Sport
There’s no ‘I’ in team… or is there?
"How can F1 possibly function as a team sport when there is only ever one winner?"
Was India Bazball’s graveyard or its baptism by fire?
This series has been Bazball’s baptism as a mature, seasoned cricketing philosophy. They lost: now, they will learn.
Boat Race 2024: Both Oxford crews lose to Cambridge
This is Cambridge’s fifth victory out of the last six races for the men, and the seventh consecutive victory for Cambridge women.
Captain’s Corner: OUBC
"In anticipation of the Boat Race on 30th March 2024, Cherwell spoke to the women’s president of the OUBC, Ella Stadler, and the men’s president, Louis Corrigan."
A review: How good is Oxford at sport?
There is no doubt that Oxford University is primarily known for its academic status....
Captain’s Corner: OUBbC
"If you're athletic, you can do well at basketball but at the same time there's so much intelligence to the sport, and you can really study it, its tactics and plays for example."
Looking Ahead to the Women’s World Cup
"WWC23 promises to be a record-breaking event, in both attendance and viewership"
Klopp the problem?
So, is Klopp really at the heart of Liverpool’s rapid decline? The majority of pundits and fans alike have been reluctant throughout the season to point the finger at the manager first and foremost, proposing a variety of other factors as larger contributors. Areas such as the team’s ageing midfield and a loss of form of some of the team’s key men
Spoils shared at Twickenham in the historic rugby Varsity matches
There are few institutions which are as obsessed with the past and tradition in the same way that Oxford University tends to be. Rugby has a similar tendency to dwell on the past, meaning that ensuring the annual Rugby Union Varsity fixtures are something of a match made in heaven,
Tabs sink Oxford in Boat Race clean sweep.
For the third time in history, Cambridge University boat club achieved a clean sweep of races, including Sunday’s boat race victories in both the...
Varsity Football: Women’s past is the future
This Sunday’s football Varsity against Cambridge will be the 138th played by the men and the 37th by the women since the club was founded in 1872. The dark blues will be looking for a repeat of last year’s double victory, a success which saw Oxford lifting both trophies. However
Naval Warfare: A review of Oxford water polo
Oxford B v Cambridge B February 8
The Oxford squad huddle as Hertford spectators converge on the poolside. Cambridge? Absent… but soon the mint shorts...
A varsity society match like no other; an ACS affair
'In a game in which the Cambridge side saw bursts of greatness at the very start and end, it was unquestionably Oxford ACS’s deserved victory.'
Broken Jumbotrons and Blurred Lines: Victor Wembanyama’s Roanne Rematch
In the second quarter, Victor finds himself double marked, he goes up for a three and finds Bandja Sy with a pass instead.
The Mankad, sporting etiquette and the so-called “Spirit of Cricket”
While the level of skill required is up for debate, it doesn’t explain the centrality of ‘sportsmanship’ in this conversation.
This is(n’t) a surface level issue
It comes back to the situation: the progress is almost there, so close yet so far.
Oxford Blues have grey day against England Under-20s
After the sacking of England rugby men’s coach Eddie Jones, the men’s rugby Blues were the first team to face an England side under...
I tried out college football last term, you should too
But if anything, I hope that I showed it is, believe it or not, worth it.
Somewhere between a rock and Arteta’s “nice place”: Oxford United versus Arsenal in the FA Cup Third Round
The FA Cup third round is here: Man City banished a weakened Chelsea; Man United saw off Everton and now Arsenal will clash with a perilously underestimated Oxford United.
