SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES - 21 JULY
21 July 2006 - British Speedway Promoters Association

NB. PLEASE NOTE FIXTURE CHANGES AT MILDENHALL ON SATURDAY

SPEEDWAY 1

GREAT Britain will compete in Saturday''s World Cup Final at Reading after finishing second to Denmark in the Race-Off on Thursday.

Skipper Scott Nicholls top-scored with 12 points and Lee Richardson won three races as GB finished seven points behind the Danes.

Australia and Sweden complete the line-up for the Final with holders Poland and the USA eliminated from the competition.

SPEEDWAY 2

BRITISH captain Scott Nicholls says the team can be optimistic of a good World Cup Final after coming through Thursday''s Race-Off.

Nicholls helped repel a late charge from Poland, meaning that the reigning Champions will not defend their title on Saturday.

Nicholls said: ''It was a good run-out and everyone did their bit. Qualifying for the Final was the aim and we all start with a clean slate on Saturday.''

FIXTURES

FRIDAY JULY 21:
PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Berwick 7.30, Somerset v Glasgow 7.30
CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Boston v Plymouth 7.30
BRITISH UNDER-15 CHAMPIONSHIP: Plymouth 7.30

SATURDAY JULY 22:
WORLD CUP FINAL: Australia v Sweden v Denmark v GB - Reading 7pm
PREMIER LEAGUE: Berwick v Redcar 7pm, Mildenhall v Newport 7.30pm, Rye House v Glasgow 7pm, Stoke v Newcastle 7.30, Workington v Sheffield 7pm

SUNDAY JULY 23:
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Oxford 3.30
PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Berwick 4pm, Newcastle v Workington 6.30, Newport v Mildenhall 2.30,
CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Newport v Mildenhall (follows PL fixture)
CONFERENCE LEAGUE KO CUP: Scunthorpe v Stoke 3pm
TONY RICKARDSSON FAREWELL: Poole 4pm

MONDAY JULY 24:
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Swindon 8pm, Belle Vue v Poole 7.30, Wolverhampton v Reading 7.30

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