COLIN LLOYD admitted that inconsistency cost him his chance of winning the Holsten Premier League Darts title, after suffering an 11-3 semi-final loss to Phil Taylor.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD has set his sights on glory at the Budweiser UK Open, following his semi-final exit in the Holsten Premier League Darts.

BARBADOS is to host two major darts tournaments in 2006, with July's Caribbean Cup preceding the Barbados Darts Festival in October.

HIGHLIGHTS of the 2006 Holsten Premier League Darts Play-Offs are now available for DartsTV subscribers, along with other new footage from the PDC's archive.

ENTRIES for the 2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic, the Stan James World Matchplay Qualifiers and PDPA Players Championship tournaments at Hayling Island close next week.

ACTION from the 2006 Holsten Premier League Darts play-offs at the Plymouth Pavilions, which saw Phil Taylor win the title for the second time.

PICTURES from the 2006 World Series of Darts, which saw 16 Americans come up against the top 16 in the PDC at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. All pictures copyright ESPN.

PHIL TAYLOR won the Holsten Premier League Darts with a 16-6 victory over Roland Scholten at the Plymouth Pavilions.

REPORTS from the semi-finals of the Holsten Premier League - with Roland Scholten and Phil Taylor gaining 11-3 wins over Raymond van Barneveld and Colin Lloyd.