OXFORD United secured their place at Wembley in the final of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy, despite being beaten 1-0 at home to Millwall in the second leg of the area final.

Lee Gregory scored for the Lions at the Kassam Stadium, but the final whistle was greeted with huge celebrations from the majority of the 10,138 attendance as the U’s hung on to claim a 2-1 aggregate success following their success in South London three weeks earlier.

The victory set up a meeting with Barnsley at the national stadium, following their triumph over Fleetwood Town in the northern area final.

Hannah England claimed gold in the 1,500m for the first time at the British Indoor Championships in Sheffield.

The Oxford City athlete roared to victory in 4mins 15.44secs, qualifying for the World Indoor Championships in Portland in the process.

Oxford University’s preparations for the Boat Race were dealt a major blow as they were defeated by Oxford Brookes on the London Tideway.

In the first fixture between the two universities since 1994, Brookes overcame a strong headwind and mid-race interruptions to finish two lengths ahead and inflict a first defeat in four years on their neighbours.

Didcot super-middleweight Gavin Lissenden claimed the Queensbury League’s regional title with a points victory over old rival Jason Chay.