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Speedway: Fired up for derby crunch

NEWCASTLE Diamonds were once again thwarted by bad weather last night when their Premier League match against Edinburgh was called off because of a waterlogged track at Armadale Stadium. Read

Speedway: Change is best

NEWCASTLE co-promoter Darryl Illingworth believes the agreement to bring forward two Premier League away meetings to this weekend means the Tynesiders will catch Edinburgh tonight and Berwick tomorrow while both opponents are struggling for confidence. Read

Hungry to race after lay-off

NEWCASTLE Diamonds regroup for the first time in almost three weeks when they tackle Edinburgh Monarchs in a Premier League match at Armadale tonight. Read

Hamania motors in

EARLIER this year, Lewis Hamilton filmed a television commercial for a leading High Street bank in which he was required to stand atop a podium and spray his immediate surroundings with Champagne. Read

Diamonds duo fail to sparkle

AFTER the thrill of a rostrum placing in the Premier League Pairs Championship on Friday night, it was very much a case of the Sunday blues for Newcastle’s top two riders Josef Franc and Christian Henry yesterday. Read

F1: He's no rookie

Felipe Massa insists Lewis Hamilton is no longer considered a Formula One rookie after his phenomenal start to the season. Read

Burning Rubber

Quick thinking pays off for Rea - Rain stopped play as qualifying for today's British Superbike Championship round was washed out at Knockhill yesterday afternoon. Read

F1: Lewis remains bullish

Lewis Hamilton is confident of a hat-trick of grand prix wins tomorrow - despite an apparent resurgence from Ferrari. Read

Motor cycling: Suzuki's Chris in top slot at Assen

Rizla Suzuki rider Chris Vermeulen has claimed pole position for the A-Style MotoGP Dutch TT. Read

Diamonds have to settle for bronze

NEWCASTLE finished in the bronze medal position for the second year running in the prestigious Premier League Pairs Championship at Somerset last night (writes BARRY WALLACE). Read

BTCC: Plato not worried

Jason Plato believes no longer leading the BTCC drivers' championship is almost a bonus as it means he won't have the maximum "handicap ballast" to drag back his already un-aerodynamic car back at Donington Park next time out. Read

Speedway: Hit by track flood

Newcastle Diamonds suffered their first home postponement of the season when yesterday's Premier League meeting against Rye House was called off following the flooding of the track during a deluge on Saturday afternoon. Read

Motorcycling: Smith battles to seventh

Britain's Bradley Smith bounced back from a practice-session crash to finish seventh in the Nickel & Dime British 125cc Grand Prix at Donington Park. Read

Rain is only winner

A FLOODED Newcastle track coupled with the forecast of much more rain to come caused an early call-off of last night’s Premier League match between the Diamonds and Rye House Rockets. Read

Rising star sitting third

Rising star Graeme Gowland is sitting third in the prestigious Spanish CEV Championship after scoring his third podium in as many races last weekend. Read

Tornado has a total stormer

Texas Tornado Colin Edwards blew away the opposition as he stormed to pole position yesterday. Read

Hero lewis is best of british

Lewis Hamilton's sensational emergence in Formula One this season has been hailed as "good for Britain". Read

On average, Diamons are doing well

Four Newcastle riders feature in the Top 40 Premier League averages. Read

Speedway: Points picked up

The Bears picked up Premier League points last night at a damp South Tees Motor Park with an 11-point victory over Edinburgh. Read

Speedway: Stan's not the man for Glasgow

Former Newcastle Diamonds ace George Stancl has been axed by parent club Glasgow. Stancl joins another former Newcastle rider Lee Smethills, dismissed by the Tigers' management after their recent southern tour, on the sidelines. Read

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