Great game at Botley this morning, both teams played very well. Headington took the lead with a William Munt goal on 8 mins, only for Botley to equalise on 11 mins. Sam Marshall regained the lead for Headington on 14 mins and both teams tried hard
Bradley Smith signed off his MotoGP 125cc career with a superb victory at the final race of the season at the Generali Grand Prix of Valencia yesterday afternoon. It was the 19-year-old Oxfordshire rider’s first win of the season before moving onto the
Drayton continued their fine recent run with an impressive victory over Ardington. Both teams squandered chances in the first half, and both defences were giving nothing away. Half time 0-0. Not sure what was in the half time drinks, but it had the desired
SATURDAY’S RESULTS 7.25: 1 HOME TAYLOR 3-1, 2 Blazeaway Apache 3-1. Trio: (1x5x6). Trainer: Baker. Time: 27.37. Magical Rio (3) 2-1 fav. 7.40: 1 BRIGHT HAWK 2-1 fav, 2 Hillcross Angie 5-2. Trio: (6x2x3). Trainer: Bicknell. Time: 27.99. 7.55: 1 NOT
FA CUP 1st round: Burton Albion 1, Oxford Utd 0. ZAMARETTO SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 0, Salisbury 1; Chesham Utd 1, Didcot Tn 1; Cirencester Tn 4, Oxford City 1. Div 1 South & West: Bishops Cleeve 2, Abingdon Utd 2. UHLSPORT HELLENIC
Mara Yamauchi’s bid to win her first ING New York Marathon ended in disappointment as she finished 13th position behind Kenyan winner Edna Kiplagat yesterday. Kiplagat claimed victory after successfully holding off the charge of debutantes Mary Keitany
After a bright start by both teams, Drayton took the lead when Alex McNeill's throughball was cooly slotted home by Jack Evans. Another ball forward saw Jack Evans complete his brace with another fine finish. After a foul by Drayton on the edge
6th & 7th November Under 9 Red League Summertown Eagles v Horspath Youth 0-3 Cumnor Minors v Crowmarsh 6-0 Goring Robins v Summertown Cobras 4-3 Hinksey Park v Grove Challengers 13-1 Didcot Town Youth
THE night sky above Oxford lit up as more than 20,000 spectators enjoyed £11,000 worth of fireworks. Crowds gasped and cheered as they were treated to 25 minutes of fireworks in South Park on Saturday night. The show climaxed with the torching of a
Fantastic Match with both teams giving their all.Goalscorers for H&H-Calum Sykes/Thomas Cooper x2 /Cody Mitchell.G/S for Wheatley-Charlie Elliot / Alfie Simmonds.Well done to all especially all the parents and coaches on both sides for creating a pleasant
Oxford United suffered a late FA Cup heartbreak at the Pirelli Stadium yesterday as they fell to a winner five minutes from the end of their first-round tie. Burton substitute Aaron Webster, normally a defender but who had just been pushed
Oxford United survived a first half of almost constant pressure in their first-round FA Cup tie against Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium today. A combination of Ryan Clarke saves, good defending, and some misses in front of goal contributed to Burton
Colts recorded an impressive 12-2 victory over Wantage to progress in the league cup. Some excellent performances and good football saw Kidlington create and convert numerous chances. Max Jones led the way with 6 goals from midfield, Miles Ottwell grabbed
It was a fairly equal first half with one goal by Joss King for Summertown Stars and two goals to Benson. However, after the third goal went in for Benson in the second half their momentum was difficult to stop and they put several more away for a total
Traffic was delayed on the A40 in West Oxfordshire after a fire engine was in collision with a car. A green Peugeot was involved in a collision with the fire engine at about 7pm on Friday on the westbound carriageway near Barnard Gate. No one was
For the first time in Formula One history four drivers will go into the final race of the season with a chance of becoming champion. That is the scenario that has unfolded following today's Brazilian Grand Prix in which Sebastian Vettel claimed
Skipper James Constable missed Oxford United's FA Cup first-round tie at Burton today because of illness. And manager Chris Wilder made a number of changes, dropping midfield regulars Simon Heslop and Asa Hall, and playing two fullbacks as
COUNCILLORS have endorsed improvements to Charlbury railway station as part of the Cotswold Line redoubling project. Network Rail will build a new platform for trains heading to Worcester and a ramped footbridge to link it with the existing
The winners of Burton Albion and Oxford United will be at home in the second round of the FA Cup. They were handed a home tie against fellow npower League Two club Chesterfield on Saturday November 27. The U's are away to Chesterfield in the league
RUSH hour traffic was delayed on the A40 in West Oxfordshire after a fire engine was in collision with a car. A green Peugeot collided with the fire engine at around 7pm on Friday on the westbound carriageway near Barnard’s Gate. No-one was injured.
Oxford United or Burton Albion have been drawn at home to npower League Two leaders Chesterfield in the FA Cup second round. The tie is to be played on the weekend of November 27 and 28. United face the Brewers at the Pirelli Stadium today (3pm).
What a great football match ! Quarry started strongly and threatened with two corners from Jack Astles-Rollins, a Josiah Foster header striking the post. Littlemore broke away and went close twice, with Iman StClair bundling in the first goal.
Firefighters put out a small fire in the basement of the Randolph Hotel on Beaumont Street. Four fire engines were called to the scene at about 11.50am on Sunday and extinguished the fire by 12.30pm. The fire started when electrical wires overheated
Formula One world champion Jenson Button hailed the swift actions of his police driver after being confronted by an armed gang in Sao Paulo. Button, his father John, manager Richard Goddard and trainer Mike Collier escaped unharmed following
THE daughters of a woman who is battling cancer became Christmas stars for an evening and helped light up a Bicester shopping centre. Sisters Freya and Lauren Parker won a competition organised by Bicester’s Wyevale Garden Centre to find a special person
MORE than 1,000 paper cranes sent from Abingdon to Hiroshima by peace campaigners to mark the 65th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack have gone on display in the Japanese city. Peter and Anne Dodd, of the Abingdon Peace Group, said they
MORE than 1,000 times in his short life, Oscar Scott Towers has attended medical appointments. He is severely disabled, has undergone 16 operations and cannot walk or talk properly. Since birth, the six-year-old has suffered delayed mental development
A by-election has been called to fill the vacant Witney East ward seat on the town council. The seat was vacated by Louise Chapman after she failed to attend a meeting for six months. At least 10 voters from the ward had to come forward to request a
Oxford Blackbirds (1) v Cholsey Bluebirds (7) The first game after half term saw both teams start with enthusiasm. Cholsey’s attack, lead by Charlie Smith was quickly stopped and the blackbirds countered which was only stopped by Jack Heriot, keeper
SINCE July last year, retired Thames Water worker John Weston has been a regular sight along the final journey of killed UK soldiers. He turns out to pay his respects on the A420 as soldiers are repatriated to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital
Planning for next years Abingdon Air & Country Show is now in full swing,with some early news as follows:- Flying displays so far: Pembroke Swifts Glider Aeros Team Vampire Armys Tigers Parachute Team Bucker Jungmeister Static: All
The Oxford Academy is “rapidly improving” and will keep on getting better, a new report says. Ofsted inspectors praised the academy, in Littlemore, for this year’s record GCSE results and said they were evidence of increasing standards.
