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SWINDON have announced the major signing of Scott Nicholls for the 2011 Elite League season.Five-times British Champion Nicholls will become the Robins' new No.1 after the retirement of Leigh Adams, with his 2010 club Ipswich moving into the Premier League.Swindon manager Ronnie Russell said: "I think it's a massive capture for Swindon Speedway. Scott is a top professional and he will play a model role with the other riders who have had that in the past with Leigh. We felt it was important to have the same type of rider to follow on with."I think Scott and Simon (Stead) will be as good a top pair as anyone can have under the points limit. We've already announced Simon as captain, but I think between them they will do an outstanding job on the track and in the pits with the other boys, and it's a very exciting prospect."

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NEWPORT'S Swedish star Kim Nilsson has agreed terms to return to the Queensway Meadows club next season.20-year-old Nilsson was unveiled as the Wasps' third signing over the weekend, and he joins Australian duo Mark Jones and Todd Kurtz as confirmed starters.Manager Kevin Brown said: "Our Swedish international finished the 2010 campaign with a bevy of big scores following a consistent first full year in British Speedway. He can only get better and that is good news for our prospects to climb the table even further."