Tag: Wales
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You can change the format but you can’t change the form
In terms of tinkering with the rudiments of a competition, it was always the view of this corner that nobody or nothing could get close to the GAA and their alterations to the National Leagues. Until tonight. It hadn’t been noticed that the format for Premier League in darts had been re-jigged again. Just as…
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Last dance up for grabs – you can’t turn back the clock
In one of his autobiographies, Tony McCoy told a story about the Aintree National won by Red Marauder. The ground at the Liverpool venue was bottomless, with the result that when The Champ and another rider – possibly Mick Fitzgerald – were unseated from their mounts they realised they were in fact the only ones…
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FERRET SPEEDS TO VICTORY AS THE ICEMAN HITS THE SKIDS – Podcast Episode
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Ferret speeds to victory as The Iceman hits the skids
Regardless of what transpired on the oche, Saturday night’s World Grand Prix Final was always going to be a fascinating affair. Not only because featured two Welsh players, but, even more so, it pitted two players who not all that long ago combined to take the darting World Cup back to Wales. Meaning that, in…
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World Grand Prix – Semi Final Podcast
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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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Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 13
Though it might be hard to believe, we’ve arrived at the 13th incarnation of our weekly Fitness Testing, hopefully it will be a lucky one for those of you who give it a go.
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Superman will have to go shopping again!
At various times over the years, the fact there’s a fairly extensive video library in Boylan Talks Sport HQ has surely got a mention. That and match programmes. The latter are actually quite the big deal. As was discovered when attempts were made at re-arranging storage of same. People so set in their ways they…
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DriveThru Sports Weekly – Ep. 12
This week’s episode looks back on the latest player to make a big breakthrough in darts, Jonny Clayton of Wales. I also look back at what happened regarding Irish players in the recently closed transfer window, while a look is taken as well at the addition of Paul O’Connell to the Irish rugby backroom team.
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Variety keeps things interesting
I would be very much a creature of habit. Owing mostly to superstition. When life was as I wanted it to be – before personal circumstances and Covid-19 made a horlicks of same – that meant going for a few pints on a Sunday, Monday and Wednesday night and getting a Chinese takeaway on a…