Thursday 12th June 2025

Sport

And the Isis roared – Summer Eights 2025

For the viewing public, and those involved in the racing, Summer Eights 2025 gave some reasons to be fearful. The Thamesis Regatta, the very first novice regatta of the...

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...

Lancer-lot: Oxford American Football trounce Cambridge Pythons

There aren't many sports in which 48-0 is a respectable scoreline. American Football is...

It’s not over ’til it’s over

James Nottage looks over the term we've had and what's left to come this summer

The rise of football hipsterism

Tom Goulding describes how the footballing world has its own form of the mainstream-subverting phenomenon

Cheer up London Welsh, the Sirens are here

Vickie Morrish takes us through the biggest day yet for the Oxford SIrens

Interview: Boris Becker

James Nottage interviews titan of tennis Boris Becker about his past and what the future holds for the men’s game

Those sticks and stones can be thrown

James Taylor examines athletes’ body-image issues, and argues coaches should remember that words can hurt

Teaching the old dog new tricks

Keble sporting stalwart Hugo Batten gives a postgraduate’s opinion of the college game after a year with the young

Light Blues get hit for six

Jack McKenna reports from Varsity 20/20 on a beautiful afternoon in University Parks

Summer Eights 2012: Friday

James Nottage gathers up the goings-on of the penultimate day of Eights

Oxford women triumph at Varsity Athletics

Caspar Eliot reports on a glorious win for Oxford’s women athletes and a loss for the men

Axle to grind for Oxford

James Nottage reports on a dominant Cambridge’s success in the Varsity road race

Catz’ cuppers stick-up

Becky Wyatt heralds a hockey treble for St Catherine’s after this weekend’s Cuppers finals

Treat ’em mean, keep ’em keen

With the Olympics rapidly approaching, James Taylor analyses how to ensure success for Team GB at London 2012

Summer Eights 2012: Thursday

James Nottage rounds up the second day of racing on The Isis

Summer Eights 2012: Wednesday

The highs and lows of the first day of the competition

Debate: Rain will ruin this Trinity

Jack McKenna and James Nottage have it out over this drizzle-infused term

Don’t look back in anger, or indeed at all

In a return to the sports pages Tom Goulding attempts to find some meaning in post-Premier League tea-leaf stirring

Gonna run this town tonight

University cross-country runner James Taylor gives an expert view on where the best running is to be had in Oxford

Cricket cuppers overflows with rain

George Lowe reports on the opening rounds of a washed-out, bowled-out Cricket cuppers

Tri hard, to some success

Xander Ryan relays a punishing day's Triathlon Varsity up in Northamptonshire

Atalanta’s new hunting party

Ellie Swinton gives a take on the Atalanta's Society's bold new initiative

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