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Thousands of fans pack into London's Alexandra Palace for the World Darts Championship - as Covid cases hit record levels in England - to watch Michael Smith end Gerwyn Price's reign and book a place in the semi-finals

Thousands of fans packed into London's Alexandra Palace for the World Darts Championship - as Covid cases hit record levels in England - to watch Michael Smith end Gerwyn Price's reign and book a place in the semi-finals.

The popular PDC tournament has been rocked in recent days after three-time champion Michael van Gerwen pulled out of the competition due to a positive Covid-19 test - the third player to contract the illness since the contest began earlier this month.

He described the event at Alexandra Palace as a 'Covid bomb' but it continues to go ahead.