Luke 'the Nuke' Littler, the teenage darts sensation and breakout star from the recent PDC World Darts Championship, in which he won hearts across the country as the runner-up, can be seen live in action on free to air television next week on ITVX.

Luke, aged only 16, has been announced as one of the competitors in the Bahrain World Series of Darts, which will be shown live on ITVX on 18 and 19 January.

And ITV viewers will have another opportunity to see him compete when he features in the Dutch Masters event on 26 and 27 January, which will be shown on ITV4.

These events will be the first opportunity for the wider viewing public to see Luke live in action on free to air television, with previous tournaments being broadcast on pay TV.

The Bahrain World Series of Darts and the Dutch Masters events are part of portfolio of first-class Sport events, which also includes Six Nations rugby, the Men's UEFA European Championship, England Men football international qualifiers, Nations League and friendly matches, England Women football matches, the FA Cup, EFL highlights including the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One, Sky Bet League Two, Carabao Cup and the EFL Trophy, La Liga, the Tour de France, the NFL, the Investec Champions Cup, Gallagher Premiership Rugby and, in motorsport, Extreme E, British Touring Car Championships and MotoGP, SailGP, plus more major competitions in snooker and darts.