Thursday 4th December 2025

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...

The inescapable exhaustion of the tennis season 

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

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,...

Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

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

The Sirens are coming

Cherwell profiles Oxford's cheerleaders as the pressure mounts during a term of competitive action for the Sirens

Race to the Superbowl heats up

Taylor Yu reports on a week of NFL playoff action with the Superbowl only 3 weeks away

Centaurs success in Amsterdam

The Oxford Association Football second XI returned unbeaten from a jaunt in Holland

An Englishman Abroad: One man and his NBA experience

An English gentlemen describes his experience at the NBA Basketball in London

2016 Boat Race re-brand

The Boat Race sponsors BNY Mellon and Newton have pulled together for Cancer Research UK in a historic move by both companies

OUCC sprints to Varsity Victory

In a Varsity often overlooked, it was Oxford Cross Country Runners who came out on top - sprinting to comprehensive victory in most of the races

Hilary Sport: A Run Through

Cherwell Sport takes you on a whirlwind tour of Hilary Sport telling you who and what you should look out for in this packed term

Should Varsity be the pinnacle of the sporting season?

Isaac Virchis and Taylor Yu debate the importance of varsity matches, and whether they should be the main highlights of the sporting season

Oxford’s Maddest Sports Fan – Dundee United

Ruari Clark explains the trials and tribulations of supporting Dundee United

A Sporting Year In Review

With 2015 drawing to a close, the Cherwell Sports Team looks back at the biggest sporting stories of the year both in and out of Oxford.

A merry, sporty Christmas

Cherwell’s top picks this Christmas for sports fans

Andy Murray – Sports personality of the Year?

Is Andy Murray really the man in sport with the best personality or are the awards simply oxymoronic?

Jose Mourinho – a specialist in failure?

Disastrous start to the season on and off the pitch proved to be too much for 'The Chosen One' to salvage

Oxford Snow-Shoe the Tabs

Oxford's skiers triumph overall in Varsity Ski Races

Men’s Blues win Varsity Rugby 12-6

Men's Blues continue their Varsity winning streak after heartbreak for women

Preview: Skiing Varsity

Isaac Virchis previews Cherwell Sport's upcoming coverage of this year's Skiing Varsity matches

Fairbairns Report

Pembroke sees off local field to be crowned victors

Ready, Set, Row

Collegiate-level rowing prepares for regattas whilst OUBC aims to defend Varsity crown

IAAF runs into trouble

IAAF doping scandal puts organised sports' integrity into question

‘The Petulant One’ — José Mourinho’s fall from grace

Controversies and consecutive defeats have dented Chelsea fans’ faith in Mourinho

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