Sport in brief: August 1, 2024
SPEEDWAY: Adam Ellis top-scored with 9+4 points as Premiership leaders Ipswich came from behind to stuff King’s Lynn 57-33 on Thursday evening.
The aggregate point win moved them four points clear of second-placed Sheffield, who were held 45-45 by Leicester but took the super heat tie-breaker.
Fredrik Lindgren bagged 11+1 points as bottom of the table Birmingham suffered their third successive last heat defeat in a 46-44 loss at Oxford.
More from this author

Ben Cowles speaks with IAN ‘TREE’ ROBINSON and ANDY DAVIES, two of the string pullers behind the Manchester Punk Festival, ahead of its 10th year show later this month

Ben Cowles previews his interview with Stand Up to Racism’s SABBY DHALU for the Morning Star’s new Youtube channel