When the inaugural series first unfurled last June, it was Raymond Smith who monopolised proceedings...This time, he “only” departed... with two trophies – but in compensation he authored a moment of pristine perfection. A nine-dart leg!

Dutchman Ron, made a perfect long-awaited return by taking the early lead in Group A after winning all five of his matches ...

For the World Cup champion, this is more than another Thursday night engagement beneath the lights ...

Three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen is a late withdrawal from this afternoon’s fifth Players Championship event of the season in Leicester. The multiple PDC...

The confirmed absences, however, create a vacuum eagerly occupied by others. Opportunity, that most democratic of sporting forces, knocks loudly for Joe Hunt, Martijn Dragt, Jack Tweddell, Steve Lennon, Tommy Morris and Tommy Lishman ...

The tectonic plates of professional darts are shifting once more, and at the epicentre stands Barry Hearn, grinning like a man who has just...

For Lancastrian Drayton, the momentum gathered on Saturday evening proved anything but ephemeral. Returning for the solitary Sabbath event, the Fylde Coast thrower ...