SPEEDWAY: Nicholls plugs the gap
Scott Nicholls will ride for Lakeside in their Elite League Grand Final visit to Poole's Wimborne Road on Monday.
The Eastbourne rider deputises for Swede Andreas Jonsson, who is ill with a virus and was due to miss Saturday's ill-fated German Grand Prix.
Hammers boss Jon Cook said: "AJ has a high temperature and a problem with his digestive system. We're pleased to have Scott on board for a big meeting."
Zorro tells of gratitude
Magnus Zetterstrom has revealed how he thought his British career was over - before rejoining Poole.
Zetterstrom is on the verge of winning the Elite League title because the Pirates hold a six-point lead going into their home leg with Lakeside.
He said: "I thought my British career was over at the end of last season with Somerset. I'm indebted to Poole for bringing me back in a successful team."
Results
| Sunday, October 12 | | |
| Premier League | | |
| Glasgow | 45-47 | Edinburgh |
| L Dicken 11+2 | | M ethers 14+2 |
| Newcastle | 46-47 | Scunthorpe |
| J Franc 15 | | M Karlsson 10+1 |
| Conference League | | |
| Rye House | 59-34 | Weymouth |
| R Mear 15 | | A Bargh 12 |
Results | Sunday, October 12 | | | | |
| Four-team tournament | | | | |
| 1 | Bristol | 37 | S Vlasov | 13 |
| 2 | Leicester | 27 | S Darkin | 15 |
| 3 | Swindon | 22 | R Sweetman | 11 |
| 3 | Oxford | 22 | L Smart | 9 |
Fixtures | Monday, October 13 | | | |
| Elite League Grand Final 2nd leg | | | |
| Poole | v | Lakeside | 1930 |
| Tuesday, October 14 | | | |
| Elite League relegation play-off | | | |
| Wolverhampton | v | Peterborough | 1930 |
| Isle of Wight | v | Berwick | 1930 |
| Conference League play-off semi-final | | | |
| Boston | v | Redcar | 1930 |
Elite League table | | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Poole | 32 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1600 | 1321 | 52 |
| Lakeside | 32 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 1551 | 1375 | 52 |
| Swindon | 32 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 1498 | 1434 | 41 |
| Ipswich | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1483 | 1439 | 40 |
| Eastbourne | 31 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 1399 | 1445 | 32 |
| Coventry | 31 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 1378 | 1456 | 29 |
| P'borough | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 1371 | 1528 | 28 |
| Belle Vue | 31 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1373 | 1451 | 26 |
| Wolves | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 1314 | 1518 | 16 |
Premier League table | | P | W | D | L | F | A Pts |
| Edinburgh | 29 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1515 | 1116 50 |
| Somerset | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1517 | 1223 48 |
| K Lynn | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1624 | 1111 45 |
| Workington | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 1435½ | 1300½ 41 |
| Rye House | 29 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 1441 | 1198 40 |
| Berwick | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 1428 | 1316 37 |
| Redcar | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1369 | 1374 37 |
| Reading | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1270 | 1301 34 |
| Sheffield | 29 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1329 | 1307 33 |
| I of W | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 1278 | 1288 31 |
| Edinburgh are champions | | | | | | |
Premier League table | | P | W | D | L | F | A Pts |
| Birmingham | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 1317½ | 1401½ 30 |
| Scunthorpe | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 1209 | 1348 28 |
| Newcastle | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 1140 | 1395 22 |
| Glasgow | 29 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 1252 | 1422 19 |
| Stoke | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 1109 | 1275 18 |
| Mildenhall | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 898 | 1748 0 |
Conference League table | | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Plymouth | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 709 | 569 | 20 |
| Redcar | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 657 | 614 | 18 |
| Weymouth | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 626 | 465 | 17 |
| Boston | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 609 | 485 | 17 |
| Scunthorpe | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 637 | 629 | 17 |
| Buxton | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 605 | 669 | 15 |
| Rye House | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 459 | 543 | 8 |
| S'bourne | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 426 | 754 | 0 |