ROBERT THORNTON will return to action in the Betway Premier League on Thursday when he takes on Raymond van Barneveld as the tournament visits Dublin's 3Arena.

FEBRUARY 16 marks a decade since Raymond van Barneveld made his debut in the PDC as he kicked off the 2006 Premier League season in Blackburn - here we look at his top five moments.

STEVEN ROSE and Darren Layden are the latest Rileys Amateur Qualifiers for the Coral UK Open following the penultimate weekend of knockouts.

DAN PERRY took victory in the opening event of the 2016 Junior Darts Corporation season at the George Albert Hotel in Dorchester.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN won his third successive Dutch Darts Masters title with a brilliant 6-2 defeat of Daryl Gurney in Sunday's European Tour decider in Venray as the Northern Irish ace reached his first PDC final.

TOP-TEN rivals Michael van Gerwen, Dave Chisnall and Adrian Lewis moved through to the Dutch Darts Masters quarter-finals on Sunday - round-up here.

COREY CADBY, David Platt and Gordon Mathers shared the spoils on the opening weekend of the 2016 DPA Harrows Australian Grand Prix season with event victories.

OVER 220 players will compete in the final weekend of Coral UK Open Qualifiers in Wigan from February 19-21.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN made a winning start to his defence of the Dutch Darts Masters title by defeating John Henderson aside with a 6-3 defeat in Venray on Saturday, as World Champion Gary Anderson was knocked out by Mervyn King.

NEW-LOOK Simon Whitlock began his bid to win a second Dutch Darts Masters title by wearing glasses on stage for the first time as he defeated Mike De Decker in Friday's first round in Venray - round-up & results here.