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SPEEDWAY NEWS AND FIXTURES 25.8.06
25 August 2006 - British Speedway Promoters Association
(SPEEDWAY 1) SCOTT Nicholls has withdrawn from Saturday''s Czech Grand Prix due to his broken collarbone.
Nicholls has been having intensive physio this week but has admitted that he is not fit to compete, and his place will be taken by reserve rider Ryan Sullivan.
With a 61-point lead going into the meeting and only three rounds to go, Jason Crump could clinch his second World title this weekend.
(SPEEDWAY 2)
DANISH star Hans Andersen has appealed for calm after receiving a rough reception in Peterborough''s recent away match at Coventry.
Andersen said: ''I accept boos, banter and abuse are part of any sport, but what happened at Coventry was much worse.
''If I am wrong I will put my hands up and face the consequences, but if I am wrongly accused I will not just lie down and take it.'' (SPEEDWAY 3) SCUNTHORPE stage the biggest meeting in their history on Bank Holiday Monday with the Conference League Pairs taking place at Normanby Road.
Each of the Conference sides will be sending their top two available riders to contest the event, with the hosts providing two teams.
There are two groups of five teams, with the top two in each group advancing to the final stages of the event. (FIXTURE UPDATE) FRIDAY AUGUST 25:
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Arena-Essex v Belle Vue 7.45, Eastbourne v Wolverhampton 7.30
PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Workington 7.30, King''s Lynn v Newcastle 7.30, Somerset v Stoke 7.30
CONFERENCE SHIELD: Weymouth v Sittingbourne 7.30
FOUR-TEAM TOURNAMENT: Plymouth 7.30 SATURDAY AUGUST 26:
PREMIER LEAGUE: Berwick v Workington 7pm, King''s Lynn v Edinburgh 7.30, Stoke v Rye House 7.30
CONFERENCE LEAGUE KO CUP: Rye House v Mildenhall 7pm SUNDAY AUGUST 27:
PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Newcastle 4pm, Mildenhall v Sheffield 4.30, Newport v Somerset 2.30
CONFERENCE LEAGUE KO CUP: Newport v Plymouth (follows PL fixture)
CONFERENCE SHIELD: Buxton v Cleveland Bays 3pm MONDAY AUGUST 28:
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Eastbourne 8pm, Peterborough v Arena-Essex 7.30, Reading v Belle Vue 7.30, Swindon v Ipswich 5pm,
Wolverhampton v Poole 7.30,
PREMIER LEAGUE: Newcastle v Glasgow 6.30, Rye House v Stoke 2pm followed by Rye House v Newport, Workington v Berwick 7pm
CONFERENCE LEAGUE PAIRS: Scunthorpe 3pm.
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