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SOMERSET promoter Debbie Hancock is hoping the seventh staging of the Premier League Pairs at the Oaktree Arena on Friday proves to be a lucky one for the Rebels.The venue has hosted the event since 2007 and has become established as the perfect warm-up for the British Grand Prix at the Millennium Stadium the following dayyet the home side have never tasted Pairs victory during that period.Hancock said: It says much about not only the fairness of the Oaktree Arena track, but also the quality of the riders on show each year that Somerset have yet to get their name on the trophy despite us staging the meeting in each of the past six seasons.As it turns out, the Sunday following the Pairs will be 13 years to the day since the Oaktree Arena staged is first ever meeting, so it would be a fitting way to celebrate the OTA becoming a teenager if we to actually win the Pairs title.
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RICHARD Hall has declared himself fit to return to the Sheffield team for their home Premier League clash with Leicester on Thursday.Hall will also take the place of Simon Stead for the Tigers in the Premier League Pairs at Somerset the following day as Stead continues to struggle with a hand injury.Hall said: Im feeling really fit, Ive had a couple of weeks off the bike and Im raring to go.Im particularly pleased that Ive been named in the Premier League Pairs, it means a lot for me to represent Sheffield and Im looking forward to it.
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BELLE Vue boss Jason Attwood has set his side a target of at least twelve points from their seven-match Elite League programme in June.The Aces started the season well but have slipped down the table and were beaten by Lakeside in their last home outing, although they have matches in hand on their rivals.Attwood said: We have got to have targets if we want to get back up the table where we want to be and challenging for the end-of-season play-offs.We will be looking to get something out of our away matches at Birmingham, Poole and Peterborough. Its almost like we are starting the season all over again.(SPEEDWAY 4)
IPSWICH stage the first of the Great Britain v Australia Test Match series at Foxhall on Thursday.The teams are declared with a mixture of experience and young guns as one of the sports oldest rivalries is resumed, and a close contest is expected.Great Britain are captained by Witches No.1 Ben Barker, with Cameron Woodward leading the Australians, for whom the in-form Micky Dyer has received a late call-up due to Elite League commitments for Rohan Tungate.GB: Ben Barker, Richie Worrall, Josh Auty, Leigh Lanham, Lewis Bridger, Adam Ellis, Richard Lawson.Australia: Cameron Woodward, Josh Grajczonek, Aaron Summers, Dakota North, Jason Doyle, Micky Dyer, Alex Davies.
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WEDNESDAY MAY 29:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Kings Lynn v Peterborough 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE: Somerset v Scunthorpe 7.30
THURSDAY MAY 30:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Swindon v Poole 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE: Sheffield v Leicester 7.45TEST MATCH: GB v Australia, Ipswich 7.30JULIE LEWIS MEMORIAL: Redcar v Dudley 7.30
FRIDAY MAY 31:PREMIER LEAGUE PAIRS: Somerset 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE: Coventry v Stoke 8pm
SATURDAY JUNE 1:BRITISH GRAND PRIX: Cardiff 5pm
SUNDAY JUNE 2:NATIONAL TROPHY: Mildenhall v Buxton 4.30KAUKO NIEMINEN TESTIMONIAL: Leicester 4pm
