Rookie Kirk Shepherd will take on Canada’s John Part in the final of the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace on New Year’s Day.

Phil Taylor made another remarkable comeback to edge out Mark Walsh 4-3 and book his place in the last 16 of the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship.

Number three seed James Wade made a fine start to his bid for the 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Friday night.

World number nine Wayne Mardle fought back from a set down to see off the brave challenge of America’s Ray Carver on the opening night of the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in England.

Phil Taylor returned to competitive action in sensational form to win Saturday's Players Championship in Lisse.

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 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.

Mervyn King was today threatened with legal action by the British Darts Organisation, after confirming he is switching to play on the rival Professional Darts Corporation circuit.

The Professional Darts Corporation have announced that Mervyn King has joined the PDPA and will compete on the PDC Pro Tour circuit.

MARK DUDBRIDGE withstood another superb Wayne Mardle fightback to win an exhilarating Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship semi-final 6-4 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet last night.

PHIL TAYLOR warned his rivals he is not ready to be usurped as the dominant force in darts after an awesome 7-0 whitewash of old foe Peter Manley in the final of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship.

Phil Taylor warned his rivals he is not ready to be usurped as the dominant force in darts with an awesome 7-0 whitewash of old foe Peter Manley in the final of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship.

Phil Taylor coasted to his 13th world title tonight by whitewashing Peter Manley in the final of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship for the second time in five years.

PETER MANLEY was on his best behaviour last night as he demolished Wayne Jones 6-0 to reach the final of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

Peter Manley believes his chairmanship of the Professional Darts Players’ Association should not be called into question following his Ladbrokes.com World Championship spat with Adrian Lewis.

Wayne Mardle, the "nearly man" of darts, admits no world title success would feel like the genuine article unless it included a victory over Phil Taylor.

PETER MANLEY was embroiled in more controversy as he ended the run of Phil Taylor’s protege Adrian Lewis to reach the semi-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

WAYNE MARDLE won a thrilling match of breathtaking quality 4-2 against John Part last night to reach the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at Purfleet’s Circus Tavern.

Wayne Mardle won a thrilling match of breathtaking quality 4-2 against John Part tonight to reach the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at Purfleet’s Circus Tavern.

Two-time champion John Part overcame the brave challenge of Chris Mason in Purfleet tonight to book a third-round date with Wayne Mardle at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship.

Gary Welding’s stunning victory over number one seed Colin Lloyd has blown the top half of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship draw wide open.

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

Defending champion Colin Lloyd tonight edged a tense tussle with local favourite Tom Kirby in the opening round of the Skybet World Grand Prix in Dublin.

PHIL TAYLOR shrugged off a determined challenge from young pretender Mark Dudbridge to capture his 12th world title at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet last night.

Top seed Colin Lloyd produced an astonishing fightback tonight to keep alive his hopes of winning the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet.

Wayne Mardle produced another amazing fightback to become the first man to reach the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet today.

Darts ace Colin Lloyd has set his sights on winning a major tournament – and believes he is not far away from achieving his goal.

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.

Phil Taylor predicted a bright new era for darts after his seventh Stan James World Matchplay victory in Blackpool - but issued an ominous warning to his rivals.

Darts legend Phil Taylor will undertake a tough training regime this year in a bid to keep one step ahead of the game’s rising stars.

Phil Taylor produced flashes of brilliance as he demolished Alan Warriner in a one-sided quarter-final showdown at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet tonight.

Wayne Mardle showed no signs of discomfort tonight as he cruised into a potential semi-final showdown with Phil Taylor at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

Wayne Mardle has never questioned his desire to win the ultimate prize in darts – but he never realised how much until after last night’s superb win over Colin Lloyd.

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 sent an all too familiar warning shot across the bow of the darts world on Sunday night with a convincing win over Wayne Mardle 2-1, in the Hasseroder Northern Irish Regional Final.

Mervyn King reached the Embassy World Championship final for the first time, beating Colin Monk 5-1 in the semi-final.