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Sport in brief: September 17, 2024
Rosenborg's Mathilde Rogde (left) and Arsenal's Katie McCabe battle for the ball during the Uefa Women's Champions League Qualifying First Round Final match at Meadow Park, Borehamwood, September 7, 2024

SPEEDWAY: Dan Bewley scored 12 points and Jaimon Lidsey weighed in with 11+2 as the Belle Vue Aces led from the first tape to beat Premiership champions Sheffield Tigers 51-39 in the first leg of their play-off semi-final on Monday evening.

The second leg is scheduled for Thursday night at Sheffield’s Owlerton stadium, with the winners facing Leicester in the two-legged Grand Final at the end of the month.

MEN’S CRICKET: New Zealand will be hoping for better luck with the weather when they continue their Asian tour with the first leg of their two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in Galle tomorrow morning. 

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