A Poole speedway rider's been charged with sexual assault.

Nineteen year old Darcy Ward - who helped the Pirates to the Elite League and Knockout Cup this season - is alleged to have assaulted a 17-year-old girl at a hotel in the town in August.

He, and a seventeen year old boy from Wiltshire, have been bailed, before appearing at Bournemouth Crown Court next week.

Ward's solicitor says he categorically denies the charge.