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ULRICH Ostergaard is on his way back to Belle Vue for a second spell with the club.The Dane has been recruited to replace Tobias Kroner and will race at Wolverhampton on Monday - but the Aces now have another gap to fill as reserve William Lawson has resigned his place in the team.Manager Chris Morton said: "We are very happy to have Ulrich back because he will slot into a reserve berth when the July averages come into force."I've had a letter from William saying he had decided reluctantly to resign because the move was not working out for him financially. I'm very disappointed because we have made him aware we have been happy with his progress."

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LAKESIDE'S popular Swedish star Jonas Davidsson has been ruled out for a fortnight after a crash in Poland on Thursday.Davidsson was hit by a stray machine and was taken to hospital with head and facial injuries, meaning he will miss the Hammers' home clash with Eastbourne.Manager Jon Cook said: "It's a blow to lose JD for tonight's home League match against Eastbourne plus at Peterborough on Monday as he has been our form rider of late and Rider Replacement will not be a worthy cover for him."But I am sure that the rest of the team will step up to the challenge, and he should be fit to return in time for our meeting on the 12th July."

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SWINDON boss Ronnie Russell believes the Robins have the potential to stage a run to the top four during the second half of the season.Russell saw his side collect three more points with an emphatic 60-36 home win over Eastbourne, and he feels they are running into form at the right time.Russell said: "The win last week at Ipswich was the catalyst to start our second half of the season and this result follows on from that. A big win like this will do the team a world of good. It will act as a huge confidence booster and that is vital in speedway."We've successfully put distance between ourselves and the teams beneath us.Now we're on a charge to catch the sides above us in the league as we work towards securing a play-off berth."

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NEWPORT have signed 21-year-old Swede Robin Aspegren as a replacement for the injured Anders Mellgren.Aspegren will make his first appearances for the Wasps on their Northern tour at the start of this weekend, before his home debut at Queensway Meadows against Edinburgh on Sunday.Promoter Steve Mallett said: "Having a glut of fixtures coming together has worked out well for both parties as it gives Robin a chance to settle quickly and for us to have a good look at him with respect to future team plans. "He has worked his way up the leagues in Sweden and comes highly recommended."

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NEWCASTLE overcame the second-ride loss of Kenni Larsen to take a 47-43 win at Redcar in the first leg of their Knockout Cup tie.Larsen suffered a bang on the head in a crash in Heat 6 and could take no further part - but veteran Mark Lemon kept up his vintage run of form with a 15-point maximum, including a last-heat 5-1 with Rene Bach.It was the Diamonds' second away win in three days, having earlier overcome King's Lynn to reach the Premier Trophy Final.The second leg of the Cup-tie takes place on Sunday, with Newcastle having put the start-time back by half an hour to 7pm.Manager George English said: "This was a good solid result for us and had we had Kenni's services for the whole meeting then I honestly believe we would have taken a very big win indeed, but as it is we've set Sunday at seven up for a good exciting conclusion to this Cup Quarter final."

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SHEFFIELD were taken to a last heat decider by revitalised Glasgow with Josh Auty winning the race to help his side to victory.The Owlerton side were limited to two points from the meeting as the Scottish club took one with recent signing Joe Screen in inspired form.Screen won his first four rides but then shed a chain in Heat 15 as Auty got the better of Josh Grajczonek in a stunning race, seeing Sheffield to a49-44 win.They were still satisfied with the result especially as they had been without Ricky Ashworth with bad bruising after a crash at Belle Vue on Monday.Team boss Eric Boocock said: "It meant we missed out on the bonus, but we were relieved to take the win. Joe was in superb form and we had to battle hard but it keeps us well on target."

(FIXTURES)FRIDAY JUNE 25:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Ipswich 8pm, Lakeside v Eastbourne 8pm, Peterborough v Belle Vue 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Somerset v Birmingham 7.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE: Plymouth v Rye House 7.30, Scunthorpe v Bournemouth 7.30, Weymouth v Dudley 7.15SATURDAY JUNE 26:PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Berwick v Workington 7pm NATIONAL LEAGUE: Rye House v Buxton 7pm SUNDAY JUNE 27:PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v King's Lynn 4pm PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP 2nd leg: Newcastle v Redcar 7pm, Workington v Berwick 7pm NATIONAL LEAGUE: King's Lynn v Isle of Wight 7pm, Mildenhall v Bournemouth 5pm, Newport v Plymouth 2.30MONDAY JUNE 28:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Swindon 7.30, Peterborough v Lakeside 7.30, Wolverhampton v Belle Vue 7.30