Sunday 13th July 2025

Sport

Away days for less than a tenner (plus hand luggage)

You probably know Prague as the boozy city break loved by British teenagers and stag do-goers alike. But did you know you could also attend a game at one...

And the Isis roared – Summer Eights 2025

For the viewing public, and those involved in the racing, Summer Eights 2025 gave...

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...

The death of a footballing superpower?

Jonny Minshull-Beech argues that Barcelona and their possession-based footballing philosophy have met their demise

Dimitar Berbatov – A tribute

Gareth Atkins bemoans the departure of one of the Premier League's most mercurial talents

Six Nations Preview: Wales to win, Scotland to suffer?

James Reid profiles the teams ahead of this year’s competition

College football round-up: Teddy Hall triumph

A good week for the league leaders, as Ben Sanders keeps us up to date with all the action in the JCR divisions

Sporting Biography: Gus Jones

Pippa Goodfellow and Ben Szreter continue our series profiling Oxford’s elite sportspeople.

Stanislas Wawrinka: The real deal?

Emma Alexander looks at tennis star Stanislas Wawrinka’s shocking Aussie Open win

Confirmed: Varsity Football back at Craven Cottage

The Varsity football match returns to Craven Cottage for a 3pm kick-off on 6h April; Boat Race Day

Taylor named new rugby captain

26 year-old Aussie Jacob Taylor has been named the new Blues Rugby captain, replacing the retiring John Carter

‘Quenelle’ controversy a cause for concern

Anelka’s gesture is further proof of football’s problems with racism, argues Jacob Rabinowitz

Women’s Blues give Brookes a bashing

Elliot Chester reports on a comprehensive Women’s Blues victory over their noisy neighbours

Hockey Blues start Hilary term unbeaten

Chris Knowles and Oliver Sugg report on the start of the Blues Hockey Hilary term

Blues unbeaten in Dublin tour

Ezra Rubenstein rounds up a successful winter Irish excursion for Blues football

Is Italian football entering a new era?

Gruffudd Owen asks whether Clarence Seedorf’s appointment at AC Milan is the sign of better things to come

Time to savour the romance of the FA cup

Jonny Minshull-Beech champions the importance of the world’s oldest cup competition

Swimmers make a splash in Spain

Holly Winfield reports on Oxford University Swimming Club’s eventful winter training camp

David Moyes: the chosen one?

Jacob Rabinowitz analyses Manchester United’s newfound mediocrity

The trials of being a sportsperson

Chris Knowles explores the physical and mental challenges of professional sport

The Sporting Bio: Rich Smith – Football

In the first of a series of sporting biographies, Ben Szreter profiles Oxford’s most gifted sportspeople

The Premier League’s World Cup hopefuls

Gruffudd Owen assesses the World Cup chances of the Premier League’s English, Spanish and Brazilian stars

Undergrad retains England youth rugby place

Gus Jones of St. Catz and London Wasps has been named in the England U-20s squad for the forthcoming Six Nations.

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