MICHAEL VAN GERWEN won his third successive Dutch Darts Masters title with a brilliant 6-2 defeat of Daryl Gurney in Sunday's European Tour decider in Venray as the Northern Irish ace reached his first PDC final.

TOP-TEN rivals Michael van Gerwen, Dave Chisnall and Adrian Lewis moved through to the Dutch Darts Masters quarter-finals on Sunday - round-up here.

COREY CADBY, David Platt and Gordon Mathers shared the spoils on the opening weekend of the 2016 DPA Harrows Australian Grand Prix season with event victories.

OVER 220 players will compete in the final weekend of Coral UK Open Qualifiers in Wigan from February 19-21.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN made a winning start to his defence of the Dutch Darts Masters title by defeating John Henderson aside with a 6-3 defeat in Venray on Saturday, as World Champion Gary Anderson was knocked out by Mervyn King.

NEW-LOOK Simon Whitlock began his bid to win a second Dutch Darts Masters title by wearing glasses on stage for the first time as he defeated Mike De Decker in Friday's first round in Venray - round-up & results here.

THE 2016 PDC European Tour season kicks off on Friday with the opening day of the Dutch Darts Masters in Venray - WATCH LIVE ONLINE.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN and Phil Taylor stormed back to form in the Betway Premier League with 111 averages in victories in Newcastle on Thursday, as Adrian Lewis and Peter Wright maintained winning starts to the season.

ROBERT THORNTON will miss Thursday's Betway Premier League Night Two in Newcastle through illness.

GARY ANDERSON will belatedly kick off his Betway Premier League title defence against Michael van Gerwen as the season visits Newcastle for Night Two on Thursday.