Oxford Denied
ROWING WAS ONCE seen as the exclusive preserve of public school meatheads in sweat-stained blazers swilling Pimm's at Henley, and gibbering megalomaniac coxes who weren't allowed to swill anything lest they gain 200 grams in weight.
Sport: United they fall
WHEN OLDHAM ATHLETIC'S David Eyres curled in a beautiful last-minute free-kick to steal all three points for his side at the Manor Ground on April 7th, the inevitable relegation finally became a reality for Oxford United, writes Stephen Farrow.
Sport: Blues freeze on ice in Varsity challenge
After a great season the Oxford Ice Hockey team could not top it off with a win against Cambridge in the 81st Varsity Match. The Blues went into the game, held on March 10th at Peterborough's Planet Ice, after having lost only two matches throughout the whole season, and having already beaten the Light Blues on the European tour. ...
Sport: Magdalen double delight
MAGDALEN COMPLETED THEIR clean sweep of the Wadham trophy cabinet, adding the Cup to the championship crown to emulate the achievement of last season's double winners.
Sport: Sporting Thoughts
LENNOX LEWIS MAKES his first appearance on terrestrial television since 1990 this Saturday, when he takes on American Hasim Rahman for the WBC, IBF and IBO Heavyweight titles in Johannesburg, live on BBC1 at 3.15am.
Sport: Golfers in Varsity joy
Oxford's golfers left Cambridge feeling blue as they triumphed in the Varsity match by a single point, erasing painful memories of last year's narrow defeat, writes Rob Simpson.
Sport: Football round-up
MAGDALEN COMPLETED A magnificent campaign with their 3-0 victory over Wadham in the Cuppers Final at Iffley Road. In the league, Steve Free's men were equally dominant, clinching the title by six points over nearest rivals Somerville.