W/E JUNE 30TH 2001

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

World Cup Captains

Rear

Sam Ermolenko and Mikael Karlsson

News

• Bad news for Team GB's World Cup aspirations as both Chris Louis and Scott Nicholls suffer injuries
• Glasgow make a bid to sign Finnish youngster Kauko Nieminen to join recent newcomers Simon Cartwright and Derek Sneddon

Big Wins

Poole 56 v 34 Eastbourne

Tony Rickardsson (15)..David Norris/Martin Dugard (11+1)

Hull 57 v 33 Berwick

Paul Thorp (14+1)..Scott Robson (9+1)

Edinburgh 56 v 34 Arena-Essex

Peter Carr (15)...Leigh Lanham (12+1)

League Tables

League 1

• Oxford..16..12..2..2..31
• Ipswich..18..12..1..5..30
• Poole..18..11..1..6..28
• Coventry..17..9..2..6..24
• Eastbourne..17..6..3..8..18
• Peterborough..16..7..1..8..16
• Wolves..20..6..0..14..14
• King's Lynn..17..5..1..11..13
• Belle Vue..15..3..1..11..8

League 2 Top 5

• Hull..8..6..2..0..17
• Sheffield..6..5..0..1..11
• Edinburgh..7..5..0..2..11
• Arena-Essex..9..5..0..4..11
• Swindon..7..4..2..1..10

League 2 Bottom 5

• Exeter..11..2..2..7..7
• Isle Of Wight..6..3..0..3..6
• Berwick..10..1..0..9..3
• Trelawny..6..1..0..5..2
• Newport..7..0..0..7..0