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Life's not a beach for England's McCarthy

READING FC goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has told how he ditched his holiday plans when England came calling.

Thomas 'privileged' to be part of treble-winning Reading HC side

READING Hockey Club Ladies' captain Emma Thomas described winning the European hockey title on Monday as a 'privilege and a relief'.

Teenager Andersson leads Reading CC to first win

READING skipper David Hartley praised his young players after their first win of the Division Two West season at Harefield.

Fairchild leaves Woodley Town for Henley Town

CYRIL Fairchild has stepped down as Woodley Town manager and joined Hellenic Division One East rivals Henley Town.

Blackman: Reading FC must be more ruthless in Championship

NICK Blackman acknowledges Reading FC must be more ruthless if they are to seal an immediate return to the Premier League.

Reading ladies HC land historic treble

READING ladies won the EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy this afternoon thanks to an excellent 2-0 win over Real Sociedad in Antwerp.

Reading ladies in Euro hockey final

READING Hockey ladies are out to make history this afternoon when they take on Real Sociedad in the final of the EuroHockey Trophy.

Reading FC confirm Pogrebnyak exit clause

PAVEL Pogrebnyak looks set to leave Reading FC after the club confirmed he has a relegation clause in his contract.

Cricket round-up: Reading off the mark with Harefield win

READING CC recorded their first victory of the Home Counties Premier Cricket League Division Two West season against Harefield on Saturday.

West Ham 4-2 Reading FC

TWO goals in as many minutes weren't enough to save Reading FC from defeat in their final Premier League game of the season at West Ham.

LIVE: West Ham v Reading FC

GOOD afternoon and welcome to Upton Park for live coverage of Reading FC's final Premier League match of the season against West Ham.

Fans' fave Le Fondre targets 30 goals for Reading FC

READING FC Player of the Season Adam Le Fondre is confident he can nudge the magical 30 goal mark in the Championship next season.

Reading FC's Karacan seeks repeat of Upton Park heroics

JEM Karacan is confident Reading FC can match last season's epic win at West Ham United when they travel to Upton Park for their final Premier League fixture.

Reading FC Women complete memorable season

READING FC may have been relegated from the Premeir League - but it has been a different story for the club's women's team.

Red-hot Reading FC keeper receives England call up

READING FC keeper Alex McCarthy has been named in the England squad for the first time for their upcoming double-header with Republic of Ireland and Brazil.

Reading FC pitching for new training ground

READING FC are attempting to turn a local golf club into a brand new training centre.

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Le Fondre pips McCarthy to Reading FC Player of the Season award

ADAM Le Fondre won the Chronicle-sponsored Reading FC Player of the Season award for the 2012/13 season.

London Irish's Joe Ansbro forced to retire

LONDON Irish centre Joe Ansbro has been forced to retire from rugby with immediate effect after breaking his neck last year.

McCarthy heroics can't save Reading FC from Man City defeat

READING'S Premier League home campaign ended in a 2-0 defeat by Manchester City at a rain soaked Madejski Stadium on Tuesday night.

LIVE - Reading FC v Manchester City

WELCOME to the Madejski Stadium for live coverage of tonight's Premier League home fixture between Reading FC and Manchester City.

Cricket round-up: Reading beaten by Gerrards Cross in opener

READING CC lost their opening match of Home Counties Division Two West on Saturday.

Jimmy Kebe ruled out of Reading FC clash with Manchester City

READING FC winger Jimmy Kebe will miss the home clash with Manchester City with a recurring thigh strain.

Award-winning Nelson leaves mark on the Rockets

LUKE Nelson became the youngest ever player to pick up the English Basketball League Division One player of the year.

Kayaker earmarked as future Olympian

READING kayaker Sam Kirschstein has been hand-picked as a future British Olympian after being chosen to be part of the Lloyds TSB Local Heroes initiative.

Reading CC sign Indian all rounder Waghela

READING Cricket Club have signed Indian all-rounder Praful Waghela to spearhead their squad for the forthcoming Home Counties Premier Division Two West campaign.

Reading rower wins double gold in Munich

READING rower Lauren Kedar won two gold medals at last weekend's Munich Junior International Regatta.

Reading FC player of the season shortlist revealed

THE Chronicle can exclusively reveal the identity of the three-man shortlist in the running for the Reading FC Player of the Season Award for 2013.

Adkins: No pressure for Reading FC to sell players

READING FC boss Nigel Adkins insists the club does not have to sell players to pay for the cost of relegation.

London Irish's Allinson given two-week suspension

LONDON Irish scrum-half Darren Allinson has been handed a two-week ban for kicking Leicester Tigers' Geordan Murphy in Exiles' final game of the season last Saturday.

Cricket round-up: Champions Mortimer beat Woodley in opener

MORTIMER West End started the defence of their Berkshire Cricket League Premier Division title with a 57-run win over newly-promoted Woodley.

Irish's Young Player of the Season Yarde makes England squad

MARLAND Yarde is one of four London Irish players to be named in England's squad for their tour of South American this summer.

Reading FC freeze season ticket prices following relegation

READING FC have frozen season ticket prices for the fourth year running.

Reading FC midfielder plays down Galatasaray link again

READING FC midfielder Jem Karacan is playing down rumours of a move to Galatasaray once again.

Hal hails Reading FC boss Adkins for giving him a chance

READING FC's Hal Robson-Kanu says he is desperate to make up for lost time following his brace in the resounding 4-2 victory at Fulham on Saturday.

London Irish RFC end season with Tigers defeat

LONDON Irish ended their Aviva Premiership season with a disappointing 32-20 defeat at Leicester Tigers on Saturday.

Fulham 2-4 Reading FC

READING FC put in one of their best performances of the season to give Nigel Adkins his first win as manager against an abject Fulham at Craven Cottage.

LIVE: Fulham v Reading FC

GOOD afternoon and welcome to Craven Cottage for live coverage of Reading FC's Premier League clash with Fulham.

Irish captain Danaher wary of Leicester Tigers threat

LONDON Irish club captain Declan Danaher has warned his side they could get 'spanked' if they fail to turn up at Welford Road this Saturday (2.30pm ko).

Skivington to lead London Irish at Leicester Tigers

GEORGE Skivington will captain London Irish in their final Aviva Premiership match of the season at his former club Leicester Tigers tomorrow afternoon (2.30pm ko).

Reading FC's Kelly rues 180 costly minutes ahead of Fulham return

STEPHEN Kelly believes a poor 180 minutes of football effectively sent Reading FC down to the Championship.

Berkshire Cricket League set to get underway

THE Berkshire Cricket League gets underway this Saturday and everyone will be hoping for good weather throughout the season after a dreadful 2012.

McAnuff vows to lead Reading FC through difficult times

READING FC captain Jobi McAnuff has promised to steer the players through the challenging times ahead.

London Irish announce pre-season matches

LONDON Irish will prepare for the 2013/14 Aviva Premiership season with pre-season games against Nottingham, London Wasps and Munster.

Madejski expects immediate return for Reading FC

ANTON Zingarevich agonised over his decision to sack Brian McDermott, according to Reading FC chairman Sir John Madejski.