Former World Darts champion Luke Humphries reveals he lost a stone in weight in ‘devastating’ food poisoning battle

LUKE HUMPHRIES claims he lost a stone in weight as he battled with food poisoning that forced him to miss a big TV darts major. Cool Hand Luke was “devastated” to pull out of last month’s European Darts Championship in Dortmund at the last minute. The former PDC world champion skipped the four-day event in Germany after being diagnosed with gastroenteritis. The ill world No.2 remained at home as he recovered from the common bug that causes diarrhoea and vomiting. Humphries, 31, revealed: “I’ve lost a stone.