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Fasten seatbelts for new season

JUST 84 wonderful days after the circus last rolled out of town, it’s back this Saturday. How much have you missed it? The Cricket World Cup, Royal Ascot, Henley Royal Regatta, Wimbledon, The Open — be honest, you haven’t given domestic football a...

John Sheffield, vice-president of Rams Rugby Club

JOHN SHEFFIELD, often known as “Sheff”, passed away peacefully on January 8 after a three-year fight with cancer. Born and bred in Swindon, Sheff’s football affiliation was always with the Robins, who are currently in League One. He left his home...

Bill Windham, former Leander Club president

BORN in 1926, Bill Windham was educated at Bedford School (scholar) and Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he achieved a double first in mechanical sciences. Bill’s career was spent with Arthur Guinness Son & Co (GB) from 1947 to 1984. He was also...

Running club

A NEW running club is due to start in Sonning Common when restrictions allow. Sonning Common FIT will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings for long-distance runs. Meeting places and times have yet to be confirmed. For more information, join the page...

Joao can fire club into Premiership

EVENINGS where everything goes right seem increasingly rare for any of us. Typically, we are either left exhausted from juggling home-schooling and work, or fed up being cooped up surrounded by the same four walls, or maybe missing friends and family,...

Guidance on angling

THE Angling Trust has published new guidelines to help anglers fish safely, locally and responsibly without falling foul of the law. ...

Athlete says club award great way to end ‘rubbish’ year

FULHAM Reach Boat Club, run by Henley rower Steven O’Connor, has won British Rowing’s club of the year award. Mr O’Connor, who has ...

Rinomhota finds net on 100th appearance for Reading

READING manager Veljko Paunovic felt his side were lucky not to concede in the opening stages of their 3-0 victory over Coventry on ...

Vaccine gives rowers hope for Olympics this summer

ROWERS who are due to compete at the Olympic Games this summer say they are hopeful it can still go ahead as planned. Tokyo 2020 was ...

Construction firm sponsors darts player

A REFURBISHMENT and construction company in Sonning Common is sponsoring a darts player in his bid to qualify for the professional ...

Swim supports drowning prevention charity

ORGANISERS of the Thames Marathon have partnered with a drowning prevention charity called SwimTayka. The annual event is a 14km ...

Youngsters put through paces in online fitness sessions

YOUNGSTERS at Henley Rugby Club will be taking part in fitness and skills sessions online during the third national coronavirus ...

Pinsent calls for Tokyo Olympics to be postponed again

MATTHEW PINSENT has called for this year’s Olympics and Paralympics to be scrapped. The four-time gold medal winner believes the ...

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Boss hails young Royals after cup defeat

READING manager Veljko Paunovic praised the club’s academy after his side were knocked out of the FA Cup following a 1-0 defeat at ...

Rams back fundraiser

RAMS’ players Jez Flynn and Stevie Bryant are backing a fundraising drive to keep children active and improve sports facilities at ...

Junior rowers can’t train at club even after lockdown

YOUNG rowers from Henley will be unable to train at their own club if and when South Oxfordshire returns to tier 4. Henley Rowing Club ...

It’s time to blow the whistle on matches

SHOULD professional football really continue, while the rest of the country is in lockdown? It may seem a rather trivial side-show but ...

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