Saturday 13th 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...

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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