Speedway News

Danny Bird played a captain's role for the Reading Racers as he helped his team overcome Isle of Wight on Monday night at Smallmead Stadium, to move into the semi-finals of the KO Cup.

Young Oxford star Ben Barker suffered a multiple fracture to his thigh and leg, after crashing during the Academy's match at Stoke last night.

Somerset Rebels skipper, Magnus Zetterstrom produced a magnificent performance, to win the Premier League Champions Chase, from a very high-class field, on a wet, and rainy night at Kings Lynn's Norfolk Arena.

Speedway results for Saturday 23 July. Elite League: Ipswich 43 - 47 Belle Vue: Chris Louis 12 - Jason Crump 13 Belle Vue win the bonus point. Elite League Knockout Cup Semi-Final 1st leg:

The Somerset 'Mike Manning Audio' Rebels will be looking to put last week's disappointing home defeat at the hands of King's Lynn behind them as they turn their attention to the visit of the Stoke 'Easy Rider' Potters to the Oak Tree Arena this Friday (22nd).

Speedway results for Sunday 17 July. Newport 39 - 51 Reading Stuart Robson 13 - Matej Zagar 14 Reading win 105-75 on aggregate.

Oxford remain firmly rooted to the bottom of the Elite League table after another home defeat at the hands of the Ipswich Witches.

Danny Hughes could prove the missing piece in the Wildcats jigsaw. That's the verdict of boss Brian White following the former Newcastle Gems rider's Weymouth debut at Boston, yesterday.

The Somerset 'Mike Manning Audio' Rebels cruised to their biggest home victory of the season against what was, quite frankly, a very poor Edinburgh Monarchs septet, which if it had not been for the efforts of their new signing, Kristian Lund, and, to a lesser extent, Swede Daniel Nermark, would h

Kirkland Carpet Berwick Bandits made top slot in the League their own on Saturday night, sitting clear of Edinburgh by 2 points, having defeated a somewhat depleted Glasgow Tigers' side without both new signings.

Sheffield guest George Stancl roared to a brilliant 15-point maximum as the Pirtek Tigers gave a much-improved away performance - but they were just edged out at Armadale.

Sheffield have been blocked from keeping Trevor Harding in their starting seven. Co-boss Neil Machin has revealed how he wanted to move Harding into Richard Hall's team position until the England Under-21 international returned from his broken hand.

Coventry can now confirm that skipper Andreas Jonsson will be leaving the team after the next fortnight. Jonsson has been unwell for several weeks and feels that he needs to cut down on his racing commitments for the sake of his personal health.

Reigning Australian junior speedway champion Chris Holder's play on the corresponding world title will continue when he saddles up for semi-final action in Poland on June 18.

Defending Speedway World Champion, Jason Crump, has suffered his worst result in the previous six years after finishing a dismal 14th at the British Grand Prix held at the Millennium Stadium at Cardiff in Wales on June 11.

Reading Racers won the match 46-44 on the night, but it was the Exeter Falcons that progressed through to the semi-finals of the competition in an entertaining night's racing at Smallmead Stadium.

The Arena-Essex Husqvarna Hammers pulled of the shock of the season when they went to Manchester on Monday evening and defeated the Belle Vue Aces on their own Raceway.

Kirkland Carpets' Berwick Bandits, last night announced the replacement for the walked Joachim Kugelmann, and he is 24-year-old, Boston-born Carl Wilkinson.

A delighted Arena-Essex Promoter, Ronnie Russell, this morning announced that the Husqvarna Hammers No.1 Mark Loram will be riding for the Essex based Club away at Belle Vue, Manchester this [Monday] evening.

Speedway results for Wednesday 1 June. Elite League: Poole 54 - 41 Oxford Kris Kasprzak 13 - Henka Gustafsson 14 Arena Essex 42 - 51 Coventry Josh Larsen 15 - Scott Nicholls 18), Premier Trophy:

Speedway results for Tuesday 31 May. Premier Trophy: Isle of Wight 52 - 42 Newport Craig Boyce 15 - Tony Atkin 13+1

The Arena-Essex Speedway Promoter, Ronnie Russell, announced to the crowd at Wednesday's home meeting that he has decided to make a change to the Husqvarna Hammers line-up.

Just a day after progressing through to the semi-finals of the 2005 Junior Speedway World Championship, Australian Rory Schlein has suffered a season-ending broken back in a British Elite League encounter.

Reading headed north to take on the reigning league champions Hull Vikings on Wednesday night, but put in a spirited performance before finally going down to a 47-43 defeat at Craven Park.