Thursday 13th November 2025

Sport

Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

I am a tennis aficionado. I follow tennis year-round, and each tournament has a special place for me – except for one.  The WTA Finals, an elite competition open exclusively...

The BBC’s dying sports coverage is hurting Britain

The President’s Challenge – the annual tradition that marks the official launch of the...

Austria, the Allianz, and applause: How we make spaces divine

In March I twice came very close to something holy: once in Austria and...

Oxford Sailors take on the Celtic Sea

Many people would consider offshore yacht racing a somewhat daunting, if not downright insane,...

Let them take drugs

Will Dufton relishes the thought of a sporting world populated with testosterone-fuelled übermen

Simply sensational: Alan Hansen speaks to Cherwell sport

Josh Platt talks to BBC football pundit and former Liverpool player Alan Hansen about his career in broadcasting and his predictions for this season

Darts: more than just a pub game

Badly dressed fat men with a taste for beer can be sportsmen too

SPOTY: It’s not (just) about the sport

The BBC's Sports Personality of the Year has been criticised by some for being little more than a popularity contest. Tamsyn Woodman doesn't see the problem.

Premier League: five things we’ve learned this season

Scoring goals, team selection and the value of a Scotsman at the helm.

Sports Short: Best and Worst of Varsity Trip Stash

Resident ski-wear expert Will Dufton takes to the slopes in search of the best and the worst of Varsity Trip style

Cambridge skiers edge out Oxford in Varsity races

Injured Oxford skier Lucy Purslow looks on as Cambridge triumph in weather-affected races

Varsity hat-trick for Oxford

Oxford achieves its third victory in a row in the annual rugby match against Cambridge.

View From A Blue: Max Denning

Alex Hawkins-Hooker interviews Blues skier, Max Denning

Quidditch flying high

Monish Kulkarni speaks to Oxford Quidditch Captain, Angus Barry

Exeter dominate JCR Premier League

James Gheerbrant rounds up some of the Premier League's key matches

Keep up!

James Nottage wonders how to stay in touch with the world of sport in the Bubble

Hockey Blues truimph in gritty victory

James Taylor reports from the Blues v Cardiff Metopolitan’s 1sts hockey match.

‘Sorry guys, the game’s off’

James Nottage discusses the most annoying moment in the life of a college sportsperson: match cancellation

What can England hope for?

Monish Kulkarni rates England's chances in their upcoming Test tour against India

Teddy Hall go 22-12 over Oriel

Alex Hawkins-Hooker reports on this week's memorable match between last year's cupper finalists, Teddy Hall and Oriel

View From A Blue: Jamie Wheeler

Monish Kulkarni speaks to Jamie Wheeler on his experiences as a squad power-lifter

Does Football have a racism problem?

James Gheerbrant discusses the state of English football after John Terry’s inglorious ban

Winter of Discontent

James Taylor on the recent sporting slump and how to overcome it

View From A Blue: Samson Egerton

James Nottage gets an insight into Samson Egerton's life as Blues scrum-half.

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