Thursday 22nd January 2026

Sport

Will running a half-marathon fix you?

Running has undergone a paradigm shift; no longer a punishment in PE class or your parents’ Sunday morning escape, running is a lifestyle: a personal brand.

Trump, tennis, and test cricket: Winter’s sporting woes

Wherever you look, sport in all its myriad forms appears to have stumbled into a great mess over the Michaelmas vac.

From ergs to euphoria: college rowing at Oxford

College rowing is an exercise in delayed gratification; the suffering of winter morphs into blades come Trinity.

You, too, can ski: at the cost of your ego and bank balance

Varsity isn't cheap by any stretch of the imagination.

Blues Tennis

Cherwell's sport team finds out more about Blues Tennies.

Blues Article Corrections

Cherwell would like to apologise for printing a number of inaccuracies in last week's article entitled 'True Blues or Mercenaries'.

Blues triumph after four year wait

The Blues netball team beat Loughbourough 2nd for the first time with a tremendous victory of 49 - 36

Mike Valli: Wk 4

Former Australia star gives the lowdown on life as a Blues rower

Catz squeeze out champions

Worcester take a plunge after a sound seeing to by St Catz.

Backing substance over style

We defend Test cricket in the aftermath of the Stanford debacle...

In defence of Blues

Blues Rower Ben Harrison writes in response of last week's 'True Blues... or Mercenaries' piece.

Feisty Hall halt Pembroke

Teddy Hall squeeze a late victory over Pembroke.

Trent trounced by aggressive Blues

A gritty display from the Blues has landed them a third consecutive win in their BUSC league campaign.

Saints kickstart stuttering season

St Anne's and St John's pummel Worcester in a much-needed win.

Corpus/Linacre regroup to level Lincoln

The match ended in a draw, but wasn't without dollops of drama to boot.

True Blues or mercenaries?

One-year Masters degrees for sportsmen - right or wong? Cherwell debates...

Interview: Ross Biestmen

We sit down for a chat with a Blues rugby star.

Rampaging Blues shock pros

OURFC clock up 43 points to trounce the Worcester Warrior's 8

Mike Valli: Wk 2

Former Australia star gives the lowdown on life as a Blues rower.

Magdalen outpunch Worcester

Magdalen triumph 48 to Worcester's 24 in their continuing dominance of the second division.

Title clash descends into farce

Wadham and St Anne's come up with a disappointing 1-1 draw in a farcical footy face-off.

Is sport up for sale?

As money becomes ever more influential in the sporting world, we wonder where its future lies...

Blues Gymnastics Interview

Amy Morreau has proven herself to be a focused, determined and skillful athlete.

Plucky Blues confident of victory

A preview of the season ahead for OUAFC.

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