Brave Doyle’s title decider KO

withdraw from the Melbourne GP. I am unable to fly due to my lungs and have to wait for surgery on my elbow once my lungs are healed.”

He had gone into the Torun round with a five-point lead over American Greg Hancock, 46, at the top of the world championship standings.

Hancock piled up the points after Doyle had crashed out and now only needs one race win in Melbourne to guarantee his fourth world title.

Doyle is still eight points ahead of Brit Tai Woffinden and 10 in front of fourth-placed Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) in the medal race. BOSS Mark Lemon is adamant Belle Vue can make history by pulling off the biggest comeback in play-off history.

The Aces go into tonight’s Grand Final second leg trailing Wolves by 18 points after being demolished in Monday night’s first leg.

But Lemon, desperate to avoid a second Grand Final defeat in a row, said: “There are those who would say 18 points is not achievable, but if these boys go out there and race their hearts out anything’s possible.” JASON DOYLE has had to give up on his world title dream.

The Swindon skipper has been in hospital in Poland since crashing in his opening ride at Saturday night’s Torun Grand Prix.

He had still hoped to take part in the final round in his native Australia on October 22.

But he has now admitted defeat after suffering a punctured lung, broken elbow and dislocated shoulder.

Doyle, 31 tomorrow, posted on his Facebook page yesterday: “I would like to let everyone know first-hand from me that sadly I have to