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Cambridge student places second at 2026 Racketlon British Championships

17 April 2026

University of Cambridge student Anant Gupta (MEng Computer Science, Fitzwilliam, 2026) has achieved a phenomenal second place in the Men’s Open Age Singles at this year’s Racketlon British Championships. Racketlon, a multisport event in which competitors play sequential games of table tennis, badminton, squash and tennis...

BUCS 2025-26 League and Knockout Roundup

10 April 2026

A Remarkable BUCS Campaign for the Light Blues! As we round off BUCS’s winter League and Knockout programme, lets look back on another very successful term for the Light Blues! 54 teams entered into competition at the start of Michaelmas, completing over 550 across 19 different sports. With all league fixtures now...

Cambridge Half Marathon 2026: Sports Service scheme raises £10,000 in seventh year of charity partnership

2 April 2026

This year's Cambridge Half Marathon saw more than 14,000 runners take on the 21.1km challenge, and marked the seventh year of the University of Cambridge Sports Service’s formal partnership with the event. The collaboration continues to serve as a major component of the University’s commitment to staff wellbeing, and...

The Boat Race 2026: Cambridge Crews Announced

31 March 2026

The Countdown Begins: Meet the crews for The Boat Race 2026! The wait is over and our attention turns to the Tideway's famous Championship Course, stretching 4.25 miles in West London between Putney and Mortlake. 2026 will see the 171st Men’s Boat Race and the 80th Women’s Boat Race - meet the Cambridge crews below...

Historic homecoming for Blues football in 2026 Varsity

31 March 2026

Cambridge football made a triumphant return to Grange Road for the 2025/2026 Blues Varsity matches this month. Drawing a capacity crowd of 1,900 supporters to the newly established Mumford Pitch , the Cambridge University Association Football Club season showpieces represented the 141st Men’s and 40th Women’s Varsity...

Sports Awards 2026 - Nominations Open!

16 March 2026

The Sports Awards are back for 2026! Join us on the 22nd of June at 1pm to celebrate another year of outstanding acheivements across sport at Cambridge! Nominations for this years awards are now open! Please read the categories below, and consider the criteria carefully when making your nomination. All achievements should...

BUCS Nationals Round Up and Knockout Preview

17 February 2026

Light Blue success at BUCS Nationals and looking ahead to National Knockouts! BUCS Nationals Recap 3 days, 6 sports, and 133 entries for Cambridge students at this year’s flagship BUCS events weekend in Sheffield! Nationals weekend comprises of; fencing, climbing, badminton, swimming, indoor athletics, and karate, with...

Five Top Tips for better health this January

7 January 2026

Whilst we head into another year full of opportunity, the University Sports Centre remains a constant support for your health and wellbeing goals. Here's five quick tips to success this year! targets.jpg One - Set meaningful, ambitious but realistic goals Setting health goals is one of the most powerful steps you can take...

Inter-Collegiate Sports Leagues and Ranking Table Roundup - Michaelmas 2025

22 December 2025

An exciting term of sport saw the introduction of the College Sport Ranking Table. The table aggregates performance and participation of college teams across the college leagues and cuppers events. Points are awarded to every team who participates and completes fixtures, with more points weighted towards higher ranking...

BUCS Michaelmas Roundup 2025!

19 December 2025

Success for the Light Blues this Michaelmas, as Cambridge impressed across BUCS leagues, knockouts and national events Leagues and Knockouts Cambridge entered an impressive 57 teams into the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) League and Knockout programmes this season. Among the entries were new teams Table...

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