Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage, Wallingford news, sport and leisure from the Herald newspaper

RACING: Knight thrilled by bold Somersby

6:17pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Henrietta Knight is to target next year’s Gold Cup with Somersby after her charge finished a gallant second in the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday.

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Hamilton to rally McLaren troops

1:22pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Lewis Hamilton will head into the McLaren factory in Woking and again demand the kind of effort that sparked the team's about turn last season.

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RACING: Carruthers team praying for rain

11:01pm Monday 15th March 2010

It's another dry day at Mark Bradstock’s Old Manor House stables at Letcombe Bassett, near Wantage.

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Hamilton: 'McLaren not far off pace'

10:07pm Monday 15th March 2010

Lewis Hamilton believes McLaren are just a step away from competing for grand prix wins this season.

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Alonso wins on Ferrari debut

2:09pm Sunday 14th March 2010

Fernando Alonso led a Ferrari one-two on his debut for the team as the Maranello marque made a stunning start to the new Formula One season.

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Vettel claims pole in Bahrain

1:52pm Saturday 13th March 2010

Germany's Sebastian Vettel, last year's Formula One championship runner-up, claimed pole position for Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

• Oxfordshire fuels F1 spectacle
• Button gets Corden pep talk

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Schumacher in running for winning return

8:54pm Friday 12th March 2010

Michael Schumacher's claim he is not in the running for victory on his comeback in Bahrain on Sunday appears to hold little water.

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