Winning darts player Fallon Sherrock 'proved online trolls wrong'

Fallon Sherrock says she has proved her critics wrong after becoming the first woman to win a match at the PDC World Championship.

The 25-year-old booked her place in the second round with a 3-2 victory over Ted Evetts on Tuesday.

Sherrock was one of only two women to qualify for the 96-player event.

"I'm so proud to help put women's darts on the map," she said.

"There was always criticism like trolls online, their constantly giving you sexist comments and stuff like that - well, I've just proved you wrong."