Sport

Sport Spotlight: Charlotte Maple

Sport has been a constant feature of incoming Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC) women’s Blues captain Charlotte Maple’s time at Oxford.

From Oxford to Cambridge: The 204-mile punt for Alzheimer’s 

Four students from St John’s College, Cambridge, have undertaken an extraordinary fundraising challenge, punting over 200 miles to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society.

Oxford student and family run record-breaking half marathon in memory of father 

Oxford graduate Archie Johnston and his family have attempted to break the Guinness World Record for “fastest half marathon by a mother and three children” at the Worcester Half Marathon.

Branding the beautiful game: How the World Cup logo signifies the commercialisation of football

As billions around the world gear up for the beautiful game to touch down...

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

7s a winning formula for Brasenose

Jack McKenna reports from the annual 7s rugby cuppers tournament and finds a challenge to the old order

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