Saturday 8th November 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...

“You never felt like you’d actually made it”

Ex-England batsman Chris Tavaré tells Matt Roller about his Ashes success and Blues memories

Valtteri Bottas: living his F1 dream

The Finn tells Shiv Bhardwaj about his Formula One season to date

All-weather warriors

Not even rain of biblical magnitudes dampens a college footballer's enthusiasm

Hooliganism overshadows Oxford’s win over Brookes

Last night's football match between the Oxford Men's Blues and Oxford Brookes ended in a pitch-side brawl

Injuries overshadow Men’s Blues victory

Heineken Cup winner Dom Waldouck lasted just 18 minutes on debut

Blues ensure league survival with Bristol victory

Oxford continue their Varsity preparations with a narrow win

Could Man City become the new ‘Invincibles’?

TJ Fitzgerald argues that talk of an unbeatable team is premature

Stop pissing in Uni Parks, says OUAFC

College football teams threatened with bans from the premises

In-form Blues put six past Northumbria

Tom Stileman's hat-trick sealed a fourth win on the bounce for Oxford

Comeback kids

The Secret College Footballer describes the magic of the perfect comeback

Hungover hat-trick heroes

The Secret College Footballer reveals how to tweak your game following a big night out

Brasenose put twenty goals past Univ

Calum Flintoff's side put a depleted Univ to the sword in JCR Division Three

Varsity start would be “an honour”, says ex-pro Talotti

Matt Roller catches up with former professional flanker Roberto Talotti as he settles into his Oxford MBA

Corpus seconds finally triumph

Dermot Cudmore reports on a rare win for Corpus Seconds

The toughest job in college football

An unexpected demand to referee can leave even the most able athletes stumped

Clinical Blues wrap up Bucs hockey double

Matt Roller and Thomas Browne report on Oxford's hockey success against the Tabs

Blues train with Windies captain

Matt Roller reports on Carlos Brathwaite's training sessions with the Blues

What has happened to the north-west derby?

TJ Fitzegerald laments the demise of the Premier League's fiercest rivalry

College football mind-games

The Secret College Footballer mulls over the tactical battles of any given Monday

Why fans must embrace four-day Test innovation

Shiv Bhardwaj argues that Test cricket's survival relies on innovation, whether we like it or not

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