WAYNE MARDLE believes that Thursday's clash with Raymond van Barneveld in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts could be pivotal to his play-off challenge.

STATISTICS from the first half of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts.

PHIL TAYLOR'S run of superb form continued with victory in the Blue Square UK Open North-West Regional Final in Wigan.

ALAN TABERN tasted victory on rival soil - winning the North-West Players Championship in Wigan with a 3-0 defeat of Chris Mason.

DENNIS PRIESTLEY makes his return to action today, less than three months after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer.

PICTURES from the seventh night of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts, as the Sheffield Arena hosted a PDC record crowd of 5,700.

REPORTS from the Sheffield Arena as the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts visited Yorkshire in front of a record PDC crowd.

THE draw for the Blue Square UK Open North-West Regional Final, to be held in Wigan on Sunday.

THE draw for Saturday's North-West Players Championship in Wigan.

A NEW record crowd for the modern era of darts will be set on Thursday, when 5,700 fans flock to the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts at the Sheffield Arena.