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The climax of the Premier League Darts season is almost upon us so our tungsten experts Chris Hammer and Paul Higham join this edition's host Ben Coley to preview Thursday night's action at the O2.

We also look back on our highlights and lowlights of the season so far while Chris interviews Daryl Gurney at the precise moment he learned his play-off qualification in Leeds last Thursday plus there's also some quickfire-ish questions for Rob Cross.

As always we have some best bets to consider as we try to predict who will reach the final and ultimately lift the prestigious trophy.

Show running order:

0 - 11mins: Scene setter of Premier League Finals Night, a review of Chris' strange trip to Leeds plus our highlights and lowlights of the season so far (featuring a chase from a hoover!).

11-18 mins: Interview with Daryl Gurney

18-27 mins: Michael van Gerwen v Daryl Gurney semi-final preview & best bets

28-32 mins: Interview with Rob Cross

32-39 mins: Rob Cross v James Wade semi-final preview & best bets

39-43 mins: Who wins the Premier League?

Our weekend best bets podcast takes you through the best racing and football punting opportunities on Saturday. First, David Ord joins Ben Coley to preview the Lockinge at Newbury, before Tom Carnduff and George Pitts highlight their FA Cup final fancies.

Ben and Alex are back to preview both the British Masters, hosted by Tommy Fleetwood, and the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship.

Alex is at Hillside Golf Club, speaking with Course Manager Chris Williams, who shares the remarkable story of how the course stepped in to save the Masters. Ben chats with Andy Johnson of the Fried Egg in the build up the Texas tournament.

Our snooker expert Richard Mann, who tipped John Higgins to make the Final, reviews with World Championship, highlighting the key moments, best stories and what sparked Judd Trump's remarkable final performance.

We also reflect on the entire season, as we give out our Awards for Player of the Season; Moment of the Season; and Breakthrough, while looking ahead to what we can expect in 2019/2020.

Gareth, Noel, Tom and Dom have an extended Sky Bet Championship Podcast as they review the season and look ahead to the two intriguing play-off semi-finals.

We dish out our Season Awards, including Top 3 managers (but only one allowed from top 6 teams); Biggest failure; Surprise package; and Bielsa moment of the season.

Then we get out teeth into the play-offs, previewing Leeds United v Derby and West Brom v Aston Villa.

0 mins: How the season will be remembered
8 mins: Mark Warburton to QPR
21 mins: Season Awards
60 mins: Play-off Preview

The Sporting Life team provide their best bets for the weekend, covering the 2000 Guineas, the Premier League, the final games of the EFL regular season and golf's China Open.

0 mins: Racing
10 mins: Football
22 mins: Golf

Courtesy of the QIPCO British Champions Series, leading jockeys Tom Marquand and James Doyle join David Ord, Matt Brocklebank and Michael Shinners to preview a Classic weekend at Newmarket.

Check out their views on the QIPCO 1000 and 2000 Guineas while there’s also a tribute to Ruby Walsh and an impromptu National Hunt awards ceremony too.

Gareth, Noel, Tom and Dom are back to reflect on a defining weekend in the Championship as Norwich and Sheffield United were promoted and Rotherham relegated.

The boys analyse the Blades success and the key elements that saw them see off Leeds' challenge and why Rotherham couldn't beat the drop.

They debate the mayhem at Elland Road and the issue of Fair Play as Leeds United and Aston Villa clashed.

And ask if Bolton's players were right to strike.

Running Order:
1 min: Norwich's wonderful season
12 mins: Sheffield United promotion & the wonder of wilder
33mins: Fair Play - Leeds v Aston Villa
47 mins - Who will take the last play off spot?
50 mins: Rotherham Relegation
56 min: Bolton on strike

Alex Perry takes a week off as Ben Coley spends time with Chris Hanson ahead of the start of the Challenge Tour season. The Huddersfield pro talks about what lies ahead and also reflects on some of golf’s biggest talking points so far in 2019.

Sporting Life's snooker expert Richard Mann and Ben Coley discuss the biggest shock in the game's history as amateur James Cahill defeats five time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan. They also discuss how this will change the rest of the tournament.