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Crikey, are you now reading a blog of global influence ?

BBC America is showing darts. Coverage of the battle for the Sid Waddell Trophy, awarded to the winner of the World Darts Championship, starts today, with a mix of highlights and live shows. There'll also be some Premier League darts matches, running over 16 weeks. All 87 hours of the World Darts Championship and all 16 matches of Premier League will be live streamed on bbcamerica.com/darts.

It doesn't sound like there'll be special commentary for the Yanks.

BBC America President Sarah Barnett said, “Darts is a fringe sport like no other— it appeals to the obsessive soccer fan, requires the skill of poker and has some of the high entertainment quota of wrestling. As home to some of the world’s largest global franchises, adding a unique, world class sport to BBCA’s fresh and entertaining line up feels like exactly the right move, giving viewers a live fix of a spectacular world class sport.”