Wednesday 27th 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."

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

Michaelmas term sport preview

Matt Nicol looks ahead to what Michaelmas 2011 has in store for sport fans

Summer 2011 Sport Round Up

Adam Fellows looks at all that we’ve missed in the world of sport over the long vacation

BUCS Athletics at the Olympic Stadium

Caspar Eliot writes about what can quite legitimately be called the opportunity of a lifetime

A Fresher’s Guide to Sport at Oxford

In the next few weeks pre-season starts in earnest for those capable of representing the University (known as Blues teams) as they attempt to shed the pounds of summer excess in preparation for the season ahead. Whether you are capable of such lofty heights or would just like to partake in some fun competition, here are Cherwell Sport’s top 10 reasons to get involved in sport at Oxford.

Britain at the 2011 Athletics World Championships

With the World Athletics Championships in Daegu approaching and London 2012 on the horizon, Cherwell Sport examines Britain’s best medal hopes.

English cricket shows football the way forward

The recent performances of England's national teams couldn't be more different. Cricket could teach our footballers a thing or two

Substance over style

The traditional squabbling between English clubs rarely leads to success on the field. Eventually, pragmatism prevails

The gospel according to Joseph

Steffan Blayney on the Moz-terious ways of Joey Barton

Oliver Wyman hockey tournament

Magdalen pip Jesus off the post in final of Oliver Wyman 7-a-side hockey tournament

Wimbledon 2011

Adam Fellows rounds up on a fortnight of hope, disappointment and a whole lot of grunting.

The Transfer Window – Who needs whom?

With just under a week to go until the Transfer Window opens up for business, Aleks Klosok gives his definitive Barclays Premier League club-by-club guide as to what fans can come to expect to witness at their clubs this summer

Blues reach out

Vincent’s Club start outreach programme to support sport at under-funded state schools

My Summer-y of Eights

Rowing has never tickled our Sports Editor's fancy, but this year's Summer VIIIs gave it a good go

Hertford duck up on river

Hertford boat accidently kill duck on the Isis in 'freak accident'

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