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  • RUGBY UNION: The numbers game

    Wallingford were left to rue missed chances after a narrow home defeat. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: South West 1 East Score: Wallingford 15, Swanage & Wareham 20 Wallingford player ratings: 15

  • Oxford Utd 5, Grays Ath 0 (10/10)

    James Constable and Jack Midson both hit doubles as United recorded their biggest win of the season. Constable bagged his tenth and 11th goals of the season before leaving the pitch with an injury - all in the first half. And his replacement

  • Constable and Midson hit doubles for Oxford United

    James Constable and Jack Midson both hit doubles as United recorded their biggest win of the season. Constable bagged his tenth and 11th goals of the season before leaving the pitch with an injury - all in the first half. And his replacement

  • Constable scores twice for Oxford United

    James Constable scored twice in the first half to put table-topping Oxford United in charge against Grays at the Kassam Stadium today. The U's leading scorer bagged his tenth goal of the season by heading home Jamie Cook's free-kick in the ninth minute

  • The building blocks of modern fiction

    The Times came up with a great wheeze the other day. Some bright spark got people at the Cheltenham Literary Festival to vote for their favourite novels and the paper then compiled The Novel List: The 60 greatest books of the past 60 years. Naturally

  • Kidlington 1 - 0 Horspath. Under 9s Red League

    Big Ben strikes to keep Kidlington top Inspirational midfielder Ben Stewart hit the only goal of two very tight matches as the two at the top of the Red league faced off in Kidlington. The winner came after Marcus Tranter made one of

  • Man stabbed close to Banbury nightspot

    A man is in a serious condition in hospital today after suffering stab wounds close to a Banbury nightspot. Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses following the assault in the early hours of this morning in Pepper Alley, near Chicago Rock Café

  • Wiltshire Saves the Day

    Both teams played with great spirit. Final score was 0-0 which showed how close a game it was. So it was time for penalties, which Harwell & Hendred won 4-3. Thanks to Harwell & Hendreds keeper Nick Wiltshire's fine save denying Didcot.

  • Dangerous driver fails to get ban overturned

    A father-of-five who was given a three-year jail term for mowing down a group teenagers in his van has failed in his bid to have his driving ban overturned. Mark Newcombe, formerly of Jerome Way, Shipton-on-Cherwell, was sentenced in 2007 having been

  • Creighton in Oxford United warning

    Mark Creighton is warning his Oxford United teammates to be wary of lowly Grays at the Kassam Stadium today. The league leaders are hoping to continue their fine home form – six wins and a draw from seven games – against the19th-placed Essex side, now

  • Legion must succeed in saving club

    THEY have fought and won numerous battles in the past, and it looks like the veterans of the Marston Royal British Legion will be successful in their latest fight. Yesterday, we reported how the club had got itself in a financial mess over an outstanding