Monday 27th October 2025

Sport

Austria, the Allianz, and applause: How we make spaces divine

In March I twice came very close to something holy: once in Austria and once in the Allianz.  In Vienna, where Mozart played, lived, and died, I buy a ticket...

Oxford Sailors take on the Celtic Sea

Many people would consider offshore yacht racing a somewhat daunting, if not downright insane,...

The elusive magic of club cricket

As summer draws to a close and we all arrive in Oxford ready for...

Over 12,000 compete in the 2025 Oxford Half Marathon

Thousands took to the streets of Oxford yesterday morning to race in the Oxford...

Should Manchester City have been banned?

The recent decision by UEFA to ban Manchester City from European competition for the next two seasons has sent shockwaves through the footballing community....

Torpids: Rowing Competition Cancelled

College rowers across Oxford have today received the news that Torpids will be cancelled due to bad weather. The high volume of water in...

OUCD look to Showcase event following national success

Oxford University Contemporary Dance is one of Oxford’s newest sports societies, establishing itself in the last three years as a popular group for those...

Bumpy roads to the top: The future of African cycling

Africa is not known for its cycling. Despite the continent’s domination of endurance running for generations, the surface of global professional cycling has only...

Town beat Gown in annual boxing showdown

For nearly 150 years the Oxford Union debating chamber has been a place where great minds have clashed in intellectual battles. On one special...

Keble Women’s Rugby: a ‘Sisterhood’

Dragging myself out of bed at 7am on a biting January morning, the promise of a Keble hall hash brown (however anticlimactic) is the...

Could YouTube punditry bring about a revolution in the way we follow sport?

The archetypal pundit for televised coverage a football or rugby fixture is easy to identify. A white male, between the ages of 45 and...

South African victory should not make ‘Root’s England’ complacent

Joe Root and his England teammates lifted the Basil D'Oliveira Trophy on Monday afternoon, after some inspired bowling from Durham’s Mark Wood sealed a...

Tributes to Kobe Bryant: The player and the man

CW: Sexual AssaultA transcendent icon 81 points in a single game; the most in the modern era. 60 points in his farewell game at the...

A bridge too VAR: Is technology killing the game?

For VAR "KILLING THE PASSION. KILLING THE ATMOSPHERE. KILLING THE GAME. END VAR NOW" read the banner held up by the Crystal Palace Ultras in...

Froome’s ‘only appointment’ for 2020

Chris Froome is looking to secure a record-equaling fifth yellow jersey at the Tour de France this year. The Kenyan-born cyclist has indisputably been...

The Tour de Ski: Something for winter sports fans

Every year cross-country skiers from around the world begin a gruelling few days of competition in order to be crowned champion of the Tour...

Finding my Religion: Notes from a Leeds United supporter

The car pulled to a momentary stop and I stepped quickly out onto the wet concrete. (Leeds City Centre is always wet). I was...

Boxers Prepare for Two Monumental Shows

This term, Oxford University Boxing is set to host two massive events. Firstly, an annual staple on the Oxford sporting calendar: the historic Town...

150 years of rugby at Oxford

Oxford rugby dates back to the sports infancy. As many will know, the Oxford University RFC is one of the most renowned amateur clubs...

Top Ten Sporting Moments of 2019

1st June: Liverpool become Champions of Europe Unlike many of the events on this list, if you ask anyone where they were on 1st June,...

“Bikram”- Review: The fad variant assumes corpse pose

As a die-hard yogi since the age of eleven, I was quick to judge the idea of the new Netflix documentary Bikram as being unfair. I...

Queering Sport

Tena Thau on her failed attempt at netball, and why we should rethink how we play sports.

Boat Race Ready?

The past week saw some highly important races in the world of university rowing – Trial Eights. Each of the four clubs: OUBC (male...

Cambridge Dominate in Convincing 15-0 Men’s Varsity Win

A crowd of over 22,000 were at Twickenham on Thursday afternoon to watch a resounding Cambridge victory in the 138th Men’s Varsity Match. In miserable...

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