Sport

50 years of women’s cross-country Varsity

The 50th anniversary of women’s cross-country in the Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Competition is set to be celebrated on Saturday 6th December. The event will be held at Roehampton Vale, the...

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The inescapable exhaustion of the tennis season

The fatigue is inescapable as the tennis season draws slowly towards a close. Players...

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Inside the little-known world of Oxford’s real tennis club

Real tennis? What, as opposed to fake tennis? No, real as in Real Madrid,...

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Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

I am a tennis aficionado. I follow tennis year-round, and each tournament has a...

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Mixed fortunes for Oxford in rugby varsity

The women's team won their match early in the day while the men's team suffered an agonising defeat

The fundamentals of sporting passion

Why is so much emphasis placed upon the relevance of passion in sport, despite its seemingly ever-present nature, asks Adam Hilsenrath

Oxford Ice Hockey Blues Triumph Over RAF in Charity Pre-Season

Oxford University Ice Hockey Club's team beat the RAF in an entertaining pre-season friendly in support of KEEN and the RAF Charitable Trust

The Promised Land

Until the early hours of Thursday morning – Chicago Cubs were the worst franchise in American sporting history. 71 years had passed since their...

Shots and Statistics

How far can we rely on statistics to tell the true story of football that so many will tell you are hidden from mathematical analysis?

The Beauty of Reserves Sport

College reserve team football is not exactly seen as the pinnacle of sport in Oxford. When the topic of sporting participation comes up and...

The State of English Management

The sacking of Francesco Guidolin, on his birthday, represents somewhat uncommon ground for Swansea City as of late. It is a club that saw...

The Sporting Don?

As discussed in my first column – Why does sport matter – ‘we (humans) always try to simplify, quantify and break down life.’ Sports...

Lessons from the World of Sport

With freshers and older students settling into term, we take a look at the lessons that the summer's sport outside of Oxford can teach to aid us during our university lives

The Dangers of Sport

How can we justify the unavoidable risk of sport to those who participate, and to those who are inspired by it?

The Myth of Momentum

In the modern age of radio talk shows, huge TV rights deals and more Sky Sports channels than one could ever dream of, pundits...

Welcome to Sport at Oxford

I recall the day I walked into Oxford as a student for the first time just over a year ago, casting my eyes along...

Why does sport matter?

The world is a largely depressing place. With humans plagued by a chronic awareness of the futility of their own existence, it is a...

Oxford’s Olympic Medallists: Andrew Triggs-Hodge and Constantine Louloudis

Olympic Gold medallists and Oxford alumni Andrew Triggs-Hodge and Constantine Louloudis talk exclusively to Cherwell

OUWBC announce Ali Williams as new Chief Coach

Christine Wilson departs from her tenure as Oxford University Women's Boat Club Chief Coach

Something to take away from Rio

Xavier Greenwood praises the Games' worldwide revelation of sport's benefits for refugees

Oxford climbs Greatest Sporting Cities list following United’s promotion

Oxford has climbed from 40th to 21st in ESPN and the University of Bath's 2016 rankings

Too bad we can’t have our own team

Looking at the latest news from Rio, Adam Hilsenrath reckons Oxford alone could have been 29th

Two Oxford Graduates win Olympic medals in first week

Constantine Louloudis wins gold and Tom Mitchell silver, as Oxford graduates perform well in Rio

Oxford graduates to compete in Rio

As the Olympics grandly opens in Rio, Oxford’s long-earned pedigree at the games will be once more put to the test. With a formidable...

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Sport

50 years of women’s cross-country Varsity

The inescapable exhaustion of the tennis season

Inside the little-known world of Oxford’s real tennis club

Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

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