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EDINBURGH will welcome full-time Elite League stars Chris Harris, Danny King and Edward Kennett to Armadale for Fridays British Semi-Final.Harris last appeared at the Scottish venue way back in 2003 when he was racing for Trelawny, whilst Kennett and King visited in the colours of Rye House and Mildenhall in 2005 and 2006 respectively.Home representation in the meeting, from which the top seven qualify for the Final next month, comes from Craig Cook and Derek Sneddon.Monarchs Chairman Alex Harkess said: You can be sure that every rider will want to do well and hope to make it through to the British Final at Wolverhampton.(SPEEDWAY 2)
BERWICKS Premier League clash with north-eastern rivals Newcastle next month has been selected for live television coverage on Sky Sports.The match has been brought forward by four days to Tuesday May 21 and will take place almost exactly 45 years since the first-ever speedway meeting at Shielfield Park, which featured the same two clubs.Berwick co-owner John Anderson said: Obviously we are tremendously proud to have Sky coming to Shielfield Park. This is a reward, I believe, for our continuing programme of track and ground improvements and it is another indication of how much the sport of speedway can bring to Berwick-upon-Tweed as we are awarded these events.
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SCUNTHORPE will be back to full strength as they start their defence of the Premier League title with home and away clashes with Ipswich this week.Scorpions reserves Ryan Douglas and Josh Bates return to the side at Foxhall on Thursdayand promoter Rob Godfrey is keen to make a positive start.Godfrey said: While it would have been nice to do well in the League Cup and the Premier Shield, it is the league which is our priority. Its here that the really important stuff begins.Its about getting comfortably into the play-offs, and then making sure the team is on top form come the end of the season. A couple of positive results this week would get our league campaign off to the start that we are looking for.
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SHEFFIELD promoter Neil Machin believes his side are in for a tough Premier League opener against Workington on Thursday.The sides meet at Owlerton and then again at Derwent Park on Saturday with the Tigers buoyed by making progress in the League Cup at the expense of Scunthorpe and Leicester.Machin said: Just a glance at the Comets team line up suggests we will have to compete for every point in order to secure victory.Workington have a team full of riders who have previously shown good form at Owlerton and Im sure theyll continue that. Our objective as always is to win by seven points or more.
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REDCAR boss Jitendra Duffill has warned his side they still have work to do in order to progress in the Knockout Cup.The Bears won 46-44 at Berwick on Saturday thanks to an outstanding display from reserve Micky Dyer, but Duffull is wary of a Bandits backlash in Thursdays second leg.He said: 'We were very pleased but will remember that the job is only half done and the Bandits have the incentive that the winning aggregate is within touching distance. Micky has proved an outstanding signing for us so far this season and to have him available for up to seven rides in a match is a bonus.
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WEDNESDAY APRIL 17:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Kings Lynn v Eastbourne 7.30, Poole v Wolverhampton 7.30
THURSDAY APRIL 18:PREMIER LEAGUE: Ipswich v Scunthorpe 7.30, Sheffield v Workington 7.45PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Redcar v Berwick 7.30
FRIDAY APRIL 19:BRITISH SEMI-FINAL: Edinburgh 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE: Scunthorpe v Ipswich 7.30LEAGUE CUP: Somerset v Plymouth 7.30TRAVEL PLUS TROPHY 2nd leg: Coventry v Dudley 8pm
SATURDAY APRIL 20:PREMIER LEAGUE: Leicester v Redcar 7.30, Workington v Sheffield 7pmPREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Rye House v Glasgow 7pmLEAGUE CUP: Berwick v Edinburgh 7pm, Plymouth v Somerset 7.15
SUNDAY APRIL 21:PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP 2nd leg: Glasgow v Rye House 3pmLEAGUE CUP: Newcastle v Workington 6.30CHALLENGE: Buxton v Stoke 3pm
