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JANET STREET-PORTER: No so fast, Luke! Why 'The Nuke' - and his ambitious parents - need to make sure he doesn't burn out in his race for sporting glory (just ask his fellow child prodigy Emma Raducanu)

As 16-year-old Luke Littler joins darts' Premier League, perhaps the story of tennis star Emma Raducanu's fall from the top should act as a warning of the dangers of too much, too soon. Both Emma and Luke showed extraordinary skill as small children, winning titles before they were even teenagers - but the world of professional sport can be unforgiving with burn out a real danger.

The same day that Luke 'the Nuke' was celebrating his extraordinary run of success in the PDC World Darts championship at Alexandra Palace - the youngest player ever to reach the finals - another young sporting star was processing a crushing defeat on the other side of the world, in Auckland.