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  • RACING: Buick's Leger joy

    William Buick was in dreamland after landing his first Classic success aboard Arctic Cosmos in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday. The 22-year-old, who lived at Letcombe Regis, near Wantage, with his father, Walter, before becoming

  • AFC BRIGHTWELL YOUTH make winning start in U12-B

    AFC Brightwell Youth got off to a winning start in Division 12B with a hard fought victory over a strong Didcot Town at Mackney Lane. Last season's top scorer Dellan Thornton opened his account for the campaign with a back post header inside 10

  • FOOTBALL: Super Stewart stars as Thame stun Thatcham

    Thatcham Tn 0 Thame Utd 1 (Stewart 23) Alex Stewart grabbed the winner as Thame United upset Zamaretto Southern League Division 1 South & West club Thatcham Town. The opening exchanges were fairly even, but it was not long before the visitors from

  • U9 Red League: Summertown Eagles v Grove Challengers

    Goal scorers: Grove Challengers - Jonathan Varley, Edward Langden, Kyle Crossley, Morgan Carter Summertown Eagles - Alex Ruston, Tommy Bleakley, Ewan Gifford, Levi Blinder, Laurie Cooke The first match got off to a quick start with Summertown

  • Results 11th & 12th September

    11th & 12th September Under 9 Red League Summertown Eagles v Grove Challengers 7-6 Cumnor Minors v Hinksey Park 2-6 Kennington v Goring Robins 4-8 Crowmarsh v Didcot Casuals 3-7 Didcot Town Youth v Horspath

  • Tyres slashed on 17 vehicles

    VANDALS slashed the tyres of 17 vehicles on the Barton estate. Police are appealing for witnesses after the attack during the early hours of Friday. Cars, people carriers and vans were damaged between midnight and 4.30am in Mather Road

  • Alonso completes Italian job

    Fernando Alonso gave Ferrari their first win on home soil for four years as the Spaniard thrust himself firmly back into world title contention with an emotional victory in the Italian Grand Prix. Alonso has now closed the gap to 21 points

  • Flying high for community fair

    THE best of Blackbird Leys was on display as 2,000 people enjoyed a day of music, dance and fairground rides. Talented youngsters from across the Leys twirled batons and body-popped as they wowed the crowds in performances by the Strawberry

  • Kidlington Youth 3 V 2 Cumnor Minors

    KYFC scorers: Matt Richards, Thomas Rankin & Connor Micallef. Cumnor Minors Scorer: Ben Everly 2. In a closely contested game, the much improved Cumnor were unlucky not to get any points. All the goals came in the first half. The second half being

  • U11D, Ardington Eagles 8, Kennington Athletic 4

    Ardington Eagles goal scorers were Jack Cheshire (1), Samuel Jackson (2), Matthew Druce (2), Joe Horton (1), William Simmons (1), Findlay Kerr (1). Kennington Athletic goal scorers were Jorden Cooper (1), Jack Collis (1), James Darling (2)

  • Launton Boys OMBL Debut

    A competitive game was in the balance until late goals from Ben Tapping, 2, and Will Roberts on his debut won it for Launton.The arrival of substitute Tapping swung the game Launtons way after Easington led 3-2 early in the 2nd half as the away defence

  • Hospital 'not to blame for author's sucide'

    HEALTH services did not systematically fail a depressed novelist who died when he leapt from a multi-storey car park after discharging himself from hospital, an inquest ruled yesterday. Staff at Great Western Hospital in Swindon, Wiltshire, helped Luke

  • Kennington Athletic 6 Oxford City Colts 4

    End to end stuff on a hot day. Kennington, with the help of some fine goal keeping, from Cieran Armstrong, running out eventual winners. Goal Scorers:- Kennington: Rory Wilkins; Thomas Briggs; Ryan Bailey; Taylor Wood; Sam Bloomer; William

  • CRICKET:Shipton set imposing target

    Shipton-under-Wychwood have set Sessay an imposing 228 to win today's npower Village Cup final at Lord's. The Oxfordshire side made 227-5, with Andy Hemming top-scoring on 59. Steve Bates hit an unbeaten 46, while Jason Hunt hammered 38 off just 13

  • Marston Saints Edge Thrilling Opener

    Marston Saints and Wheatley played out a thrilling opening game in the Under 10's Green League. Both sides played open attractive football, with the referee allowing the game to flow. Wheatley took the lead mid way through the first half through

  • Injuries in Bicester collision

    THREE people were injured in a road collision in Baynards Green, near Bicester. Fire crews and ambulances from Bicester and Kidlington were called to the B4100 at 8.42am on Saturday. One woman was taken to Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Details

  • Fire damages Didcot building

    A fire destroyed the ground floor of a derelict building in Didcot on Saturday night. Fire crews were called to the two-storey old newsagents and off licence on Station Road at 11.19pm. Police also attended the scene and are investigating.

  • FOOTBALL: Didcot grasp a second chance

    Cirencester Tn 0 Didcot Tn 0 didcot Town earned a replay at the npower Loop Meadow Stadium tomorrow after battling out a draw with Zamaretto Southern League Premier Division rivals Cirencester Town. Goalkeeper Sam Warrell came to Didcot’s rescue in

  • Rio wins Virgin F1 drive

    Indonesian Rio Haryanto, 17, has won one of the most prestigious prizes in a single junior motorsport formula - a test drive in a Virgin Racing VR-01 Formula 1 car. The prize was offered by the Virgin Racing team at the beginning of the season to

  • Toll bridge closed for road repairs

    Resurfacing work on the B4044 between Eynsham and the Swinford toll bridge will see the road closed for a day, followed by overnight closures to complete the work. The road will be shut all day today followed by overnight closures after 9pm from Monday