Thursday 4th December 2025

Sport

50 years of women’s cross-country Varsity

The 50th anniversary of women’s cross-country in the Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Competition is set to be celebrated on Saturday 6th December. The event will be held at Roehampton Vale, the...

The inescapable exhaustion of the tennis season 

The fatigue is inescapable as the tennis season draws slowly towards a close. Players...

Inside the little-known world of Oxford’s real tennis club

Real tennis? What, as opposed to fake tennis? No, real as in Real Madrid,...

Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

I am a tennis aficionado. I follow tennis year-round, and each tournament has a...

Christchurch Regatta splashes off

Oxford's novice rowers get their first glimpse of competition on the Isis

Cherwell Sport gets its bounce on

In the latest of our obscure sport series, Caspar Eliot tries his hand at trampolining

English superstars do not breed success

Tom Goulding explains the reason why England managed to beat World Champions Spain last week

Nottingham shoot down Blues

Adam Fellows on an agonizing defeat for the Blues in a fixture marred by controversy.

Cherwell sport debate: Blues or college sport?

This week the debate pits the wits of an international cricketer and a college football captain against each other

Anne’s excite fans in Halloween thriller

Ollie Waring reports from Anne's 3rds 14 goal epic at the end of October

The magic of the Cuppers

Matt Nicol dares to dream as the second round of Football Cuppers approaches

Cherwell Sport tries out Tai Chi

Adam Fellows finds his inner Zen in the next installment of our obscure sport series

Interview with Mara Yamauchi

Cherwell Sport talks to St Anne's alumnus and Commonwealth marathon bronze medallist Mara Yamauchi

Brookes bite toothless Greyhounds

Caspar Eliot reports from the lager-induced chaos at Iffley Road as Oxford's second string took on Brookes.

Cherwell Sports debate: Is Rugby better than Football?

This week sees this term's two deputy editors pitted against each other as they seek to assert the supremacy of their chosen sport.

Cherwell Sport tries out Aussie Rules

Caspar Eliot takes on the sporting equivalent of a bar-room brawl

India expose English one-day limitations

Monish Kulkarni looks at England's slump on the subcontinent

Blues hit hard by Exeter

Michael Peet reports from Marston as the Women's Rugby team took on Exeter

Cherwell Sport tries out Ultimate Frisbee

Adam Fellows trains with the 'Ultimate' University team

Dark days ahead for MUFC

Michael Peet mulls over United's drubbing at the hands of their Manchester rivals

Lax defense costs Oxford in Varsity warm-up

Ellie Swinton witnesses a close run defeat for the women's lacrosse team against Cambridge

Shake-up in the Premier League

Michael Peet looks at the recent developments in England's top tier

The imperfection of Muhammad Ali

Cherwell Sport looks at the bee's sting

Cherwell Sport tries out Korfball

Continuing our tour of Oxford’s more unusual sports, Caspar Eliot goes Dutch as he tries out Korfball

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