Champions League 2013 Quarter-Finals Preview
Michael Scott dissects the draw for the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier competition
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Paolo Di Canio? Are We Crazy? The Enigma in his own words
Miles Dilworth looks at the best and the worst words of Di Canio that have shaped the cult of Sunderland’s new manager
Continue ReadingA Hot and Cold Winter for England
Miles Dilworth and Richard Foord rate and review England’s tour of NZ and their winter performances
Continue ReadingOxford Dominate Henley Boat Races
Oxford won four out of four varsity races on a windy day of racing set at the London 2012 venue Dorney Lake.
Continue ReadingThe Not-So Premier League vs The Kings of Europe
Miles Dilworth and Alex Tyndall discuss the state of English football in light of recent European failures
Continue ReadingYellow Fever mars Cuppers Final as Hall retain title
On the night when Nani’s red card against Real Madrid threatened to overshadow football’s biggest showcase of the season thus far, the centrepiece of the college rugby year was dominated by a trigger-happy referee who deemed it necessary to hand out 5 yellow cards, a red and a gazillion penalties. This is to take nothing […]
Continue ReadingUniv to meet Trinity in Hockey cuppers final
Oliver Park watches University College beat Magdalen to reach the hockey cuppers final
Continue ReadingPair of shoes for OUNC
However else you decide whether Oxford or Cambridge is best, there is no doubt that the CU precursor gives Cambridge the upper hand when it comes to amusing acronyms. There is the well-named music society CUMS, as well as CULL and CUTE. Sadly the Cambridge University Netball Team, who undoubtedly have the most legitimate claim […]
Continue ReadingProfile: Edgar Davids
The player-manager discusses ballers, bosses and Barnet with Miles Dilworth
Continue ReadingWorcester swagger to terrific hat-trick
Alex Tyndall reports as Worcester’s golden generation defeat Wadham 3-0 to bag a third consecutive Cuppers title whilst Charles Walmsley offers a fan’s perspective
Continue ReadingCricketers heading to Cape Town
Miles Dilworth talks to James Hooper as the OUCC Blues prepare for their South African test
Continue ReadingChecking out chess Cuppers
A dominant Wadham team conceded only two points in all games as they defeated a field of 13 teams in the one-day extravaganza that was Chess Cuppers. Over 50 players from 11 different colleges braved an early Saturday morning to travel to St Hugh’s to compete in the annual competition, held by the Oxford Students’ […]
Continue ReadingTwo out of three trophies not too bad for Taekwondo team
Last week Oxford’s Varsity Taekwondo squad inflicted a stinging defeat on Cambridge’s team on the Tabs’ home turf. The men’s B squad were the first to hit the mats. The Dark Blues came out with some fantastic performances, many of the squad punching above their weight against more experienced opponents. Cambridge’s underestimation of the boys’ […]
Continue ReadingPenalty heartbreak wrecks OUWAFC’s Varsity hopes
Charley Turton reports from Cambridge as neither Blues nor Furies claim Varsity crown
Continue ReadingFed Cup success masks Britain’s tennis malaise
Oliver Park believes the LTA still needs to do more to change the face of British tennis
Continue ReadingBlues fall to Dragons in fiery encounter
Miles Dilworth reports from the Oxford Ice Rink as the Blues slide to a 9-6 defeat against the London Dragons
Continue ReadingRugby Blues sink Navy battleship
The Rugby Blues beat a brave Royal Navy side 21-14 last Wednesday, but the quality of the rugby on show did not quite reach the sparkling heights of their brilliant triumph over the British Army the week before. The Iffley Road Stadium was unplayable due to the recent run of bad weather, and so the […]
Continue ReadingNorthumbrian best condemns sorry Blues to premature exit
Charley Turton watches the Men’s Basketball Blues crashed out of the final 16 at BUCS
Continue ReadingKeble into semi-finals
A spirited St John’s effort could not prevent a hard-fought 4-0 victory for Keble on Saturday in the Cuppers quarter-finals. With SJC top of the Second Division and Keble sitting pretty at the summit of the First, the game was shaping up to be a cracker, with the teams renewing a rivalry dating back to […]
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