Luke Littler will open his World Darts Championship defence on Thursday - and he's received the blessing of a psychic pig during the build-up Truffle the pig has picked her winner (Image: DARTS CORNER)

Luke Littler has been picked for back-to-back glory at the World Darts Championship by a psychic pig.

Truffle, who correctly picked Littler to win his maiden Sid Waddell trophy last year , has again sniffed out the Nuke for glory at the Alexandra Palace. However, Littler will have to overcome a bumper field to prove the porky prophet correct.

It's the second time Truffle has picked Littler to go the distance - and she looks like she could be giving Paul the Octopus ( who became the surprise star of the 2010 World Cup ) a run for his money with Littler in a golden vein form hea

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