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Author Archives: Ollie Nicholls

Outside of his degree you can find Ollie stoically supporting the ever-woeful Fulham FC and stress drinking mugs of Earl Grey as a consequence.

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Is Southgate Still The One?

by Ollie Nicholls October 20, 2022October 20, 2022
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Federer’s Retirement and a Changing of the Guard in Tennis

by Ollie Nicholls September 21, 2022September 21, 2022
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Enjoy Them Both – Does his Melbourne masterclass make Nadal the greatest ever?

by Ollie Nicholls February 4, 2022February 4, 2022
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‘Town vs. Gown’ Boxing at the Oxford Union – January 21st 2022

by Ollie Nicholls and Ewan Gordon January 26, 2022January 26, 2022
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Different Coloured Scarves: Tribal Identities and the Football Community

by Ollie Nicholls January 21, 2022January 21, 2022
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The View from the Sidelines: Oxford Blues vs. England U20s

by Ollie Nicholls January 16, 2022January 21, 2022
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Meet the Team: ‘A Question of Sport’

by Ollie Nicholls, Deryn Cressey-Rodgers, Ewan Gordon and Vedika Rastogi January 12, 2022January 12, 2022
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No Rising From These Ashes

by Ollie Nicholls December 29, 2021January 2, 2022
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“What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?”: cricket’s complicated legacy with cultural imperialism

by Ollie Nicholls December 5, 2021December 16, 2021
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“If 1,000 years were to pass, what would be left of us?”: The Dig review

by Ollie Nicholls February 13, 2021February 13, 2021

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