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Image description: A view from the stands at Twickenham Stadium The Oxford University Rugby Football Club (OURFC) has confirmed that the Varsity Matches, the annual Rugby Union fixtures played between Oxford and Cambridge, will return to Twickenham Stadium next year. The home of English rugby has hosted both the men’s and women’s fixtures on the […]
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Image description: Villa Park stadium Aston Villa 1 – 1 Brentford Saturday 28th August Villa Park erupted. In the thirteenth minute, Emiliano Buendia slotted home a cool, crisp finish from the edge of the box. A collective euphoria descended upon this most traditional of British football stadia that has stood stubbornly since 1897. Finally, as […]
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Image description: (L to R) Ellen Buttrick, Giedrė Rakauskaitė, James Fox, Ollie Stanhope, and cox Erin Kennedy receive their gold medals. Erin Kennedy is one of Oxford rowing’s success stories. A double World Champion, European Champion, and world record holder, the 29-year-old Pembroke alumna (and 2014 Boat Race winner) won Paralympic gold last Sunday when […]
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Image description: White text on blue background asking for Creative Team applications: Illustrators, digital designers, and photographers Applications to join the Creative Team of the Oxford Student are now open. If you would like to be an artistic contributor in Michaelmas, now is your chance to apply! Click here for our application form All applications […]
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Image description: Tokyo in 2021 with the Olympic Rings visible. The 32nd Olympic Games have drawn to a close in Tokyo after a fortnight-long sporting bonanza. As we have come to expect, the Opening Ceremony saw a festival of light and colour: a celebration both of Japanese culture and of what Thomas Bach, President of […]
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Image Description: The Women’s Rowing team at the 1908 Olympics. Sometimes they are undercover. You think: this man is so bad at football/hockey/cricket/swimming, that there is no way that he would sit in a sports bar during the ACTUAL Olympics making ‘insightful’ judgments about female athletes. It’s always so disappointing to find out that you […]
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Image Description: the words “Apply to be an Oxstu Editor. Apply through the online form. Open until 2nd July at 6pm.” on a plain blue background. Applications to join the Editorial team of the Oxford Student are now open. If you would like to be a Section Editor or Deputy Section Editor in Michaelmas, now […]
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Image Description: Wade Elliot scoring in the 2009 Play-Off Final Sunday 29th May is the biggest day in the football calendar. I cannot wait to see those two British teams walk out onto the hallowed Wembley turf. No, UEFA have not reconsidered their ludicrous decision to play the Champions League Final in Portugal, instead of […]
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Image Description: Four players gather around the net during a training session College sport has been severely disrupted due to the pandemic. Despite the difficulties, at Merton college Roheena Buckland, Victoria Moon, and Ebube Akojie have managed to set up a mixed-gender Netball team to compete in the cuppers league. The three co-captains detailed the […]
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Image Description: Pages of an open book about Machiavelli Football has never seen such a blatant display of greed as the proposals for the now condemned European Super League. The owners acted in what would commonly be described as a Machiavellian fashion. However, even Machiavelli would have reacted with disdain at the proposed Super League. […]
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Image Description: Manchester United fans at the back of a coach on their way to a game against Halifax Town It has been over a year since away fans have been permitted in stadiums. This has meant that the ritual of thousands of supporters travelling up and down the country on a bi-weekly basis has […]
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Image Description: South Africa vs England, at Newlands, Cape Town Jan 2005, Test Day 3 I have never been to a Test match, or any cricket game for that matter. Yet, I love cricket; the longer the form, the better. So, why was Graeme Swann’s autobiography at the top of my Christmas list as an […]
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Image description: misty running tracks 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the Oxford Student, and in recognition of this landmark, we in the Sports Team would like to take you back three decades, to have a look at the sort of things we would have been commenting on back then, in the […]
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Image Description: Personal Training at Gym – Press Ups On the 25th March it will be exactly six years since the Government launched the Mental Health in Sport Initiative. This moment was critical for so many reasons, but most importantly it represented the first-time 20+ sporting organisations, ranging from the Rugby Football Union to the […]
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Five Ballon d’Ors, 100 international goals, 31 major trophies, and, of course, six perfectly chiseled abdominals. It seems the more we look at Cristiano Ronaldo’s achievements, the more we are convinced that he really could be the greatest ever to put on a pair of studs. What’s crazier is that his legacy is still far […]
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Applications to join the Editorial team of the Oxford Student are now open! All applications consist of a written application and following this you may be called to an interview with the new Editors in Chief for Trinity term 2021, Isaac and Natasha. News Team applicants may also be required to send in an example […]
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Image description: an eight on the river in Oxford, viewed from the river bank on a sunny day A boat full of college students, rowing down the stretch of the Isis in Christchurch Meadows, whilst the less sporty amongst us watch whilst drinking pimms is one of the more iconic ‘Oxford’ images of usual term […]
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If the NBA were ever to commission a Basketball equivalent of Mount Rushmore, for those who had the biggest influence on the game, three of the four faces picked would be pretty unanimous candidates. Michael Jordan. LeBron James. Magic Johnson. The fourth face would have a bit more debate. Many would call for Allen Iverson, […]
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Image Description: Baseball at the Dodgers’ Stadium Oxford University baseball is one of Oxford’s newest Half-Blue sports. While boasting a robust history as a sport at Oxford, baseball was only made a Half-Blue this past year. This inclusive community creates a space for players of all abilities; players can learn a new skill or compete […]
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