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England have won the World Cup of Darts for the second year running after coming from behind to beat the Netherlands 3-2 in an entertaining final in Frankfurt on Sunday. Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis were 2-1 down to Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld in the final but the duo then both won their reverse singles matches to secure the title.And a thrilling night ended with a heated altercation between Lewis and Van Gerwen, after the former had won the deciding rubber. The final got underway with a classic tussle between Taylor and Van Gerwen, and the former produced a fine display to prevail 4-3.Neither player was able to break throw in the match but Taylor averaged 102.94, took out 149 in the third leg, and kept his cool in the decider, hitting double-16 at the first attempt to win it. Taylor won both his singles matches during the final However, Van Barneveld then beat Lewis 4-3 in another fine match, holding his nerve as Lewis came back from 2-0 down to level and coming up with an 11-darter to win the deciding leg.And Van Barnevelds good darts continued in the doubles match as he and Van Gerwen averaged 95.08 to win it 4-2, Van Barneveld hitting a maximum and then double-16 to take the decisive leg.But Van Barneveld was no match for Taylor in his second singles match of the final, the Englishman romping to a 4-1 victory in a battle between two old rivals and setting up a decider. Taylor and England eased past Northern Ireland in the semi-finals Lewis and Van Gerwen therefore settled down to decide the World Cup and Van Gerwen lost his way in the second leg, missing several doubles and allowing Lewis to surge into a 2-0 advantage.Van Gerwen hit back to take leg three but, with his opponent sitting on 22, Lewis calmly took out 76 to claim leg four and then started leg five with a maximum.Another 180 followed two visits later but some nervy misses followed on the doubles and Van Gerwen almost took out 110 to punish Lewis.The Englishman eventually took out double-eight to win the match 4-1 and England could lift the trophy for the fourth time in five years, although not before Lewis and Van Gerwen exchanged angry words on the oche. Lewis and Michael van Gerwen had a heated exchange after England retained their title in Frankfurt Lewis said after the match of his partnership with Taylor: Weve got great chemistry and were trying our best for each other and for our country, and you dont want to let anyone down.I didnt play very well in the doubles and Id lost to Raymond in the singles, and I think the two best players on the night were Phil and Raymond.I believe in Phil and I thought that he could beat Raymond and put me in to win it, and thats how it worked out.Earlier in the day, the Netherlands had survived a tense doubles shoot-out against Australia in the quarter-finals to reach the last four.The two-time World Cup winners were pushed all the way by Simon Whitlock and Kyle Anderson in a match of the highest quality.World No 1 Van Gerwen defeated Whitlock 4-1 in their singles clash before Anderson edged out van Barneveld 4-3.The doubles decider ebbed and flowed before going to a final leg at 3-3, but the Dutch pair then each opened with 180s and, although they missed out on a perfect leg, an 11-darter took them through to the last four. The Netherlands survived a major scare in the last eight It was far more straightforward for the Netherlands in the semi-finals, as they cruised to a 2-0 defeat of Belgium, Van Gerwen beating Ronny Huybrechts 4-1 before Van Barneveld secured a 4-2 win over Kim Huybrechts.The Belgians had earlier beaten Scotland in another thrilling quarter-final, Kim Huybrechts defeating world champion Gary Anderson 4-2 before Robert Thorntons 4-1 win over Ronny Huybrechts took the tie all the way.However, Kim Huybrechts then hit the winning double for Belgium in all four legs, as they took the pairs game 4-2 for victory.England cruised into the semi-finals with a 2-0 defeat of Austria, Taylor whitewashing Mensur Suljovic 4-0 with a 100 average before Lewis saw off Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-1, averaging 103 and hitting finishes of 117 and 110.And it was a similar story for England in the semis, where they beat Northern Ireland 2-0, Taylor beating Brendan Dolan 4-0 before Lewis defeated Daryl Gurney 4-1.Betway World Cup of DartsQuarter final results:Canada 1-2 Northern IrelandEngland 2-0 AustriaScotland 1-2 BelgiumAustralia 1-2 NetherlandsSemi final results:England 2-0 Northern IrelandNetherlands 2-0 BelgiumFinal result:England 3-2 NetherlandsWatch the World Matchplay live on Sky Sports, with coverage getting underway from Thursday, July 16. 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This left him in less than ideal shape for his final against Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu of Japan, which he lost by a narrow 1-4 margin. This was enough to assure him a place in history as Indias first Olympian with two individual medals at the Games.The reaction I actually came to know later abouut the fact that I am the first Indian to have won two individual medals for my nation.dddddddddddd It made me immensely proud that I could do something good for my country. I felt as if I am serving my nation in my own way and that the entire nation is behind me in this moment of joy. - Sushil KumarExpert view The Olympics are the highest level of sporting accomplishment. Sushils feat as an Indian was unprecedented in what is unquestionably a global sport. - Charu Sharma, commentatorThe story since Sushils chances of going for an unprecedented third Olympic medal were dealt a blow when the sports governing body decided to drop the 66kg category from the Olympics to accommodate more categories for women. Sushil moved up to the 74kg category, but his only notable success came at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. His feat of winning two individual medals remains unmatched going into Rio. ' ' '