Tuesday 2nd 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...

It’s a happy ending for the St John’s Fairytale

Matt Evans-Young recounts the capping moment of St John's successful football season in the Cuppers Final

Oxford Victorious in 125th Varsity Football Match

Oxford seal 49th Varsity win with hard-fought 1-0 victory.

St John’s fairytale continues

Cuppers Semi Final

Worcester wingers stoke victory fire

Christ Church 22, Worcester 33

Gutsy Blues fall short

Women's Varsity Netball

Oxford spun out by plucky Tabs

Oxford 5, Cambridge 25

Cricket won’t Stanford it

After the recent scandal, where now for cricket and the ECB, asks Matthew Evans-Young

Catz up the ante in title challenge

Catz ran out as fairly comfortable winners, building their way into the game and dominating in the middle of the pitch

New order in cuppers

The splendour on this occasion was provided in spades by a New College side

Keble dominate chess cuppers

Sunday saw the much-anticipated return of Cuppers Chess, in the form of an eight-team, four-board, 15 minute tournament held at Keble.

Dominant Blues floor Cambridge

For the second year running, Oxford was victorious at the Tae Kwon-Do Varsity Match

Impressive Blues make a splash

Having won last year, this match was either an opportunity for Oxford to begin a period of dominance or for Cambridge to cancel out last year's loss.

England clutching at straws

England's stuttering start to the Six Nations

Poor Blues tied up in Notts

Oxford were left disappointed following a keely contested title decider on Saturday

Ferocious Town too strong for Gown

On Wednesday night, the Blues boxers were defeated by a rival even older than Cambridge: the townsfolk of Oxford

Shadow of Varsity inspires victory

Blues netball girls win convincingly against Nottingham

Different year, same prediction

College rugby cuppers previewed

Born leaders or divisive force?

Are captains really necessary in modern day sport?

Southern comfort for leaders Hall

St. Edmund Hall beat Worcester

Oxford set Cat amongst the pigeons

Oxford edge out Cambridge, courtesy of a Tim Catling hat-trick

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