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Strong Reading contingent in GB Olympic hockey squad announcement
SIX Reading hockey club players have made the final Great Britain women's Olympic squad announced in London this morning.
READING Rugby Club are making a desperate plea for supporters and community members to back their application to continue renting out their car park.
Rowers clean up at opening World Cup
BERKSHIRE'S rowers put in some eye-catching medal-winning performances at the first World Cup of the season in Belgrade last weekend.
READING and GB hockey player Alex Danson says she will be fit for the Olympics.
GB women win Olympic test event
GB women won the Olympic test event after beating Argentina 2-0 but their win was tainted by two injuries to Crista Cullen and Alex Danson.
Mixed fortunes for GB hockey teams
GREAT Britain's men just missed out on a place in the hockey test event final after drawing 3-3 with Australia this evening.
GB set up must-win match at test event
READING and GB hockey player Jonty Clarke has billed Saturday's game against world number one side Australia as a 'winner takes all' encounter.
GREAT Britain's men bounced back from their defeat to beat India 4-2 at the Olympic test event tonight.
Reading players help GB to second win
GREAT Britain women's hockey team maintained their 100 per cent record in the Olympic test event in Stratford this afternoon by beating China 3-0.
Danson scores winner in GB opener
READING hockey club and GB star Alex Danson scored the winner in GB's opening match of the Visa International Invitational Hockey Tournament this afternoon.
Mears win historic silver medal
GB DIVER Chris Mears and his partner Nick Robinson-Baker stunned their rivals to win their first Diving World Series medal as a pair last weekend, writes Shakila Barabhuiya.
EXCLUSIVE: interview with GB synchro star Katie Skelton
READING and GB synchro swimmer Katie Skelton described the feeling of competing in front of a home crowd at London's Aquatics Centre as 'amazing'.
Rockets travel north for season finale
READING Rockets make the long journey north this weekend as they take on Bradford Dragons on Saturday (6.15pm tip off) before visiting Leeds Carnegie the following day (2pm tip-off) in their final two league games of the season.
READING'S Sam Townsend and Bill Lucas have been selected to race for the GB Rowing team at the opening world cup of the season in Belgrade from May 4-6.
LONDON Irish lock Bryn Evans is determined to shake off the frustrations of their Leicester Tigers mauling and bounce back at Exeter Chiefs this Saturday (3pm ko).
London Irish 32-41 Leicester Tigers
LONDON Irish were two minutes away from beating Leicester Tigers at the Madejski for the first time in four years but were beaten 32-41 on Sunday.
More to come from Reading HC, says Richardson
DESPITE securing the Investec Premier League title, Reading hockey ladies star Helen Richardson believes they are still developing as a team.
More to come from Reading Ladies - Richardson
DESPITE securing the Investec Premier League title, Reading hockey ladies star Helen Richardson believes they are still developing as a team.
Rockets' Champion steals Worthing's thunder
READING Rockets head coach Samit Nuruzade insists his side cannot afford to slip up in the race for a play-off position.
EXCLUSIVE: 'Olympics easier than GB trials'- Townsend
READING's Sam Townsend feels competing in the Olympics will be easier than last weekend's GB rowing trials.
