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Luke Littler explains why he wants to meet Carlos Alcaraz at ‘Oscars of Sport’ awards ceremony

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Darts star and “big tennis fan” Luke Littler is hoping to meet Carlos Alcaraz at next month’s Laureus Sports Awards in Madrid, where the 19-year-old has made history as the first darts player shortlisted for the Breakthrough of the Year Award.

He faces tough competition from Formula One driver Lando Norris and Paris St Germain’s Champions League winner Desire Doue.

Often dubbed ‘The Oscars of Sport’, the Laureus awards saw Alcaraz win the breakthrough accolade in 2023 and he is now nominated for World Sportsman of the Year.

He won the French Open and US Open last year before completing the career grand slam by claiming the Australian Open title in January, with Littler humorously noting Alcaraz’s latest victory in Melbourne “won me some money”.

Littler is keen to meet Carlos Alcaraz

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Littler is keen to meet Carlos Alcaraz (PA Wire)

Littler, after defending his UK Open title in Minehead by beating James Wade in Sunday’s final, expressed his eagerness to meet Alcaraz.

“The nominations came out and I didn’t really look at too many of them,” the two-time world champion said.

“But Carlos Alcaraz has been nominated and hopefully I can meet him. I’m a big tennis fan and I think at the Newcastle media day that morning or the day before he won me some money against (Novak) Djokovic.”

Last week, Littler shared his pride on Instagram: “Thank you @laureussport being the first darts player to be nominated for the Laureus world breakthrough of the year award is a huge honour.”

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The teenager quipped about his rapid ascent: “I’m in for the breakthrough of the year – and I think I’ve broken through twice now! It’s obviously massive.

“It’s an absolutely amazing feeling. I’ve not checked the nominees but I’m sure’s there going to be loads of sport stars out there.”

Littler is due to be back in Premier League action on Thursday night in Nottingham.

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“Give me a refund” — Fans furious after repeated rescheduling of ENHYPEN online fansign amid members’ poor health

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Fans of ENHYPEN have expressed frustration online after another schedule change affected the group’s video call fansign event. On March 8, the organizers of the event titled [VIDEO CALL EVENT 2] ENHYPEN ‘THE SIN: VANISH’ announced that the event would no longer take place on its previously scheduled date of March 10, 2026.

In an official notice shared online, the organizers says that the event has been postponed due to “unavoidable circumstances.” The video call event will now take place on April 2, 2026, at 8:30 p.m. KST, while the test call for participants has been scheduled for 7:00 p.m. KST on the same day.

In the notice, the organizers apologized to participants and fans who had been preparing for the event. They stated that the team would work to provide a “smoother and more stable service” and asked fans for their understanding regarding the change.

The announcement came shortly after another disruption related to ENHYPEN’s another online fansign events earlier in March. On March 2, a separate video call event involving ENHYPEN was canceled only two hours before its scheduled start time. At the time, the organizers explained that the postponement was due to the members’ poor health.

The second cancellation drew criticism from some fans, many of whom had already adjusted their schedules to participate in the event. Several participants also raised concerns about the lack of earlier notice. One fan wrote online,

“If you’re going to do that, you should give me a refund. What are you doing taking the money?”

One fan wrote (Image via TheQoo)One fan wrote (Image via TheQoo)
One fan wrote (Image via TheQoo)

Others also questioned the repeated schedule changes and expressed confusion about the newly announced date.

“Shouldn’t there be a clause that allows cancellation when changing the date of the call? It’s so arbitrary. What if I don’t receive the test call? What if someone else shows up during the call? Threats are rampant” said this fan.

“I don’t think there’s any need to badmouth the members. I’m just annoyed by companies that treat fans’ time and money as a joke” wrote this user.

“Is there a problem with Hello Live? Why does it keep doing that in the episodes they do?” asked another fan.

Some ENHYPEN fans said the situation suggested that there might be additional factors behind the postponements.

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“There must be something going on. There’s no communication ” said one netizen.

“It seems like there’s trouble with the record label, probably due to money ” read a comment,

“At this point, it seems like there really was a contract problem” wrote this user.

“It seems like there’s trouble with the record label, probably due to money” added this fan.


ENHYPEN’s THE SIN: VANISH surpasses 2 million first-week sales, continues steady run on Billboard charts

Meanwhile, ENHYPEN began 2026 with a strong commercial performance following the release of their seventh mini-album THE SIN: VANISH on January 16, 2026. The album recorded high sales both domestically and internationally soon after its release. Data from Hanteo Chart showed that THE SIN: VANISH sold 2,075,056 copies between January 16 and January 22, becoming the first album of 2026 to surpass two million copies within its first week.

On its release day alone, the album sold more than 1.6 million copies, becoming the highest first-day sales figure recorded by any album this year. THE SIN: VANISH is the group’s fourth album to exceed two million first-week sales and the third album to reach the milestone within a single week, following ROMANCE: UNTOLD and DESIRE: UNLEASH.

The album also continued to perform on international charts. According to the March 7 chart update published by Billboard on March 3, THE SIN: VANISH ranked No. 95 on the Billboard 200, the publication’s main album chart. The release remained on the chart for six consecutive weeks since debuting at No. 2 on the January 31 chart.

In addition, the album held No. 2 on the World Albums chart for three consecutive weeks and ranked No. 7 on the Top Album Sales chart. ENHYPEN as a group also appeared at No. 57 on the Artist 100 chart.

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Outside of music promotions, ENHYPEN continues to engage with fans through their self-produced variety show EN‑O’CLOCK. New episodes of the show is released every Thursday on the group’s official YouTube channel.