Tuesday 26th May 2026

Sport

Formula One’s controversial 2026 regulations

Formula One – F1 – is widely regarded as the pinnacle of motorsport, 22 feats of technical excellence racing around the world as drivers push their cars to the...

The Roger Bannister mile and its modern legacy

The legacy of Roger Bannister and his famous sub-four-minute mile is etched all over...

Oxford Competition Dance dazzles in first place

"Going into Loughborough, OUCD’s Varsity loss on 21st February still stung fresh."

DnB On The Bike travelling rave returns to Oxford

Hundreds gathered on Broad Street in the afternoon of Sunday 10th April for the...

Interview: Paul Trevillion

Fergus Morgan chats to legendary sports artist Paul Trevillion

Interview: Alexandra Heminsley

Alexandra Heminsley talks about getting fit one day at a time

Victory for Oxford on Superbowl weekend

Last Sunday saw two American football matches: the Superbowl and the Oxford-Brookes derby

The Cherwell guide to watching sports in Hilary Term

We’ve summarised the next term of spectator sporting events for you to figure out how to spend your time not working.

Interview: Andrew Strauss

Samuele Volpe talks to the former England cricket captain about retirement, the stresses of touring, and Kevin Pietersen's book

Cupsets, drama, and humiliation on the road to Iffley

After the shock exit of the holders, will the football pitches of Oxford see another surprise?

Is F1 about to hit the barriers?

Samuele Volpe wonders if Formula One has wandered blithely into an existential crisis

Real Tennis: Tennis, but not as you know it…

Introducing one of the oldest sports in the world – a game that was ancient when Henry VIII picked it up

All in the timing: heat turned up on Qatar 2022

Despite human rights violations and FIFA corruption, Qatar’s biggest challenge is heat

Twickenham calling: Blues gunning for five in a row

With a month until the Varsity Match and tickets now on sale, Cherwell Sport looks ahead to the biggest game in university rugby

OUAFC Women thrash Cambridge 5-0

Shoe the tabs: Oxford women’s football team smashes Cambridge in BUCS thriller

Catz sports teams sign up to anti-homophobia campaign

St Catz sports teams to take part in #RAINBOWLACES anti-homophobia initiative

“This running malarkey was harder than I had anticipated"

Running 13 miles is no mean feat – one of the runners who took to the streets for the Oxford Half Marathon recalls her experience

Swimmers about to dive in to Cuppers

Novice inter-college event set to take place tomorrow at the Iffley Road Sports centre

Oxford’s jockeys fall at the last against impressive Tabs

The Oxford team performed admirably in an incredible day of racing at Newmarket racecourse

Runners criss-cross Kent countryside in training camp

Oxford University Cross Country prepared for an important Michaelmas just outside of Tonbridge

Oxford cyclists impress in Bristol

The season started well with cyclists placing as high as third in Bristol climbing event

First Varsity hurdle fast approaching

Mid-October’s Varsity horse race is on track to wow Newmarket

Sports to look out for in Michaelmas

We give you the lowdown on new sports to get involved in the upcoming year

British athletes’ success bodes well

A review of the 2014 European Atheletics Championships in Zurich

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