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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...

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The inescapable exhaustion of the tennis season

The fatigue is inescapable as the tennis season draws slowly towards a close. Players...

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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,...

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Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

I am a tennis aficionado. I follow tennis year-round, and each tournament has a...

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Sport

50 years of women’s cross-country Varsity

The inescapable exhaustion of the tennis season

Inside the little-known world of Oxford’s real tennis club

Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

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