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COVENTRY have a five-point comeback target against Belle Vue in the second leg of this Knockout Cup tie after a bruising night at Kirkmanshulme Lane.

JASON Crump stormed to maximum points for the third home meeting in a row as Belle Vue built a slender lead in the first leg of their knockout cup quarter-final against holders Coventry on Monday night.

BJARNE Pedersen admits he has a mountain to climb after missing out on a semi-final place in the Danish Grand Prix.

CHRIS Holder claimed “No-one remembers who wins the semi” after being relegated to third in a world under-21 qualifier at Rye House.

ROBINS Aussie ace Troy Batchelor roared into the final of the World Under 21 Championships with a perfect performance at Rye House yesterday, writes Gareth Moorhouse.

LEIGH Adams admits he must make more of the “bad gates” in future if he wants to sustain his championship challenge after another sub-par performance on the Grand Prix circuit in Denmark.

ALUN Rossiter insists Leigh Adams can recover from his early exit at the Danish Grand Prix and is backing the Swindon skipper to re-ignite his title challenge at the Millennium Stadium later this month.

Swindon are back on top of the Sky Sports Elite League table after a 53-39 success over Eastbourne Eagles.

British ace Lee Richardson hopes of place back in the Grand Prix remain intact after coming through the latest round of qualifying.