MICK McGOWAN has targeted a place in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship as a perfect end to the best year of his career.

BARRIE BATES won his third title of 2006 with a final-leg victory over Phil Taylor in the PDPA Players Championship.

COLIN LLOYD returned to winning ways by defeating Mick McGowan to win Saturday's PDPA Players Championship at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Lisse.

TEENAGER Rico Vonck has won a place in the 2007 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship as Holland's DDF representative.

THE Professional Darts Corporation are delighted to be announce that PDC World Championship Darts will be available for Playstation 2 and PC CD-ROM this December.

RAYMOND van Barneveld has poured scorn on Dutch tabloid stories incorrectly reporting that he has split up from wife Sylvia.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD won his second successive UK Open Regional Final with a 2-0 win over Barrie Bates in the final at Scotland's Magnum Centre.

ADRIAN LEWIS reclaimed the Scottish PDPA Players Championship title with a 3-1 win over Mick McGowan at the Magnum Centre, Irvine.

BOARD ASSIGNMENTS for the two PDPA Players Championship tournaments to be held at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Lisse, Holland on 11 and 12 November.

SOME of the UK's top actors were been among the huge crowds assembled at the Citywest Hotel for the SkyBet World Grand Prix last week.