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The titans of the tungsten were out in force at The O2 last night as Premier League Darts rolled into town.

Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld headlined the show that brought the eight best players in the world to North Greenwich in what was a new departure for the arena.

The biggest names in darts - and over 10,00 spectators - are heading to The O2 this evening for the opening round of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League.

Doubt surrounded the participation of world champion Phil Taylor, who has been laid low with a virus this week.

The most powerful player in darts has bad news for his rivals as he has no plans to ease back on his domination of the sport.

Phil "The Power" Taylor claimed his 15th world crown when he beat Australian Simon Whitlock on January 3 and will be the star attraction when Premier League Darts arrives at The O2.

It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.

We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.

He's known as Old Stoneface for his ice-cool demeanour but darts legend John Lowe admits one thing that would make him smile would be seeing the sport attain Olympic status.

He said: "I'd love to see darts included in the Olympic Games. It's massively popular now and it would be a huge sport to have in.