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Dutch darting legend Raymond van Barneveld says he is relishing the opportunity to renew hostilities against Phil Taylor on the opening night of the Premier League.The roadshow gets underway at the First Direct Arena in Leeds - live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7pm.And 2014 winner Van Barneveld takes on six-time champion Taylor looking to get the better of his great rival, having beaten him twice in the competition last year. Its that time of the year again, the 48-year-old from Den Haag told Sky Sports. I won it two years ago and last year I made it through to the semi-finals and Im ready for this year.Its a big game between me and Phil, but there are all big games in the Premier League now. If youre playing Gary [Anderson], Michael [Van Gerwen], Phil, James [Wade] or Michael Smith - it doesnt matter anymore.Every week you have to prepare yourself right and do the best you can do. Every week there are all finals now - there are no easy matches anymore. Van Barneveld reached the semi-finals at the World Darts Championship I had three weeks off after the World Championship so Im preparing myself now.I always give myself two targets every year - do well in the Premier League and in the World Championship. During the rest of the season hope to do well and try to lift some trophies, especially in the majors.There are a lot of quality players among us at the moment, so its not really easy anymore. Van Barneveld won the Premier League title in 2014 Im saying [its the hardest Premier League] every year because its getting better and better. Its not about the averages anymore, the averages are not important, the wins are.Van Barneveld is prepared for The Power and will be looking to continue his recent upsurge in form against him having won three out of their last five meetings since last years World Championship semi-final defeat.Why not start with the best of all time, he said. Last year I felt a lot of pressure on my shoulders because I was the holder and I lost 7-1 to Adrian [Lewis], so hopefully I will do better against Phil. The biggest names in darts are preparing ahead of this seasons Premier League. Are you ready? If you look better in the last three or four games me and Phil played, I beat him, so that says enough about my quality in the Premier League for the last two or three years.The averages are going up and the level is brilliant. If you see these young kids and how easily they hit the boards with trebles and doubles, its simply amazing.You have to beat them every week otherwise you wont win any great tournaments again.You can watch the opening night live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm on Thursday, or watch without a contract on NOW TV.We will be building up to the coverage this week on our live blog here www.skysports.com/darts and the Sky Sports app will keep you up to date with all the action.Also See:Mardles opening night PL picksSky Live: Premier League DartsMardles PL predictionsOn Sky TVDarts bettingFredy Guarin Jersey . The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game. Robinson Zapata Colombia Jersey . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. http://www.nationalcolombiafootball.com/stefan-medina-colombia-jersey/ . 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All three defendants are African-American.The jury pool was selected at random from a diverse population, Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said. He said that was just tough luck and he could not rejigger the group.Potential jurors were asked what they know about the case, what basketball team they root for and whether they can set aside their own sexual moral beliefs and biases.Rose, who is returning to the sport with a new team after several injuries, was not in the Los Angeles courtroom because the New York Knicks open their preseason in Houston the same day. He was expected to appear Thursday. His two friends and the woman who accused the trio of gang-rape attended jury selection.Fitzgerald gave a panel of 50 prospective jurors an outline of the case, warning that they would hear testimony about sex acts and be exposed to vulgarity and profanity.The woman, who dated Rose on and off for two years, claims he and two friends raped her while she was incapacitated in her apartment after a night of drinking in August 2013. Los Angeles police are still investigating.She was identified in court for the first time and introduced to jurors by name. The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they are victims of sexual assault.Rose and his two friends denied the allegations annd said the sex was consensual.ddddddddddddI feel like Im innocent, and I feel like I didnt do anything wrong, Rose told reporters two weeks ago.Jurors were asked to fill out a short questionnaire that asked about their families, jobs and whether they or their relatives had ever been sexually assaulted.They were asked what a woman should do if she has been raped and whether a woman can be raped by a man with whom she has a sexual relationship.The trial threatens to overshadow Roses attempts to bounce back from injuries that sidelined him the past few seasons and expose details of his sex life, including text messages discussing his desire to have group sex.The woman has said she rebuffed those offers and never consented to having sex with the trio. She claimed she was drugged, though Roses lawyers said theres no evidence of any drugs.Roses attorneys said the woman is trying to extort millions from the former MVP.The woman had wanted to remain anonymous because she said she was harassed online after her name was leaked, and she didnt want her conservative parents to learn about the incident. She said they dont know anything about it or her relationship with Rose.Fitzgerald allowed her to remain anonymous until trial. If he kept her identity from the jury, the judge said it might appear he was protecting her, and jurors might assume he believed her, which could hamper Roses defense.The woman reported the incident to police last year -- two years after she says she was raped -- which is when she sued.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '