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PETERBOROUGH have been hit by the news that key reserve Krzysztof Buczkowski will miss their next two meetings at least.Buczkowski, who has been a big scorer in several of the Panthers' matches sofar this season, suffered a broken metatarsal in a crash in Poland on Sunday.The foot injury will keep him out for at least a week, ruling him out of away trips to Ipswich and Swindon, although he hopes to return at Belle Vue next Monday.
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JOSH Auty has won a late call-up to the British semi-final on his home track at Sheffield on Thursday.Auty, who was reserve for the meeting, comes in because Stoke skipper Jason Bunyan has now been ruled out for six weeks with knee ligament damage, and he joins team-mates Ricky Ashworth and Richard Hall in the line-up.The top eight riders from the Owlerton event, which includes GP star Tai Woffinden, progress to the British Final at Wolverhampton next month. The second semi-final is at King's Lynn on May 12.Sheffield co-promoter David Hoggart said: "Josh was delighted when we told him he is in for such a big meeting and it could be just the chance he needs to kick-start his season both for us and for himself."
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MONDAY MAY 3:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Ipswich v Peterborough 2.30, Poole v Belle Vue 8pm,Wolverhampton v Coventry 6pmPREMIER LEAGUE: Newcastle v Newport 6.30, Rye House v Berwick 2pm,Scunthorpe v Somerset 6pm, Workington v Stoke 7pmNATIONAL LEAGUE: Rye House v King's Lynn (follows PL fixture), Scunthorpe vDudley (follows PL fixture)
TUESDAY MAY 4:NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Isle of Wight v Weymouth 7.30
WEDNESDAY MAY 5:PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Birmingham v Sheffield 7.30, King's Lynn vGlasgow 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Newport 7.30
THURSDAY MAY 6:BRITISH SEMI-FINAL: Sheffield 7.45SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Swindon v Peterborough 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Redcar v Glasgow 7.30
FRIDAY MAY 7:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Lakeside v Ipswich 8pmPREMIER LEAGUE: Scunthorpe v King's Lynn 7.30, Somerset v Workington 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Edinburgh v Rye House 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE: Plymouth v Buxton 7.30
