A LORRY DRIVER from Lancashire and an accounts clerk from Aberdeen will join eight World Champions in a 132-man field for the 2006 Budweiser UK Open this weekend.

TOP Belgian Erik Clarys has been forced to withdraw from the Budweiser UK Open after breaking his throwing arm in an accident on Wednesday.

FIVE players from the Professional Darts Corporation have been invited into the Bavaria World Darts Trophy in September - with one place still up for grabs.

The Schedule of Play for the 2006 Budweiser UK Open, which will take place at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton from Friday 9 June-Sunday 11 June.

COLIN OSBORNE defeated Alex Roy 6-5 to win the 2006 Sheppey Darts Classic on Sunday to claim his maiden PDC title.

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.