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POOLE moved closer to confirming top place in the Elite League ahead of the play-offs with a 55-35 home win over Peterborough on Wednesday.Darcy Ward collected his sixth maximum of the season having scored 14 (paid 15) and there was also an impressive home debut from Thomas H Jonasson with paid-10.Jonasson said: “It's a really nice track and the people here are amazing. I would like to say a big thank you to Davey (Watt) for helping me out with some equipment to race on. “I lost a few points to people I shouldn't have done but I am alright with the way I have started for Poole.”
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NEWPORT have re-called Anders Mellgren for a third spell with the club ahead of their Premier League matches with Leicester this weekend.Mellgren, who was recently on loan at Somerset, replaces Justin Sedgmen who has struggled for form since joining the Wasps in May.Co-promoter Steve Mallett said: “We appreciate just how hard Justin has tried since he came to this club, but he has been out of sorts for a while and we felt the real need for a change.“In bringing Anders back, we have a rider who we know and one who will settle in straight away. We have a chance of winning silverware this season and we simply must make sure we are firing on all cylinders throughout the team.”
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RICHARD Franklin will miss the remainder of Dudley’s season after suffering a broken shoulder in the Heathens’ home defeat by Stoke.Franklin crashed out in Heat 2 of the National League fixture on Tuesday and received the news after visiting his local hospital in Coventry.Heathens chairman Nigel Pearson said: “We feel so sorry for him because he’s chipped in with some big scores at reserve and was heading back to the main body of the team. Our best wishes go to Rich and we hope to see him back at one of our home meetings to support the boys.“In the meantime we are going to spend the next 24-hours looking at what we can or cannot do to plug the gap, but it’s going to be tough.”(FIXTURES)
THURSDAY AUGUST 25:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Peterborough v Wolverhampton 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Ipswich v Rye House 7.30, Redcar v Glasgow 7.30, Sheffield v Plymouth 7.45CHALLENGE: Birmingham Bulls v Stoke 7.30
FRIDAY AUGUST 26:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Lakeside v Birmingham 8pm PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Glasgow 7.30, Plymouth v Ipswich 7.30, Somerset v Scunthorpe 7.30
SATURDAY AUGUST 27:PREMIER LEAGUE: Berwick v Workington 7pm, Newport v Leicester 7pm NATIONAL LEAGUE: Hackney v Mildenhall (at Rye House) 7pm, Stoke v Newport 7.30
SUNDAY AUGUST 28:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Swindon 3.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Edinburgh 4pm, Leicester v Newport 7pm, Newcastle v Sheffield 6.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE: Buxton v Sheffield 3pm NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP: Mildenhall v Isle of Wight 4.30
