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FREDDIE Lindgren stormed to an 18-point maximum as Wolverhampton overcame the injury absence of Tai Woffidnen to defeat Belle Vue 56-36 at Monmore Green.Woffinden is out with a broken collarbone after a freak BMX crash, but the remaining Wolves riders covered well with Lindgren's younger brother Ludvig giving his best performance of the season.Freddie said: "I'm really pleased with this, I faced Chris Harris four times tonight and had the better of him every time which is great."It's a great way for me to build towards the Grand Prix on Saturday but it's a really good effort from the team as well."
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BIRMINGHAM are waiting for news of the extent of Daniel King's injuries, after the GB star returned from Poland this week in a neck brace with a possible broken vertebrae.King suffered the blow in a bizarre accident before a race when his throttle cable snapped as he was performing a practice start.Brummies boss Graham Drury said: "Danny took the decision to come back to England and have a CT scan at his local hospital."They put him in a neck brace in Poland and told him he had probably broken a bone. It's a real blow to both Danny and the team and we wish the lad well."
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PREMIER League leaders Somerset will be without No.1 rider Travis McGowan for the coming weeks after the Australian sustained a broken wrist on Easter Monday.The 30-year-old crashed in the final race of the Rebels' defeat at Scunthorpe, and promoter Debbie Hancock has already moved to book Jason Doyle and Kevin Doolan to guest in their weekend fixtures.She said: "Obviously this is a cruel blow for Travis as he was just starting to come into a rich vein of form, but given the way he was thrown from his bike and the force with which he subsequently hit the ground, we are thankful that the injury is not a lot worse."Whilst it is going to be a difficult time for us while he recovers, we have booked two top riders as guests for our meetings this weekend, so hopefully Travis' absence will not be too disruptive to the team."
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EDINBURGH are set to change both of their reserves in time for their home clash with Scunthorpe on Friday.The Monarchs have released Jay Herne and Ashley Morris, and plan to replace them with former Glasgow skipper Lee Dicken and 17-year-old Kyle Howarth.Promoter John Campbell said: "We have made these changes because unfortunately we have not been getting the points we need from the reserve berth. It is hard because I have a lot of time for both Ashley and Jay - I hoped and expected that they would have done better this year."We know both Kyle and Lee well and we know that they will fit into our setup straight away without a problem. Kyle has shown us what he can do already."
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THURSDAY APRIL 28:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Peterborough v Eastbourne 7.30, Swindon v Poole 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Ipswich v Redcar 7.30, Sheffield v Glasgow 7.45
FRIDAY APRIL 29:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Swindon 7.45, Lakeside v Birmingham 8pm PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Scunthorpe 7.30, Newport v Workington 7.30, Plymouth v Sheffield 7.30, Redcar v Ipswich 7.30, Somerset v Newcastle 7.30
SATURDAY APRIL 30:PREMIER LEAGUE: Berwick v Plymouth 7pm, Leicester v Somerset 7.30, Workington v Newport 7pm NATIONAL LEAGUE: Hackney v Belle Vue (at Rye House) 7pm
SUNDAY MAY 1:PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Plymouth 4pm, Newcastle v Sheffield 6.30 NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Buxton v Stoke 3pmCHALLENGE: Birmingham Bulls v Dudley 6.30
