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The insidious advertising of women in sport

All advertising sells a dream, Mad Men style: the aftershave, the sports car. Here the dream is sport itself, betting on it, and the opportunities it gives you.

Sport Spotlight: Sam Fitzgerald

Sam Fitzgerald only took up cycling during his undergraduate degree, and yet he’s now President of Oxford University Cycling Club.

Record 15,000 runners participate in Oxford Half Marathon

A record 15,000 runners took to the streets of Oxford to complete the annual half marathon on Sunday 11th October. Thousands of supporters lined the course to cheer the runners.

Sport Spotlight: Charlotte Maple

Sport has been a constant feature of incoming Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC) women’s Blues captain Charlotte Maple’s time at Oxford.

An epitaph to Stoke’s Premier League stay

Relegation is painful, but it’s been quite a decade for the Potters

The weekly chopper: third edition

Wolfson women anticipate a summer of success, as Teddy Hall M2 (or was it M1?) are left red-faced

Nigel Owens: ‘I don’t want to be a celebrity’

Nigel Owens talks about his experiences with mental health and whether rugby has a problem with ‘lad culture’

“It was the kind of stuff that I thought had been banned in the 1960s for having no taste”

St Peter's master Mark Damazer was unimpressed by Teddy Hall rugby fans' choice of beer in last week's Cuppers final

Cuppers Finals Day: Pembroke and Hall lift trophies

All the thrills and spills from a dramatic day at Iffley

The other footballers

"The players on this college football team have simpler motivations: camaraderie, love of the sport, and the prospect of beating Cambridge."

TMS commentator Dan Norcross: ‘I remember that rich, crackling sound through the radio’

Test Match Special commentator, Dan Norcross, says that the show was the sound of his childhood

“You have to really fight even to get a game”

Former Somerset spinner and Corpus alumnus Michael Munday says English cricket’s troubled relationship with leg spin is set to continue

Pembroke prevail on penalties to reach Cuppers final

Pembroke won the shoot-out 4-1 to take a place in the final against a mixed Wadham and Brasenose team

Oxford student places 10th in London Marathon

Eoghan Totten will be the first Oxford athlete to earn a full blue in marathon

Oxford forward in England squad for Hong Kong Sevens

Will Wilson, a three-time Blue, said he was “absolutely stunned” at his selection

Cricket Australia’s punishments are ludicrously harsh

Contradictory laws are no basis for bans which defy precedent and common sense

Twickenham extends Varsity agreement

The agreement was extended ahead of 100th Anniversary of the Varsity Match at the National Stadium

Oxford win women’s Varsity match on penalties

Oxford won 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw.

Oxford win men’s football Varsity

Oxford won the match 3-0 after a dominating attacking performance

Cambridge win the Men’s Boat Race

Cambridge were the odds on favourite coming into the race

Cambridge win 2018 Women’s Boat Race

The Cambridge crew entered the race as favourites and were dominant throughout the race.

Preview: Oxford favourites ahead of Varsity double-header

The Dark Blues are looking for a third consecutive double victory

Boat Race Preview: Oxford crews enter event as underdogs

Where to watch, who the favourites are, and what to look out for in this year's Boat Races

Discarded Boat Race rower denies ‘bust-up’ rumours

Joshua Bugajski, who was replaced "due to illness" on Tuesday, was seen training with Great Britain the next day

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