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CARDINAL Newman School's jubilant footballers show off their trophy haul after completing a fabulous four-timer. The all-conquering Oxford lads lifted the Oxfordshire Under 13 Cup, the city league, city cup and city six-a-side competition. Their 6-0 county

JUSTIN Visser, of Lord Williams's, Thame, cruised to victory at the National Schools Sailing Association Championships at Farmoor Reservoir. The 13-year-old produced the leading performance by a local sailor to take the honours in the Optimist class.

TOP box office draw Vinnie Jones can seem to do no wrong at the moment. Jones, the former Chelsea and Wimbledon midfield hard man, turned his talents to the film world, but has kept his beloved greyhounds at heart and is a frequent visitor to Oxford Stadium

Oxford Cheetahs 52, King's Lynn 38 By John Gaisford ALES Dryml, watched by his injured brother Lukas and dad Ales snr, scored his greatest ever victory in the Elite League when he out-gated and slaughtered Oxford track specialist Jason Crump in an easy

OXFORDSHIRE star Tim Henman saw his hopes of making the second week at the French Open for the first time wrecked by Argentinian Guillermo Canas. The British No 1 was beaten 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 by Canas in a five-set third-round thriller which lasted

OXFORDSHIRE'S young rowers ruled the waves at the National Schools Regatta at Nottingham. The boys of Radley College and the girls of Headington School established themselves as the top rowing schools in the country. Radley won the Queen Mother's Cup

OXFORDSHIRE Under 15s proved too good for Middlesex in their latest outing at Banbury CC, winning by five wickets. Middlesex reached a commanding 236-7 in their 50 overs, with spinners Jamal Sutton (4-30), William Dobson and Chris Watling all bowling

This was One Amazing Evening. For me, anyhow, writes Jeanine Alton. Thinking of Molire's five-act satirical farce, three centuries old, stiff with conventions on parent power, beaten servant, swoony lovers and an absurd long-lost family reunion...and

Construction firm Taylor Woodrow has warned that demand from US tech giants for commercial property in the Thames Valley has eased. It noted that because of the economic slowdown hitting US firms it had seen evidence of cutbacks. Chairman Dr Robert Hawley

Scientists at Harwell have won a £2m deal to co-ordinate an international bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. AEA Technology Environment staff are to manage International Energy Agency efforts to cut emissions by spreading information on the best

The former Lord Mayor of Oxford has come up with a brainwave to move Oxford's Cheney School into Milham Ford School which will close as part of the city's education shake-up. Maureen Christian says the move would safeguard the future of a rare wildlife