(SPEEDWAY 1)TEAMS have been declared for the Third Test between Great Britain and Australia at Sheffield on Thursday.GB take a 2-0 lead into the latest round of the five-match series and both sides will be led by riders who were involved in the recent World Cup, Lewis Bridger and Cameron Woodward.Sheffield owner Neil Machin said: We have taken a lot of calls about this meeting and received many emails and tweets. It promises to be a good night and Im sure there will be some competitive racing.This is an opportunity for fans who havent been to Owlerton to see any Speedway in recent seasons to come along and enjoy the occasion. They will be made extremely welcome, of course.GREAT BRITAIN: Lewis Bridger, Ricky Ashworth, Josh Auty, Adam Roynon, Richard Lawson, Joe Haines, Kyle Newman. AUSTRALIA: Cameron Woodward, Rusty Harrison, Kozza Smith, Kevin Doolan, Dakota North, Cory Gathercole, Tyson Nelson.(SPEEDWAY 2)
WOLVERHAMPTON maintained their position at the top of the Elite League with a dramatic 46-44 win over reigning champions Swindon at Monmore Green.Wolves trailed by two points going into the final race but turned the match around in the decider as guest rider and club legend Peter Karlsson combined with Tai Woffinden for a 5-1 over the Robins Nick Morris and Hans Andersen.Woffinden said: Me and PK knew what we needed to do and did the job in hand which was great. It was a tough night for me personally, but it was a great effort from the team and a really important result.Swindon boss Alun Rossiter took the consolation of a league point from the meeting, saying: It was still a great effort from all the team and you can't fault any of them. We came back well and showed plenty of character, but it just wasn't to be in the end.(SPEEDWAY 3)
PETERBOROUGH and Birmingham fought out a memorable 45-45 draw at the Showground with the result of the meeting in doubt until the final yards.The Panthers led by eight points after nine races but a strong Brummies fightback took them into a 41-37 lead, before the home side notched a 5-1 in Heat 14. Chris Harris won a spectacular final race for the visitors but Patrick Hougaards third place secured a draw for the home team.Harris said: Its a shame we couldnt take the win but thats speedway for you, at one stage we were eight points down so the boys did well to pull that back from what was a bad situation.Peterborough co-promoter Trevor Swales said: There was some great racing, but once again its points dropped for us and so that has to be disappointing. We seemed to lose our way from around Heats 10 and 11 and we need to look at the reasons for that.
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BELLE Vue returned to winning ways by getting the better of Kings Lynn 50-40 at Kirkmanshulme Lanewith Craig Cook in top form for the Aces.Cook dropped just one point from five rides and his team produced a strong run in the closing stages of the meeting after the scores had been level with five heats to go.Aces boss Jason Attwood said: Everybody chipped in with the points, everybody did their job and we got the win, and to win by ten points and take all three Elite League points is just super.We may not have had the best of times lately but Ive got confidence in the guys and thats all they need really. Im very happy with the riders Ive got and theyve showed exactly what they are capable of producing.
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COVENTRY will be without No.1 Krzysztof Kasprzak for their home clash with Birmingham on Friday after the Pole was injured in his homeland.Kasprzak escaped from his crash, which occurred the day after helping his country to World Cup victory, without any broken bones but has been ordered to rest for a week with muscle damage and bruising.Meanwhile Poole will continue to operate the rider-replacement facility for broken collarbone victim Tomas H Jonasson in their home match against Belle Vue on Wednesday.The Pirates have once again called up Troy Batchelor to guest for injured skipper Chris Holder after a match-winning Heat 15 ride during his previous appearance for the club against Wolverhampton.(FIXTURES)
TUESDAY JULY 23:NATIONAL LEAGUE: Isle of Wight v Kings Lynn 7pm
WEDNESDAY JULY 24:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Birmingham v Eastbourne 7.30, Kings Lynn v Peterborough 7.30, Poole v Belle Vue 7.30
THURSDAY JULY 25:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Swindon v Belle Vue 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE: Redcar v Newcastle 7.30LEAGUE CUP S/F 2nd leg: Ipswich v Edinburgh 7.30TEST MATCH: GB v Australia, Sheffield 7.45
FRIDAY JULY 26:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Birmingham 7.30, Lakeside v Kings Lynn 8pmPREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Berwick 7.30, Somerset v Scunthorpe 7.30
