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Edinburgh Monarchs blast Workington Comets into oblivion
Kye Thomson (red) and Jordy Loftus (blue) show the way around Armadale. Picture: Jack Cupido The Edinburgh Monarchs have one wheel in the Championship play-offs after a comprehensive 55-35 victory over the Workington Comets. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The Capital side will all but confirm their spot later today should they emerge victorious in Cumbria in the return fixture at the GT Tyres Arena. However, picking up the aggregate bonus point on their travels could also be enough to secure a top-four finish. Either way, the Monarchs are in a very handsome position ending into the final weeks of the 2025 season. Reigning champions the Poole Pirates and arch-rivals the Glasgow Tigers have already secured their berths. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Victory over the Comets was the perfect response to Wednesday's heavy KO Cup defeat to Glasgow at Ashfield. The hosts scored well throughout with Kye Thomson and Justin Sedgmen both amassing 11, while Victor Palovaara, who returned following a spell on the sidelines with pneumonia, was well worth his nine points. However, 16-year-old Australian Jordy Loftus stole the headlines with an impressive four, paid six, from his four outings, earning him the Monarch-of the-match accolade. The Comets showed little resistance with Troy Batchelor and Jacob Hook scoring 28 points between them. Jye Etheridge also withdrew after coming to grief in his first race citing a leg injury. It's unlikely he will be fit to race this evening so the home side may elect to operate rider replacement. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Teenager Loftus said afterwards: "I'm really happy to be voted. I hope this is the first of many (Monarch-of-the match) and a big thanks to the crowd for voting and coming out to support us. It's great to have you all here supporting the club and the team. I didn't expect to get the award so it was a big surprise." Team-mate Sedgmen added: "All the boys did their bit which is nice. 20 points is great to take down there so it's ours to lose. We want to hit them hard from the start. The team we've got, we're all good. It's nice to rock up when everyone's there too. When we're all together it's very beneficial. Everyone is really enjoying riding for Edinburgh and it's a great club to ride for."
BBC News
8 minutes ago
- BBC News
Cornwall surfing prodigy says Boardmasters wins 'means the world'
Hotly-tipped Cornish surfer Lukas Skinner has said retaining his double crown at Boardmasters this year "means the world".The 17-year-old broke his leg four months ago, but took both the Men's Championship and Junior Boys in the UK's biggest surf event at Newquay's Fistral beach on 10 August. Lukas said the recovery from his injury was tough but now he now had his sights on more titles and the Olympics in 2028. "To be representing Cornwall and bringing it back home, it was the best crowd I've ever surfed in front of for sure, " he said. Boardmasters is part of the European-based QS tour, with the highest ranked competitors making it onto the Challenger Series, which in turn feeds the top level Championship from Perranporth, is off to Spain next in his bid to get enough points to progress to the Challenger teenager is also part of the GB Surfing Progression Squad, and has his Olympics said: "That's always the main goal - and it's at Trestles Beach in California, which is one of my favourite waves in the world. "I believe I can do it so I'm going to train very hard and hope that I can." But the road to the Boardmasters victories at Fistral Beach has been hard after the leg injury that meant Lukas had to fly to Germany for said: "I think people don't realise how hard it is going through that - there were a lot of dark times and I think that's why all my emotion came out when I did win."I broke down in tears because this year has been so hard for me and it all just paid off and the crowd was insane and so loud."It was a long four months, but it built me as a better person and I was able to come back and win, so I'm really happy."His father Ben is also a pro-surfer and 11-time European longboard champion."My dad is a big inspiration. He's my biggest supporter, along with my mum, and he makes my surfboards as well, so that's special."My biggest goal at home is to show that it is possible to come from Europe and Cornwall and get to the top stage."I am really proud to be that person for younger surfers to look up to."
BBC News
9 minutes ago
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Guernsey Donkey Derby returns for its 54th year
The annual Donkey Derby returns to Guernsey in its 54th year. Donkeys have travelled from Guildford in Surrey, travelling by boat ahead of the event on Saturday. It is free to enter, however proceeds will go to the Lions Club of Guernsey, for them to distribute it to causes within the island. A number of charities have also been invited, with organisers hoping they will also be able to benefit from the event. The race itself will consist of donkeys running around a designated track with children for jockeys, up to a certain height and weight. The Lions Club added the donkeys' welfare was of "paramount importance".
