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Sport in brief: August 18, 2024
South Africa's Ruan Nortje (centre right) out jumps Australia's Tate McDermott for the ball during their rugby union test match in Perth, August 17, 2024

SPEEDWAY: Belle Vue’s Dan Bewley won his second British Grand Prix in three years after racing home two points clear of Robert Lambert in Saturday night’s event under the roof at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. Birmingham captain Fredrik Lindgren finished third with defending world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik way off the pace in tenth but he remains 21 points clear of second-placed Lambert in the overall standings.

MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE: St George Illawarra beat Gold Coast 32-16 on Sunday to move into the NRL play-off places while Cronulla earned a golden point 19-18 win over Newcastle. League leaders Melbourne are four points clear after edging out champions Penrith 24-22 in their top of the table clash with Sydney Roosters two points further back in third following their 38-14 win over Parramatta. Bottom club Wests squeezed past the Rabbitohs 18-16 on Saturday.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: The German Cup first round continues tonight with six-time winners Werder Bremen visiting third tier outfit Energie Cottbus, minnows Koblenz hosting Wolfsburg, Braunschweig up against Frankfurt in the battle of the Eintrachts and Magdeburg travelling to Kickers Offenbach. Magdeburg were seven-time winners of the old East German Cup. Champions Bayer Leverkusen are at Carl Zeiss Jena on Wednesday evening.

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