Saturday 28th March 2026

Sport

‘We’re all writing for screenshots these days’: In conversation with Jonathan Liew

When the call connects, Jonathan Liew spends the first five minutes asking me instead about whether you can get through an Oxford tutorial having not read the book your essay is about and what the news diet for students my age looks like.
Sport Natalie Tan -

OURFC crush Cambridge to sweep Varsity 2026 

Stepping out onto the field carrying the weight of a historic rivalry is one...
Sport Sophi Hayes-Hoyle -

A matchweek with the OURFC Blues

Oxford is starting to wake up, a couple of cars and the occasional runner dotted about the roads.
Sport Finbar Dinnen -

Away day blues: The impact of unfamiliar territory

With Varsity season fully underway, conquering the complications of an away day is key to a successful display of Oxford’s sporting superiority.
Sport Ben Murphy -
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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

Keble curtail Anne’s ascendancy

Ollie Waring describes the troubled renaissance of the St Anne’s 3rd Mens football team

Oxford Blues sting Wasps

Caspar Eliot watches the Oxford Rugby Team continue their Varsity build-up with a solid victory

Crossbar Challenge-Week 2

Keble are the second team to step up to the CherwellTV Crossbar Challenge

The pen is mightier than the ball

Ellie Swinton describes her affection for the language of the football pundit

Tales from the deep: Cherwell Sport tries out Octopush

Continuing our tour of unusual sports, Caspar Eliot swallows a lot of water as he trains with the Octopush team.

Hockey Blues fall to Exeter

Matt Nicol reports from Iffley Road as Oxford's men took on the reigning champions

Cherwell Sport goes caving

First up in this term’s compendium of unusual sports, Vicky Lim discusses the highs and lows of caving

Is rowing worth it?

Cherwell’s Sport debate assesses the p-rows and cons of the iconic Oxford sport
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