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ATHLETICS: Curtis takes fifth place in Birmingham
Cokethorpe’s Redford Curtis threw 55.47m in the intermediate javelin to earn himself a fifth-place finish at the English Schools Track and Field Championships at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham last weekend. Henry Box pupil James Currah was
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ATHLETICS: Bolton storms to third victory in Mota-Vation
Woodstock Harriers’ James Bolton grabbed his third vet 40 win of the campaign, finishing third in 20.02 in round three of the Mota-Vation Series at Combe. Alan Reynolds (Witney Road Runners) claimed the vet 50 honours in 23.23, completing his own
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GOLF: Simpson suffers agony
Paul Simpson’s hopes of victory in North Oxford’s Pro-Am lasted just one hole as he ended up in hospital after being struck in the head by a wayward ball. Play was stopped to allow an ambulance on to the course after the 42-year-old was knocked
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EQUESTRIAN: Wysdom are too smart for rivals
Wysdom House made history to win Burford School’s one-day equestrian event. It is believed to be the first time a state school has held such an event. Zoe Sheehan and Verity Carpenter, who train for junior England teams, were among the pupils
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BOWLS: Carterton keep up the pressure
Carterton rattled off a century as they kept up the pressure at the top of Division 1 with a 108-68 win against strugglers Witney Mills in the Oxford and District Bowls league, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries. The result saw Carterton cut the gap
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CRICKET: Battling Tew can't halt leaders
Great & Little Tew suffered their second defeat of the season when losing by four wickets away to Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Division 2 West leaders Gerrards Cross in a close contest on Saturday. After being inserted on the
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RACING: Fly wings in for glory
Azure Fly made amends for throwing away certain victory for Chipping Norton trainer Charlie Longsdon on his previous start by opening his account with an easy win at Stratford. The five-year-old had unseated Noel Fehily by swerving violently left
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MOTORSPORT: Barlow lifts Chippy team
Oxfordshire team Sean Walkinshaw Racing (SWR) were celebrating after Jack Barlow claimed his second race victory of the season with a super performance at Oulton Park in Cheshire. It followed his first place in the second round at Silverstone.
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CRICKET: Beer's haul helps Downs hold leaders
Richard Beer bagged season’s best figures of 5-65 as Oxford Downs held Cherwell League Division 1 leaders Horspath to a draw on Saturday. His display helped restrict the visitors to 213-8 from their 53 overs. Half-centuries from Robbie Eason
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CRICKET: It's a family affair for Jarvis's
Father and son Tim and Zak Jarvis have broken Minster Lovell’s all-time record partnership. The duo shared a 254-run stand in their second team’s 61-run win at home to Hook Norton 2nd in OCA League Division 6 on Saturday. After the loss of an early
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CRICKET: Gordon hits two tons
Darren Gordon helped himself to two centuries for leaders Kilkenny in Division 5 of the OCA League. First, he scored 133 in their mammoth 384-8 to post a crushing 243-run victory at home to Kennington. Duncan Macdonald hit 82 and Billy Carter
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MOTORSPORT: Raikkonen suffers traffic trouble
Kimi Raikkonen was left to rue running out of laps as the Lotus driver finished second to championship leader Sebastian Vettel in Sunday’s German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. The Finn finished just 1.008 seconds behind Vettel with teammate Romain
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ATHLETICS: Bolton storms home in Didcot 5
Woodstock Harriers' James Bolton won the Didcot 5 on Sunday. The Vet 40 crossed the line in 25 mins 38secs ahead of White Horse Harriers' Jonathan Cornish (26.47) and third-placed Gary Crone (28.15). Woodstock Harriers' Kevin Game was fourth
