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Newcastle 49, IOW 45

All seven of the Warburtons Diamonds played important roles in last night's Premier League victory at home to Isle of Wight despite some low figures in the middle order of their scorecard. Read

Speedway: A brave Brady boy gives it Wight go

A brave ride by pain-wracked Ross Brady in the penultimate race of last night's pulsating Premier League match helped Newcastle Diamonds squeeze home 49-45 against a strong Isle of Wight outfit at Newcastle Stadium. Read

Motorsport: Burning Rubber

Shane Byrne stormed to pole at Snetterton yesterday ahead of today's two British Superbike Championship races. Read

Speedway: Jirout on revenge mission

Newcastle come face-to-face with their biggest flop in recent years in tonight's Premier League meeting at Mildenhall before hurrying back for tomorrow's home clash against Isle of Wight (6.30pm). Read

Rally: Loeb shows grit to battle back on gravel

World Championship leader Sebastien Loeb hit the front of the Rally Sardinia at the end of the first leg after spending much of the day running down the order. Read

Speedway: Aiming for a double

Newcastle Diamonds will be among the pace-setters at the top of the Premier League if they pull off back-to-back wins at Mildenhall tonight and at home to Isle of Wight tomorrow, (6.30). Read

Speedway: Grieves grins and Bears it

Redcar's stand-in skipper James Grieves won a tactical ride for double points last night on his least favourite track as the Bears put up a spirited display in their Premier League defeat at the Owlerton Stadium. Read

Speedway: Kerr back in action

Elite League reserve Magnus Karlsson, from Wolverhampton, is tonight's guest for injured Redcar skipper Gary Havelock when the Bears visit Sheffield in the Premier League. Read

F1: Don't crank up pressure on Lewis

Eddie Jordan has warned against expecting too much from Formula One sensation Lewis Hamilton. Read

Speedway: Raun's brave double

Jonas Raun's spectacular move past both Berwick riders in one go was the highlight of the Warburtons Diamonds' convincing Premier Trophy victory last night at Newcastle stadium. Read

Speedway: Super Diamonds

Newcastle Diamonds raced to their biggest score of the season in beating Berwick Bandits 58-34 in their final Premier Trophy match at Newcastle Stadium last night. Read

F1: Hamilton amazed

Lewis Hamilton admits he has amazed even himself with his stunning start to his Formula One career. For the third successive race, Hamilton was forced to settle for the runner-up spot as Felipe Massa took the chequered flag at the Spanish Grand Prix. Read

Speedway: Franc looks ready

Josef Franc is expected to be fit for Newcastle's Premier Trophy meeting tonight (7.30pm) at home to his parent club Berwick despite crashing on Saturday in a guest appearance for Edinburgh, writes Andrew Dalby. Read

Speedway: Jamie adds Trophy spice

The Premier Trophy clash between old rivals New-castle and Berwick at Newcastle Stadium tonight (7.30) is sure to be spiced up by the appearance of Jamie Robertson in Bandits colours. Read

F1: Hammo a real driving force

Lewis Hamilton has vowed to reel in Felipe Massa despite setting another milestone in his remarkable Formula One career. Read

The new Schu

Bernie Ecclestone has compared Lewis Hamilton to seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher - but doubts he will lift the title in his debut season. Read

Burning Rubber: Gowla powers to third in first outing

Northumberland's Graeme Gowland has launched his assault on the Spanish CEV Championship by powering to third in his first race at Albacete. Read

Speedway: Comoets hold off the Monarchs

Workington Comets held off a persistent challenge from visitors Edinburgh Monarchs to register a hard-earned Premier League victory. Read

Alonso's back in the old routine

Fernando Alonso topped his first free-practice session since the season-opener as McLaren dominated early proceedings in the build-up to tomorrow's Spanish Grand Prix. Read

Let's make Mark

Mark Webber is hoping for a "boring" week-end for Red Bull Racing as the team seek to prove they are finally ready to break into the points. Read

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