SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES
02 April 2005 - British Speedway Promoters Association

COVENTRY joint-boss Peter Oakes expressed a feeling of relief in the Bees'' camp after their win over reigning Champions Poole.

The Bees had been without a victory so far but edged the Pirates out by four points in a last-heat decider at Brandon. Oakes said: ''We''re not going to get carried away but it was a tremendous victory and we richly deserved it.''

READING''S Chris Mills has escaped without serious injury after an horrific crash at Somerset on Friday night. Mills was taken to hospital with pain in his lower back but after an examination and X-rays it was confirmed that he had suffered bad bruising and grazes. Reading promoter Pat Bliss said: ''It was a frightening crash. It''s a miracle that no bones were broken - he''s a very lucky lad.''

(FIXTURES)

SATURDAY APRIL 2:
SKYBET ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Peterborough 7.30
PREMIER TROPHY: Stoke v Berwick 7.30, Rye House v Reading 7pm, Workington v Newcastle 7pm CONFERENCE CHALLENGE: Scotland v USA Dream Team (at Armadale) 6pm

SUNDAY APRIL 3:
PREMIER TROPHY: Glasgow v Hull 3pm, Newcastle v Workington 5.30, Newport v Exeter 2.30 CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Buxton v Oxford 3pm CONFERENCE CHALLENGE: Boston v Wimbledon 6.30, Scunthorpe v Middlesbrough 3pm BRITISH UNDER-21 QUALIFYING ROUND: Mildenhall 5pm

MONDAY APRIL 4:
SKYBET ELITE LEAGUE: Belle Vue v Poole 7.45, Peterborough v Swindon 7.30 ELITE LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP: Wolverhampton v Ipswich 7.30 PREMIER TROPHY: Exeter v Isle of Wight 7.30, Reading v Newport 7.30

TUESDAY APRIL 5:
PREMIER TROPHY: Isle of Wight v King''s Lynn 7.30

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