Phil Taylor made a superb return to the PDC Pro Tour with victory in the Southern Players Championship at the Brentwood Centre on Saturday.

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

Gary Welding has produced some of the most outstanding darts of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship so far – but insists he must improve to progress any further in the tournament.

Wayne Jones recovered from two sets down for the second consecutive match to send eighth seed Andy Jenkins tumbling out of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at Purfleet’s Circus Tavern tonight.