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Hassan’s final: Catz defeat New 7-0

The second half, which Catz had so completely dominated, saw them saunter to victory assuredly. 

Sport vs studies: can a balance be found? 

From 1896 to 2020, a considerable 170 Olympic medals have been won by Oxford alumni in a whole range of sports. This certainly is impressive, but is it possible to uphold this standard of achievement in sport whilst still studying at one of the most academically challenging universities?

Who will avoid the drop? The implications of Everton’s points deduction on the relegation battle

The Blues have now been docked a staggering eight points, leaving them just five points above relegation.

There’s no ‘I’ in team… or is there?

"How can F1 possibly function as a team sport when there is only ever one winner?"

Was India Bazball’s graveyard or its baptism by fire?

This series has been Bazball’s baptism as a mature, seasoned cricketing philosophy. They lost: now, they will learn.

Cricket: ChCh vs Magdalen

Christ Church 117-2 ; Magdalen 115

Varsity heartbreak: interview

Midfielder James Kelly was devastated to lose a pulsating match 5-3, but is optimistic for the future.  

Varsity: Heartbreak at Craven Cottage

Oxford 3 - 5 Cambridge

Rugby: SEH v Keble

Teddy Hall 46 - 36 Keble

Football: SEH v Worcester

Teddy Hall 0 - 1 Worcester

Cricket preview

It's not going to be a quiet season...

Just not cricket: unusual sports

Do you take part in a less orthodox summer sport? Get in touch.

College football round up, 7th and 8th weeks

PREMIER DIVISION Teddy Hall 3 Oriel 0 Last week, SEH regained some form by beating Oriel 3-0. It was a good attacking display, in...

Varsity Fives-A double report on all the highlights of the day

Report 1: by James DuboffLast week saw the massive Oxford dynasty descend upon Eton, all guns blazing, raring to go and greet the Cambridge...

Blues Athlete of the Week: Sam Humphry-Baker

Club: Oxford University Rugby Football Club College: Saint Edmund Hall Year/Course: 3rd Year Materials Science Position: Centre How long have you been involved with...

Boat Race: One month to go

In British University sport there is nothing comparable to the boat race. World class athletes putting in 1,200 hours of training, a crowd that...

Teachers discouraging state school applicants

Teachers’ conceptions of Oxbridge are a major obstacle to applications from the state sector, according to a report published by the Sutton Trust last...

New CD Releases

Do you like rock music?  British Sea Power   4/5An impassioned baritone, declaiming over music both anthemic and intimate. The best of ‘80s indie cross-bred...

London Marathon Man

The nipples and inner thighs were daubed with Vaseline, the tummy full of energy bars, and I was ready to go. The moment had...

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