Thursday 5th March 2026

Sport

OURFC crush Cambridge to sweep Varsity 2026 

Stepping out onto the field carrying the weight of a historic rivalry is one thing; winning the battle is another. Yet that is exactly what Oxford’s Blues did last...

A matchweek with the OURFC Blues

Oxford is starting to wake up, a couple of cars and the occasional runner dotted about the roads.

Away day blues: The impact of unfamiliar territory

With Varsity season fully underway, conquering the complications of an away day is key to a successful display of Oxford’s sporting superiority.

Off the bench, on the mend

Oxford’s eight week termly orbit cares little for the inconvenience of an injury or...

Dark Blue loss in varsity wiff-waff

Oxford men’s table tennis team lose varsity for 12th consecutive year

A marathon effort for Oxford students

Oxford students, alumni and tutors all took part in the 2015 London Marathon held on Sunday 26th April

Modern pentathletes triumph

OUMPA record another win in Varsity match

Trinity Term Sports Preview

Cherwell Sport brings you a guide to sporting highlights this term

What the Women’s Boat Race means for female sport

Oxford and Cambridge now lead the world in sporting equality, as female rowers earn long-overdue recognition

Isis are comeback kings of the Tideway

Oxford men’s reserve crew stage a herculean fightback

Bleat Dark Blue

The Varsity event of the year....The Goat Race 2015

#DarkBlueSelfie

All good Oxonians, record-holding rowers and Investment Management CEOs love a good selfie...

We Made History

Tamsyn Woodman reflects on this year's historic Boat Races

Boat Race photo gallery

Cherwell went access-all-areas to see how the Oxford crews celebrated their historic Boat Race victories

Five things we learned from the Boat Race

As the dust settles, Cherwell Sport looks at what yesterday's history-making contests taught us

River bleeds Dark Blue

Oxford sweeps the board in women's and men's boat races

The Beginner’s Guide to The Boat Race(s)

Impress/annoy every living soul you come into contact with, with your in-depth knowledge of all things Boat Race

Oxford inched out of victory at Henley Boat races

In a set of thrilling races the lightweights lose by the narrowest of margins whilst Oriel emerge triumphant

April Mayday for OUWBC

Just a few days before the Boat Race, OUWBC are saved by RNLI

Oxford storm Head of the River

Oriel emerge triumphant of the Oxbridge colleges as ten Torpids crews race HORR

Fencing Club caught off-guard in Varsity

Fencing Varsity ends in defeat for the Dark Blues

Oxford Men’s Blues Regain Football Varsity Title

After three years of Cambridge superiority in the Men’s Blues football match, Oxford managed to regain the CB Fry Trophy after a thrilling penalty shoot-out

Rowing Round-Up Hilary 2015

Cherwell brings you what's gone on and what's going on down at the river

Time for Vinnie’s to enter the Twenty First Century

Amelia Coe argues that Vinnie's accepting women should have been a no-brainer

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