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Betfair Big Interview: Peter Manley

14 November 2008 | About Ralph Ellis

He didn't qualify for the Grand Slam of Darts but that doesn't stop 'One Dart' Manley from having an opinion on the event which gets underway on Saturday.... Read more | Comment now

"The difference between a treble twenty or the five or one is just a bit of wire" says Terry Jenkins

6 November 2008 | About Editor

Betfair caught up with darts world number five Terry Jenkins to talk about missed opportunities, Phil Taylor's practice regime, dealing in antiques and paying for a gym membership he never uses.... Read more | Comment now

Darts Betting: Legends turn on the style

15 August 2008 | About David Croft

Darts pioneers entertain packed crowds at the League of Legends, writes David Croft.... Read more | Comment now

World Matchplay Darts: Powerful stuff from Taylor and Wade

25 July 2008 | About David Croft

James Wade and Phil Taylor are still on course for a classic final meeting, says David Croft. Meanwhile, somebody needs to find a barber's amongst the rock shops.... Read more | Comment now

Darts Betting: Massive upset if Wade and Taylor don't meet in final

25 July 2008 | About Ralph Ellis

The success of James Wade and Phil Taylor is, in part, down to healthy lifestyles. Something other darts players should considers, says Ralph Ellis.... Read more | Comment now

The Betfair Big Interview: James Wade

17 July 2008 | About Ralph Ellis

Best of order, please. This week we're on the oche waiting for the Stan James World Matchplay darts to start in Blackpool on Sunday. Betfair went to meet last year's winner James Wade for an exclusive chat.... Read more | Comment now

Darts Betting: Wade to make it third time lucky against Taylor and repeat Winter Gardens win

11 July 2008 | About David Croft

David Croft predicts a triumph of youth over experience at Blackpool... Read more | Comment now

Darts Betting: John looks the Part for US Open success

16 May 2008 | About David Croft

Darts commentator David Croft looks back at what's happened so far this year in the world of darts and talks us through the betting oportunities as the US Open and the Legends of Darts series get under way in the... Read more | Comment now

Expect Part to be hit by a van in the Premier League tonight

27 March 2008 | About Editor

David Croft has been thinking about an anti-climactic second year in the PDC for former postman Raymond van Barneveld. Can he deliver against Canadian John Part tonight?... Read more | Comment now

Premier League Darts: Round 2 Matches

7 February 2008 | About Editor

Our darts man David Croft got off to a promising start in the new Premier League season. He predicted Phil Taylor would slip up somewhere and the great man obliged at the first hurdle... Read more | Comment now

James Wade could be made for the Premier League format

25 January 2008 | About David Croft

The BBC's David Croft looks at the betting for the upcoming Darts Premier League... Read more | Comment now

Great odds on The "Wizard of Oz"

12 January 2008 | About David Croft

BBC commentator David Croft on why Simon Whitlock and Simon Webster are the guys most likely to be in the BDO World Championship final come Sunday night... Read more | Comment now

Gary Anderson is the man the whole of the BDO have to beat

3 January 2008 | About David Croft

The BBC's David Croft previews the BDO World Championship and tells us who his hard-earned money will be on... Read more | Comments (2)

Mardle turns the "Power" off on 1.02 Taylor

30 December 2007 | About Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco

Almost £200,000 matched on Taylor at 1.05 or less... Read more | Comment now

Defeat of 1.21 Van Barneveld is the Artist's masterpiece

29 December 2007 | About Editor

Barney crashes out of the PDC World Championships... Read more | Comment now

PDC Betting: The Boxing Day matches digested

26 December 2007 | About David Croft

David Croft runs through the festive fixtures at Alexandra Palace...... Read more | Comment now

1.27 Van Gerwen misses his chance to turn off "The Power"

19 December 2007 | About Editor

Phil "The Power" Taylor survives a massive scare in the first round of the PDC against Van Gerwen and remains the favourite for overall victory... Read more | Comment now

Manley and Andy Smith could be good bets to crash out early doors

18 December 2007 | About Stuart Pyke

Darts commentator Stuart Pyke talks us through the potential upsets of the first round of the PDC World Championships... Read more | Comment now

Van Gerwen a good bet to turn off the "Power"

18 December 2007 | About Stuart Pyke

Darts commentator Stuart Pyke tells us why Phil Taylor has got the first round draw that noone wanted... Read more | Comment now

Taylor and Barneveld to be last men standing at the PDC World Championships

17 December 2007 | About David Croft

The BBC's David Croft tells us why he'll be betting on Barneveld and "The Power" to make the final as well as picking out a few tasty outsiders... Read more | Comment now

PDC Grand Slam of Darts: and then there were two

24 November 2007 | About Stuart Pyke

Stuart Pyke stokes up the heat ahead of Sunday's GSoD Final... Read more | Comment now

PDC Grand Slam of Darts: into the knock-out phase

21 November 2007 | About Stuart Pyke

Stuart Pyke says don't look for too many shocks in the last 16 of the GSOD.... Read more | Comment now

Taylor is the biggest price he's been in over a decade

16 November 2007 | About Stuart Pyke

Darts commentator Stuart "Pikey" Pyke tells us why his money is on Taylor to Power his way to Grand Slam glory... Read more | Comment now

Punters Wade in to James but Anderson is the one who looks the Part

15 November 2007 | About David Croft

The BBC's darts correspondent David Croft talks us through this week's two fantastic darts tournaments and the good, the bad and the ugly bets out there... Read more | Comment now

 

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