PARKINSON'S UK and the Professional Darts Corporation have joined forces for a one-year partnership which aims to raise £100,000 for research into a cure for Parkinson's.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN and Gary Anderson shared the prestigious PDC Player of the Year title after being announced as joint winners at the 2016 PDC Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday night.

STARS from the world of darts are preparing for the PDC Annual Awards Dinner, which takes place at The Dorchester in London on Thursday evening.

FOLLOWING the completion of the 2016 PDC Qualifying School, the field of 128 Tour Card Holders have been confirmed.

JAMIE CAVEN fired home a nine-darter as the first two European Tour UK Qualifiers saw Stephen Bunting, Daryl Gurney, Kevin Painter, Devon Petersen and James Richardson secure spots in both the Dutch Darts Masters and German Darts Masters.

THE entries have been confirmed for the year's first two PDC European Tour events ahead of Sunday's UK Qualifier double-header in Wigan.

ROSS SMITH completed an impressive week by securing his Tour Card on the final day of the 2016 PDC Qualifying School - full round-up, final Tour Card winners & Q School Order of Merit here.

JEFFREY DE GRAAF became the latest Dutch star to join the PDC circuit as he secured his Tour Card alongside Brian Woods, Tony Newell and Ray Campbell on day three of Qualifying School.

JOHN BOWLES is aiming to add consistency to his game after securing his Tour Card to continue on the PDC ProTour in 2016.