KEVIN PAINTER has targeted a place in the top four of the world rankings by the end of 2006 - as he prepares for a swift comeback after needing surgery last week.

THE PDC have announced the following fixture amendments for the 2006 Holsten Premier League Darts.

KEITH DELLER was profiled in the March issue of Observer Sports Monthly magazine, which looked back on sports stars of the 1980's.

A FIRST victory of the 2006 Holsten Premier League Darts will be the aim for Ronnie Baxter, Wayne Mardle and Peter Manley in Aberdeen on Thursday night.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD kept up the pressure on Holsten Premier League Darts leader Phil Taylor as the pair continued their winning starts to the 2006 campaign in Aberdeen.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD feels that he can improve his performance, as he prepares for an all-Dutch clash in this week's Holsten Premier League Darts.

A selection of pictures from the second night of the 2006 Holsten Premier League Darts at Sunderland's Seaburn Leisure Centre.

CHRIS MASON won his first title of 2006 at the West Tyrone Open, defeating Denis Ovens in Sunday's final.

HIGHLIGHTS from the first two nights of the 2006 Holsten Premier League Darts are now online, along with extended coverage of Raymond van Barneveld's PDC debut.

DUE to the record number of entries, the Budweiser UK Open Southern Regional Final will be held at four venues in London next week - the draw is now online.