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."

Women’s footy team pick-up vital away win

Anna Green summarise a bright women's football result for the Oxford u-21s.

Blues bruised by Premiership power

Sean Morris reports on a plucky defeat for the rugby boys versus Worcester Warriors.

Cross-Country Cuppers: A stroll in the park?

Elliot Chester gives us a competitor's perspective on last week's trying South Parks course.

Football’s three weirdest loans

Gruffudd Owen counts down three of the strangest short-term associations that football has ever seen.

Rugby girls tackling financial problems

Oxford University RFC tell us about the fun and games going towards raising money for the women's squad.

Univ’ rowers fundraise for Acer

Edward Beard tells Cherwell about this weekend's fundraising 'ergathon' designed to raise money in memory of Acer Nethercott and Capt. James Townley

Oxford Quidditch team serious about winning

Anna Murphy has spoken to the captain of the Radcliffe Chimeras about the upcoming challenges faced by this left-field sport.

Oxford triathlete has big plans

Samuele Volpe speaks to Sophia Saller about her recent international successes and the future.

Craven Cottage "in discussions" to hold Varsity football

A Fulham FC spokesman has disclosed that the West London side are in preliminary talks to give the University football match a more permanent home.

Boat Race Squads Announced

Thursday saw preparations for next year's Boat Race begin in earnest, as provisional squads for the 2014 event were announced.

How to ace college sport in five easy steps

Samuele Volpe offers a few tid-bits of advice guaranteed to lead you to sporting stardom.*

International Rescue?

Gruffudd Owen bemoans the problems the latest international break exposed for the home nations.

A Concrete Jungle: The US Open 2013

Emma Alexander takes a close look at the draw for the men's side of the last Tennis Grand Slam of the year, and makes a few predictions too.

Football League Preview

Nick Hilton looks at what to expect from the lower leagues teams next season

Tales of the River

Tim Ellis talks about the increasingly popular sport of open water swimming

Football’s Silly Season: A Round-up

James Tozer takes a tongue-in-cheek look at some of the terrifying spending taking place in the football world this off-season.

5 Ashes’ stories to follow

Samuele Volpe gives a quickfire briefing on the fairytales and controversies which will be central to this summer's Ashes.

The Ultimate Tennis Style Icons

This year’s Wimbledon tennis championships have been anything but predictable. Despite losing many of favourite players quite early on in the tournament, the fortnight ended on a high with the first British men’s singles win for 77 years. To celebrate the victories of Andy Murray and Women’s 2013 singles champion Marion Bartoli, Cherwell Fashion brings you our top tennis style icons of the century.

Crazy Fairytale Tennis: A Fortnight At Wimbledon

Emma Alexander gives an in-depth reaction to a crazy few weeks in SW19, paying particular attention to a certain Andy Murray.

"Pay up, pay up, and play the game!"

10 years on from Roman Abramovich's extravagant entrance at Chelsea FC, James Tozer explores the impact of his billions on English football.

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