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		DUTCH MASTER! Raymond van Barneveld is the new PDC World Darts champion after he beat Phil Taylor 7-6 after sudden death in a thrilling final at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet on Monday night. Click here for full story.

ALL IN THE MIND FOR BARNEY - ADAMS
Martin Adams says Raymond van Barneveld's self-belief was behind his epic PDC victory. (More)

TAYLOR SALUTES CHAMPION BARNEY
Phil Taylor saluted Raymond van Barneveld after their Ladbrokes.com World Championship thriller. (More)

BARNEY DETHRONES TAYLOR IN THRILLER
Raymond van Barneveld beat Phil Taylor 7-6 in a thriller to win the World Championship. (More)

BARNEY - 'I WANT TAYLOR'
Raymond van Barneveld insists it's his biggest dream to beat Phil Taylor and become the best. (More)

TAYLOR DESTROYS THE HAMMER
Phil Taylor dismantled Andy 'The Hammer' Hamilton 6-0 in his World Championship semi-final. (More)

'BARNEY' BOOKS FINAL PLACE
Raymond van Barneveld thrashed Andy Jenkins 6-0 to reach the World Championship final. (More)

BIG TWO TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED
Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld won't accept a Purfleet final showdown is a certainty. (More)

TAYLOR TROUNCES GALLANT WEBSTER
Phil Taylor crushed practice partner Darren Webster 5-1 to march into the semi-finals at Purfleet. (More)

BARNEY LEAVES TABERN HOPES IN RUBBLE
Raymond van Barneveld whitewashed luckless Alan Tabern to reach the semi-finals at Purfleet. (More)

JENKINS THROUGH AFTER THRILLER
Andy Jenkins won another marathon against Colin Osborne to reach the semi-finals in Purfleet. (More)

HAMILTON HAMMERS HOME MESSAGE
Terry Jenkins failed to emulate his namesake by losing a 5-4 last-eight thriller to Andy Hamilton in Purfleet. (More)

MASON CHALLENGES POWER TO PUNCH-UP
Chris Mason challenged Phil Taylor to a car park punch-up after their Purfleet clash. (More)

ANGRY 'POWER' BLASTS RIVALS
Phil Taylor has hit out at the rival players he claims are jealous of his astonishing success. (More)

MORE TORMENT FOR OSBORNE FAMILY
Colin Osborne is set to put his family through more torment in the quarter-finals in Purfleet. (More)

ANGRY TAYLOR IN QUIT THREAT
Phil Taylor threatened to quit the sport after his grudge match with Chris Mason spilled over into open hostility. (More)

HAMILTON THWARTS DENNIS MENACE
Former champ Dennis Priestley failed to cope with Andy Hamilton who cruised to a 4-1 third-round victory. (More)

WADE WOBBLES AS BULL RAMPAGES
Terry Jenkins reached the quarter-finals for the first time after coming from behind to beat James Wade 4-3. (More)

'ROCKY' DELIVERS KNOCK-OUT BLOW
Andy Jenkins produced his best display in 13 years at the highest level to knock out Adrian Lewis. (More)

SCHOLTEN SUNK BY IN-FORM OSBORNE
Colin Osborne continued his impressive progress by ousting fourth seed Roland Scholten. (More)

DARREN DAZZLES INTO QUARTER-FINALS
Darren Webster ended the challenge of South Africa's Wynand Havenga in a third-round thriller. (More)

PRIESTLEY LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENT
Dennis Priestley is confident he can avoid putting his supporters through the mill against Andy Hamilton. (More)

BARNEY SAILS INTO LAST EIGHT
Ray van Barneveld won every leg against Rico Vonck to sail into the last eight in Purfleet. (More)

SUDDEN DEATH PUTS SCHOLTEN THROUGH
Roland Scholten completed the second-round in Purfleet with a dramatic win over Alex Roy. (More)

MENACE FIGHTS BACK IN THRILLER
Dennis Priestley staged a stunning comeback to win the last three sets and beat Per Laursen. (More)

TAYLOR THROUGH IN POWER SURGE
Phil Taylor issued a warning to his title rivals with a 4-1 second-round demolition of Mick McGowan. (More)

