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ROBERT Branford, Kyle Howarth and Ashley Morris will represent Great Britain in the semi-finals of the World Under-21 Championship on May 11.Howarth will compete at Italian venue Lonigo whilst Branford and Morris will race at Rawicz in Poland. The trio all finished in the top four at last weeks British Under-21 Final, with third-placed Jason Garrity having opted out of the World series.GB Youth co-boss Phil Morris said: The top five from the three semi-finals will go forward to the three-round World Under-21 Final, the second round of which is at Berwick.We would again like to thank the Nuneaton Speedway Supporters Club for helping the riders out with tyres for the meetings, and if there are any companies or individuals who could help the three riders with any sponsorship towards their costs, however big or small, Im sure the boys would be delighted to hear from them.
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BELLE Vue boss Jason Attwood is expecting some titanic battles when in-form Aces No.1 Matej Zagar takes on Poole duo Chris Holder and Darcy Ward at Kirkmanshulme Lane on Monday.Attwood said: Zagar is quality and he's been getting better with every meeting. His races with Holder and Ward can be terrific but we have been winning matches through team effort and that's what I want to see against Poole. I want to see everyone giving Matej the right kind of support.Mondays other Elite League action features a local derby as top-of-the-table Wolverhampton travel to Brandon to face bottom-placed Coventry, who announced the signing of Olly Allen over the weekend.Bees boss Gary Havelock said: If we could get a win it would really kick-start things, as theres nothing better than beating a team at the top of the table. We need a win, and we need it badly.
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NEWCASTLE are through to the quarter-finals of the Premier League Knockout Cup after completing aggregate victory over Plymouth in a rain-curtailed fixture.Twelve of the fifteen races were possible in the second leg with the Diamonds winning 42.5-29.5 for a 15-point aggregate victorythe half-points coming due to a rare dead heat, which was called between Ludvig Lindgren and Mark Lemon in Heat 3.Newcastle boss George English said: The rain was heavy and whilst not long-lasting made the top surface very greasy and both teams agreed to call it a day, but we got our just deserts for racing two good legs and we now look forward to the quarter-final. It was very much a one-off night with the call-off, a delay for sunshine, and a dead heat - you dont get many nights like that at the speedway!(SPEEDWAY 4)
JOE Screen rolled back the years with a 15-point maximum to see Glasgow through to a 48-42 win over Redcar in their Premier League opener.Screen headed a solid Tigers display at Ashfield although they had to be content with two league points as Matej Kus and guest Kevin Doolan gave the Bears some consolation by securing a 3-3 in the final race.Glasgow boss Sean Courtney said: Joe Screenwhat can you say? Fantastic. Even I would pay to watch that, which says a lot because Im quite tight anyway!All the boys are coming on well through the team, theyre all showing glimpses of what we signed them for. The crowd are getting behind us, they can see what were trying to do. Were building up a good team.
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MILDENHALL opened their National League title defence with a 48-41 win over newcomers Coventrydespite the setback of conceding a 5-0 in the opening race.Co-promoter Chris Louis said: We had to fight hard for that, win and made things difficult in the early stages, but the boys worked hard and got there in the end, which is the main thing.Meanwhile Adam Ellis scored an 18-point maximum on his first visit to Buxton as the Isle of Wight wrapped up an emphatic 57-37 win at the Hi-Edge Raceway in the National Trophy.Co-promoter Kevin Shepherd said: We were simply stunningly brilliant today, but we're not taking anything for granted for we know full well that there's a heck of a lot more matches to won this year before we can talk in terms of being on course to win major trophies.
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KENT have named Sam Woods as their final signing as they prepare for their major launch meeting at Central Park on May 6.The 19-year-old impressed club bosses in his appearances in training days at Rye House, and has also competed in several meetings on the continent over recent years.The Kings open their season on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon with a visit from the touring American Internationals, who have called-up Jason Garrity to add top-end firepower to their side. Promoter Len Silver said: We have a young team in place who may take time to get into winning ways, but who will give 100 per cent for our fans.
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MONDAY APRIL 29:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Belle Vue v Poole 7.30, Coventry v Wolverhampton 7.30
TUESDAY APRIL 30:PREMIER LEAGUE: Scunthorpe v Workington 7.30NATIONAL SHIELD: Dudley v Mildenhall 7.30CHALLENGE: Isle of Wight v Stoke 7pm
WEDNESDAY MAY 1:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Kings Lynn v Swindon 7.30, Poole v Eastbourne 7.30
THURSDAY MAY 2:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Swindon v Kings Lynn 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE: Sheffield v Redcar 7.45STAR OF ANGLIA: Ipswich 7.30
FRIDAY MAY 3:PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Scunthorpe 7.30, Redcar v Sheffield 7.30, Somerset v Leicester 7.30CHALLENGE: Kings Lynn v USA Dream Team 7.30
