BARRIE BATES is closing in on a place inside the world's top 32, after his run of form continued in the Budweiser UK Open Southern Regional Final.

CHRIS MASON won the Budweiser UK Open Southern Regional Final with a 2-1 victory over Barrie Bates at The Hendon.

RESULTS from the first day of the Budweiser UK Open Southern Regional Final, with eight players qualifying for Sunday's final stages.

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.