Sport

The insidious advertising of women in sport

All advertising sells a dream, Mad Men style: the aftershave, the sports car. Here the dream is sport itself, betting on it, and the opportunities it gives you.

Sport Spotlight: Sam Fitzgerald

Sam Fitzgerald only took up cycling during his undergraduate degree, and yet he’s now President of Oxford University Cycling Club.

Record 15,000 runners participate in Oxford Half Marathon

A record 15,000 runners took to the streets of Oxford to complete the annual half marathon on Sunday 11th October. Thousands of supporters lined the course to cheer the runners.

Sport Spotlight: Charlotte Maple

Sport has been a constant feature of incoming Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC) women’s Blues captain Charlotte Maple’s time at Oxford.

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

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

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