Adrian Lewis has pulled out of tonights Prem League fixture with Phil Taylor due to illness, so Terry Jenkins will play Taylor tonight, which means Jenkins will play 2 games and Lewis will play 2 games when he returns next week.

Crouch, Owen, Lascott and Downing???? on John Terry apparently injured, Rooney off as well ( no doubt ordered by Sir Fergie) Gerrard and J Cole off as well

I see that Man Utd have withdrawn Ronaldo and Nani from the Portugal squad, no doubt they are suffering from the same type of injury that always prevented Ryan Giggs from playing International friendlies, given the fact that Fergie was unhappy about Ronaldo playing 90 mins in the last Portugal friendly this seems a little bit suspicious.

Taylor now top of the Prem League who would have thought that after the start he made, great win for Mardle as well beating Barney, Mardle looked more the player than the showman in his game. Anyone see Taylor hit a nine darter with his practice darts before the game against Wade.

Don't know if anybody read this week that Jeff Healey died this week from cancer, due to being blind had a unique way of playing a guitar while it was flat on his lap, always remember him in the film Roadhouse with Patrick Swayze who is also suffering from cancer. Jeff Healey

Great result for Taylor beating Barney 8-3, not seen the full match yet only clips on SSN but it looked like Taylor was on fire, those new darts are certainley working.

Cahill was very emotional after he scored the goal, you can see it in his face, he's come out and said it was a spur of the moment thing and he has apologised so I can't see the problem with it. Hughes was found guilty done his time in jail as dictated by the law of the land, wheather you agree or not that's a separate issue, he is a footballer by trade so he's going to go back to what he does, same as if he was a plumber, builder etc, at least he is working and paying tax and not sponging off the state.

Great win for Taylor last night in the Prem League, an 8-0 thrashing of Mardle, only second time that an 8-0 has been done, noticed Taylor has changed his darts again but it seemed to have work. Taylor vs Barney next week what a match that will be.

Bobby George preview of the BDO World Championship. Click

Didn't he have anger management threapy after the pre season incident in the Far East with Man City a couple years back, if he did it didn't work really did it?

Apparentley he's now being helped by an organisation called sporting chance, how many chances does this loon need.

Mybe just one game too far for Shepherd, he had a go despite Part taking the lead and his head could have dropped and lost 7-0 but fair play to him he tried to comeback and got sets on the scoreboard.

Is going to be great final Shepherd Vs Part, I thought the Painter Part semi final would have been closer, it was Painter's worst performance of these championship. Well done to Shepherd as well, I though Mardle would have made the final after his great win against Taylor, but Shepherd played a great game tonight.

Barmey out, beaten by Kevin Painter, if Taylor badly wants another title then this is geat news for him although some good players still in, Mardle, Wade, Lewis, Painter and Manley and dont forget Kirk Shepheard who as a qualifier has done well to get this far and is unfazed by any player.

Taylor is playing just well enough to beat the players in the early rounds, he needs to seriously up his game if he wants title number 14, as for throwing the dart after he won, he seemed to throw it towards the board and he didn't throw it point first.

Sky's greed has a lot to do with this, they are charging an extortionate amount for pubs/clubs to show games, I have sympathy for landlords who have subscribed to the Arab channel and are paying a lower price to show football but are being told they are in the wrong, they are still paying for it rarther than having a illegal feed, so i can't see the problem with it, although Mr Scudamore and Mr Murdoch can.

Yeah your right Hughes knows nothing, I mean what as he ever done for us, Souness is still available isn't he, or maybe somebody off here who has managed to take Accy Stanley into League 1 on FM 2008 can take the job on.

Not officially manager yet, but SSN are reporting that the F.A board have approved the appointment of Fabio Cappello to become the next England manager.

Is Grabbi still about in the Italian Leagues? Can't seem to find him anywhere

Arsenal 1-0 up in 4 mins , I can hear the crowd singing "your getting sacked in the morning" not sure if it's the Arsenal fans or the Toon army singing it.

Draw for the First round of the PDC World Championship was made yesterday, the tie of the round has to be Taylor Vs Michael Van Gerwen what a match that will be. First Round Draw

Problem with that is David Healy can't play for England.

The list will have two names on it Capello and Lippi both of whom cant speak english but I don't think that will be a problem as long as they dont ask Beckham for english lessons We could do lot worse than these and at least they have expressed an interest.

The way that managers are avoiding this job, makes me think it will be a very short short list.

McDine through after a easy game against Klassen, Andy Hamilton also through after a great match with Terry Jenkins. Taylor beat Part and Gary Anderson through after beating Kevin Painter. Semi's Sat afternoon McDine Vs Hamilton Taylor Vs Anderson