BARRIE BATES has revealed that the suspected gout which wrecked his Stan James World Matchplay bid was in fact a broken bone in his foot!

JAMES WADE won the Park Trent Properties William Cross Pro-Am at Dapto on Sunday.

DENNIS PRIESTLEY and Scott Waites will compete in the 2007 Grand Slam of Darts, after being rewarded for their success in their respective rankings.

THE leading American player in the North American Order of Merit following the Windy City Open in September will win a place in the Grand Slam of Darts.

THE PDC have expressed their condolences to the family of PDPA member Fred Boddey, who died in a motorcycle accident on Monday.

TWO qualifiers will be staged for players resident in Ireland and Northern Ireland to win places in the 2007 Ireland Open Classic.

THE first German Darts Championship will be played on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 December 2007 at the Gerry Weber Event & Convention Centre in Westfalen.

THERE will be a record prize fund for the 2008 Blue Square UK Open, with almost £70,000 more prize money on offer in the Regional Finals and the Televised Finals in Bolton.

STAN JAMES WORLD MATCHPLAY champion James Wade is to invest in the future of the sport by sponsoring young prospect Ricky Williams.

RICHIE BURNETT came to within a whisker of claiming the Shoalhaven Classic AGP tournament on Sunday, losing 6-5 in the final to Glen Power.