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In the most anticlimactic Super Bowl game historically ever witnessed, the Patriots won the Superbowl, earning Tom Brady his sixth ring and title of lowest Super Bowl score played. This playoff season was filled with surprises and last minutes mistakes, like the missed field goal kick from Chicago kicker Cody Parkey that would have won […]
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Octopush was a bit of mystery to me since I’ve never seen a game before, and the idea of “underwater hockey” intrigued me. The metaphor is a bit ill-fitting as Octopush is a different type of sport altogether. Teams were originally comprised of eight players in the water at once, hence the octo-, but the […]
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Tony Hawk came to the Oxford Union Friday 18 January to talk about his exciting life as a pro skater. In addition to being one of the most iconic skateboarders in the world, Hawk has a line of video games based off of him, is the owner of the skateboarding company Birdhawk, creator of the […]
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The Oxford Caving Club sets its sights on Hungary this summer to embark on an exploration of the wonders of the earth that await beneath Budapest. Most frequently the club will journey to Spain to the Picos de Europa in Asturias. Documentation for these trips date back to the 1960s leading up to 2012, but […]
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Despite a slow start after the holiday break, the Oxford Men’s Blues basketball team came back from an 18-point first half deficit to beat Coventry away last Wednesday. A third quarter small-ball line-up turned the tide after a rusty first half, including six straight baskets from guard Isaac Low. Mid-way through the fourth quarter, Oxford […]
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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has announced Wednesday that they will be the official charity partner of The Boat Race 2019. The teams are in the midst of training for the rival match against Cambridge along the 6.8 kilometre stretch of the River Thames in south-west London. Thousands of people come to watch the […]
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It’s an undertaking many would find daunting, to say the least – with the shortest route clocking in at 21 miles, the swim across the English Channel is not your average Varsity challenge. OUSC (Oxford University Swimming Club) captain on the women’s side Lauren Burton is one of a team of five who participated in […]
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Playoff season for American football has begun and the countdown for the Super Bowl LIII has started. As of now, the only things that are certain are that the Superbowl will be held in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons and the halftime show will be performed by Maroon 5 featuring Travis Scott. […]
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Manchester took an easy 3-0 victory over the Wolves in the Premier League game on Monday 14 January. Gabriel Jesus scored the first two goals in the first quarter before he was subbed out after half time. Man-City’s win cuts Liverpool’s lead down to four points, but the Manchester Manager Pep Guardiola is unbothered by […]
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Image Credit: Keith Levit Photography Katherine Copeland has retired from rowing after an eleven year career that, although brief, is decorated with various medals and historical achievements. She caught the media’s eye when she brought home the first Olympic gold for Great Britain’s women’s lightweight team in the summer of 2012 at the London Olympics. Copeland […]
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Image Credit: Facebook Oxford is losing a piece of its history. The story is being covered in local news, but our terms are so hectic that they rarely provide an opportunity for us to stop and look at the town that our university calls home. Elmer Cotton Sports has been a mainstay in Oxford’s sporting […]
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Image credit: Facebook. Description: Brookes and Blues captains Oxford University Association Football Club is celebrating a double triumph over Oxford Brookes, with the women winning 2-1 and the men winning 4-0 in a thrilling Varsity Match. Oxford University vs. Oxford Brookes is a local derby that inspires fierce animosity and the atmosphere was fervid throughout. […]
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Image credit: Facebook. Description: Wayne Rooney playing for England. “A fudge,” “completely wrong,” “cheapens the shirt,” “a complete mockery of football”; these have been some of the reactions of former England players and journalists to the news that Wayne Rooney will be coming back from retirement for a friendly against the USA on 15th November. […]
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Image credit: Liam Frahm. Description: Rugby match between Oxford and Canada The Oxford University Rugby Football Club Men’s Blues gave an excellent account of themselves but ultimately failed to continue their good run of form against a challenging Canadian national team, losing 26-20. The Canadians came to a buzzing Iffley Road stadium at 7:15pm on […]
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Image Credit: SUNIL GROVER Manny Pacquiao, professional boxer and politician, and currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines, has accepted an invitation to speak at the Oxford Union on the 5th November. As reported by The Philippine Star, this event will precede a likely US press tour to announce his fight against Adrien Broner […]
Continue ReadingImage Credit: Wadham College Facebook – Description – Wadham Cuppers winning team Cuppers, for those of you not yet fluent in Oxford jargon, is an intercollegiate competition played in a wide range of sports, from shooting to powerlifting, every year. Football Cuppers gives colleges the opportunity of extra playing time, cross-division competition and the chance […]
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Image Credit: Tom Davidson/Varsity Ski (Used with Permission) The organisers of the Varsity Ski trip have announced the ski races that will take place at this year’s Varsity trip in Val Thorens-The Snow Games. The primary focus of the Games is on the Blues’ Races, where three male and female teams from each University battle […]
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Image Credit: Linacre Ladies That Lift/Linacre College 71-year old Oxford University professor and grandmother Dr Catherine Walter reached 1st place at the European weightlifting competition, Masters 7. Dr. Walter, who lectures in Linguistics at Linacre College, won 1st place across three lifts – squats, deadlift and bench press- at the championship competitions in Dublin this […]
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Image Credit: Mike Peel (CC BY-SA 4.0) Oxford University RFC men have narrowly lost to the Madagascar national team in a match that was decided after the 80th minute. Despite being denied a victory on the opening match of their tour, OURFC will be encouraged by a performance that saw the lead change hands and […]
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