Tag: Stephen Bunting
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Palace eye catchers left out
It was very much a case of as you were when the field for the forthcoming Premier League in darts was confirmed on Monday evening. Master of all he surveys, Luke Littler will attempt to defend one of the 11 PDC Tour titles he won last season, while those trying to relieve him of at…
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Usual suspects but can it be as obvious as it looks?
There was a time in the mid 1990s when Clare, Leitrim and to a certain extent Mayo, delivered shock results which threatened to upset the world order in Gaelic football, but eventually those possibilities faded away as Dublin took care of the first two in 1992 and 1994 while both Cork and Meath took care…
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Paddy Power PDC World Darts Championship 3rd Round Draw
Smith is gone, Wade is gone, Anderson is gone. Schindler’s no longer on the list. But there are still enough top notch performers left therein to ensure that the overall victor therein may not necessarily be a toss up between the two Lukes. The draw for when the action returns on December 27th for Round…
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You can throw the form book in the furnace
When Meath football was at its zenith in the late 1980s and early to mid ’90s, they must have been a nightmare for anybody attempting to preview matches going on what sort of form teams had been in leading up to the fixture in question. Furthermore, oddsmakers must thank their lucky stars in-running betting wasn’t…
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Changing of the guard?
No matter where one looks, online or in other media outlets, there will be reference to the oddity that is the period between Christmas and the New Year. You’ve no clue what day it is, you’re just about sick of eating turkey but cake/pudding/sweets are still fair game. For someone like myself with whom mental…
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Rankings are as such for a reason
On a special occasion a long time ago, a report on a football match was encountered which began “Eventually, the cream floats to the top”. So it was in Leicester last night in the semi finals of the World Darts Grand Prix. Gerwyn Price and his fellow Welshman Jonny Clayton have been the form players…
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Chizzy leaves Smith spinning after dizzy comeback
It’s almost four months since da passed away. Of course there are thoughts and reminders of him every single day but it will come as no surprise to anybody that there are certain things – often the most simple matters – which wallop harder than getting tackled by Sean O’Brien from a sitting position! Anything…
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Rockstar drowned out in Machine-driven crescendo
When one’s life has revolved around sport as much as it has in this seat, tying down a single favourite sporting moment – or indeed a compilation thereof – would be akin to asking Elvis Presley which one of his Number One records were his favourite. Were pressure put on the occupant of this seat…