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PETERBOROUGH have qualified for the semi-finals of the Knockout Cup with a58-37 home win over Swindon - overturning a first leg deficit of eight points.The result also leaves the Panthers in good heart for another recovery mission in the Elite League play-offs on Monday, when they need to defeat Coventry by more than 14.Manager Trevor Swales said: "We needed a big performance before Monday and we certainly got it. The track was excellent and we were really sharp all the way through. We have to carry that through to the play-off meeting now. "We know how tough it's going to be on Monday, but we're up for it. We were excellent for 12 heats at Coventry and if we show that form, rather than the form of the last three heats, then we can definitely do it. It is a lot to make up, but we can do it."
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EASTBOURNE have been boosted by the availability of No.1 rider Matej Zagar for both legs of their Knockout Cup clash with Lakeside next week.Zagar had looked set to miss the second leg at Purfleet on Friday because of the European Championship final the following day in Poland, but the Slovenian has agreed to a revised travel plan in order to race for his club.Eagles promoter Mike Bellerby said: "I feel a bit like a travel agent afterthe last few days. Matej will ride for us at Lakeside on Friday evening. Wewill take him to Gatwick where he will catch an early-morning flight to Krakow."He will then be driven the 80 kilometres or so to the Tarnow track andarrive in plenty of time for the meeting, although he will miss practice."The KO Cup gives us a big chance to end the season a high. I have told theriders it is like the season starting all over again."
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NATIONAL League club Weymouth are up for sale after chairman Phil Bartlett confirmed his intention to stand down.The Wildcats won the title in 2008 but have suffered with injuries this season, and Bartlett says he wants to step aside without any involvement ina partnership or consortium.He said: "I feel it's time that I need to take this move to concentrate more on my business and my personal life, and quite clearly after running theclub for six years it's time to move forward and let someone else take the successes forward."I have had a couple of offers, one was to take on a partnership and form a consortium to help me but it's not the way forward after running the club onmy own. "Another offer has come in but nothing has been firmed up. He wanted to make moves forward but nothing more has been forthcoming, so therefore I have decided to put the club up for sale and stand down as chairman."
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18:PREMIER LEAGUE: Rye House v Glasgow 7pm, Stoke v Newport 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP S/F 2nd leg: Workington v Edinburgh 7pm BRITISH U15 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: Plymouth 1pm NATIONAL TROPHY: Plymouth v Weymouth 7.30 NORTHERN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: Berwick 7pm
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19:PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Sheffield 4pm, Newport v Rye House 2.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE: Bournemouth v King's Lynn 2.30, Bournemouth v Rye House (follows previous fixture) NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP S/F 2nd leg: Buxton v Dudley 3pm
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20:ELITE LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS 2nd leg: Peterborough v Coventry 7.30, Poole v Wolverhampton 7.30 SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Belle Vue v Swindon 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Newcastle v King's Lynn 7.30
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21:NATIONAL TROPHY: Isle of Wight v Newport 7.30
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22:NATIONAL LEAGUE: Dudley v Weymouth (at Birmingham) 7.30
