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THE draw has been made for the Premier League Riders Championship at Sheffield on Sunday, September 23.All thirteen PL clubs are to be represented by their top rider, with Ricky Ashworth, Charlie Gjedde and Craig Cook all expected to be fit after recent injuries.The three Wild Cards have been named as Nick Morris, Ryan Fisher and Lasse Bjerre, meaning Scunthorpe, Plymouth and Leicester will all have two representatives.LINE-UP: Leigh Lanham (Ipswich), Charlie Gjedde (Rye House), Nick Morris (Scunthorpe), Jason Doyle (Somerset), Stuart Robson (Newcastle), Ricky Ashworth (Berwick), Josef Franc (Sheffield), Craig Cook (Edinburgh), Ryan Fisher (Plymouth), Ben Barker (Plymouth), Ulrich Ostergaard (Redcar), Josh Auty (Scunthorpe), Kauko Nieminen (Leicester), Richard Lawson (Workington), Joe Screen (Glasgow), Lasse Bjerre (Leicester).(SPEEDWAY 2)
REIGNING British Under 19 Champion Jason Garrity has been ruled out of defending his title due to a hand injury.Garrity has suffered nerve and tissue damage which is proving to be far more serious than first diagnosed, and will rule him out of the Sheffield event on Septemebr 13.Garrity said: I am devastated at not being able to defend my title because I was very confident that it was to be mine again. I am sure that I have progressed as a rider this season and I am very impatient to get back on my bike to prove it, but good luck to all the other guys, they're lucky not to have me to contend with!
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BIRMINGHAM continue to gain ground on the Elite League play-off places after securing a crucial 48-42 away win at Kings Lynn.The Brummies still have four home matches to come, including Thursdays home return against the Stars, and the Norfolk club must gain revenge if they are to keep their own outside hopes alive.Birminghams top two riders, Bjarne Pedersen and Sebastian Ulamek, have both struggled for consistency this season but scored 24 points between them to head up the victory.Brummies boss Phil Morris said: It was a great night. I think this opens a few peoples eyes and shows that we are a force to be reckoned with and we can make the play-offs.
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PIOTR Pawlicki made a successful home debut for Poole with ten points in a 54-38 win over Eastbourne.With Darcy Ward scoring a paid maximum and Krzysztof Kapsrzak dropping just one point, the Pirates moved five points clear of Swindon in the Elite League table.The Robins do, however, have two matches in hand, the first of which coming when they face bottom club Belle Vue at Blunsdon on Thursday.And the crunch fixture in the race for top placeand the right to choose semi-final opponentscould well be next Monday when the top two meet at Wimborne Road.
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SCUNTHORPE are staging a double-header of Premier and National League action against Rye House on Fridaywith admission prices cut to just 10.The club will also admit all accompanied under-16s for free as their senior side looks to ensure a play-off place, whilst the Saints can also significantly boost their chances of a top-four finish.Promoter Rob Godfrey said: A win on Friday would seal our place in the Premier League championship play-offs and confirm 2012 as the most successful season in the history of this club since we started up in 1971. Of course, we dont want to stop there; we also have serious ambitions of winning the play-offs to clinch the Premier League title.On Friday, theres a chance to roar the team into the play-offs, and witness 30 heats of action for just 10 on one of the best racetracks in the country. Thats unbeatable value.(FIXTURES)
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Birmingham v Kings Lynn 7.30, Peterborough v Lakeside 7.30, Swindon v Belle Vue 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE: Ipswich v Edinburgh 7.30, Redcar v Berwick 7.30, Sheffield v Newcastle 7.45
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7:PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Ipswich 7.30, Plymouth v Glasgow 7.30, Scunthorpe v Rye House 7pm, Somerset v Sheffield 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE: Scunthorpe v Rye House (follows PL fixture)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8:PREMIER LEAGUE: Berwick v Newcastle 7pm, Rye House v Redcar 7pm, Workington v Plymouth 7pmNATIONAL LEAGUE: Stoke v Mildenhall 7pmMIDLAND FOURS: Leicester v Birmingham v Coventry v Wolverhampton 7.30
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9:PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Berwick 4pm, Newcastle v Plymouth 6.30NATIONAL TROPHY: Buxton v Mildenhall 3pmBRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Round 6: Sittingbourne 12pm
