RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD is looking to pick up his third big title of 2006 when he joins a number of other PDC stars in the Bavaria World Darts Trophy next week.

THE schedule of play and results for the 2006 Bavaria World Darts Trophy, which begins on Saturday 2 September in Utrecht.

THE 2006 World Series of Darts will be screened on Sky Sports in the UK from Thursday 31 August.

THE Professional Darts Corporation regret to announce the sad passing of Phil Da'Casto, who died peacefully at home on Monday 28 August. His funeral will take place on 12 September.

MARK DUDBRIDGE got back to winning ways on Saturday by taking the title at the first North Shields Rugby Club 128 tournament, defeating Terry Jenkins 5-3 in the final.

ANTHONY FLEET has put himself within touching distance of achieving his ambition in 2006 - winning a place at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

FOUR of the PDC's biggest names will travel to Australia next month to take part in the country's richest ever darts event, the William Cross Pro-Am.

PDPA MEMBERS can now enter Professional Darts Corporation tournaments online.

ALAN WARRINER-LITTLE has made the decision to become a full-time professional after 20 years on the darts circuit.

THE 2007 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship will include a player from South Africa for the first time among the International Representatives.