Swiss

THE world’s best will step up to the oche once again for this year’s Swiss Darts Trophy – and the action is underway!

Martin Schindler pulled off an incredible comeback against Ryan Searle to win the 2024 crown.

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However, the German returns to Basel as a 16th seed, meaning he could face a potential banana skin in his opening encounter.

World No1 Luke Humphries is also competing in Basel and will be determined to bounce back from his shock quarter-final defeat in last weekend’s Hungarian Darts Trophy.

But teen sensation Luke Littler will not be participating in the 13th stop on the PDC European Tour.

When is the Swiss Darts Trophy 2025?

• The Swiss Darts Trophy 2025 got underway on Friday, September 26.
• It then concludes two days later – Sunday, September 28.
• Afternoon sessions take place from 12pm BST while the evening sessions start at 6pm BST.
• St.Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland is the chosen venue for the penultimate PDC European Tour event.

What TV channel is the Swiss Darts Trophy 2025 on and can I live stream it?

Swiss Darts Trophy 2025 schedule and results

Friday, September 26
First round
Afternoon sessions from 12pm

• Connor Scutt 1-6 Callan Rydz
• Niels Zonneveld 6-3 Dalibor Smolik
• Krzysztof Ratajski 6-0 Owen Bates
• Andrew Gilding 3-6 Cor Dekker
• Ryan Joyce 6-0 Rocco Fulciniti
• Luke Woodhouse 6-5 Lukas Wenig
• Ricardo Pietreczko 6-3 Oskar Lukasiak
• Mensur Suljovic 6-2 Martin Lukeman

Evening sessions from 6pm

• Chris Landman 6-3 Denis Schnetzer
• Wessel Nijman 5-6 Ritchie Edhouse
• Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Ansh Sood
• Richard Veenstra 6-5 Niko Springer
• Jermaine Wattimena 6-1 Stefan Bellmont
• Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Jitse van der Wal
• Daryl Gurney 1-6 William O’Connor
• Nathan Aspinall 6-0 Andreas Toft Jorgensen

Saturday, September 27
Second round
Afternoon sessions from 12pm

• Ryan Searle 6-3 Niels Zonneveld
• Luke Woodhouse 6-2 Dave Chisnall
• Cor Dekker 6-3 Peter Wright
• Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 Mike De Decker
• Rob Cross 6-2 Richard Veenstra
• Gian van Veen 6-0 Dirk van Duijvenbode
• Danny Noppert 6-5 William O’Connor
• Ritchie Edhouse Bye (Ross Smith withdrawn)

Evening sessions from 6pm

• Ryan Joyce 6-5 James Wade
• Martin Schindler 6-2 Ricardo Pietreczko
• Jermaine Wattimena 6-1 Josh Rock
• Luke Humphries 6-2 Callan Rydz
• Jonny Clayton 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
• Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Damon Heta
• Stephen Bunting 6-3 Chris Landman
• Chris Dobey 6-4 Mensur Suljovic

Sunday, September 28
Third round from 12pm

• Luke Humphries v Ryan Searle
• Jermaine Wattimena v Luke Woodhouse
• Jonny Clayton v Martin Schindler
• Chris Dobey v Cor Dekker
• Stephen Bunting v Krzysztof Ratajski
• Raymond van Barneveld v Ritchie Edhouse
• Ryan Joyce v Gian van Veen
• Rob Cross v Danny Noppert

Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final from 6pm

Danny Noppert beats William O’Connor 6-5

England’s Alice Hewson retained her Swiss Open title with a convincing five-shot victory at Golfpark Holzhausern.

The 28-year-old led by two strokes heading into the third and final round, where she carded a four-under 67 to seal her third Ladies European Tour title, finishing 13 under overall.

Ireland’s Lauren Walsh, Switzerland’s Chiara Tamburlini and Sweden’s Kajsa Arwefjall finished in a tie for second on eight under.

“It’s an absolute dream come true,” Hewson told LET.com.

Fourth in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Luke Sorensen, Servite tight end.

Wearing size 18 cleats, Luke Sorensen might not be the best candidate to walk across a frozen lake and make it to the other side. Then again, his hands are so large (11 inches wide) he might be able to cling to a piece of ice in an emergency to stay afloat.

What he can do is catch frozen-rope passes from quarterbacks as a 6-foot-4, 255-pound tight end at Servite High. He’s so large you feel sorry for the person who might have to tackle him. Picture his twin sister jumping on his back while pleading for him to fall as what can happen on a football field.

In an era when tight ends at the NFL level are becoming more and more valuable because of their ability to catch and block, Sorensen will provide similar versatility for the Friars. He’s that unique individual with the size and athleticism to create mismatches.

“He’s a unicorn,” coach Chris Reinert said. “There’s probably two or three kids in the country that can do what he does. Most of the time recruiting athletes who are receivers, you need to teach them first how to block. He was reverse. He can physically move people against their will.”

The size 18 cleats of Servite tight end Luke Sorensen.

(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)

This is only Sorensen’s second year playing tight end. He showed up to play football as a freshman at 170 pounds. He was put on the offensive line. Last season as a junior he was switched to tight end. He loves the position because he gets to be Servite’s “Swiss Army Knife.”

