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  • Two-goal Joyce sparks Vale

    VALE of White Horse are through to the second round of the English Schools Trophy after a 2-0 victory over Eastleigh and Winchester. Simon Joyce scored both of Vale's goals 15 minutes before the break to give his side the lead. And he made it 2-0 on the

  • Double header tester for Devils

    OXFORD Devils will have to dig deep into their squad this weekend with another double header in basketball's National Trophy. Reading Rockets visit Magdalen College School tonight (7pm) in a repeat of their National League play-off final at Wembley, which

  • U's waiting on Brooks test

    UNITED look to continue their recent improved form today at Bristol Rovers - the scene of one of last season's most embarrassing debacles, writes JON MURRAY. It was last April when already-relegated Oxford visited the Memorial Stadium and were hammered

  • MARK WRIGHT'S COLUMN

    Now it's time for U's to build on turnaround IT'S been a good week for us at Oxford United with two clean sheets and four points out of six, and another big game comes at Bristol Rovers today. The lads have put in two performances that Ted and myself

  • Oxford wait for new BAGS deal

    BAGS contracts, the lifeblood of many a greyhound track these days, are being re-appraised this week and Oxford are hoping for a chunk of the new deal. Promoters who win the new contracts know they can rely on a steady flow of cash from the British Afternoon

  • Cheetahs' glory bid is put back

    OXFORD Cheetahs fans, on tenterhooks for the last few weeks as their team bid to clinch the Sky Sports Elite League speedway title, must wait a bit longer after the big clash against Coventry next Friday was postponed. Leaders Cheetahs need to beat Coventry

  • Stars make major changes

    OXFORD City Stars have rung the changes ahead of their EnglishIce Hockey League Cup match at Flintshire, after they released Darren Elliott, to Basingstoke, and Danny Turner, Glen and Chris West, to Bracknell. Stars go into the game on the back of their

  • Wright fails in bid to sign ex-United star Saunders

    HAVING delighted the fans by signing Paul Moody, Oxford United boss Mark Wright has made an audacious move to bring in another former Manor Ground hero, Dean Saunders. But he says nothing is likely to happen with 'Deano' - because his former Derby and