6. September 2010.

No vuvuzelas at Oxford United is music to my ears

I went to a pre-season friendly this week at Oxford United. And it was beautifully quiet.

2010. July 29. 20:27

West Ham United 1 Oxford United 0: match report [Telegraph.co.uk] Aug. 24. Scott Parker salvaged West Ham's Carling Cup blushes against lowly Oxford United with a goal three minutes into added time. Oxford United relishing Carling Cup opportunity against West Ham [Telegraph.co.uk] Aug. 23. After 16 years of decline, Oxford United are in the process of rebuilding and cannot wait to face West Ham in Carling Cup. Oxford United 3 York City 1: match report [Telegraph.co.uk] May 16. Oxford United have returned to the Football League after a four-year absence following their 3-1 defeat of York City 3-1 at Wembley. European Athletics Championships: Mo Farah and Chris Thompson make 5000m final [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 29. British duo both cruised into Saturday's 5,000m final, Farah winning his heat and Thompson finishing fourth in his. Jason Robinson 'turned down Premiership offers' to play for Fylde [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 29. Robinson says he turned down Premiership offers to sign for National League Two North side Fylde. Bryce McGain undermines Essex's new-found swagger [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 29. Kent 360-6 v Essex Leg-spinner makes inroads after Martin van Jaarsveld and Geraint Jones lay foundations James Hildreth and Jos Buttler save the day and Somerset's title hopes [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 29. Somerset (423-6) v Notts James Hildreth and Jos Buttler put a smile on the face of captain Marcus Trescothick. England v Pakistan: Eoin Morgan and Paul Collingwood make visitors toil [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 29. England (331-4) v Pakistan A brilliant maiden Test hundred by Eoin Morgan put England in a strong position on day one of the Test series. Glorious Goodwood: Local hero Illustrious Blue lands Goodwood Cup [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 29. Local hero's hard-fought victory in the Goodwood Cup was his seventh victory at the Sussex course. England Under-19s face barren future in a wasteful system [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 29. While the Under-19 team may be good Under-19 players, English clubs will not risk giving them a chance. F1 Hungarian Grand Prix circuit guide with Jaime Alguersuari [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 29. Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari describes a lap of the Hungaroring. Sir Alex Ferguson to pair Javier Hernández with Wayne Rooney in new-look strike force [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 29. Sir Alex Ferguson is looking to pair Javier Hernández with Wayne Rooney after the Mexican's stunning debut.