CRICKET COCKSPUR CUP 3rd round: Oxford 216-6 (45 ovs, J Porter 57 no, Stu Hole 40, B Murphy 3-55), Henley 200 (43 ovs, J Barber 72, S Mendis 5-30). NPOWER VILLAGE CUP Oxon quarter-finals Tetsworth 145 (37.5 ovs, R Burke 52, C Watling 3-46), Aston
Fernando Alonso led from start to finish to win the Monaco Grand Prix as David Coulthard made history for Red Bull. The Oxford-based Renault driver (pictured) stretched his championship lead to 21 points after surviving a fierce challenge from Kimi
Rain completely washed out Saturday's Home Counties League programme, with not single match reaching a definite result. Indeed no contest proceeded much beyond halfway through the first innings as the rain took hold. There was two hours play at Reading
Oxford Cheetahs' boss Aaron Lanney is looking ahead to the middle of June when he expects to make changes to boost Cheetahs' ailing season. At that time, the averages of Todd Witshire and Freddie Eriksson should come down. This would give Lanney the
Craig Burrows says Oxfordshire want to make amends for three years ago when they face Notts, Lincs and Derbys at Twickenham today. The Oxon skipper had not moved to the county when they lost 27-8 to Northumberland in the 2003 County Championship Shield
Tim Henman booked his place in the second round of the French Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win over Kenneth Carlsen yesterday. The British No 3 from Oxfordshire secured the first two sets with ease, but appeared to suffer a lapse of concentration
Fernando Alonso led from start to finish to win the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. Alonso, driving for the renault team who are based in Enstone, stretched his championship lead to 21 points after surviving a fierce challenge from Kimi Raikkonen to win
A campaign to scrap charges at Swinford Toll Bridge has gathered momentum, with hundreds more signing a petition and Tory leader David Cameron lending his support. Jane Tomlinson's call for the 5p charge for crossing the bridge to be abolished has been
Fly-tippers blocked a public road near the A420 at Southmoor with a load of rubble. The tippers, who were too idle to visit a waste depot to safely dispose of their materials, decided to dump their load, which included concrete block paving slabs and
Fewer patients are having their operations cancelled at Oxfordshire's major hospitals but NHS managers still want to make further improvements. Latest Department of Health figures show the number of people whose surgery is postponed at the last minute
Cult singer-songwriter Morrissey branded Oxford "the shame of England" in an attack on Oxford University's controversial animal res- earch lab. The pop star spoke out against the laboratory, being constructed in South Parks Road, during a show at the
Somewaht aptly perhaps, Tangled Up in Blue the seminal song by Bob Dylan, was revealed yesterday as a favourite of David Cameron, the Witney MP and leader of the Conservative Party. But his attempt to namedrop Oxford band Radiohead appears to have
Wearing England football shirts printed with 'Marsh's Boys', teammates of Oxford Eastern Bypass crash victim Marshall Haynes played a match in his memory. Under-14 players from Botley Boys and Girls FC, Oxford City Colts and The Blackbirds observed
Transplant patients in Oxfordshire will have access to state-of-the-art care if hospital staff achieve their goal of building a £5m extension. Clinicians at the Oxford Transplant Centre, at the Churchill Hospital in Headington, have launched an 18-month
