TAYLOR IN HOT WATER AFTER FAILED TEST 2

DOM TAYLOR faces a lengthy ban after being kicked out of the PDC World Championship for failing a second drugs test in as many years.

- BY MIKE WALTERS

Nicknamed ‘The Tower’, 27-year-old Taylor, from Bristol, failed a doping test last Sunday, when he reached the second round by beating Swedish qualifier Oskar Lukasiak.

He was due to meet No.5 seed Jonny Clayton at Alexandra Palace tonight, but ‘The Ferret’ has been handed a bye through to the last 32 - and Taylor, ranked No.65 in the world, now faces a disciplinary hearing.