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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

    Gerwyn Price bullish ahead of PDC Home Tour debut

    Gerwyn Price admits it will be the first time he’s not BOOED by fans on his PDC Home Tour debut. The two-time major winner makes his debut for the live streaming PDC Home Tour tonight on the PDCTV website.

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    Peter Wright determined to become PDC Home Tour champion

    Peter Wright has admitted he’d love to be the PDC Home Tour champion. The World Champion is the headline star of the opening night of the PDC Home Tour, which starts on Friday night, where he will compete alongside Jamie Lewis, Peter Jacques and Niels Zonneveld.

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    Peter Wright pays tribute to darts legends Taylor and van Barneveld

    Peter Wright believes that darts legends Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld would still be winning majors into their 60s. The retired oche icons played out a cracking Target Darts NHS Heroes charity clash on Thursday night which was streamed online.

  • Sport

    Luke Humphries opens up about anxiety struggles

    Luke Humphries admits that revealing his anxiety has made him “stronger” for the challenges ahead. The World Youth Champion opened up just under a year ago about the anxiety problems that have hindered his progress.

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    Rob Cross ‘so proud’ of darts response to Coronavirus

    Rob Cross admits he is “so proud” of his sport for being so caring during the coronavirus crisis. The 2018 World Champion revealed he’s been blown away by all the incredible efforts of players and bosses during the Covid-19 lockdown.

  • Sport

    Michael Smith blasts Piers Morgan for Coronavirus hypocrisy

    Michael Smith has blasted TV presenters for being hypocrites as he starts his ‘virtual’ competitive darts career. The former World Championship runner-up is furious with the general public and broadcast media for ignoring government advice on social distancing.

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    Nathan Aspinall concerns for lower ranked players during lockdown

    Nathan Aspinall reveals he has gone from sublime arrows to making slime with his daughters! The World No.7, who has roared up the rankings over the past 18 months, is getting used to life at home, social distancing, shopping for his grandparents and home schooling.

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    Daryl Gurney confident about returning to winning ways

    Daryl Gurney believes that the Coronavirus crisis has made people understand just how big a part of life sport is. The Northern Irishman is back at home with his family as the darts world has been shutdown because of Covid-19.

  • Sport

    Michael van Gerwen sets sights on Phil Taylor record

    Mighty Michael van Gerwen admits he’s going “insane” as he aims to match Phil Taylor’s magical six Premier League titles. The dynamic Dutchman has dominated the event since 2013, reaching the final in every appearance since he first qualified.

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    Rob Cross happy to play weighting game

    Rob Cross believes that it “will take time” for his dramatic weight loss to make him a stronger player. The 2018 World Champion has not set the PDC Premier League on fire yet with just one win and three draws in six outings.

  • Sport

    Darts Premier League report: Sparks fly in Gerwen Derby

    Mighty Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price had verbals on stage after the Dutchman was almost hit by a dart in Liverpool. The Welshman missed his rival by inches after starting to throw when MVG was still leaving the board in their Unibet Premier League clash last night.

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