Braehead Clan's Tristan Harper believes the club's rivalry with Fife Flyers is on a par with that of old club, Dundee Stars.

The Clan go to Kirkcaldy on Saturday, renewing old rivalries for the first time this season.

And Harper, a Tayside boy, is looking forward to seeing how Todd Dutiaume's side look this season.

He said: "It's always been a big thing going into Fife whenever I've gone there, so it's going to be a battle.

"I played against Fife for Dundee in my time there and their rivalry goes way back so I'm very familiar with what to expect.

"In fact, I would say the rivalry with Braehead is on a par with that from what I've experienced.

"It'll be a tough game as it always is when we go there, so for the first time this season, we'll get to see what they're all about.

"Braehead are one of the top teams in Scotland and Fife want to compete for that spot, so everyone will be pumped for it.

Flyers' got their first win of the season in beating the Stars 4-2 on Saturday, but is their only victory in six games this season.

Harper insists it's too early to form an opinion on them and cites their form last season that got them to the play-off finals weekend as a reminder.

He added: "It is slightly surprising Fife have started slowly, but it's early days yet. There's a lot of games left so it's too soon to make an overall judgement.

"Plus everyone knows the kind of form they showed in the second half of last season so you can never rule them out."

It's the Braehead Clan's homecoming on Friday 10th October (7.30pm face-off) against the Fife Flyers. Tickets are available now via braeheadclan.com, by calling 0844 499 1700 and direct at the Braehead Arena box office.

A perfectly-paced ride earned Sir Bradley Wiggins victory in the men's time trial at the Road World Championships in Spain.

The Olympic champion clocked 56 minutes 25.52 seconds for the 29.27-mile route in Ponferrada.

Germany's Tony Martin, seeking a fourth straight world title, had to settle for silver in 56mins 51.75secs, while Tom Dumoulin of Holland finished in 57:06.16 to take the bronze medal.

It was Britain's first gold in the event in 20 years, since Chris Boardman won the inaugural edition of the road time trial.

Wiggins said: "I paced it perfectly. I still had gas in the final. Even on the last descent I knew I was ahead but I was pushing all the way.

"I knew coming into it that I had the legs. Once I saw the course I knew if I was ever going to beat Tony it would be here."

The 34-year-old Londoner was second to Martin at the first time check, but moved ahead by two seconds and then by more than nine seconds at the third time check.

Wiggins crossed the line well clear of the rest of the field.

The 2012 Tour de France champion is a multiple world champion on the track but now has a first world title on the road.

Wiggins, who plans to return to the track for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, added: "This is my last Road World Championships and I've finished with a gold medal."

SNOOKER: Glasgow's Anthony McGill finished strongly in Barnsley yesterday as he matched fellow Scots John Higgins and Alan McManus by qualifying for next month's International Championship in China.

McGill trailed English teenager Ashley Carty 2-1 but then took the next five frames, signing off with breaks of 83 and 123 to win 6-2 - just as Higgins and McManus had done on Tuesday.