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World Under-21 champion Emil Sajfutdinov has insisted he wants to ride in England, but he does not know when.

Poole Pirates are on course to progress to the latter stages of the Craven Shield after defeating Swindon Robins 54-39.

27th Mar 08 The “Evening Star” Witches have ended their Craven Shield group matches with a resounding win over the Peterborough Panthers. Further news and reaction to follow

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COVENTRY’S next four fixtures are at Brandon - and on the evidence of the opening fortnight, that should give them the opportunity to lay some solid foundations for the campaign.

26th Mar 08 The “Evening Star” Witches entertain local rivals Peterborough in their final Craven Shield qualifying match at Foxhall on Thursday. With away wins securing an extra point and no BP’s available the
Witches will require a win, knowing that that will then ensure the other sides in the group would need to win either of their away matches to stand any chance of overhauling the Witches.

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HARD taskmaster Graham Drury has told his Brummies team he won’t accept mechanical failure this season.

BELLE Vue’s opening day victory over Wolverhampton has been increased by three points to 49-41 following a successful protest to the Speedway Control Bureau.

Swindon Robins produced a huge shock as they captured the first silverware of the new speedway season - the Elite Shield.

COVENTRY salvaged some pride in last night’s Elite Shield clash against Swindon with a second leg win - but the overall task was beyond them as the Robins picked up the season’s first silverware.