Tuesday 16th June 2026

Sport

It’s impossible not to be Romantic about football 

It’s impossible to not be romantic about football, and by that I mean Romantic with a capital R. Turns out the literary canon of the Romantics and the sporting...

Goodbye football: Welcoming political tension to the centre stage of the World Cup

It’s been four years since England men lost to France at the quarter finals...

The women who turned the tide

Summer 2024 Annie Anezakis has just been elected OUBC Women’s President, Lilli Freischem is celebrating...

Summer VIIIs roundup: day two

Early divisions started strong, with many boats that bumped yesterday continuing on the same...

Varsity start would be “an honour”, says ex-pro Talotti

Matt Roller catches up with former professional flanker Roberto Talotti as he settles into his Oxford MBA

Corpus seconds finally triumph

Dermot Cudmore reports on a rare win for Corpus Seconds

The toughest job in college football

An unexpected demand to referee can leave even the most able athletes stumped

Clinical Blues wrap up Bucs hockey double

Matt Roller and Thomas Browne report on Oxford's hockey success against the Tabs

Blues train with Windies captain

Matt Roller reports on Carlos Brathwaite's training sessions with the Blues

What has happened to the north-west derby?

TJ Fitzegerald laments the demise of the Premier League's fiercest rivalry

College football mind-games

The Secret College Footballer mulls over the tactical battles of any given Monday

Why fans must embrace four-day Test innovation

Shiv Bhardwaj argues that Test cricket's survival relies on innovation, whether we like it or not

Blues edge out battling Dubliners

Peter Woodcock reports from Iffley Road where the men’s Blues managed to cling onto a narrow lead against Trinity College, Dublin

Away day magic is hard to beat

The Secret College Footballer returns to demystify the magic of an away game

Blues play through the night for Um Rio

Thomas Browne reports on a 24-hour rugby session at Iffley Road

Cliché of the week: “Nadal is past it”

The Spaniard still has plenty left in the tank, writes Jorge Lopez Llorente

Cliché of the week: “He’s really enjoying his football at the moment”

Barnaby Harrison tries to unpack a seemingly mindless phrase for cliché of the week

Cuppers – the greatest show on earth?

The Secret College Footballer returns with a look ahead to the 2017/18 season

Blues finish third in Elite University Cup

Thomas Browne reports on the Men's Blues' dramatic tour of China

Ben Stokes’ arrest has killed England’s Ashes chances

Jack Beadsworth sees little cause for optimism ahead of England's tour Down Under

2017/18 JCR Premier League preview: Catz favourites to retain the title

Matt Roller previews the 2017/18 JCR Premier Division

Cherwell’s guide to sport at Oxford

With so many opportunities on offer, sporting life at the university is just what you make it, writes Matt Roller

De Boerexit Means De Boerexit: Have Palace Got it Right?

James Martin asks the question of whether Crystal Palace were right to send manager Frank De Boer packing after just four league games

Has football finally sold its soul to money?

Jack Allsopp tries to make sense of Neymar's staggering transfer to PSG

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