Wednesday 9th July 2025

Sport

Away days for less than a tenner (plus hand luggage)

You probably know Prague as the boozy city break loved by British teenagers and stag do-goers alike. But did you know you could also attend a game at one...

And the Isis roared – Summer Eights 2025

For the viewing public, and those involved in the racing, Summer Eights 2025 gave...

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...

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

Blues edge out battling Dubliners

Peter Woodcock reports from Iffley Road where the men’s Blues managed to cling onto a narrow lead against Trinity College, Dublin

Away day magic is hard to beat

The Secret College Footballer returns to demystify the magic of an away game

Blues play through the night for Um Rio

Thomas Browne reports on a 24-hour rugby session at Iffley Road

Cliché of the week: “Nadal is past it”

The Spaniard still has plenty left in the tank, writes Jorge Lopez Llorente

Cliché of the week: “He’s really enjoying his football at the moment”

Barnaby Harrison tries to unpack a seemingly mindless phrase for cliché of the week

Cuppers – the greatest show on earth?

The Secret College Footballer returns with a look ahead to the 2017/18 season

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