Defending champion Raymond van Barneveld raced into the third round of the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Championship with a 4-1 victory over Jason Clark.

Andy Hamilton overcame the pain of a foot injury to reach the second round of the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship this afternoon.

Giant-killer Adrian Gray continued his march at the SkyBet World Grand Prix with a victory over Andy Smith on Wednesday night to reach his first major quarter-final.

Raymond Van Barneveld defeated Kevin McDine 8-2 to win the Blue Square UK Open Irish Regional Final at the Citywest Hotel.

Phil Taylor defeated James Wade in straight sets to win the Irish Players Championship at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Saturday.

Michael van Gerwen will begin his Blue Square UK Open challenge against Punch Taverns Qualifier Chris McTernan on Thursday June 7.

ANDY JENKINS produced his best performance in 13 years of competing at the highest level to knock Adrian Lewis out of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet yesterday.

Chris Mason refused to let victory slip from his grasp as he carved out a 3-1 first-round win over ’Muffin Man’ Steve Hine in the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at Purfleet’s Circus Tavern tonight.

Darts ace Wayne Mardle is hoping that a combination of hard work and natural talent will take him to the top of the sport.

Phil Taylor, who was at ringside to watch his friend Ricky Hatton defeat Kostya Tszyu last weekend, produced his own masterclass in Bolton this afternoon to book a place in the semi-finals of the Budweiser UK Open.

Cambridgeshire-based qualifier Andy Callaby faces the daunting prospect of taking on 11-times world champion Phil Taylor in the first round of the Skybet World Grand Prix in Dublin next month.

Alex Roy became the first big-name casualty at the Budweiser UK Open tonight when he lost 5-4 against Bradford’s James Barton at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton.

Darts ace Kevin Painter has Alex Roy to thank for helping him become a major force again on the PDC circuit.

Public enemy number one Peter Manley produced a top-class display to clinch his place in the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at the expense of Keith Deller today.

Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor will face former World Champion Steve Beaton as he looks to retain the Paddy Power World Grand Prix in Dublin next month.

Ronnie ‘The Rocket’ Baxter picked up his first PDC ranked title since November 2001, overcoming home favourite Benny Grace by six legs to two in the final of the Irish Masters.

Phil 'The Power' Taylor had to overcome an Irish darts legend and vociferous crowd to clinch his place in the quarter-finals of the Paddy Power World Grand Prix in Dublin.

Last year's World Darts Grand Prix finalists Roland Scholten and Alan Warriner enjoyed contrasting nights in Dublin.

The line-up for the PDC Paddy Power World Grand Prix 2002 is now complete following the All Ireland Paddy Power Play-offs at the City West Hotel.

John Part made it two-in-a-row claiming a second Ireland Open Classic title in 2002.

John Lowe turned in yet another Winter Gardens winning performance with a brilliant display to destroy Alex Roy in their first round encounter at the PDC Stan James World Matchplay on Monday afternoon.

Denis Ovens secured his spot in the last 16 of the PDC Stan James World Matchplay with a comfortable victory over qualifier Paul Whitworth.

Number one seed Phil Taylor will face qualifier Shayne Burgess when the 2002 Stan James World Matchplay Darts Championship gets under way in Cardiff this weekend.

Martin Adams cruised into the quarter-finals of the Paddy Power World Grand Prix Championship with a 3-0 win over Alex Roy in Dublin today.