OXFORD Sports racked up an 8-0 home win over Wantage to move ten points clear of their nearest rivals in Ladies’ Division 1 of the Thames Valley Winter League.

Sports’ remaining fixtures see them having to play the four teams below them in the table.

North Oxford B boosted their promotion hopes in men’s Division 1 with an 8-0 win over their C team, who have been sucked into a relegation battle.

The win moves North Oxford B up into the second promotion spot to make the Premier Division with a game in hand on leaders Woodstock B, who won 7-1 at Abingdon B.

Oxford Sports B are third following a 7-1 home win over Marlow, while fourth-placed Benson’s 7-1 win against Bicester means the top four teams have pulled away from the rest just after the halfway stage.

Results

Men’s Div 1: Witney B 8, Brackley 0; Abingdon B 1, Woodstock 7; Oxford Sports B 7, Marlow 1; North Oxford C 0, North Oxford B 8; Benson 7, Bicester B 1.

Ladies’ Div 1: Oxford Sports 8, Wantage 0; North Oxford 5, Woodstock 3; Benson 2, Brackley 6; Banbury 2, Cholsey 6; Virgin Active 4, Portcullis 4.