“I want to do it all,” he said.

He can be the blocker to open holes at the point of attack or the receiver running over smaller defenders after he makes a catch.

“In the passing game. he’s become a massive matchup problem,” Reinert said. “He’s a great athlete.”

He can dunk a basketball because of his large hands and leaping skills. He was a baseball player growing up with dreams of becoming a major leaguer. But football is the sport that fits him best with the physicality required and his athleticism.

Even though he turns 17 on Saturday, making him a young senior, he welcomes the opportunity to face older players.

“It doesn’t bother me,” he said. “At the end of the day, they’re a player across from me. I think it’s cool I’m younger. I can have a chip on my shoulder and do good stuff against older guys. It gets me ready for the next level because guys there are really good and really old.”

Servite tight end Luke Sorensen makes a catch in a passing tournament game.

(Craig Weston)

Last season he caught 15 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns. Those numbers figure to increase considerably with his experience, strength and importance in Servite’s offense.

“I expect massive things from him,” Reinert said.

As part of the Trinity League, which already has perhaps the nation’s No. 1 tight end recruit in Mater Dei’s Mark Bowman, the idea of Bowman and Sorensen playing on the same field Oct. 18 will be like being in tight end heaven. They also could face off in the Big Ten, since Bowman is committed to USC and Sorensen to Nebraska.

Now if only someone has an extra size 18 cleats, please give him a call.

“I’m always looking for more,” he said.

Saturday: San Juan Hills offensive lineman Cooper Javorsky.

Tight ends to watch

Mark Bowman, Mater Dei, 6-4, 225, Sr.: USC commit is SoCal’s best since Colby Parkinson was at Oaks Christian

Keawe Browne, Corona Centennial, 6-5, 230, Sr.: Has quickness, athleticism and strength

Jaden Hernandez, Long Beach Poly, 6-3, 235, Sr.: Colorado State commit has reliable catching skills

Beckham Hofland, Los Alamitos, 6-4, 230, Sr.: Boise State commit has size and blocking skills

Max Leeper, Claremont, 6-7, 215, Sr.: New Mexico commit has size to be productive contributor

Jude Nelson, Long Beach Millikan, 6-4, 220, Sr. Colorado State commit is strong, agile

Andre Nickerson, Inglewood. 6-3, 235, Sr.: SMU commit is athletic and tough to bring down

Luke Sorensen, Servite, 6-4, 255, Sr.: Friars intend to build offense around Nebraska commit

Caleb Tafua, Bishop Montgomery, 6-5, 220, Sr.: Texas A&M commit caught 10 TDs at Lakewood

Andrew Williams, Fremont, 6-5, 220, Sr.: USC commit is also formidable edge rusher

Manchester City have signed teenage Swiss forward Iman Beney on a four-year deal from BSC YB Frauen.

Beney, 18, becomes City’s second summer signing after Canada defender Jade Rose’s arrival earlier this month.

The forward scored nine goals in 22 appearances for YB Frauen as the club claimed their first Swiss title since 2011 this season.

She was also named in the Swiss Super League Team of the Season.

“I’m very happy to be here and I can’t wait to start the new season with Manchester City,” said Beney, who has won 10 caps for Switzerland.

“I had a good feeling with Therese [Sjogran, director of football], and I think City is the best solution to help develop me as a player.

“They are a club who like to keep possession, and I really like to have the ball, so I think it’s a good fit.”

May 26 (UPI) — Five skiers were found dead on a Swiss mountain near Zermatt over the weekend, authorities said.

According to a statement Sunday from southern Switzerland’s Valais cantonal police, the five bodies were discovered Saturday on the Adler Glacier by emergency responders aboard an Air Zermatt helicopter conducting an aerial survey near the mountain resort of Zermatt.

The authorities launched the search after being alerted by two mountaineers to skis abandoned at an altitude of about 13,125 feet on Rimpfischhorn mountain.

Police said the two ski mountaineers on Rimpfischhorn noticed the abandoned skis at the base of the summit at about 4:30 p.m. local time on Saturday.

Air Zermatt added in a separate statement that it was four pairs of skis that the mountaineers had first seen as they ascended the mountain. On their way back down, the mountaineers again noticed the skis, which had remained untouched.

Three bodies were discovered during the aerial search in what Air Zermatt called an avalanche cone on the mountain. Two more bodies were found about 650 feet higher up on the mountain in a small snow patch, the emergency air transport company said.

The fifth pair of skis was also found in the area, it added.

Identification of the bodies is underway, police said. The local prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the deaths.

Swiss authorities say they have rescued everyone who was buried in a “severe” avalanche that occurred on the Eiger mountain on Saturday, and that there are no missing people.

The avalanche at the Swiss Alps took place shortly after midday on Saturday, prompting police to launch a large-scale rescue operation.

“All people have been flown out,” Bern Cantonal police said on Saturday evening, without specifying the number. Authorities had deployed several teams.

The Eiger is a 3,967m (13,000 ft) peak near the tourist resorts of Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, and Wengen.