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Reading-born netball star Fran Williams says missing out on the last Commonwealth Games squad helped shape her into the player now leading England

"I FEEL I can truly buy into the club, I didn't want to go somewhere which isn't keen to move forward."

Berkshire made a winning start to their National Counties Championship Western Division One campaign by defeating Oxfordshire by five wickets

Reading have welcomed plenty of well-known names over the years, with some of football's biggest personalities enjoying short spells in Berkshire.

Wokingham Town FC will open its league account with a trek to the outskirts of North London to face Hilltop.

Former Reading assistant manager Rob Kelly has joined Bolton Wanderers as assistant coach after leaving the Royals earlier this summer.

It cost 2/6 at the time, equivalent to somewhere between £5 and £10 using today's purchasing power.

It was a weekend of high scores, dramatic finishes, and character-testing run chases.

The date of Wokingham Town's Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round tie against Corsham Town has now been confirmed.

TIGHT-HEAD prop Sam Stirling cannot wait to test himself at National One after joining Rams from Old Albanians.