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MATT Wethers says he will be in the Edinburgh side to face Birmingham at Armadale this Friday.Wethers crashed when riding for Elite League side Wolverhampton in their win over Swindon on Monday.He said: "I felt pretty rough after falling and getting knocked out at Wolverhampton. I have a sore head and neck, at the back of my head where the helmet meets the neck."I should be fine for Friday if I can get the bike back together. The forks are definitely gone, the front wheel, possibly the frame - it's all replaceable."
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REDCAR are on a double mission when they face King's Lynn at the South Tees Motorsport Park on Thursday (7.30).The Bears have never beaten the Stars since the relaunch of the sport onTeesside in 2006 - and they're desperate to bounce back from defeat at the hands of Berwick last week.Boss Jitendra Duffill said: "The boys are hurting after last week and are keen to make amends."We will keep plugging away and there were encouraging signs such as the indication that Ben Wilson is returning to form after his major crash in May. He rode well with Gary Havelock last Thursday so we will retain that pairing."
(SPEEDWAY 3)REDCAR have signed 19-year-old Peter Juul Larsen as a replacement for injured reserve Stuart Swales. Larsen currently rides for Esjberg in his native Denmark but rode last season for Glasgow in the Premier League. He will make his debut on Thursday in the Bears' home fixture against Kings Lynn Stars at the South Tees Motorsport Park.Explained club boss Brian Havelock: "Stuart suffered a nasty knee injury at Glasgow on June 13th and while both parties have been optimistic of a quick recovery, we have had to be realistic. We need a consistent team line-up and we welcome young Peter into our ranks."
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CLAUS Vissing has re-signed for Stoke after agreeing a deal for the remainder of the season.Vissing left the Potters after a month-long spell in the team when he appeared likely to move back into the Elite League, but that did not occur and he now returns as a replacement for injured skipper Jason Bunyan.Bunyan has had his broken arm plated and insists he will battle hard to regain fitness after an injury-hit season.He said: "Before surgery I had to sign a disclaimer that if the operation went wrong I may never have feeling in the arm or even have the use of it again as they had to mess about with some nerves to do the procedure, but hey, that's just one of those things when racing speedway."The doctors are pretty happy with how things went which is good news but no doubt we will know more in the coming days."
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READING Speedway fans will have to wait a little longer before witnessing the start of building work on their new stadium.When the old Smallmead stadium closed down in October 2008, plans were prepared for a new venue in Island Road. The deadline for Gaming International, who have the controlling rights, to confirm these plans will be effected, has now passed, but has been extended until next March.This is in order to allow Gaming International to meet a number of conditions which are necessary before construction starts.A council statement read: "Reading Borough Council's position has always been that we remain fully committed to the delivery of a new stadium to host top-class speedway and greyhound racing in Reading, and that remains the case."
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THE third round of the British Under-15 Championship takes place on Saturday afternoon at Northside, as the north-west training track stages the competition for a fourth time.There are three classes in the Championship, with Brandon Freemantle currently leading the 500cc class following the first two rounds at Newport and Weymouth.Robert Lambert and Kieran Vaughan defend their leads in the 250cc and 125cc classes respectively.The meeting starts at 3pm whilst the action switches to the senior Workington circuit in the evening as the Comets host Somerset in the Premier League.(FIXTURES)THURSDAY JULY 15:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Poole 7.45 PREMIER LEAGUE: Redcar v King's Lynn 7.30, Sheffield v Scunthorpe 7.45 FRIDAY JULY 16:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Poole 8pm, Lakeside v Belle Vue 8pm, Peterborough v Swindon 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Birmingham 7.30, Scunthorpe v Stoke 7.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE: Newport v Rye House 7pm, Plymouth v Isle of Wight 7.30, Weymouth v Bournemouth 7.15
SATURDAY JULY 17:PREMIER LEAGUE: Berwick v Birmingham 7pm, Stoke v Scunthorpe 7.30, Workington v Somerset 7pm BRITISH U15 CHAMPIONSHIP: Northside 3pm
SUNDAY JULY 18:PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Birmingham 4pm, Newcastle v Somerset 6.30, Newport v Stoke 2.30, Rye House v King's Lynn 2pm NATIONAL LEAGUE: Buxton v Mildenhall 3pm, King's Lynn v Dudley 7pm
