Wednesday 10th December 2025

Sport

50 years of women’s cross-country Varsity

The 50th anniversary of women’s cross-country in the Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Competition is set to be celebrated on Saturday 6th December. The event will be held at Roehampton Vale, the...

The inescapable exhaustion of the tennis season 

The fatigue is inescapable as the tennis season draws slowly towards a close. Players...

Inside the little-known world of Oxford’s real tennis club

Real tennis? What, as opposed to fake tennis? No, real as in Real Madrid,...

Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

I am a tennis aficionado. I follow tennis year-round, and each tournament has a...

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.

Selection of Will Pucovski: a triumph from the unlikeliest of sources

Why the selection of Will Pucovski is a step in the right direction for mental health in sport

Saudi Arabia’s sporting mission

Do our sports stars have a duty to speak out? To positively mould their sphere of influence? Surely, we too, as fans, ticket-holders, tweeters, commenters, have a duty to question, to resist, to inform.

The Race is on

James Martin wonders whether Liverpool can hold on to win their first Premier League title?

Blues committee members vote on merger of women’s and men’s committees

The presidents' proposal is expected to meet opposition with captains of a number of teams signing a letter in opposition against the merger.

Town vs Gown 2019: Press Release

The official press release ahead of the Town vs Gown 2019 boxing event

Pantomime villain turned mental health hero – Morecambe’s Kevin Ellison

‘Harry Potter, he’s coming for you’ roar the Exeter fans as Morecambe’s veteran forward Kevin Ellison receives the ball on his customary left wing....

Sledging Down Under: Australia’s latest war of words

Australia's sledging has evolved in the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal last year

Ed David named OURFC Blues captain for 2019

David will be captain for the forthcoming 2019 Varsity campaign

Is Boxing in Danger of Losing its Prestige?

Oliver Donaldson reflects on Mayweather’s humiliation of Nasukawa

Andy Murray – the champion we didn’t deserve

A sportsperson who never forgot his roots, Murray endured horrible vitriol to become a role model both on and off the court

Manchester United are finally playing catch-up with old rivals Liverpool

Liverpool are leading the way, so why have Manchester United turned to Solskjaer?

Australia versus India: the perfect ending to Christmas Day

A preview of the Boxing Day Test Match

Women in sport: a conversation with Eleanor Oldroyd

“The opportunities are much, much greater than they were 30 years ago”

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