Thursday 4th 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...

Oxford exact revenge at Lord’s

Gnodde and Marsden ensure Oxford triumph at Lord's to avenge their defeat in the T20 last week

Double defeat for Oxford in Varsity T20

Matt Roller reports on a disappointing day of cricket at Fenner's

‘Quanne’s’ romp to Hockey Cuppers win

Harry Style reports on a shock result in the final of mixed Hockey Cuppers

Cliché of the week: “Professional foul”

Thomas Browne takes issue with the cynical nature of modern defending

The secret coach who revived Alastair Cook’s career

In a rare interview, Gary Palmer tells Matt Roller about his desire to become involved with the ECB

Meet the ‘Oardinary Boys’ set to take on the Atlantic

Fraser Macdonald-Lister speaks to the Oxonians planning a three thousand-mile summer row for charity

Christ Church win Floorball Cuppers

Felix Westerén reports on a dramatic day of action at the Iffley Road Sports Centre

Cliché of the week: “Transfer saga of the summer”

Thomas Browne revels in the excitement of the opening of the summer transfer window

Summer VIIIs stories you may have missed

Matt Roller reports on ejector crabs, fines, beer boats and Instagram rivalries

Mixed fortunes for OUPSC in tightest-ever Varsity

Wesley Rawlings reports on the tightest-ever Varsity matches, which were both decided on the very last frame

PakSoc beaten by rivals OIS

Shiv Bhardwaj reports on a convincing victory for Bharat Ramanathan's Oxford India Society CC

Oxford Women beat Cambridge Men in Triathlon Varsity

Matt Roller speaks to Lucy Farquhar about an historic Varsity victory

Cliché of the week: “Without troubling the scorers”

An early dismissal is actually the stuff of nightmares for scorers, writes Matt Roller

Christ Church win record 33rd Summer VIIIs headship

Matt Roller reports on a dramatic day of bumps racing on the Isis

Christ Church and Wadham primed for Summer Eights headships

Matt Roller previews the final day of the highlight of the college rowing year

The ICC’s neglect of Irish cricket

Matt Roller writes that cricket's governing body has failed to promote the growth of the game

Cliché of the week: “Where’s the cue ball going?”

James Lamming pleads with John Virgo to cease from using his favourite catchphrase

Play-off heartbreak for men’s hockey Blues

Caitlin Rigler reports on an unfortunate end to a brilliant season for the men's hockey Blues

Oriel confident of Summer Eights success

Matt Roller previews this week's Summer Eights competition, and predicts success for Christ Church and Wadham

Corpus end five-year cricket dry spell

Captain Peter Woodcock reports on his side's first victory over another College's First XI since 2012

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