POOLE PIRATES

POOLE went back to the top of the Elite League table with a hard fought 50-42 win over Lakeside at Wimborne Road.

Chris Holder and Bjarne Pedersen were the top Pirates riders with 11-points each and Lakeside were without star man Andreas Jonsson who was on paternity leave.

Pirates boss Neil Middleditch said: “I thought we did very well particularly as we had a couple of riders struggling to keep up the pace.”

SHEFFIELD TIGERS

JAMES Birkinshaw has turned down the chance of a return to his parent club Sheffield.

Birkinshaw, axed by Birmingham at the weekend, looked set for a short term deal back at Owlerton.

But he said: “My heart isn’t really in it if I’m honest and that wouldn’t be fair to Sheffield. I still feel a bit deflated about things right now so it’s best to give it a miss.”

FIXTURE PICTURE

THURSDAY AUGUST 7

SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE:
Ipswich v Belle Vue 7.30,
Peterborough v Coventry 7.30,
Swindon v Poole 7.30

PREMIER LEAGUE:
Redcar v Isle of Wight 7.30,
Sheffield v Berwick 7.45

FRIDAY AUGUST 8:

SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE:
Coventry v Eastbourne 8pm,
Lakeside v Swindon 8pm

PREMIER LEAGUE:
Edinburgh v Mildenhall 7.30,
Scunthorpe v Isle of Wight 7.30,
Somerset v Redcar 7.30

CONFERENCE LEAGUE:
Plymouth v Redcar 7.30

SATURDAY AUGUST 9:

ELITE LEAGUE KOC:
Eastbourne v Lakeside 7.30

PREMIER LEAGUE:
Berwick v Mildenhall 7pm,
Workington v Glasgow 7pm,
Stoke v Newcastle 7.30

PREMIER LEAGUE KOC:
Rye House v Somerset 7pm

CONFERENCE LEAGUE:
Weymouth v Redcar 7.15

SUNDAY AUGUST 10:

PREMIER LEAGUE:
Glasgow v Sheffield 4pm,
Newcastle v Mildenhall 5.30,
Reading v Somerset 6pm
CONFERENCE LEAGUE:
Buxton v Scunthorpe 3pm,
Sittingbourne v Redcar 12pm

FIM GOLD CUP SIDECARS: King’s Lynn 3pm