Wednesday 17th 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...

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

6 ways to get involved in sport at Oxford

With Freshers' week on the horizon, Anna Murphy runs through her top tips on getting involved in the sporting scene amongst the spires

Women’s boxing: Knocking prejudice out for good

Summer Taylor provides an insight into female boxing and the prejudices it has to strive to overcome

What can we learn from the Commonwealth Games?

Ruth Akinradewo looks back and analyses how the athletics panned out after an intriguing competition

It’s back already: A Premiership football preview

With the big kick-off (no disrespect to the lower leagues) almost upon us, Jacob Rabinowitz takes a look at what the coming season may have in store

In defence of the Commonwealth Games

Anna Murphy argues that, despite many early jokes at its expense, Glasgow's sporting festival was an exciting and worthwhile event

Seven sporting disasters

After Brazil's calamitous World Cup 'choke', Jamie Farmer had a go at compiling a list of some other sporting disasters...

Oxford cricket team draw 4-day game but sneak series victory

Cherwell Sport looks back on a tight but ultimately successful conclusion to this year's varsity cricket series

Wimbledon and the Male Gaze

Mary Reader discusses the media's treatment of women in Wimbledon, both on and off the pitch

Archers shoot for the stars

Kirstie Smith talks BUCS victory for Oxford's archers

Oxford cricket side take "impossible" Varsity victory

Andrew Lindsay talks us through the action from the Varsity cricket match at Lords

Tignes announced as destination for Varsity Ski Trip 2014

The trip will be returning to the world-famous Espace Killy ski area for the second year in a row

Memories of 1966: How should we treat the legends?

With the World Cup now begun, Joel Nelson questions how the heroes of ‘66 are celebrated

Sporting Rock Stars: Maria Sharapova

This week Jamie Farmer takes a look at one of tennis' fiercest yet sparkliest modern competitors

2013-2014: The year of watery victories

With the academic year drawing to a close, Samuele Volpe reviews some of the sporting highlights

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