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Regatta revives race for military

A RACE between military crews will return to this year’s Henley Royal Regatta after a 100-year absence. The King’s Cup will involve male and female military athletes from the UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, America, Germany and the...

Woolven’s fighting fit for GB

MEDMENHAM athlete Pippa Woolven returned to fitness after a spell of ill health last year to finish in fourth place at the Simplyhealth Stirling Cross Country Challenge in Scotland on Saturday. The six best cross country athletes from the USA, Europe...

Lacklustre Henley Hawks fall short on their travels

HENLEY HAWKS slipped to fourth place in National Division 2 South last Saturday after going down 23-12 at Tonbridge Juddians with a performance that the visitors will want to forget in their quest for a play-off spot. The lacklustre display from the...

Villagers suffer their first home defeat of season

IN front of a sizeable crowd, hosts WOODCOTE/STOKE ROW and BURGHFIELD served up an entertaining match, which ebbed and flowed, with both sides producing spells of good football during last Saturday’s Premier Division tussle. Burghfield were fast...

Hughes-Burne nets hat-trick as amber and blues hit back

HENLEY 1sts, who had suffered several heavy defeats at the end of last year, went down to a narrow 1-0 defeat at Oxford University 1sts last Saturday. The game was tight in the first half with Henley defending solidly and catching Oxford on the break....

United secure share of spoils thanks to Eaglesham’s strike

HENLEY TOWN crashed to a 5-2 defeat away at AYDIN in their Division 1 clash on Sunday, just seven weeks after beating them 13-0 at the ...

Club seek women footballers

GORING UNITED have embarked on a new chapter in the club’s history with the creation of a new ladies team. The team is the brainchild ...

Handicap cut after win

DAMIAN CARVILLE came out on top of Division 1 in the weekend Stableford at Caversham Heath on Sunday. Carville had halves of 21 and 18 ...

Edwards in fine form

GEOFF EDWARDS got back to winning ways as he dominated the latest contest in the Remenham Angling Society’s winter series with a net ...

Gabe scores twice before seeing red for Hurricanes

AFC HENLEY HURRICANES U18s ran out 3-0 winners in their East Berks League clash at ASCOT UNITED ACES U18s thanks to a strong display ...

Abbey make history with first double against local rivals

ABBEY claimed a much-prized double over their local rivals, winning a league match at Holme Park for the first time and securing a ...

Urban drives-in as new Badgemore captain

THE start of the new year brings about the annual handover of the captaincy at Badgemore Park Golf Club. On Saturday evening at the ...

Normans have no answer to Bulls

HENLEY Bulls got revenge for their narrow defeat earlier in the season as they ran out comfortable winners in their first Zoo Sports ...

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Gray nets hat-trick as villagers complete Vale double

WATLINGTON TOWN’S dominance in Division 2 of the North Berks League continued last Saturday as they ran out 3-0 winners at ...

Tigers claw way back to claim draw

ABBEY NUNS’ coach Jack Reynolds praised his side’s “fantastic” attacking prowess in their 21-21 draw against Cheltenham Tigers at the ...

Winning start to year for Stingers

NETTLEBED Stingers ran out narrow winners in their Maidenhead and District League match against Girl Friday on Tuesday of last week. ...

Relegation fight goes down to wire

HOSTS Henley Hawks Women went down to a narrow Championship South defeat against Blackheath Women on Sunday. The game started well ...

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