CHRIS BUXTON ensured an unforgettable first visit to the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday night - by proposing to partner Janine Ward on stage at the Wolves Civic.

THE 2014 UK Open Qualifiers originally scheduled to be held at the Rivermead Centre in Reading on February 21-23 will now be held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.

PHIL TAYLOR'S incredible run of success continued with glory in the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for a fifth time on Sunday night, as he swept past Robert Thornton 16-6 in the final.

PHIL TAYLOR won one of darts' finest ever matches to reach the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts final with a 16-9 defeat of Adrian Lewis, while Robert Thornton joined him in the decider by seeing off Scott Waites by the same scoreline.

ENTRIES for the Players Championship events in Barnsley on November 23 & 24 have been confirmed.

PHIL TAYLOR and Adrian Lewis will clash in the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts semi-finals after picking up quarter-final wins over James Wade and Kim Huybrechts.

PLANS for the Grand Slam of Darts to become a full ranked event from 2015 onwards have been confirmed, with the tournament set to include qualifying places alongside major tournament winners.

PICTURES from the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts Quarter-Finals at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

SCOTT WAITES and Robert Thornton won through to the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts semi-finals with victories over Ted Hankey and Tony O'Shea at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Friday night.

STEPHEN BUNTING won Stage Eight of DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD soft-tip championship, while Paul Lim's run to the semi-finals in Hong Kong has kept him at the top of the rankings to earn a Ladbrokes World Darts Championship place.