Transgender darts player Noa-Lynn van Leuven won two titles against both men and women in the same week, sparking fury and prompting two female teammates to quit. The Mail has more.

The 27-year-old Dutchman’s 5-2 final win against Ireland’s Katie Sheldon at the PDC Women’s Series event in Wigan on Saturday prompted two of his national female team mates to sensationally quit the team in protest.

Van Leuven – who beat ‘Queen of the Palace’ Fallon Sherrock and world number one Beau Greaves on his way to claiming the £2,000 prize money – has now hit back after being bombarded with vicious comments on social media saying: “I just want to do my thing, but it seems like people have to comment.”