Eric Bristo, the five-time World Dance Champion, has died at the age of 60. His huge success in the 1980s helped the game to win a mass audience. Eric Bristo had a heart attack in Liverpool yesterday. The crowd at a tournament there last night chanted his name when his death was announced. Our sports correspondent Oli Foster looks back at his life. Many of the thousands of Darts fans who chanted his name last night had met Eric Bristo just a few hours earlier in Liverpool at a hospitality event before he was suddenly taken ill. The crafty Cockney was King of the Oki, a poster boy who helped drag the sport out of the pubs and gave it public recognition. I think Eric took it at a different level. On New York when he was 17 years old we should go around different clubs and pubs playing for money and tournaments. He was a good dog, a cocky, really cocky. It was Eric, that's the way he came over. But he was quite good-eyed. The first of Bristo's five World Titles came in 1980 as rivalries with Bobby George. John Lowe, Jokey Wilson marked his dynasty a boom time for Darts, but he was the best. When I finished playing Darts, my name's in the record books. I want to set up such a high standard by the time I've finished. Luckily enough I'm young fellow as well. I've got plenty more years in front of me. When some other youngster comes along and thinks, this is going to be the new Bristo. We're still bloody good years, you know what I mean? He was bettered by Phil Taylor, the man he mentored, who was to become the greatest of all time. Bristo's influence on the sport was huge. He lost his job as a television pundit 18 months ago following social media comments about the victims of Barry Bennell in the football abuse scandal, something he apologized for. The Darts family were always going to forgive one of their legends though. Still, such a popular figure on the circuit. There were tears last night and tributes. There'll be many more. Eric Bristo, who died last night at the age of 60. Now, it is time for a look at the weather prospects, Ben Rich. Has join me, how's it looking, Ben? Well, Jane, after the glorious sunshine of yesterday, today was always going to struggle to match up. There is more cloud around generally, but it's a bit of a problem.