THE 2018 Coral UK Open will begin on Friday afternoon, although seven players have withdrawn from the tournament.

THURSDAY'S Unibet Premier League Night Five at Westpoint Exeter has been CANCELLED.

DETAILS of entry, tickets & accommodation for the 2018 North American Championship & U.S. Darts Masters have been confirmed.

MICHAEL SMITH is bidding to maintain his advantage at the top of the Unibet Premier League table in Exeter on Thursday.

THE entries have been confirmed for the year's second Players Championship weekend, to be held on March 10-11 in Barnsley.

ALEKSANDR ORESHKIN and Maxim Aldoshin shared victories on the opening weekend of the 2018 EADC season.

PETER WRIGHT is the fourth favourite with sponsors Coral as he bids to retain his Coral UK Open title this weekend.

BRAD PHILLIPS won the opening 2018 Modus UK Junior Tour Event, while the Junior Darts Corporation's worldwide growth has continued.

DARIUS LABANAUSKAS was a double winner on the second weekend of the 2018 PDC Nordic & Baltic season in Lithuania.

AFTER winning back-to-back games in the Unibet Premier League, Rob Cross believes that he is returning to his World Championship-winning form.