Andy Smith’s dream run at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was finally ended today as Gary Anderson beat him 4-0.

World number two James Wade crashed out of the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace at the hands of unheralded Austrian Mensur Suljovic tonight.

Nine-time World Grand Prix champion Phil Taylor made a flawless start to his 2010 campaign with a comfortable first-round victory over Brendan Dolan at Dublin's CityWest Hotel last night.

Dennis Smith came from three sets down to claim a stunning 4-3 victory over Kevin McDine in the afternoon session of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at Alexandra Palace.

It was a poor start to the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship for the Irish contingent at Alexandra Palace yesterday.

John Part will begin the defence of his Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship against American Bill Davis, while Phil Taylor drew qualifier Steve Grubb for the first round of the tournament.

Phil 'The Power' Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld remain on course to meet in the final of the Sky Poker World Grand Prix after successfully winning through to the semi-finals of the double-start tournament.

Phil Taylor whitewashed Colin Osborne with a sensational performance to storm into the last eight of the Sky Poker World Grand Prix in Dublin.

Dennis Priestley claimed his second PDC Pro Tour victory of the year with a 3-1 win over Lionel Sams in the Kitchener Open Players Championship.

Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld will meet in the quarter-finals of the Blue Square UK Open for a third successive year on Sunday.

Defending champion Raymond van Barneveld crashed out of the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Championship tonight thanks to a stunning display from Kevin Painter.

Adrian Lewis survived a titanic battle with Tony Eccles to reach the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship.

James Wade began his bid for a first Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship in ominous fashion tonight after ruthlessly dispatching Steve MacArthur.

Colin Osborne today became the latest seed to be sent packing by a qualifier at the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship.

Last night saw the early exit of fourth seed Terry Jenkins at the hands of 21-year-old Kirk Shepherd at the Landbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

James Wade picked up his second major title inside three months with a 6-3 victory over Terry Jenkins in the SkyBet World Grand Prix final.

There are two top class clashes tonight in the Skybet World Darts Grand Prix at City West in Dublin.

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.

World number one and defending champion Phil Taylor was sensationally sent crashing out of the SkyBet World Grand Prix in Dublin tonight.

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

Charles Losper has won the Emperors Palace PDC South African Open - earning himself a place in the PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts and Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

Some of the world's top darts players have been confirmed for the West of Ireland Darts Classic which is being held this weekend at the TF Royal Hotel and theatre in Castlebar.

James Wade won the first major title of his career with a resounding 18-7 victory over Terry Jenkins at the Stan James World Matchplay title in Blackpool.

Terry Jenkins and James Wade will contest the 2007 Stan James World Matchplay final on Saturday, after eight-time champion Phil Taylor sensationally exited the tournament in the semi-finals.

World champion Raymond van Barneveld crashed out of the Stan James World Matchplay in Blackpool as Phil Taylor cruised through to the semi-finals.

Phil Taylor will meet Mark Dudbridge in the pick of the first round matches at the Las Vegas Desert Classic VI, while John Part begins his title defence against Steve Maish at Mandalay Bay.

Raymond Van Barneveld prevailed in a deciding leg shoot-out against Terry Jenkins to win the inaugural Las Vegas Players Championship.

Raymond van Barnveld retained the Blue Square UK Open title with a 16-8 win over fellow Dutchman Vincent van der Voort at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton on Sunday night.

Raymond van Barneveld confirmed he has Phil Taylor’s number in the big knockout events with an 11-4 demolition of ’The Power’ at the Blue Square UK Open today.

Phil Taylor made it a hat-trick of Blue Square UK Open televised nine-dart finishes as he set up a quarter-final re-match with arch rival Raymond van Barneveld at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton.

Phil Taylor will begin his challenge at the Blue Square UK Open on Saturday with a clash against world number four Peter Manley.

Phil Taylor claimed his third successive Holsten Premier League Darts title with a 16-6 win over Terry Jenkins at the Brighton Centre.

The 2007 Holsten Premier League Darts will reach a climax with the play-offs this weekend - with Phil Taylor on course for a third successive title.

Phil Taylor ensured that he would top the Holsten Premier League Darts table for a third successive year with an 8-3 win over Colin Lloyd last night.

World Champion Raymond van Barneveld suffered a second defeat of the 2007 Holsten Premier League Darts as he went down 8-4 to Dennis Priestley on Thursday.

Phil Taylor produced one of the most remarkable comebacks of his career to stun Raymond van Barneveld and maintain his unbeaten record in the Holsten Premier League Darts.

Dennis Priestley staged a stunning comeback to win the last three sets and scrape through yet another Ladbrokes.com World Championship second-round cliffhanger in Purfleet today.

THREE-TIME runner-up Peter Manley was involved in yet more controversy as he tumbled out of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet last night.

Three-time runner-up Peter Manley was involved in yet more controversy as he tumbled out of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet tonight.

Darts legend Phil Taylor believes there is still room for improvement despite claiming his seventh World Grand Prix title in Dublin last night.

Phil Taylor tonight added another trophy to impressive collection with a hard-fought victory over Terry Jenkins in the final of the Skybet World Grand Prix in Dublin.

Phil “The Power” Taylor from Stoke bids to remain on course for a seventh Skybet World Darts Grand Prix title in Dublin tonight.

Ireland's last remaining contender in the World Darts Grand Prix was knocked out of the event at the City West Hotel in Dublin last night.

Darts ace Alan Warriner-Little is hoping for an extended run in the Ladbrokes.com World Championship as he attempts to work his way back into the world’s top eight.