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(SPEEDWAY 1)LAKESIDE and King's Lynn have both moved to provide supporters withbig-screen coverage of both of tonight's Elite League play-off semi-finalsat Purfleet and the Norfolk Arena.The Hammers and the Stars stage first-leg ties against Eastbourne and Poolerespectively, and fans attending will be able to keep in touch with bothmeetings.Lakeside promoter Jon Cook said: "Like King's Lynn, we have made our ownprivate arrangements to make sure fans of both teams miss out on none of theaction."Fans will be able to watch the action unfold live at the track and on Skyin both meetings, and it should be a great night of racing."(SPEEDWAY 2)GLASGOW set up a Knockout Cup Final clash with Newport with a six-pointaggregate win over Newcastle after a marathon day of racing.The Tigers led 50-40 after the first leg at Ashfield, thanks to a paid-16total at reserve from Theo Pijper, and they limited the Diamonds to a 47-43win in the evening return, Glasgow skipper Joe Screen scoring a 12-pointmaximum.Co-promoter Stewart Dickson said: "I am delighted to be there as we madelife very difficult for ourselves in the first leg at Ashfield. We threwaway about half a dozen points and that would have made the second leg amere formality."The performances of Joe and James (Grieves) in particular were top drawer,but Theo perhaps proved to be the winner over two legs. He has been a realrock for us since moving into the reserve berth, where he will stay for therest of the season."Glasgow will now take on Newport, the South Wales club reaching their firstnational Final for 12 years with an emphatic 103-77 aggregate victory overWorkington.(SPEEDWAY 3)MILDENHALL'S Australian youngster Cameron Heeps has been declared fit toreturn for this weekend's first leg of the National League KO Cup Finalagainst Stoke.Heeps has been out with a broken wrist since crashing at the Isle of Wightlast month, but he successful came through a recent practice session atIpswich and will line-up at No.1 for the Fen Tigers on Sunday.Mildenhall co-promoter Chris Louis said: "This is our biggest meeting sincewe re-opened against Dudley in April, and we would love to see a biggercrowd than we had that day. I know fans will be in for a treat with terrificracing between two excellent teams. It really is one not to be missed."We know it's still a tough time financially for a lot of people, and afterthe fantastic support we've had all season, the management decided it wasonly fair to keep prices the same even if it is a cup final."(FIXTURES)

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20:NATIONAL LEAGUE: Isle of Wight v Sheffield 7.30CHALLENGE: Dudley v Birmingham Bulls 7.30WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21:PREMIER LEAGUE: Somerset v Edinburgh 7.30THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22:PREMIER LEAGUE: Ipswich v Berwick 7.30, Redcar v Leicester 7.30 MIDLAND CUP1st leg: Birmingham v Coventry 7.30 BOB KILBY MEMORIAL: Swindon 7.30FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23:PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Somerset 7.30, Scunthorpe v Newport 7.30 MIDLANDCUP 2nd leg: Coventry v Birmingham 8pm


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