Speedway
King's Lynn Stars supremo Buster Chapman insists his club just love proving the doubters wrong.
Chapman watched proudly as Norfolk's most successful sporting institution in recent times collected their tenth trophy since 2005 with the midweek Premier League KO Cup win over Edinburgh.
King's Lynn Stars' historic grand slam victory is to be celebrated at a civic reception next week.
West Norfolk mayor Michael Pitcher has invited the Stars to King's Lynn town hall next Friday to publicly mark their achievements.
SLIDESHOW: King's Lynn team boss Rob Lyon saluted his 'phenomenal' grand slam-winning Stars after last night's Premier League KO Cup success. Lynn became the first club in speedway history to clinch two trebles after emulating the 2006 vintage with a 98-81 aggregate win over Edinburgh.
King's Lynn 57, Edinburgh 33 (King's Lynn win 98-81 on aggregate) The path to sporting greatness is paved with pitfalls. Sir Alf Ramsay's England were within a minute of claiming mother football's first World Cup at Wembley in 1966 until German defender Wolfgang Weber's equaliser forced the agonies of extra-time.
King's Lynn racer Emiliano Sanchez plans to celebrate with doubles all round should the Stars clinch the Premier League KO Cup against Edinburgh. (7.45pm)
The popular Argentine is confident Rob Lyon's men can wipe out a seven point first leg deficit in front a bumper Norfolk Arena crowd to clinch an historic second Saddlebow grand slam.
Edinburgh's German ace Kevin Wolbert has been ruled out of tomorrow's Premier League KO Cup final, second leg against King's Lynn at the Norfolk Arena with a suspected broken finger.
King's Lynn Stars' supremo Buster Chapman insists his men can seal speedway immortality ahead of Wednesday's Premier League KO Cup final, second leg against Edinburgh at the Norfolk Arena.
King's Lynn co-promoter Jonathan Chapman is calling for one final push from the double winners in tonight's Premier League KO Cup final, first leg at Edinburgh.
King's Lynn 47, Edinburgh 41 (Edinburgh won 97-83 on agg) Lynn chief Buster Chapman is confident World U21 champion Darcy Ward will be fit for the club's Premier League KO Cup final revenge mission against Edinburgh.
King's Lynn Stars manager Rob Lyon is confident his injury-ravaged side can overcome mission impossible tonight. The Premier League champions are missing three key riders for the second leg of the promotion play-off final as they bid to overturn a 56-36 deficit against Edinburgh.