The Somerset 'Sharp' Rebels take a break from Premier League action this weekend with home and away matches against the Glasgow Tigers in the first round of the Premier League Knock Out Cup.
The 2006 Speedway Grand Prix series kicked-off in tremendous style in Krsko, Slovenia, on Saturday night with Denmark's Nicki Pedersen winning for the first time in two years ahead of Australian Jason Crump and Poland's Tomasz Gollob.
Tony Rickardsson enhanced his reputation as the greatest speedway rider of the modern era when he was crowned 2005 World Champion at Bydgoszcz in Poland on Saturday night.
Denmark's Nicki Pedersen is the new world speedway champion after remarkable scenes in Hamar this evening. He was handed the title after a refereeing decision excluded his main rival Jason Crump from the semi-final.
After an absence of a decade, speedway is set to return to Wimbledon in 2002 thanks to a joint venture between David Croucher and Steve Ribbons. The Dons will compete at Conference League level next year with their first fixture arranged for 2 May - a challenge against Belle Vue Colts.
Reigning speedway world champion Mark Loram became British champion for the third time after winning the British Final at Coventry on last night [Saturday].