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SKY Sports have confirmed their broadcast schedule for the opening weeks of the 2013 season.Live Elite League coverage will commence on Wednesday March 27 with the local derby between Birmingham and Coventry, and at least five other top-flight venues will be visited before the end of April.Reigning Champions Swindon will feature in the third live fixture with a home clash against Peterborough on April 8, whilst last years runners-up Poole visit Kings Lynn in front of the cameras on April 24.There is live Premier League action too with Champions Scunthorpe hosting Workington in the early stages of their title defence.

CONFIRMED LIVE SKY SPORTS SCHEDULEWed 27th March - Birmingham v CoventryTues 2nd April - Wolverhampton v Belle VueMon 8th April - Swindon v PeterboroughMon 15th April - Belle Vue v PeterboroughTues 23rd April - Lakeside v Kings LynnWed 24th April - Kings Lynn v PooleMon 29th April - TBCTues 30th April - Scunthorpe v Workington

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SCUNTHORPE promoter Rob Godfrey is delighted to have landed a televised Premier League date with Workington on April 30.The Eddie Wright Raceway played host to an exciting Scorpions v Sheffield clash in front of the Sky cameras in May 2009 and Godfrey feels the Comets clash could be equally memorable.He said: Last time Sky were in town, it was a fantastic meeting in front of a large crowd that showed both Scunthorpe Speedway and the whole of the sport in a positive light, and thats what we will be aiming to do again.It will be one of our first league matches of the season, as we attempt to successfully defend the Premier League titlesomething no-one has done before.  Workington Comets have again assembled a strong side in 2013, and it is likely to be a highly competitive meeting.