Things are beginning to get serious - as Manchester United slipped up by resting players at Sunderland, Liverpool and Arsenal took full advantage to open up the championship. The expectant crowd were not disappointed by the Liverpool vs. Newcastle fixture, the two sides produced the same kind of match as
In February the IC canoeists went to the Last Chance meet in Wales. Well, this weekend’s rain has just conspired to give us not only one of the most challenging weekend’s canoeing - but also one of the most expensive. Frank and Rob showed improvement on the upper
On the morning of Saturday the first of March, the massed ranks of ICRPC mat to compete for the Courtman Shield at Bisley. This is an annual rifle competition held between the constituent colleges of IC. The morning was spent shooting full-bore rifles at three hundred yards at targets with
On Saturday 8th March, 24 Imperial College Dance Club Team members travelled to Watford Town Hall to compete in the Inter Varsity Dance Association (IVDA) Competition. In their usual spectacular style they won the competition, beating strong opposition from Cambridge, Oxford, Bristol and ULU to name just a few. They
14 people from the University of London (ULU) Karate Club attended the KUGB student Championships in Chesterfield. The event is popular and attracts many students. This is the one that people fear! Physically demanding and very tough, months of intensive training went into this. We were quite confident in our
Sports person of the year: Edward Rysdale (Fencing); Sports personality of the year: Smita Chaturvedi (Hockey). Nick Adams (Swimming and Waterpolo) Christopher Balding (Sailing) Ruffina Emo-Capodilista (Skiing) Daniel Figueras-Nieto (Skiing) Chris Fishlock (Cross Country) Oliver Lytfieton (Rugby) Nick Manton (Fencing) Geoff Mullen (Rugby) Ike Omambala (Football) Mark Roberton (Hockey) Lucy
We played Charring Cross earlier this term. We didn’t like them then. We really don’t like them now. Their act of generosity in donating a player to strengthen our side to an impressive count of nine participants, was soon forgotten as the umpiring became blatantly biased. The umpire
A generally good performance from IC cross-country, enhanced by the hot pants worn by the King’s College women, was marred by the retirement of Gaffer at the start of the second lap. His pink dress was too uncomfortable. Yellow-arse, love-life now intact and Flasher, enjoyed a pre-race drink at
This week’s sports pages see a welcome contribution from the chess and bridge clubs. Perhaps this will encourage more of the "alternative" sports clubs to write material as well. This weekend sees the swordsmen going for national BUSA glory, and the football firsts and fourths furthering their
A tense Saturday afternoon of card play crowned the resurgence of IC Bridge Club. ICBC has come second for the past 2 years in the annual London intercollegiate teams competition, The Chelsea Cup, making victory this year especially sweet. Congratulations to the first team of Dom ‘the Bat’ Goodwin, Joynur
Imperial College played Crowthorne in the national handicapped rapid play championships. With an Average ELO of 2250 we were heavily outgraded, and therefore needed only 2.5 / 8 to win. Imperial College scored exactly 2.5 / 8 and so go through to the next stage. The results were: Matt Piper
The scene is set - one of the oldest rugby competition in the world and St. Mary’s are in the final, as they have been for the last twenty years (having won the thirteen of them). The crowd was hyped and in good voice for the match of the
