Tuesday 26th May 2026

Sport

Oriel’s quest for headship at Summer VIIIs 2026

Sitting in Oriel Boat Club’s Captain's room, across from Captains Freiderikos and Merle, I am immersed in a blue and white legacy. The walls, as Freiderikos tells me, are...

Formula One’s controversial 2026 regulations

Formula One – F1 – is widely regarded as the pinnacle of motorsport, 22...

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."

Hockey season gets interesting

Christopher Knowles updates us on the recent goings-on at the hockey club.

Top of the JCR Premiership hotting up

Ben Szreter discusses the tense battles emerging in this year’s JCR top division.

An American werewolf in Wembley

Visiting student Elliot Chester spent Tuesday at England v. Germany, and explains his revelatory experience.

MT13 college rugby season review

Man-in-charge Sean Morris examines this term's rugby winners and losers.

Swimming Update

Gruffudd Owen fills us in on the recent meets of the Swimming club.

Baseball team consistently inconsistent

Elliot Chester summarises a topsy-turvy day for the Oxford Baseball side.

Sports’ awards celebrate successful year

Samuele Volpe sums up last week's gala sporting awards' ceremony.

British Quidditch Cup Review

Matthew Western provides a comprehensive review of this rather esoteric sport's national championships.

Last gasp Blues rescue a point

Samuele Volpe takes us through last week's tight and tense Blues football game which ended 2-2.

Rugby girls hammer Cardiff

Mairi Robertson sums up last weeks dominant BUCS league victory.

Blues run Russians close

The weekend saw Russia narrowly beat the Blues' Rugby Union side in a pulsating encounter in Iffley. Gruffudd Owen was there.

Boxing update

Jack Straker informs Cherwell of the upcoming challenges faced by our Amateur boxers.

Rugby League team beginning to sparkle

Matt Slomka reports from Oxford University Rugby League HQ on a big victory against local rivals Northampton.

Fencing team get the point(s)

Reuben Cohn-Gordon of Oxford fencing discusses the highs and lows of the season so far.

Blues v. Russia: The Lowdown

Cherwell's sport provides the essential big-game preview as the Blues Rugby team take on the 19th best team in the world.

College football 4th week round-up: Hotting up

Resident college football expert Ben Szreter runs through the last week's winners and losers.

Exeter student recalls mountaineering adventure

Exeter College's very own Patrick Gartland was lucky enough to climb Mt. Kilamanjaro earlier this term, he wrote this of his trek to the peak of Africa's highest mountain.

Blues netball: 4th week update

Gruffudd Owen caught up with the netball squad to catalogue some promising early season signs.

Oxford Baseballers strike-out Southampton

The University baseball squad travelled to, and dominated, Southampton last week and Elliot Chester was there for Cherwell.

Badminton Blues looking good

Following an impressive start to the season, Christopher Knowles catches us up on the Badminton team's recent success.

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