The Lance Armstrong defence
Stripped of his titles but has Lance Armstrong been unfairly treated?
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In or out with Hawk-eye?
Despite its benefits, there are problems with Hawk-eye. Is it all or nothing?
Continue ReadingSuper Saturday Two
Brilliant in its own right, but not quite as good as the original
Continue ReadingOur greatest sporting day?
The day our heroic little island got close
Continue Reading‘Sword-fighting’ is better played than watched
Fencing is better for the participant than the spectator, writes Reuben Cohn-Gordon
Continue ReadingMaking (Mexican) waves watching the Murrays
Despite the disappointing result, I have to say that watching the Murray brothers in the Men’s doubles at Wimbledon was the highlight of my day. With the crowd at court two at capacity and queues of around thirty outside every door, the support the British pair gathered was incredible. Indeed, supporters couldn’t even leave the […]
Continue ReadingOlympics: Let’s enjoy these Games for sporting achievement
‘Part of the experience of being colonised is having images of yourself made up by outsiders stuffed down your throat’ – J.M. Coetzee It is inevitable that culture and nationhood are intertwined in sporting achievement, no more so than in the brave new world of 2k12 and Team GB’s inevitable march towards our screens. To […]
Continue ReadingPre-season report: Somerville’s Dutch ‘footballing holiday’
Third division JCR champions Somerville FC try their luck against some nifty opposition in the Netherlands.
Continue ReadingGoalline technology hits the back of the net as FIFA finally gets it right
Goalline technology has been approved. Football will never be the same again. Good, argues James Restall.
Continue ReadingOlympic gold please, Andy Murray
Andy Murray has reason to hope after failing to win Wimbledon. But he must begin winning soon, writes Tim Williams.
Continue ReadingInterview with Steve Rider
The broadcasting veteran sits down with Tim Williams to discuss the Olympics, presenting disasters and the future of live sport
Continue ReadingInterview with business ‘Dragon’ Richard Farleigh
Former Dragons’ Den star Richard Farleigh tells Tim Williams about investing in bright ideas and what he really thinks of the other Dragons…
Continue ReadingHitler postcard
A postcard from Adolf Hitler as a young soldier has been uncovered by Oxford researchers. The postcard, dated December 1916, was written from Munich while Hitler was on leave from the First World War and describes a trip to the dentist. One of the leaders of the European 1914-18 project, Dr Stuart Lee, an English […]
Continue ReadingPostgrads: we want more
Student barometer reveals that University’s lowest satisfaction level is on postgraduate funding, with only just over half happy with support.
Continue ReadingSomerville soars in satisfaction survey
Students’ verdict on their colleges revealed as barometer shows views on satisfaction, dining, library and sport.
Continue ReadingAfrica is for the Africans
Union believes Africa should decide its own future without foreign intervention
Continue ReadingWho on erte is Mica Ertegun?
Tim Williams looks at what we know, and don’t know, about Oxford’s latest big money philanthropist
Continue ReadingPrice: down with the tabs
In her first column in new tabloid The Sun on Sunday, Katie Price criticised members of the Cambridge Union for their posh education and bad eating habits.
Continue ReadingProfessor argues religious freedom under threat from secular values
Professor Trigg authors new book worries freedom of religious expression under threat from Western secularism
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