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  • ATHLETICS: Amend defends her title

    Samantha Amend defended her ladies’ title at the Andy Reading 10k race. The event, hosted jointly by Alchester and Bicester Running Club in memory of former member Reading, saw more than 400 runners compete. Amend (291), of Belgrave Harriers

  • SWIMMING: Blue Fins charge to second in final gala

    Bicester Blue Fins claimed second place at the third and final gala of the National Arena Premier League at Worcester to finish the season in eighth place in their first season in the top flight. There was victory in both the 4x50m medley and freestyle

  • RUGBY UNION: Spencer stars for Bicester

    Dan Spencer was the star with 31 points as Bicester continued their resurgence with a resounding 76-0 victory at home to struggling Milton Keynes on Saturday. The No 8 scored three of Bicester’s 12 tries and landed eight conversions. Dave Aslett

  • HOCKEY: Bicester frozen out by Eastcote

    Bicester men 2nd’s promotion challenge was further dented by a 5-1 home defeat to runaway league leaders Eastcote 4th. In a game switched to Kidlington because of the icy state of the pitch at the Cooper School, Bicester started strongly and their

  • BOXING: Brilliant Banks is crowned champion

    Bicester lightweight Ashley Banks was crowned England junior jovice Champion after a unanimous points win against Rahul Gondalia (Karmand BC, Bradford) in the final at Leysdown on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. It brought a remarkable five-week, 1,000

  • FOOTBALL: Ardley ease home after repeat show

    Oxfordshire Senior Cup holders Ardley United eased into the quarter-finals with a  4-0 home win against Kidlington on Tuesday. A Ricky Johnson double, plus goals from Jon Gardner and Callum Convey proved too strong for the Premier Division leaders

  • FOOTBALL: Bletchingdon slump to ten in a row

    Bletchingdon's woes at the bottom of the Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division continued as they lost 3-1 at home to Riverside on Saturday. All four goals were packed into an eventful first half. Jerome McSporran and Paul Brough put the