as Rock broke Van Veen's throw to go 4-2 ahead, Northern Ireland's No 1 clinching the match on D18 and sparking wild celebrations. Littler completes clean sweep as title defence continues Luke Littler rounded off a clean sweep of Group E as he brushed aside Daryl Gurney in a 5-2 victory, sealing him top spot as he continues his charge to try and defend his title. Gurney was already out of the tournament and it showed, Littler trying to play the showman by consistently setting up the 170 but 'The Nuke' could not find the moment to set the crowd alight. He will be joined by Connor Scutt from Group E after he won his winner-takes-all clash with Karel Sedlacek, battling to a 5-3 victory. Meanwhile, Danny Noppert has finished second in Group H after suffering a 5-4 final-leg loss to Jonny Clayton in what was a high-quality contest, 'The Ferret' signing out of the Grand Slam for 2025 on a high in a match that rained 180s and ton-plus checkouts. Lukas Wenig picked up the second qualification spot in the group with a comprehensive 5-1 victory over debutant Cam Crabtree, who could not keep up in the pressure moments. What's coming up on Wednesday? Wednesday sees the start of the last 16 with four second-round matches including Gerwyn Price vs Martin Schindler and Chris Dobey vs Michael Smith. Wednesday November 12, 7pm (Sky Sports + and Sky Sports Main Event) 4x Second RoundLuke Woodhouse v Ricky EvansGerwyn Price v Martin SchindlerLuke Humphries v Jurjen van der VeldeChris Dobey v Michael Smith Who will win the Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts? Watch throughout the week live on Sky Sports. Live coverage continues Tuesday from 7pm on Sky Sports+ and Sky Sports Main Event. Stream darts and more top sport with NOW