ROBERT THORNTON will begin his defence of the Unibet World Grand Prix title against Stephen Bunting at the Citywest Hotel next month, as 11-time champion Phil Taylor prepares to face Steve West.

PHIL TAYLOR was crowned as the first Unibet Champions League of Darts winner with a brilliant 11-5 win over Michael van Gerwen in Sunday's final at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.

THE world's top eight darts players battled it out to set a new Guinness World Records title at the Unibet Champions League of Darts - with Michael Smith left celebrating as he set a high score of 581 points in a minute.

PHIL TAYLOR qualified for the Unibet Champions League of Darts semi-finals and ended Michael van Gerwen's winning streak with a sensational win over the world number one on Saturday, as Gary Anderson picked up two victories on the opening day in Cardiff.

DAVE CLARK has completed his epic Coast-To-Coast charity walk in aid of Parkinson's UK, arriving at Robin Hood's Bay following 13 gruelling days as he travelled 200 miles.

THE inaugural Unibet Champions League of Darts begins on Saturday, as the world's top eight players do battle across the weekend at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff in the PDC's first tournament televised by the BBC.

THE field for the Unibet World Grand Prix has been confirmed, following the completion of the Players Championship treble-header in Barnsley.

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the Players Championship double-header in Dublin on Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN completed a clean sweep of the Players Championship treble-header with a third successive win in Thursday's tournament, edging out Steve West 6-5 in a brilliant final.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN completed back-to-back Players Championship triumphs with another stunning success at the Barnsley Metrodome as he overcame James Wilson 6-3 in Wednesday's final.