Frank Bruno joins darts players in leading tributes to Bullseye host Jim Bowen

Former boxing champion Frank Bruno and a number of darts stars have led tributes to Jim Bowen following the death of the former Bullseye presenter.

The TV star - who presented the darts-based game show in the 1980s and 1990s - is to be remembered by Challenge TV on Saturday as the channel announced it would be broadcasting 24 hours of Bullseye as a tribute.

The station also said they would re-run a documentary on the game show on Wednesday evening following the "terribly sad news".

Ex-professional darts players Bobby George, Keith Deller and Eric Bristow were among those paying tribute on social media, with George thanking Bowen "for the great Bullseye days", adding "we had so much fun".

Deller tweeted:

Ex-heavyweight boxer Bruno tweeted:

Darts player Kevin Painter posted "thanks for the memories Jim" while Bristow added:

The show's Twitter account posted a message from creator Andrew Wood and his daughter Laura:

Paddy McGuinness, who starred alongside Bowen in Peter Kay sitcom Phoenix Nights, wrote on Twitter:

John Clayton, Bowen's editor at BBC Radio Lancashire - where he worked for three years from 1999 - also paid tribute.

He said: