RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD knocked defending champion Mervyn King out of the Topic International Darts League, and secured his place in round two on Sunday night - alongside Phil Taylor, Colin Lloyd and Roland Scholten.

THE opening day of the Topic International Darts League produced wins for Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld, Colin Lloyd and Roland Scholten.

Pictures from the tenth and final league night of the 2006 Holsten Premier League Darts at Reading's Rivermead Centre, when Roland Scholten and Colin Lloyd won the final play-off places.

RESULTS and information from the 2006 Topic International Darts League, along with reports from each session in Nijmegen.

COLIN LLOYD dramatically snatched fourth place in the Holsten Premier League Darts on the final league of the campaign - scores and reports here.

POSSIBLE scenarios and reaction from players ahead of the crunch final league night of the 2006 Holsten Premier League Darts.

PLEASE NOTE that the final league night of the 2006 Holsten Premier League Darts will begin at 6.30pm on Thursday at Reading's Rivermead Centre.

RUSSELL HOMER has won the third event of the Australian Grand Prix, at Nanango in Queensland.

DUTCH teenager Michael van Gerwen has won the 2006 Holland Casino Open Holland, defeating Colin Osborne in Sunday's final.

THE final Greene King Qualifier for the 2006 Budweiser UK Open is Shaun McDonald, who won Sunday's Scottish Regional Final in Aberdeen.