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(SPEEDWAY 1)POLAND snatched victory in a dramatic World Cup Final with a last-race win over AustraliaThe home nation pulled back from six points down with three heats to go in a meeting further delayed by heavy rain in the closing stages. Polish captain Tomasz Gollob recovered from a nightmare display to borrow a bike and win Heat 25 over Leigh Adams, with Sweden finishing third and Russia fourth.

(SPEEDWAY 2)NEWCASTLE ran up their biggest win of the season with an emphatic 64-26 outcome to their local derby clash with Redcar.Recent Diamonds signings Mark Lemon and Rene Bach dropped just one point between them, with Danish youngster Bach unbeaten. Manager George English said: "Conditions were unavoidably tricky but our lads showed a supreme attitude and we are all very proud of them. It was massively satisfying."(SPEEDWAY 3)BIRMINGHAM have recalled club asset Lee Smart after a successful loan spell at Stoke. Smart, who rode for the Brummies in 2007 and 2008, comes back into the teamat reserve in time for Wednesday's home clash with Glasgow.Manager Graham Drury said: "Lee is very much a confidence rider, and his confidence is high again. He has been scoring well this season and we look forward to that continuing."(FIXTURES)

TUESDAY JULY 21:SMALLBROOK SPECTACULAR: Isle of Wight 7.30WEDNESDAY JULY 22:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Poole v Peterborough 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE: Birmingham v Glasgow 7.30, King's Lynn v Stoke 7.30THURSDAY JULY 23:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Ipswich v Eastbourne 7.30, Peterborough vWolverhampton 7.30, Swindon v Belle Vue 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE: Redcar v Berwick 7.30, Sheffield v Newcastle 7.45NATIONAL LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Newport 7.30FRIDAY JULY 24:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Poole 8pm, Lakeside v Swindon 8pmPREMIER LEAGUE: Somerset v Stoke 7.30PREMIER TROPHY SEMI-FINAL 2nd leg: Edinburgh v Scunthorpe 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP: Scunthorpe v King's Lynn 7.30BRONZE HELMET: Weymouth 7.15


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