PICTURES from the Newcastle leg of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts, attended by Newcastle United stars Michael Owen, Steve Harper, Alan Smith, James Milner & Peter Ramage.

PICTURES from the PartyPoker.net Sports Stars Challenge III, featuring Wayne Mardle, Peter Manley, Alan Warriner-Little, Phil Taylor, Colin Lloyd and Michael van Gerwen. Pictures courtesy Simon O'Connor.

PICTURES from Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena from a dramatic final league night of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League - with Adrian Lewis claiming the final play-off place, drawing with Wayne Mardle and then facing an anxious wait as Phil Taylor overcame Peter Manley.

TICKETS are now on sale for the two Players Championship tournaments to be staged at Ashton Gate in Bristol on June 14 & 15.

OVER 300 players will be bidding to win the final 32 places in the Blue Square UK Open when the Holsten Pub Qualifier Regional Finals take place this weekend.

ADRIAN LEWIS admits that he is facing arguably his greatest challenge when he takes on Phil Taylor in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts play-offs later this month.

REPORTS from the crucial final league night of the 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts from the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.

WAYNE MARDLE will step onto the Metro Radio Arena stage tonight knowing that only a win can propel him into the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts play-offs.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD admits he has regained his self-belief in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts run-in.

THE three-way battle for the final play-off spot in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts will be decided on Thursday night.