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IPSWICH and Isle of Wight youngster Adam Ellis has received a late call-up to the World Under-21 semi-finals.Great Britain have been allocated an extra place in the competition and Ellis will now join Kyle Howarth in Lonigo on Saturday.GB Youth co-boss Phil Morris said: Adam is a good young rider and has had some excellent scores so far in his first full season. On Monday he picked up paid-ten in the Premier League for Ipswich against Leicester.There wont be any pressure on him for the semi-final but it will be great experience for him and hopefully he can surprise a few people out there.
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SWINDON boss Alun Rossiter says the club will keep a close check on Nick Morriss recovery from a broken collarbone.Morris picked up the injury whilst guesting for Berwick at Workington on Monday and will therefore miss the Robins home clash with Belle Vue on Thursday, with his time out of action expected to be three to four weeks.Rossiter said: Its a blow for us, although fortunately our schedule this month is not especially heavy and we have a fortnights break anyway after the match against Belle Vue.However, we will monitor Nick closely and we will keep an eye on the options just in case he is ruled out for longer than first feared.
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FORMER Poole star Hans Andersen will guest for the injured Darcy Ward in the Pirates home clash with Lakeside on Wednesday.And promoter Matt Ford feels despite the loss of Ward, recent signs from several riders offer the prospect of the Wimborne Road side improving after a mixed start to the season.Ford said: Chris (Holder) has begun to look more like his old self and in fairness to him he has always claimed that with more time on the bike then his world-beating form could be resurrected, whilst 'Magic' (Maciej Janowski) has been looking sharper each weekWe have drafted in former Poole asset Hans (Andersen) as a guest - one of three bookings he has accepted, and I am grateful to him for that.Wednesdays other Elite League action features the return to Perry Barr of former Birmingham No.1 Bjarne Pedersen as the Brummies face the Danes current club Eastbourne.
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REDCAR manager Jitendra Duffill is optimistic of maintaining their strong start to the Premier League season when Rye House visit on Thursday.The Bears hit the 60-point mark against Sheffield last week 24-hours after winning away at Owlerton, and topped the early league table until Workingtons double success over the weekend.Duffill said: 'The boys were ruthless in their large home and away victories over Sheffield last week and as a club we certainly enjoyed going top of the table. Rye House are developing a new generation of very capable riders and they will give their all. However, we are enjoying our new lease of life and with Micky 'The Flyer' Dyer in magnificent form then we are confident of victory.
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SHEFFIELD skipper Simon Stead is urging his side to bounce back to form this week after double defeat to Redcar.The Tigers, hampered by the absence of in-form Richard Hall due to a dislocated shoulder, lost home and away to the Bears and now face trips to Somerset (league) and Rye House (KO Cup) this weekend.Stead said: Last week was a bad week for us and we are really missing Richard Hall, it's tough without him when we have to go with rider replacement.It's going to be tough but after our defeats last week we need everyone at the club to pull together, show some character and bounce back from this.(FIXTURES)
WEDNESDAY MAY 8:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Birmingham v Eastbourne 7.30, Poole v Lakeside 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE: Kings Lynn v Coventry 7.30
THURSDAY MAY 9:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Peterborough v Poole 7.30, Swindon v Belle Vue 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE: Redcar v Rye House 7.30
FRIDAY MAY 10:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Eastbourne 8pm, Lakeside v Peterborough 8pmPREMIER LEAGUE: Plymouth v Scunthorpe 7.15, Somerset v Sheffield 7.30LEAGUE CUP: Edinburgh v Glasgow 7.30
SATURDAY MAY 11:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Coventry 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE: Berwick v Leicester 7pmPREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP Q/F 1st leg: Rye House v Sheffield 8pm
