SKY SPORTS were forced to apologise after their coverage of Premier League Darts went down.

Darts fans had settled down ready to watch Night 5 of the Premier League in Brighton.

Sky Sports Main Event UHD temporary fault message on TV screen.

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Sky Sports darts coverage went down ahead of the Premier League Night 5
Screenshot of two ships at sea with text overlay: "We apologise for this temporary fault."

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Fans had adverts when they error screen was not there

However, fans watching on Main Event were instead greeted with a white screen with the Sky Sports logo.

A message on viewers screens said: “We’re really sorry for this temporary fault.”

When the white screen was not showing, fans were presented with adverts.

Reacting on social media one fan said: “Sky sports just gone down for anyone else ??? Wanna watch the darts.”

A second said: “Sky Sports what a shambles, trying to watch the darts.”

A third added: “Someone in Brighton plug Sky Sports back in at the premier league darts.”

Another said: “Fully respect that Sky Sports Darts have got down 20 seconds into this first game tonight. State of it.”

A fifth said: “Sky Sports sort it out!!!! Trying to watch the darts.”

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