Wednesday 15th October 2025

Sport

The elusive magic of club cricket

As summer draws to a close and we all arrive in Oxford ready for the start of Michaelmas term, spare a thought for the country’s club cricketers who are...

Over 12,000 compete in the 2025 Oxford Half Marathon

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

England batter Canada to claim the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup

After consecutive final defeats in 2017 and 2022, England have finally claimed a third...

Oxford Handball’s historic season: From promotion to British Champions

The Oxford University Handball Club Men’s team, the Blues Team of the Year, has...

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

Women’s football at its peak ahead of World Cup

Women’s football is growing rapidly, but more needs to be done to ensure equality

The Enduring British Tradition

Why the Boat Race still captures our interest almost two centuries on

Kicking out racism in football

Greg Pankhurst examines what needs to be done to eliminate racism from the game

2019: a high-point for British sport?

Tom Ashley looks forward to the rest of 2019 in British sport

Ten reasons to love the County Championship

With the 120th cricket County Championship season now underway, here are ten reasons why we should all love this format of first-class cricket.

Cambridge win all four Boat Races for the second year in a row

The women's race kicked off first and although Oxford seemed to get a good start, soon after the Cambridge boat dug deep and pushed...

Manchester City or Liverpool – the impossible choice?

Tom Ashley offers the perspective of a Manchester United supporter on the Premier League title run-in.

FIFA politics strike again with latest proposal

FIFA’s recent proposal to expand the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams is not a footballing decision, argues Guillaume Paugam.

Victory over Cambridge for Oxford Panthers

Panthers dominate Varsity match in monumental year for women's rugby at Oxford

OUWAFC take on the Tabs

On a sunny but very windy afternoon on Sunday 10th March, the Women’s Football Blues faced Cambridge in their annual Varsity match at the...

Is video assistant referee anti-football?

'Referees only have one aim: to protect themselves.' When asked to discuss new rules from the International Football Association Board (IFAB) regarding handballs, now...

Oxford Boat Clubs announce crews for April’s race

Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) and Women’s Boat Club (OUWBC) this morning confirmed their crews at the City Hall, London for next month’s Boat...

An Epic Climax to the JCR Football Season

The last week of Hilary term saw the conclusion of the college football season, a dramatic-climax for college football as battles for promotion and...

Formula One 2019: What to expect

As the first race in Melbourne draws closer the pecking order for the season is beginning to take shape, perhaps altered by new aerodynamic...

Football Varsity double- header to remain at The Hive for a further three years

The Hive will continue to host men's and women's Football Varsity matches for at least the next three years.

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