POOL: KEA Legends made a winning start to the defence of their Bicester Advertiser League Premier Division title.

The champions saw off Dark Horse Elite 6-3 as the league – now sponsored by the Oxford Mail’s sister paper – got under way.

BICESTER ADVERTISER LEAGUE RESULTS

Premier Div: Highfield Drifters 3, Dogs Wands 6; KEA Legends 6, Dark Horse Elite 3; Nags Head 4, Ex’s Magic 5; White Horse B 5, Ashton A 4.

Div 1: Ashton Cronies 5, White Horse E 4; Le Cheval Blanc 6, Safari Garden 3; Nightingale Nomads 4, Harrison Bored 5; The Shakey Degenerates 3, Nightingale Nightmares 6.

Div 2: Ex’s New Boys XXX 9, Shakey Cock 0; The Bell Outlaws 3, Ex’s Deviants 6; Brill Beards 2, KEA B 7; Plough Arncott 4, Crown Inn Twyford 5; Hundred Acres 5, Bell Ends 4.

MONDAY’S FIXTURES

Premier Div: Ashton A v KEA Legends, Dark Horse Elite v Highland Drifters, Dogs Wands v Ex’s Rejects, Ex’s Magic v White Horse B.

Div 1: Harrison Bored v le Cheval Blanc, Highlanders v Nightingale Nomads, Safari Garden v Ashton Cronies, White Horse E v Shakey Degenerates.

Div 2: Ex’s Deviants v Brill Beards, KEA B v Plough Arncott, Shakey Cock v Bell Outlaws, Bell Ends v Ex’s New Boys XXX, Crown Inn Twyford v Hundred Acres.

SNOOKER: ABINGDON Conservative Club added to their Gentworks Oxford & District League title by winning a thrilling final of the Colin Cutler Memorial Trophy.

Playing off scratch, the Abingdon team of Mick Bennett, Neil Craycraft and Karl Walker won 4-3 against Witney A (+20).

In the deciding frame, Craycraft pulled through to defeat Clive Burnet on the blue.

New Club A (+20) beat Oracle C (+30) 4-2 to win the Buildbase Plate final, while Walker and Bennett teamed up to win the Sherman Pairs, beating Ross Barker and Craycraft 221-121.

BILLIARDS: PAUL Robinson will meet Simon Aries in the final of The Oxford Times Cup after both came through tough semi-final clashes.

Robinson saw off Lewis Moss 500-398 in the first last-four clash held at Littlemore Legion.

The other match saw Aries beat Nigel Bossom 500- 388 to book his place in next week’s final.