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Michael van Gerwen produced a record average of 123.4 to beat Michael Smith 7-1 in their week-four Betway Premier League match in Aberdeen.Mighty Mike recorded the highest mark in the history of televised darts in a simply sublime display against his shell-shocked English opponent to better Phil Taylors previous record average of 118.68.Taylor also produced an impressive performance, ending with an average of 115 himself after a 7-5 win over Dave Chisnall, while Gary Anderson gained his first win against Raymond van Barneveld during an epic night of action in Scotland. Michael van Gerwen gives his reaction to his remarkable achievement Van Gerwen started with an 11-darter and had his average above 130 over the first three legs, the third of which he finished in only 12 darts.He secured a second break to move 4-0 in front with some exhibition stuff, hitting a 132 finish with two bullseyes.The world No 1 was six darts into a nine-darter in leg five before missing a rare shot, but he made it 5-0 in quick style and blazed his way into a 6-0 lead before Smith responded, Van Gerwen missing three darts at a double to take a couple of points off his average. If you play like this, its amazing for yourself. This is what I can do and Im glad it came out tonight. Michael va Gerwen But he made light of those rare errors to finish off the 7-1 victory, finishing on double-16 to complete a 123.40 average and make it three wins from four Premier League outings this season.I felt confident straight away and I also played really well, said Van Gerwen. If you play like this, its amazing for yourself. This is what I can do and Im glad it came out tonight. Phil Taylor beat Dave Chisnall 7-5 and also paid tribute to Michael van Gerwen After the loss of his long-standing record, Taylor seemed determined to steal some of his Dutch rivals thunder and twice went close to a nine-darter, falling short with the seventh dart on both occasions.The Power did complete a dazzling 126 finish, but was grateful for wasteful finishing from Chisnall in the last leg which allowed him to close out the victory on double eight. Phil Taylor impressed after losing his long-standing record Taylor described Van Gerwen as phenomenal afterwards and insisted his heroics would serve as motivation.Hes phenomenal, he really is, said Taylor. Im not frightened of Michael, he inspires me.Anderson finally kick-started the defence of his title with a comfortable 7-3 victory over Raymond van Barneveld. Gary Anderson picked up his first points in front of his home fans A vociferous home support seemed to unnerve Anderson a little, although he still managed to punish lapses in concentration from the erratic Van Barneveld.Peter Wright remains a point clear at the top of the table after he snatched a 6-6 draw with Robert Thornton.The unbeaten Snakebite struggled with a new set of darts and was forced to battle back after Thornton claimed his first point of the competition.Earlier in the night, Adrian Lewis had edged a closely fought clash with James Wade, firing in a 142 checkout in a 7-5 win. Watch Adrian Lewis and James Wade struggle to hit a double in the closing stagesAlso See:Fixtures/ResultsOn Sky TVPrem TableDarts bettingGet Sky SportsJack Ham Steelers Jersey . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. Joe Gilliam Steelers Jersey . 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Howard Ganz, an MLB lawyer, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that Rodriguezs claims do not come "remotely close" to what is needed to overturn an arbitration decision in federal court.Ratchanok Intanon Date of birth1995-02-05Birthplace YasothonHeight167 cmWeight55.0 kgWorld Championships (1 medal: 1 gold)Singles: 1st (2013)Asian Games (1 medal: 1 silver)Team: 2nd (2010)Asian Championships (2 medals: 1 gold, 1 bronze)Singles: 1st (2015)Team: 3rd (2016)The world number 1 with her eyes on the top prize2013 badminton world champion Ratchanok Intanon heads to Rio hoping to become the first Thai woman to win an Olympic gold medal outside of weightlifting.The 21-year-old, who began playing at the age of 6, has always made her sporting ambitions clear: To win an Olympic gold medaal and to be number 1 in the world.dddddddddddd She is already halfway there, having topped the womens singles rankings for the first time in April 2016.Intanon has been on phenomenal form on the road to Rio, with a win on home soil at the Thailand Masters, followed by successive world superseries titles in India, Malaysia and Singapore.Badmintons rising star, who reached the quarter-finals in London 2012 as a 17-year-old, is now hoping to make history in Brazil. 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