SKY SPORTS commentator Sid Waddell believes that Phil Taylor was the deserving winner of the Player of the Year title at the PDC's first Awards Dinner.

PICTURES of the winners from the PDC's first ever Awards Dinner, staged on Tuesday 9 January 2007 at the Dorchester Hotel, London.

PHIL TAYLOR has been crowned as the PDC's Player of the Year at a glittering awards ceremony in London.

THE PDC has received record media coverage over the past fortnight following the success of its Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

THE Professional Darts Corporation are delighted to announce that Sky Sports have extended their contract to cover Premier League Darts until the end of 2010.

THE 2007 SkyBet World Grand Prix will take place from 8-14 October at the CityWest Hotel, Dublin.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD continued his winning streak with victory in the first Blue Square UK Open Regional Final of 2007 at the Park Hotel, Tynemouth.

THE 2007 PDC PRO TOUR will begin on Saturday with the £20,000 UK Open North-East Regional Final at Tynemouth's Park Hotel.

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD has received Royal recognition for his stunning Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship victory over Phil Taylor.

PICTURES from the final of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship between Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld.