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(SPEEDWAY 1)PETERBOROUGH will be without Kenneth Hansen for their matches this week after he contracted what is believed to be a case of swine flu.Hansen will miss the away trip to Poole and the home match against former club Wolverhampton.Promoter Mick Bratley said: "Speedway riders are just as vulnerable as anyone. It looks like Kenneth has the dubious honour of being the first Elite League rider to contract it."(SPEEDWAY 2)STOKE have hit a snag in their bid to bring in a fresh face this week after a proposed signing fell through.The Potters are seeking a replacement for Lee Smart, who was recalled by Birmingham, and boss Dave Tattum is angry at the turn of events.He said: "I'm absolutely distraught as I've acted in good faith. I re-declared the team with the new rider in only for this to happen."(FIXTURES)THURSDAY JULY 23:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Ipswich v Eastbourne 7.30, Peterborough v Wolverhampton 7.30, Swindon v Belle Vue 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Redcar v Berwick 7.30, Sheffield v Newcastle 7.45 NATIONAL LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Newport 7.30FRIDAY JULY 24:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Poole 8pm, Lakeside v Swindon 8pm PREMIER LEAGUE: Somerset v Stoke 7.30 PREMIER TROPHY SEMI-FINAL 2nd leg: Edinburgh v Scunthorpe 7.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP: Scunthorpe v King's Lynn 7.30 BRONZE HELMET: Weymouth 7.15SATURDAY JULY 25:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Lakeside 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE FOURS: Workington 7pm NATIONAL LEAGUE: Rye House v Isle of Wight 7pm NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP SEMI FINAL: Plymouth v Bournemouth 7.30 BRITISH UNDER-15 CHAMPIONSHIP: Buxton 3pmSUNDAY JULY 26:PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Scunthorpe 4pm, Newcastle v Workington 2pm, Newport v Sheffield 5pm

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