Hockey: Crostyx steal a march

CROSTYX took advantage of Redbridge and Ilford's inactivity at the weekend to move to the top of the Norwich Union East Premier League with a 3-0 victory over the bottom club, Broxbourne, with goals from Paul Diver, Graham Smith and Steve Rookes, writes Bill Colwill. Crostyx lead Redbridge thanks to their greatly superior goal difference.

Gloucester City's 7-0 win against Clevedon, with Derek Pittaway claiming a hat-trick, kept them one point clear at the top of the SunLife West Premier. Likewise in the Ernst and Young North and Midland leagues, Sheffield and Edgbaston retain their leaderships.

The Malawian international Francois Toussaint scored twice, as did the former England international Suti Khehar, in Maidenhead's 6-1 win against Weybridge Hawks to keep them four points clear at the top of the A Division of the Peroni South Premier.

Anchorians, 2-1 winners at home to Ashford with goals from Trevor Shave and Neil Gordon, take over second place from High Wycombe, who lost to a Simon Turner goal at Tulse Hill.

City of Portsmouth, leaders of the B Division, were held goalless by Fareham. Gore Court moved level on points with Portsmouth with a 2-0 win at Purley.