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ACUVUE Sydney University Flames captain Natalie Porter might be sidelined with a broken wrist, but it hasn’t prevented her input into a seven-match winning streak that has taken the team to second on the NWBL ladder.

The late call-up of halfback Nicholas Phipps to the Australian Sevens squad – for injured playmaker James Stannard – sees Sydney University providing six players for the opening two tournaments of the IRB Sevens World Series.

Melbourne University edged out Sydney University in men’s and women’s eights in the inaugural Boat Race challenge held on the Yarra River in Melbourne on Saturday.

Sydney University’s First and Second XIs set some new run-scoring benchmarks on the opening day of Round 7 matches against Northern Districts in the Sydney Grade competition.

The ACUVUE Sydney University Flames moved to second on the Women’s National Basketball League ladder on Sunday afternoon when they accounted for Canberra Capitals 76-66 at Southern Cross Stadium in Canberra.

In the great tradition of The Boat Race – a rowing duel between Oxford University Boat Club and Cambridge University Boat Club – the University of Sydney has challenged the University of Melbourne to test its mettle against our champions.

The Federal Government commissioned Crawford Report on the funding of Australian sport has virtually shunned university sport, a leading university sports administrator has claimed.

With Simon Katich, Brad Haddin and Michael Clarke away on Test duties, Sydney University fast bowler Stuart Clark has been called on to captain NSW in their Sheffield Shield and one-day matches against Western Australia at the WACA.

World Cup and Olympic rower Sally Kehoe and Wallaby second-rower Dean Mumm were named Female and Male Blues of the Year for 2009 at the annual awards dinner held in the Great Hall on Saturday night.

A clean sweep of the five grades against Randwick-Petersham on Saturday has propelled Sydney University to joint leadership of the Sydney grade cricket Club Championship ladder.