Hall serve up epic win
By Mark Butt. OVER THE PAST week, the world's top tennis stars have convened on Paris for the French Open. Although the overcast skies that covered the grounds of Lady Margaret Hall last Tuesday made the bright red clay of the Stade Rolland Garros seem a million miles away, the French Open will do well to recreate a match that had as much tension as this cuppers quarter-final....
Sport: Swimmers Virgin on success
OXFORD SWIMMERS IN THE Open Water Channel team have been boosted by the news that the shortly to be launched Virgin Money group has stepped in to sponsor the second Cross Channel race against Cambridge.
Sport: Queen's at head of table ...
By Brian Taylor. IN A KEENLY FOUGHT contest at Iffley Rd sports centre, Queen's beat Balliol to win the Table Tennis Cuppers tournament on Sunday. The semi-finals and final were played on the same day, and of the original 36 teams from 11 colleges, Balliol, Keble, Queen's and Wadham had emerged to fight it out for the intercollegiate title....
Sport: Queen's at the front of the track
LAST SUNDAY IFFLEY ROAD was the venue for the Men"s Athletics Cuppers final.
Sport: Sporting Thoughts
CALL ME A BIASED, bitter Villa fan if you will - and you wouldn't be far wrong. But my hearing is as good as the next man's, so I'm within my rights to express my shock at the silence among Chelsea fans during the recent FA Cup Final. Inevitably, their winner signalled an end to this for a few minutes, but the Blues' support then again lapsed into quiescence....
Sport: Kings final hopes washed out
By David Hamilton. THE OXFORD KINGS demonstrated the strength of their squad in emphatic style on Sunday as their two teams both finished in the top three in the Universities tournament held in Southampton.
Sport: Grigor-ous end for captain Ruth
OXFORD NETBALL ONCE again proved a force to be reckoned with, when both teams travelled to Nottingham for the end of season tournament.