JAMES Wade went one step in better in Barnsley as he beat Peter Wright to win the Players Championship 2 on a day which also saw two spectacular nine-darter finishes.

GARY Anderson was at his brilliant best as he beat James Wade to win the first Players Championship event of the year in Barnsley on Saturday.

WES NEWTON was amongst eight players who enjoyed a double success in Friday's UK Qualifiers for the German Darts Masters and Dutch Darts Masters European Tour events, as Kyle Anderson landed a nine-dart finish.

WORLD CHAMPION Gary Anderson is to join Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting at a special PDC Fans; Forum in Glasgow on Wednesday March 18.

PICTURES from night six of the Betway Premier League at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham!

THE PDC are supporting a new Darts Academy at Central College Nottingham, which will see Colin Osborne teaching aspiring stars of the sport.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN moved to the top of the Betway Premier League table with a superb win over Phil Taylor at Nottingham's Capital FM Arena on Thursday - full round-up here.

ENTRIES are still available for the first weekend of the 2015 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour, which will be held on March 21-22 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.

THE Professional Darts Corporation are delighted to announce that the Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust will be their official charity partner for 2015-2016.

PICTURES from the final day of the Coral UK Open at Butlins Minehead.