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STOKE have signed Henning Bager to replace fellow Dane Claus Vissing.Vissing appears to be on the verge of joining an Elite League club,according to Stoke supremo Dave Tattum.He said: "When we signed Claus we knew there was a chance he would be recalled back to the Elite League and that is what has happened. We wouldl ike to thank Claus for his efforts and wish him well in the future."

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RYE House suffered their first home Premier League defeat of the season in a thrilling meeting with in-form Edinburgh.The Monarchs edged it 45-44 with only two finishers in the last race and claimed their eighth win in succession. Rye House manager John Sampford said: "Full credit to Edinburgh for shading it. We've worked hard to get to third place in the table, though, and we'll certainly be aiming to claw some points back on the road that we lost tonight." 

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MONDAY JULY 5:

SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Peterborough 7.30, Wolverhampton vIpswich 7.30

ELITE LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Belle Vue v Poole 7.30

WEDNESDAY JULY 7:

PREMIER LEAGUE: Birmingham v Redcar 7.30, Kings Lynn v Scunthorpe 7.30

THURSDAY JULY 8:

SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Lakeside 7.30, Ipswich v Wolverhampton7.30, Swindon v Eastbourne 7.30

PREMIER LEAGUE: Redcar v Berwick 7.30, Sheffield v Newcastle 7.45

NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP 2nd leg: Bournemouth v King's Lynn 7.30

FRIDAY JULY 9

:PREMIER LEAGUE PAIRS: Somerset 7.30

NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP 2nd leg: Newport v Weymouth 7pm

CHALLENGE: Plymouth v Team Viking 7.30