slip

"When you're slipping down the rankings and you're doubting yourself, there is nothing worse in darts. I'm there for a reason, but I am doing everything I can to get myself back up those rankings."

His father Billy said John had remained close to the family, even as his struggles with drug addiction saw him slip further into criminality.

Eighty minutes later, the hosts' crown had started to slip.

His dream was slipping away and for the first time - although by no means the last - he wondered if he was chasing something that wasn't meant for him.

But the slip of skin didn’t derail the maritime festivities.