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Speedway of Nations 2022: Hans Nielsen aiming to 'get that gold' in final act as Denmark team manager

Outgoing team manager Hans Nielsen believes his Denmark team «can do the job» and claim the Speedway of Nations title. Nielsen, who has confirmed this will be his last meeting with the team, has selected Leon Madsen, Mikkel Michelsen and Anders Thomsen for the final at the Vojens Speedway Centre for a chance at a first ever gold at the event and a first team world title since the old Speedway World Cup in 2015. Ad/> As hosts, Denmark automatically advance to the final where they will take on Australia, Finland and Poland who advanced from the first semi-final, and Sweden, Czech Republic and Great Britain who made it through semi number two.

Rangers, Kakko agree to two-year extension

The New York Rangers and restricted free agent forward Kaapo Kakko have agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension, it was announced Thursday.

Marcus Forss signs four-year deal with Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough have announced the signing of striker Marcus Forss on a four-year contract.

Germany ready for 'great football festival' at Wembley, says Voss-Tecklenburg

Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg described her side's Euro 2022 showdown with old rivals England as a "great football festival" after they booked their spot in Sunday's final at Wembley with a 2-1 victory over France.

Ireland's showdown with Finland already a sellout

The Republic of Ireland's huge World Cup qualifier against Finland on 1 September at Tallaght Stadium has already been sold out.

Speedway of Nations 2022: 'That was really wild!' - Timi Salonen makes huge impact as Finland reach surprise final

It was an eventful night for Finland at the first Speedway of Nations semi-final in Vojens as they took a shock second place to reach the final. Team-mates Timi Salonen and Timi Lahti were in inspired form as they racked up 34 points to finish behind Australia and force pre-race favourites Poland into a playoff against Germany. Ad/> But aside from their impressive riding as a team, Salonen was involved in a couple of notable incidents on the night as he and his partner announced themselves on the big stage.

Speedway of Nations 2022: Poland, Finland and Australia into final after thrilling night in Vojens

Finland, Australia and Poland will be joining hosts Denmark in Saturday evening's Speedway of Nations Final. Finland gave it their all on the night and was able to claim one of the automatic spots, but the night belonged to Australia. Ad/> The trio of Jack Holder, Max Fricke and Jason Doyle didn’t have the strongest of starts but they battled towards the end of the heats to claim the most points on the night with 35 points and topping the first semi-final standings.

Speedway of Nations 2022 Semi-Final 1 - Bartosz Zmarzlik and Poland eye final spot in Vojens showpiece

After 4 heats Ad/> Germany currently leads the way on 11 points but are the only team to have competed twice. USA sits second on seven points with Poland and Finland neck and neck with five points. Speedway'The situation is very hard' — Ukraine team hope to honour homeland at Speedway of NationsAN HOUR AGO 1 — Germany 11pts 2 — USA 7pts 3 — Poland 5pts 4 — Finland 5pts 5 — Australia 4pts 6 — Latvia 2pts 7 — Ukraine 2pts Heat 4 — Levishyn, Huckenbeck, Melnychuk, Blodorn Huckenbeck has come out strong tonight with a second win for Germany, followed by Blodorn to take seven points.

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Speedway of Nations 2022: Hans Nielsen aiming to 'get that gold' in final act as Denmark team manager

Rangers, Kakko agree to two-year extension

Marcus Forss signs four-year deal with Middlesbrough

Germany ready for 'great football festival' at Wembley, says Voss-Tecklenburg

Ireland's showdown with Finland already a sellout

Speedway of Nations 2022: 'That was really wild!' - Timi Salonen makes huge impact as Finland reach surprise final

Speedway of Nations 2022: Poland, Finland and Australia into final after thrilling night in Vojens

Speedway of Nations 2022 Semi-Final 1 - Bartosz Zmarzlik and Poland eye final spot in Vojens showpiece