There's only one Phil Taylor !

Last night England played Mexico in an international friendly at Wembley. A couple of hundred yards away at Wembley Arena, because of an unscheduled delay caused by a power cut, the final of 2010 Premier League Darts took place. It takes a lot to draw my attention away from football, but the darts won the vote, and it didn't disappoint

Not known for understatement Sid Waddell called it the best darts match ever. The final saw last years winner take on 15 times world champion Phil Taylor in a first to ten leg contest. Taylor is a living legend, possibly Britain's most successful sportsman, so his victory 10-8 was widely predicted, however the fact that he achieved two 9 darts finishes and was going for a third and felt let down that it took him 10 darts ! A stunning achievement that resulted in him taking home the £125,000 first prize, and the trophy presented by Stephen Fry.

Meanwhile my look back on the 1970s has now led to me reading and reconsidering "the troubles" in Northern Ireland. I'm sure when people look back on the Blair years in many years time, the peace process will be seen as his greatest achievement in the same way that Iraq will be seen as his greatest indictment.