AUGUST will feature Players Championship tournaments in four different countries as the PDC Pro Tour visits Australia, north America and Holland.

SIGNED paperback copies of Sid Waddell's 'Bellies & Bullseyes' book are now available online at the PDC Merchandise Store.

JAMES WADE praised Phil Taylor as a 'worthy winner' of the Stan James World Matchplay following his 18-9 defeat in Blackpool on Saturday.

WAYNE MARDLE admits he has 'a lot of work to do' if he is to rival in-form stars Phil Taylor and James Wade for major honours.

TEARFUL Phil Taylor admitted that winning the Stan James World Matchplay title for a ninth time was one of the proudest moments of his career.

PHIL TAYLOR was left in tears after winning the Stan James World Matchplay for a ninth time with an 18-9 destruction of James Wade.

PICTURES from the semi-finals of the 2008 Stan James World Matchplay, with Phil Taylor defeating Dennis Priestley and James Wade overcoming Wayne Mardle.

REPORTS from the semi-finals of the 2008 Stan James World Matchplay, as Phil Taylor and James Wade powered through to the final.

WAYNE MARDLE admits that he cannot allow James Wade a big lead when they meet in the Stan James World Matchplay semi-finals.

PICTURES from the quarter-finals of Stan James World Matchplay, with wins for Dennis Priestley, against Alan Tabern, and James Wade.