SPEEDWAY News and fixtures
(SPEEDWAY 1)WOLVERHAMPTON pulled off a 50-42 win over Eastbourne to preserve their proud unbeaten home record.Freddie Lindgren was top scorer for the Monmore men with 13+1 and skipper Peter Karlsson rode through illness with 11.Said Karlsson: "I've been feeling second hand for the past week with a virus, but thankfully I got through the meeting and we got a good result against good opposition in Eastbourne."(SPEEDWAY 2)SWINDON extended their lead in the Sky Sports Elite League with a 50-40 win at Belle Vue.Skipper Leigh Adams was again in fine form with 12+1, Matej Zagar once again impressed and Simon Stead put one over his old club with 9+1.Said Stead: "It was a good score for me and the team, but as a perfectionist I also threw some points away. It's something for me to work on."(FIXTURES)WEDNESDAY JULY 8:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Poole v Ipswich 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Birmingham v Berwick 7.30, King's Lynn v Newcastle 7.30THURSDAY JULY 9:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Ipswich v Wolverhampton 7.30, Swindon v Lakeside 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Redcar v Workington 7.30, Sheffield v Berwick 7.45FRIDAY JULY 10:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Ipswich 8pm PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v King's Lynn 7.30, Somerset v Glasgow 7.30 NATIONAL TROPHY: Plymouth v Isle of Wight 7.30U21 INTERNATIONAL: GB v Australasia, Weymouth 7.15