The World Darts Federation will begin their world championships over the coming weekend. There is Irish interest in the competition with Shane Mc Guirk the current champion having been the first Irish man to claim the title in December of last year. The Arrow who hails from Monaghan begins his defence of the title when he faces Petri Rasmus from Finland. Speaking to the sports desk as he prepared to head back to the lakeside, Shane give an insight into the mental arithmetic that is required during the game
Stephen Rosney will also be competing at the Lakeside as he faces Scotlands Jim Mc Ewan in the opening round