Sunday 8th June 2025

Sport

And the Isis roared – Summer Eights 2025

For the viewing public, and those involved in the racing, Summer Eights 2025 gave some reasons to be fearful. The Thamesis Regatta, the very first novice regatta of the...

In defence of the much-maligned offseason

What will you watch? That’s always the complaint, the second the final whistle blows...

Fencing Novices may be new, but they get the point

Varsity competitions might seem out of reach to many. Sportspeople who fill the ranks...

Lancer-lot: Oxford American Football trounce Cambridge Pythons

There aren't many sports in which 48-0 is a respectable scoreline. American Football is...

Magdalen claim victory in Chess Cuppers tournament

Few crowds ever out-flock the bustling tourists of Christ Church's Tom Quad, but on one sunny Saturday afternoon, the feat was achieved by a...

Women’s Blues win Twenty:20 Varsity

Women's Blues and Men's Authentics seize victory over Cambridge, while Men's Blues are narrowly defeated

A history of Punting: past and present

Looking back at the history of Oxford punting

A new era for English football

What a European finals double-header means for the English game

Beyond the surface level: which court is the ideal one for tennis?

Few major sports are defined by their playing surface in the same way that tennis is.

Harris Manchester sweep the floor in Floorball Cuppers

The side beat Keble in the final to claim the Cuppers title

Worcester run riot in Athletics Cuppers

Impressive individual performances in the lead up to the season

Futsal Club off to a flying start

Men and Women’s fledgling Futsal teams continue to grow with victories over Staffordshire Uni

A whole new ball game

Oliver Donaldson on rackets sports you might not know

Worcester win hockey Cuppers again

Sweet revenge for Worcester as they defeat Teddy Hall

Riding into the Record Books

British road cyclists seek to defend their titles after a dominant few years in the Grand Tours

Giving thanks to football

Greg Pankhurst reports on what became a breath-taking week for English football

Sibling rivalry: St Hugh’s take on Clare College

Lucy Tansley reports on this multi-sport all-day event

Super Saturday Double-Header in Women’s Rugby

The time was here. The stage was set. The teams were ready. A grey and overcast Saturday of 1st Week provided the perfect conditions...

Trials and Tests for female cricketers

Claire Taylor, an alumnus of The Queen’s College, Oxford, is known for being one of the best female cricketers England has ever seen. Taylor...

Brookes receive an (indoor) kicking

Next year, there will be two new teams sporting the famous dark blue strip for Oxford University Association Football Club (OUAFC), as both a...

HCNC beat HCAFC 11-5 in charity netball game

Eleanor Frew reports on the charity clash between the netball team and the men’s football club

Women in Sport: OUWAFC President Charlotte Rougier

An interview with OUWAFC President Charlotte Rougier

Mauricio Pochettino: the best of the rest

Greg Pankhurst gives the case that Pochettino should be considered manager of the season

A sport for everyone?

Why croquet is a sport which thrives in its contradictions

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