THE leading American player in the North American Order of Merit following the Windy City Open in September will win a place in the Grand Slam of Darts.

THE PDC have expressed their condolences to the family of PDPA member Fred Boddey, who died in a motorcycle accident on Monday.

TWO qualifiers will be staged for players resident in Ireland and Northern Ireland to win places in the 2007 Ireland Open Classic.

THE first German Darts Championship will be played on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 December 2007 at the Gerry Weber Event & Convention Centre in Westfalen.

THERE will be a record prize fund for the 2008 Blue Square UK Open, with almost £70,000 more prize money on offer in the Regional Finals and the Televised Finals in Bolton.

STAN JAMES WORLD MATCHPLAY champion James Wade is to invest in the future of the sport by sponsoring young prospect Ricky Williams.

RICHIE BURNETT came to within a whisker of claiming the Shoalhaven Classic AGP tournament on Sunday, losing 6-5 in the final to Glen Power.

THE draw and schedule of play for the 2007 Bullit World Darts Trophy, which begins on 31 August.

GLEN POWER stepped up the challenge to Simon Whitlock in the Australian Grand Prix by winning the weekend's event at Punchbowl.

STAN JAMES WORLD MATCHPLAY champion James Wade will return to work as a part-time mechanic this week, despite claiming the £50,000 title at the Winter Gardens on Saturday.