TAYLOR POWERS INTO LAST 16
Defending champion Phil Taylor came from a set down to see off Mick McGowan. (More)

HAMMER NAILS DUDBRIDGE
Andy Hamilton beat former finalist Mark Dudbridge in a final-set thriller. (More)

TABERN TOO HOT FOR OVENS
Alan Tabern won a sudden-death leg against Denis Ovens and will next face Dave Askew. (More)

DUDBRIDGE BACK TO BASICS
Mark Dudbridge has gone back to basics at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship. (More)

TAYLOR UNLIKELY TO 'POWER' TO FINAL
Phil Taylor knows he has a tough task ahead of him as he aims for a 14th world title. (More)

McGOWAN HOPING FOG STAYS AWAY
Mick McGowan has risked missing his showdown with Phil Taylor by returning to Ireland. (More)

LEWIS BRACED FOR TAYLOR'S IRON FIST
Despite reaching the last 16, Adrian Lewis is expecting a ticking off from practice partner Phil Taylor. (More)

BARNEY EDGES CIRCUS CLASSIC
Raymond van Barneveld made a stunning comeback from three sets down to edge out Colin Lloyd. (More)

MANLEY CRASHES OUT
Three-time runner-up Peter Manley tumbled out of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship on Friday. (More)

LEWIS THWARTS JONES FIGHTBACK
Adrian Lewis thwarted a superb fightback from Wayne Jones at Purfleet on Friday. (More)

VONCK SETS UP BARNEY CLASH
Rico Vonck and Terry Jenkins both progressed to the last 16 on Friday afternoon. (More)

SMITH TURNS SUPPORTER
First-round winner Andy Smith will cheer on friend Terry Jenkins today - before heading home to party. (More)

STAR DUO STORM THROUGH
Mark Dudbridge and Roland Scholten both sailed through to the second-round after easy wins. (More)

PATCHED-UP OSBORNE PROGRESSES
Colin Osborne confirmed he is one of the rising stars of darts by ousting 2004 runner-up Kevin Painter (More)

SMITH AND NEWTON SHOW NO MERCY
Andy 'Pieman' Smith and Wes Newton showed no mercy to the two Far East representatives on Thursday. (More)

HAMMER TIME FOR ANDY
Andy Hamilton has revealed how world-title rival Chris Mason has helped hone his game. (More)

MARDLE CRASHES OUT TO CAVEMAN
Wayne Mardle was sensationally knocked out by Alan Caves 3-2 on Wednesday night. (More)

PRIESTLEY, BEATON CRUISE THROUGH
Dennis Priestley and Steve Beaton both progressed to the second round with easy wins. (More)

HAMILTON DISMISSES WELDING
Andy Hamilton stormed to a 3-0 victory over last year's giant-killer Gary Welding. (More)

JONES KEEPS HOPES ALIVE
Wayne Jones sustained his hopes of another good run with a 3-0 triumph against qualifier Ian Branks. (More)

TITLE HOPEFULS SET UP EARLY CLASH
Raymond van Barneveld will meet No1 seed Colin Lloyd in a classic second-round clash at Purfleet. (More)

COWBOY RIDES OFF IN EARLY EXIT
Former world champion Bob Anderson was the best-known casualty on day two at Purfleet. (More)

TOUGH TEST AWAITS TAYLOR
Phil Taylor cruised through the opening match of his title defence in Purfleet. (More)

BAXTER BITES THE DUST
Seeds Ronnie Baxter and Steve Maish both crashed out during the opening session of the championships. (More)

TAYLOR LOOKS FOR POWER SURGE
Phil Taylor insists there will be no opening-night nerves when he starts his bid for a 14th world title. (More)

RARE DEFEAT IS TAYLOR'S FINEST MOMENT
Phil Taylor has spoken of his pride at being nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. (More)

PRIESTLEY GETS TAYLOR FILLIP
Phil Taylor is not expecting the Ladbrokes.com World Championship to be a two-horse race. (More)

TAYLOR FACES AUSTRIAN TEST
Phil Taylor will begin the defence of his Ladbrokes.com world title against Austria's Anton Pein. (More)

'POWER' LOOKS TO FLICK SWITCH
Phil Taylor says there is room for improvement despite winning a seventh World Grand Prix title. (More)

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