Saturday 18th April 2026

Sport

Oxford’s women fight back to win first Boat Race in almost a decade

The Boat Race’s recent history has proved to be a morbid affair for Oxonians. Cambridge, boasting triumphant form, has returned year after year to defend a long streak of...

‘We’re all writing for screenshots these days’: In conversation with Jonathan Liew

When the call connects, Jonathan Liew spends the first five minutes asking me instead about whether you can get through an Oxford tutorial having not read the book your essay is about and what the news diet for students my age looks like.

OURFC crush Cambridge to sweep Varsity 2026 

Stepping out onto the field carrying the weight of a historic rivalry is one...

A matchweek with the OURFC Blues

Oxford is starting to wake up, a couple of cars and the occasional runner dotted about the roads.

Town triumphs over gown as Oxford descends upon Union

OUABC's men and women were edged out by the town's best over a series of thrilling matches

Cambridge edge out netball Blues

Despite the loss, there were plenty of positives for the Dark Blues to take away with them

Local rivals worlds apart

For Guernsey-born Oxonians, there is another Other Place with whom they contest a fierce sporting rivalry

Football Blues set to make Varsity history

The double-header will see the men's game take place before the women's for the first time

Bumps drama makes the early starts worthwhile

The sweet taste of victory is enough to convince rowers that all that hard work might actually be worth it

Tennis Blues ease relegation worries with win

The Women’s Blues edged out Cardiff Met to ease their relegation worries and leaving their Welsh counterparts looking over their shoulders

Plenty of snow but little silverware for Oxford’s skiers

The races end honours even on the Varsity Trip following a batch of heavy snowfall

Keep your health afloat and stay in the boat

A first-year perspective on why you shouldn’t give rowing the heave-ho

The Premier League – how sustainable is the current format?

Man City's scintillating season highlights the problem of a polarised division

Some sage seasonal advice from the Secret College Footballer

Mince Pie, North Pole, Come on Oxford score us a goal

A pick of Oxford’s best running routes

Rob Lentz takes a tour of the best places in and around the city to go for a jog

It’s time to freshen up the BBC coverage of the Varsity Match

Cal Flintoff believes that the BBC coverage could do more to reflect the true spirit of this venerated fixture

Bell stars as Oxford beaten at Twickenham

Cambridge, who were clinical in attack, sealed a 20-10 victory

Oxford beaten by dominant Cambridge in Women’s Varsity

The Light Blues dominated proceedings to win 24-0 at Twickenham

“We’ve got lots of exciting talent in the team”

Blues Rugby captains Conor Kearns and Sophie Behan speak to Thomas Browne ahead of the Varsity Match.

“If we dig in and accept the challenge, it is very much in our hands”

Ahead of Thursday's Varsity Match, former Saracens flanker Andy Saull tells Matt Roller that he is playing the most unselfish rugby of his career

England on the brink of success

England's adult team may be stuck in a rut, but our youth sides just can't stop winning

Oxford leave Heineken Cup winner on bench for Varsity

Dominic Waldouck fails to make the Oxford XV after an injury-riddled term

“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

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