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Oxford student and family run record-breaking half marathon in memory of father 

Oxford graduate Archie Johnston and his family have attempted to break the Guinness World Record for “fastest half marathon by a mother and three children” at the Worcester Half Marathon.
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Branding the beautiful game: How the World Cup logo signifies the commercialisation of football

As billions around the world gear up for the beautiful game to touch down...
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It’s impossible not to be Romantic about football 

It’s impossible to not be romantic about football, and by that I mean Romantic...
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Goodbye football: Welcoming political tension to the centre stage of the World Cup

It’s been four years since England men lost to France at the quarter finals...
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Summer Eights day one: Live updates

09:44 - I'm locked in at the OSPL office, eagerly awaiting four days of scintillating Summer Eights. The atmosphere at the river is absolutely...

Summer Eights preview: A dummy’s guide

As Summer Eights approaches, excitement is building in college boathouses up and down the Isis. However, for those who are not lucky enough to...

Ladies at Lord’s: Oxford women annihilate the tabs

Taking the long walk out through the Long Room at Lord's is a dream that the vast majority of cricketers can barely even imagine....

Bannister Miles 2025: Four meet the mark again

Fittingly, it was four runners again who broke Roger Bannister’s four minute mark in the BMC Bannister Miles 2025, the same number that did...

Schalke, stickers, and social shifts in Germany

When you think about German football, several images doubtless spring to mind - Bayern players drenched in Paulaner after winning another Meisterschale, the ‘Yellow...

Inside the women’s boat: Courage on the Tideway

"Both crews get ready please." Two boats sit on the Tideway, a flotilla of motorboats behind them, led by the umpire Matthew Pinsent giving orders...

Clean sweep for Cambridge at Chanel J12 Boat Race weekend

After losing out in both the men's and women's lightweight races on Saturday 12th April, there were high hopes that Oxford would make amends...

Youth and Spares complete, time for the Boat Race

The stage is set for the Boat Race on Sunday 13th April. Last week, the Youth Boat Race returned for its second ever outing,...

Men’s Blues Hockey survive back-to-back relegation playoffs

The heights of the BUCS Premiership are that which most university sports clubs around the country can only dream of. These leagues are often...

Varsity a knockout for Oxford Boxing

After turning the bastion of free speech into the bastion of free-flowing punches, Oxford University Amateur Boxing Club took over the Oxford Town Hall...

Cambridge rowers barred from Boat Race allege ‘desperate’ Oxford intervention

Three Cambridge rowers have been told that they cannot compete in this year’s Boat Race due to a new condition on eligibility.

Mixed fortunes for Oxford football at Reserves Varsity

We’re into the final minute of the game at the Tristel Global Stadium in Newmarket. The scoreline reads 4-3 in favour of the Centaurs,...

‘Get your brooms out’: Oxford basketball sweep Cambridge

As the automatic doors to the reception creep open, you’re greeted by Nas’ The World is Yours - there’s no need to read the...

Formula One 75: Sport or spectacle?

On Tuesday the 18th of February, the world of Formula One took over the O2 Arena in a special livery reveal hosted by Jack...

Torpids 2025: Bumps, slumps and eleven-spot jumps

Torpids: the bringer of cult-collegiate support, un-ironic unitards, and this year: the first blue skies in what has felt like an eon. Torpids sees...

Oxford dancers reclaim the spotlight with Varsity win

In the dead of night, five figures emerge from the darkness. Blazers over their shoulders and hands on their hips, they start to sashay...

England are learning to win again – can Wales do the same?

Despite contrasting results, England and Wales’ most recent performances show that both sides have started to turn a corner and are ready to compete...

Clear handballs, dodgy calls and ‘learn the rules’

“Fancy reffing my football match today?” It was an innocent enough message. My footballing ability might not be much to shout about, but I know...

The day I saw magic on the cricket pitch

All sport is an endless struggle to scale the heights of human perfection. That sentence reads like a hopelessly pompous platitude, but I think...

Town bests Gown in Union boxing showdown

There are few places on Earth as synonymous with disputes as the Oxford Union. Since its inception just over two centuries ago, the society...
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