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BOBBY GEORGE and TONY O’SHEA leave the oche behind to join the casts of Holby City and Casualty, Olympic athletes, TV presenters, comedy stars and a host of celebrities in Let’s Dance For Sport Relief.

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PHIL TAYLOR climbed out of his sickbed to begin the 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts with an 8-3 win over Australian Simon Whitlock at The O2 in London.

Taylor had spent much of the week in bed with a virus ahead of the tournament’s opening night, but put aside his health concerns to repeat his victory over Whitlock in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship final a month ago.

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In this article Phill Catterick, a long time contributor to TheOche.com, profiles the players of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League, and gives you his predictions for this year’s winners and losers.

Read his write up, then leave your comments on who YOU feel will walk away the winners!

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PDC Media release:

THE 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts season kicks off on Thursday night at The O2 in London – but four-time champion Phil Taylor is battling to shake off a virus ahead of his opening clash with Simon Whitlock.

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By Phill Catterick:

Well it’s that time of year again; eight of the very finest players from the Professional Darts Corporation will battle it out over a period of fifteen weeks to compete for the 2010 Whyte and Mackay Premier League title.

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CONQUEST has announced the launch of its new Home League electronic darts scorer designed especially for home darts players. It joins the Electronic Chalkboard and the Leaguemaster which have become the most popular electronic darts scorers for pubs, clubs and professionals around the world.

Phil Vigor, the MD of CONQUEST, who started the family-run company back in 1979, said ‘For many years darts players have enjoyed using CONQUEST scorers in their local so we thought it was high time we made a scoreboard for players who enjoy darts at home too. People love them because they’re so easy to use, very reliable and last forever so we’ve tried to recreate this with the Home League scorer”.

The Home League scorer shares the same features that have made CONQUEST scoreboards the world’s favorite. These include robust and reliable switches, a tough metal dart-proof case and bright easy-to-read displays. The Home League accepts games up 901, has a recall function and couldn’t be simpler to use. The scorer measures 200×130x25(mm) and, as with other premium quality products, it feels reassuringly weighty and substantial.

The Home League electronic darts scorer is available now directly from the CONQUEST website and is their most affordable scorer yet with prices starting from £128.80 (including VAT). CONQUEST is also running a competition with prizes including a free ‘Home League’ scorer up for grabs. Visit www.conquestentertainmentuk.com for more information and to enter the competition.

CONQUEST can be contacted on +44(0) 1255 474 176, via email at info@conquestentertainmnetuk.com, or on the web at www.conquestentertainmentuk.com

DENIS OVENS won his first PDC Pro tour event since 2007 with victory over Gary Anderson in the final of Sunday’s Gibraltar Players Championship.

Ovens claimed the £6,000 title with a fine day of darts in the Tercentenary Sports Hall, picking up his first win in two-and-a-half years and reaching a final for the first time in 16 months.

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Today Whyte & Mackay announced an exciting new partnership that will aim to raise awareness and funds for the Everyman male cancer campaign throughout the upcoming 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts tour.

A range of themed t-shirts have been launched that will be sold at every leg of the tour that starts on Thursday 11th February at The O2 arena in London and will visit 15 of the biggest arenas in the UK.

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COLIN LLOYD claimed victory in the opening Players Championship of 2010, defeating Wayne Jones 6-2 to win the StanJames.com Eddie Cox Memorial Trophy.

The world number eight claimed the £6,000 title in Gibraltar with a strong showing on Saturday, dropping only one leg in his opening two wins, against Dave Ahmet and Julian Sanchez before edging out Tony Eccles 6-5.

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GIANT-KILLER Paul Nicholson claimed his first major title with victory at the totesport.com Players Championship, dethroning Phil Taylor before overcoming Mervyn King 13-11 in the final at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet.

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