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Well after the Ryder Cup there was talk that there would only be one winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.  With all the drama and emotion following the death of his wife it appeared that Darren Clarke was a dead cert.  However, he was out gunned by Zara Phillips who scooped a massive third of the votes and in my opinion derservedly so.  I have the utmost sympathy with Clarke and his situation but think that the award should really be for sporting achievement and Zara has by far and away eclipsed Darren within her own sport.  I did notice however, that the front page of the News of the World yesterday was a story that Clarke has already found himself a new partner - interesting timing I would suggest given the most of the votes would have been cast yesterday evening…