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RUGBY: Lowly Wallingford shock leaders
Wallingford stunned the Southern Counties North’s morning leaders Milton Keynes with a 25-13 win at the Hithercroft on Saturday. The victory, which was sealed by Glenn Dearlove’s late interception try, saw Wallingford climb above Oxfordshire rivals
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ROWING: Club's junior scullers in top form
Wallingford's juniors picked up a gold and five other top-three finishes when competing in the Pangbourne Junior Sculls over a 2,750-metre course at the weekend. The club dominated Division 1 of the boy’s J16 coxless fours, filling the first two
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ATHLETICS: Reade stars in Broadway
Didcot Runners’ Kirsty Reade was the third lady home in the Broadway Marathon. Reade completed the Cots-wolds cross country race in 4hrs 36mins 28secs. The ultra-distance specialist was 15 minutes behind winner Gill Tavner (Stroud) and 29th
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FOOTBALL: Vale lads bow out of trophy
Vale of White Horse Schools’ Under 13s let a two-goal half-time lead slip as they went down 4-3 away to Cheltenham in the Meeson Trophy. James Stewart gave Vale the lead after 20 minutes and added a second just before the interval. Cheltenham
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TENNIS: Ferguson faces bon voyage
Connor Ferguson, from Drayton, has been selected to represent Great Britain against France in a 12 & under competition next month. He is one of four boys on the friendly international trip to Poitiers in France, which lasts three days.
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RACING: Shimba Hills finishes season on a high
Shimba Hills brought the curtain down on the Flat turf season for West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon by opening his account with a battling victory at Nottingham. The two-year-old dug deep for Charlie Bishop to hold off Mountain Fighter by a short
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SHOOTING: Rivers still on target for Commonwealth Games
Dan Rivers boosted his hopes of competing in next year’s Common-wealth Games by winning the Welsh Open Airgun Championships in Cardiff. The Wantage marksman, ranked second in England, collected the senior men’s a title in style. In his opening
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FOOTBALL: Seven up for Murphy
David Murphy scored a remarkable seven goals for Village Inn as they overcame Dog & Gun 8-6 in an OFA Sam Waters Cup second-round tie which was rearranged after being abandoned at 4-4 last week, writes Darryl Ridgley. Chris Howlett scored Inn
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FOOTBALL: Saxon miss chance to close gap
Saxton Rovers missed the opportunity to close the gap on the North Berks League Division 1 leaders by losing 2-1 at home to Long Wittenham Athletic, writes Phil Annets. Frankie Haines netted for the home side, but Dejan Jones and Steve Molloy won
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FOOTBALL: 27-0! We're not surprised say Appleton
The acting coach of the team that lost by a mammoth 27-0 in a North Berks League cup tie on Saturday, said he was not surprised by the result. “On the way to the game, I predicted a 25-0 score-line,” said Dave Catherall of struggling Division 5
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HOCKEY: Wallingford in charge
Wallingford withstood some late pressure to overcome Aylesbury 3-2 in South League Regional 1 at the Hithercroft on Saturday. The visitors went ahead midway through the first half with a breakaway goal. But Wallingford replied smartly as Brett
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FOOTBALL: This is just the start says Concannon
New Didcot Town joint-manager Ian Concannon expressed his delight after making a perfect start to life in the Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow hotseat, writes Matthew Bruce. The new managerial team of Concannon and Jamie Heapy oversaw a stunning
