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Phil Lanning

Five-times award-winning journalist Phil Lanning has worked for The Sun newspaper for 26 years and has a long list of top sports clients as publicist and PR consultant.
Known as ‘Lanno’, he is the youngest son of legendary darts commentator Dave Lanning who first put darts on television in the early 70s on ITV.
Lanning, still a darts columnist for The Sun, has worked with over 10 World Champions at LannoMedia over a 30-year period and now also owns and is editor of new Oche! Magazine.
His son Taylor is also a well-known photographer within darts at the age of 18.

Stories By Phil Lanning

  • Sport

    Michael van Gerwen: “Every player knows that I am the best”

    Mighty Michael van Gerwen has come out all guns blazing after his toughest-ever patch in the PDC  Premier League. The dominant Dutchman lost three matches in six days to Glen Durrant, Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price, almost ending his hopes of finishing top of the league for a sixth successive year.

  • Sport

    Peter Wright has eyes on PDC Premier League glory

    Peter Wright has got a vision of PDC Premier League success after finally getting his eyesight sorted. The World Champion was back to his best as he appeared to have ground out a battling win over PDC Premier League leader Glen Durrant in Milton Keynes on Tuesday night.

  • Sport

    Gerwyn Price against fake crowd noise

    Gerwyn Price has bought a racing greyhound during lockdown and now wants to be fast out of the traps in the Premier League. The world number 3 returns to action in Milton Keynes on Tuesday night against Nathan Aspinall, having snapped up and named a four-legged star Grandslam Champ.

  • Sport

    Chris Dobey: “It’s time I started winning!”

    Chris Dobey admits that he’s been inspired to grab his first major after Dimitri van den Bergh’s World Matchplay glory. The Bedlington battler is back in big time action when the Unibet Premier League returns in Milton Keynes on August 25.

  • Sport

    Kyle Anderson: I feared I wouldn’t wake up again

    Kyle Anderson had a coughing fit with Covid-19 and admitted: I feared I wouldn’t wake up again. Only seven days ago the Australian finally tested negative for coronavirus after three weeks with the disease.

  • Sport

    Ryan Murray hoping to continue underdog success in PDC Home Tour

    Ryan Murray has revealed that he’s been given a new nickname by his fellow players during lockdown: Muzz Lightyear! Now the Edinburgh ace wants to go to create his own Joy Story as the latest Scottish star to take a top title at the PDC in the Home Tour tonight.

  • Sport

    Glen Durrant: “Give me the Premier League title!”

    Glen Durrant has joked that if Liverpool are handed the Premier League title, then he should be awarded the darting equivalent and £250,000. The three-times BDO World Champion was top of the table in the PDC Premier League when it was halted for lockdown two months ago.

  • Sport

    Ricky Evans promises to be PDC Home Tour entertainer

    Rapid Ricky Evans is the only person in the UK still dressing up for darts in lockdown! So far he has donned a cheerleader’s outfit and a blue morph costume! The Kettering ace takes his place in the PDC Home Tour tonight against Martin Atkins, Christian Bunse and Jeff Smith.

  • Sport

    Darren Webster opens up on seeking help from Sporting Chance

    Darren Webster admits he has turned to Sporting Chance for help to get himself through lockdown. The jovial oche star has struggled with several issues over the years after losing his two-year-old daughter Millissa through illness 20 years ago and suffering so many injuries.

  • Sport

    Darts star Kyle Anderson reveals Coronavirus agony

    Kyle Anderson admits it’s been agonising to be isolated from his wife and young son after being struck down with coronavirus. The World No.45 flew back to his native Perth, Australia from the UK to be with his family as the pandemic struck Europe.

  • Sport

    Michael Smith fears animals running riot on PDC Home Tour debut

    As Colossus launch PDC Home Tour pools, Phil Lanning caught up with darts superstar Michael Smith ahead of his PDC Home Tour debut.     Michael Smith admits he fears his dogs and rabbits “running riot” when he makes his PDC Home Tour debut.

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