Fifty years on
The celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the first sub-four minute mile took place last Thursday at the same Iffley Road track on which Roger Bannister ran the distance in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds, half a century ago.
Sport: Town net win over Gown
Wednesday night saw the annual Town vs Gown Netball match at Headington Sports Centre. The Blues squad was relatively inexperienced, consisting as it did solely of players who will be competing in the next academic year. The team were also lacking practice, having not played since their Varsity defeat at the end of last term....
Sport: Queen's kings of sevens
This Wednesday the Iffley pitch was fortunate enough to present the college mixed sevens touch rugby tournament. With 12 colleges participating, Men's Blues refereeing and Women's Blues such as the likes of prop Katie Smith and Inside Centre Elizabeth Ethun playing, the afternoon was set to be one of interest.
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Sport: A Cricketing Sensation
From an early age Joe Sayers displayed an incredible talent for cricket, captaining the youth sections of his home county Yorkshire and also captaining and opening the batting for England youth teams. He is approaching the end of his Physics degree and has signed a professional contract with Yorkshire starting immediately after his Finals this summer....
Sport: Jesus ace Exeter
Billed as the battle of the first round, this year's Turl Street tennis rivalry saw an inexperienced Jesus side triumph with a commanding victory over last year's winners Exeter.
Sport: A kart above
The Oxford University Karting Team finished their best ever year with a record result at Clay Pigeon Raceway in Dorset.
Sport: Univ trounce woeful Wadham
It is fortunate for Wadham that Basketball Cuppers operates initially on a round-robin basis. An ignominious trouncing at the hands of a slick Univ side will not therefore be their sole souvenir from the 2004 competition, and the opportunity remains not only to redeem pride but still, conceivably, to progress beyond the group stages....