MICHAEL SMITH will begin his defence of the Gibraltar Darts Trophy on Saturday against either Jermaine Wattimena or Tony Dawkins.

THE legendary Paul Lim continues to smash records and turn heads in his 64th year.

THE Professional Darts Corporation sends its best wishes to American star Larry Butler, who is recovering in hospital following a heart attack.

THE PDC are once again supporting the future stars of golf with sponsorship of a HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour event.

THE 2018/2019 William Hill World Darts Championship will be the biggest ever with 96 competitors and a record £2.5 million prize fund, and the race is on to grace the famous Alexandra Palace stage.

THE 2018 Betway World Cup of Darts was arguably the best staging of the event since its inception in 2010, culminating in a fourth title for the Netherlands.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN and Raymond van Barneveld spoke of their pride after claiming a record-equalling fourth Betway World Cup of Darts title in Frankfurt on Sunday.

JUST four weeks remain before the PDC World Series of Darts returns to Las Vegas.

THE biggest tournament in darts is to expand further as the William Hill World Championship grows for 2018/2019.

THE Netherlands won the Betway World Cup of Darts for a record-equalling fourth time as Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld defeated Scotland’s Gary Anderson and Peter Wright 3-1 in Sunday's final in Frankfurt.