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    Bumper week of sport sees Cheltenham, Champions League ties, bitter Six Nations rivalry, F1 return and Carabao Cup final

    EXCITEMENT is building ahead of a jam-packed week of sport coming your way in March.A hectic schedule involving football, horse racing, rugby, F1, darts, tennis and golf lies ahead for fans from March 10 to March 16.Liverpool and Arsenal are in Champions League actionCredit: GettyMarch 11 to 14 is the Cheltenham FestivalCredit: PALewis Hamilton first race for Ferrari is on SundayCredit: GettyWe ease our way in with a Premier League clash as Newcastle head to West Ham on the Monday night.But things start getting chaotic on Tuesday as the Cheltenham Festival begins in the afternoon before the first batch of second legs in the last-16 of the Champions League kick-off that evening.Today’s draw revealed mouth-watering ties like PSG vs Liverpool, Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid and Arsenal vs PSV.The dates of the games are not yet confirmed but there will be four on Tuesday night and another four on Wednesday night – both after huge days at Cheltenham.READ MORE IN SPORTOn Thursday, again the horse racing fills our afternoon before the Europa and Conference Leagues take centre stage.Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea are all set to be in action on the night of March 13.Spurs welcome AZ Alkmaar, United face Real Sociedad and the Blues come up against Copenhagen.For those that prefer darts, it is also night six of the Premier League from Nottingham.Most read in FootballJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSBumper week of sportIT promises to be an incredible week of sport from March 10th to March 16thThese are the highlights…March 10: Premier League – West Ham vs NewcastleMarch 11: Cheltenham Festival & Champions LeagueMarch 12: Cheltenham Festival & Champions LeagueMarch 13: Cheltenham Festival, Europa/Conference League, Premier League DartsMarch 14: Cheltenham Festival – Gold Cup DayMarch 15: F1 Australian Grand Prix qualifying, Six Nations including England vs Scotland, Premier LeagueMarch 16: F1 Australian Grand Prix race, Old Firm derby, Premier League including Arsenal vs Chelsea, Carabao Cup Final between Liverpool and NewcastleOn Friday 14, Cheltenham draws to a close on Gold Cup day.It sets fans up for a blockbuster weekend of wall-to-wall to sport.Europa League last 16 draw sees Man Utd face Real Sociedad and Tottenham take on AZ Alkmaar The Six Nations draws to close with THREE games on Saturday as Italy face Ireland, England take on Wales and France battle Scotland.There are also five Premier League games and the first qualifying session of the F1 season from the Australian Grand Prix.The race then takes place early on Sunday 16 morning from 4am before football regains our attention.At 12:30pm, it is the Old Firm Derby between Celtic and Rangers at the same time as Sheffield Wednesday clash with bitter rivals Sheffield United in the Steel City Derby.There are three Prem matches at 1:30pm as Arsenal vs Chelsea and Fulham vs Tottenham.It is then the Carabao Cup final from Wembley as Liverpool come up against Newcastle at 4:30pm.That is before we switch back to the Premier League as Man Utd head to Leicester.READ MORE SUN STORIESIf that was not enough, the weekend also brings us the tennis Indian Wells final in a tournament considered one of the biggest outside of the Grand Slams.And in golf, it is The Players Championship final day from Florida.The Six Nations comes to a close on SaturdayCredit: APThere is Premier League Darts on Thursday nightCredit: PA More

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    Luke Humphries reveals he ‘loves’ Luke Littler and reveals weekly catch up with Premier League darts rival

    LUKE HUMPHRIES has revealed he “loves” Luke Litter as the pair always have a weekly catch-up at the Premier League Darts.World No1 ‘Cool Hand Luke’ came out on top at Night 15 in Leeds, defeating Michael van Gerwen in the final for victory at his home event.Luke Humphries has revealed he ‘loves’ Luke Litter as the pair always have a weekly catch-up at the Premier League DartsCredit: GettyThe World No1 came out on top at the Premier League Darts Night 15 in Leeds on ThursdayCredit: AlamyBefore beating Van Gerwen in a deciding leg Humphries defeated Littler 6-1 in the semi-final.After his win at the First Direct Arena Humphries shut down any notion of animosity between himself and the 17-year-old.He said: “I love him to be honest, I think Luke is fantastic,” Humphries said. “I get on really well with him. “A lot of media outlets paint a different picture, me and Luke Litter are fanatic friends. We get along really well.”READ MORE IN DARTSHumphries changed his walk-on song in honour of his club Leeds United with Kaiser Chiefs’ ‘I Predict A Riot’ anthem as the Championship team are in the run for promotion.With a home crowd behind him, Humphries recorded his fourth nightly win of the season and could become the first player in the competition’s history to win five in a single year.Littler is also on track to break that record but Humphries confirmed there was no rivalry between the pair and they would take time out of their preparations for the night to discuss their week on stage.Humphries continued: “Every time we walk in this arena we always have a little thing together.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS”We get up on the stage and have a practice, have a chat for 20 minutes or whatever, have a little talk about what’s gone on in the week and that’s our thing. “Everyone can paint the picture of ‘we’re rivals’, nah. We are rivals, we want to beat each other, but you will never get the negativity between us both because we get on really well and that’s it.Watch Michael van Gerwen’s reaction after spotting Luke Littler desperately revving up crowd live on Sky Sports“He respects me and I respect him as an unbelievable talent up there, but the way he has dealt with himself this year has been absolutely amazing. “His family should be very proud to be honest, because he has shown a lot of grit, a lot of determination and shown a lot of people that he deserves to be here.”My dream would be to play him in the final because whoever won out of us two, I would be happy for him and if I won I am sure he would be happy for me.”Humphries and Littler’s had already secured play-off spots with Van Gerwen now joining them following his run to the final in Leeds.The final place is to be decided in the last week of the regular season and it is between Nathan Aspinall and Michael Smith. More