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Sport in brief: May 24, 2023

SPEEDWAY: Wolverhampton continued their superb home form with a 49-41 win over the Ipswich Witches that moved them second in the Premiership, three points behind table toppers Belle Vue, whilst Max Fricke scored 12+1 as league new-boys Leicester claimed a commanding 53-37 victory against Sheffield.

Tomorrow evening’s fixtures will see Leicester at Ipswich and the King’s Lynn Stars, who lost 53-37 at bottom club Peterborough on Monday night, travel to Sheffield.

WOMEN’S CRICKET: The Sunrisers will take on the South East Stars at Lords tomorrow in the Charlotte Edwards Cup with both teams still looking for their first points of the season. The Stars lost to last year’s champions the Southern Vipers by six wickets on Tuesday.

In today’s other match East Midlands’ Blaze face the Thunder at Old Trafford needing a win to move joint top with early pace-setters the Northern Diamonds. 

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Jayson Tatum netted 34 points as the Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 116-99 to keep their hopes alive in the Eastern Conference championship play-offs.

The Heat lead the best of seven series 3-1 with the winners facing the Denver Nuggets, who will be appearing in their first ever NBA final. The Nuggets claimed the Western Conference title with a 4-0 defeat of the LA Lakers.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Ruud Van Nistelrooy has resigned as manager of PSV Eindhoven ahead of their final game of the season, the Dutch club announced earlier today.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker had been in charge for just one year at the Philips Stadion and won the Dutch Cup earlier this month.

PSV will secure a second-place finish in the Eredivisie if they take a point from their last game at AZ Alkmaar on Sunday.

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