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PETERBOROUGH chief Ged Rathbone is thrilled to be backing the Brits - and he has urged fans to do the same.The Panthers have been selected to stage the semi-final of the British Under-21 Championship, and Rathbone is already planning on offering discounted admission of £10 to the prestigious Tuesday, April 11 event.He said: “It's a huge honour to be able to stage the event and my thanks go to the BSPA.“I'm sure the riders involved will be delighted to have the opportunity to race at a great track like the East of England Showground. I don't think that too many of them will have been here before.“I'm expecting the meeting to be an absolute cracker as riders battle for places in a national final.“The guys on show on April 11 are the future of this sport. You never know, the next Tai Woffinden might just be involved.“We've always been 100 per-cent behind the development of young British talent and it is great to see Neil Vatcher, of the Young Lions, and the BSPA doing all they can.“I'm hopeful that not just our own supporters, but all speedway fans, will turn out in force.”

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EASTBOURNE have been boosted by an extension of their main team sponsorship deal with Sussex company IT First.The tie-up will go into a third season having begun when the Eagles entered the National League in 2015 - and have since won four trophies, although the league title itself has eluded them.Paul Goldsmith of IT First said: “As a life-long fan and being heavily involved in two of the best seasons in the club’s more recent history, I feel we still have some unfinished business. “I'm committed, and right beside Martin and Connor (Dugard) once more in pursuit of the League title, here's to another exciting season.”