THE weekend's tournaments in Newport are not the only make-or-break events taking place in the world of darts - with the Australian Grand Prix coming to an exciting conclusion.

RAY CARVER beat off the challenge from a number of top PDC stars and leading American players to win the Windy City Open in Chicago.

THE FOUR All-Ireland qualifiers for the 2006 SkyBet World Grand Prix came through Sunday's knockout in Dundalk.

BOARD ASSIGNMENTS for the first Regional Final of the 2006-2007 UK Open, which will take place on Sunday 24 September at The Newport Centre.

BOARD ASSIGNMENTS for the PDPA Players Championship to take place at The Newport Centre, Wales on Saturday 23 September.

BOARD ASSIGNMENTS for the SkyBet World Grand Prix PDPA Qualifiers, which will be held at the Newport Centre on Friday 11 September.

THE funeral of Phil Da'Casto took place on Tuesday 12 September, with representatives from the world of darts paying their respects.

THE 24 automatic qualifiers for the SkyBet World Grand Prix are now known - while players have until 4pm on Thursday to secure their entries for the forthcoming Newport weekend.

RICHIE BURNETT won the first ever Park Trent Properties William Cross Pro-Am in Australia on Sunday with an 8-4 win over Wayne Weening.

MICK MCGOWAN whitewashed Kevin Painter 7-0 to win the 2006 Elverys Sport Ireland Open Classic.