GARY MAWSON and Ray Carver lead the race for the two American spots in the 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

BELGIAN Erik Clarys has given up hope of making a return to darts as a right-handed player, following an 11th operation on his badly broken elbow.

THE draw for the 2007 Bobby Bourn Players Championship, which will take place at Blackpool's Winter Gardens on Saturday 21 July.

THE draw for the World Darts Trophy PDPA Qualifier, to be held in the Olympia Room at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Friday 20 July.

JOHN PART believes that Raymond van Barneveld has taken the mantle of being the world's best darts player from Phil Taylor this year.

TICKETS for the ITV-televised Grand Slam of Darts are now on sale from the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

THE PDC are delighted to announce that PDC World Championship Darts 2008 will be released in December, with the game this year available on Nintendo Wii as well as Playstation 2 and PC.

PICTURE GALLERY from the Las Vegas Desert Classic VI at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas - won by Raymond van Barneveld against Terry Jenkins.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD prevailed in a deciding leg shoot-out against Terry Jenkins to win the inaugural Las Vegas Players Championship.

THE 2007 Ireland Open Classic will take place at the TF Royal Hotel in Castlebar on Sunday 9 September.