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Defending Elite League champions Coventry Bees got off to a losing start as Eastbourne Eagles came away with the away victory.

KENNETH Hansen is likely to miss Wolverhampton’s trips to Poole and Ipswich this week after crashing out of last night’s comfortable win over the Dorset club.

COVENTRY’S Elite League title defence got off to the worst possible start as former skipper Scott Nicholls anchored a highly impressive Eastbourne display at Brandon last night.

BELLE Vue opened their Elite League campaign with a dramatic last heat victory over Lakeside at Kirkmanshulme Lane.