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Summer Eights 2024: Oriel, Christ Church stay on top

Eights Week is part of the 200-year old Oxford tradition of ‘bumps’ racing.

The 2025 Grid: F1’s biggest shakeup yet?

With over half of this year's drivers out of contract at the end of 2024, when the music stops who will be left without a seat?

Celebrating 70 years: The Bannister mile

On May 6th 2024 Oxford marked the 70th anniversary of Roger Bannister’s historic feat

The death of the FA Cup

The magic of the FA cup is a sentiment that all fans of teams below the Premier League hope to experience

Life without sport: Let’s talk injuries

Whether the end of sport comes via retirement or injury, there is always a period of mourning but, importantly, there is always a period of re-finding.

Summer Eights 2024: Oriel, Christ Church stay on top

Eights Week is part of the 200-year old Oxford tradition of ‘bumps’ racing.

The 2025 Grid: F1’s biggest shakeup yet?

With over half of this year's drivers out of contract at the end of 2024, when the music stops who will be left without a seat?

Celebrating 70 years: The Bannister mile

On May 6th 2024 Oxford marked the 70th anniversary of Roger Bannister’s historic feat

The death of the FA Cup

The magic of the FA cup is a sentiment that all fans of teams below the Premier League hope to experience

Life without sport: Let’s talk injuries

Whether the end of sport comes via retirement or injury, there is always a period of mourning but, importantly, there is always a period of re-finding.

Hassan’s final: St Catz defeat New College 7-0

The second half, which Catz had so completely dominated, saw them saunter to victory assuredly. 

Sport vs studies: can a balance be found? 

From 1896 to 2020, a considerable 170 Olympic medals have been won by Oxford alumni in a whole range of sports. This certainly is impressive, but is it possible to uphold this standard of achievement in sport whilst still studying at one of the most academically challenging universities?

Who will avoid the drop? The implications of Everton’s points deduction on the relegation battle

The Blues have now been docked a staggering eight points, leaving them just five points above relegation.

There’s no ‘I’ in team… or is there?

"How can F1 possibly function as a team sport when there is only ever one winner?"

Was India Bazball’s graveyard or its baptism by fire?

This series has been Bazball’s baptism as a mature, seasoned cricketing philosophy. They lost: now, they will learn.

Boat Race 2024: Both Oxford crews lose to Cambridge

This is Cambridge’s fifth victory out of the last six races for the men, and the seventh consecutive victory for Cambridge women.

Captain’s Corner: OUBC

"In anticipation of the Boat Race on 30th March 2024, Cherwell spoke to the women’s president of the OUBC, Ella Stadler, and the men’s president, Louis Corrigan."

A review: How good is Oxford at sport?

There is no doubt that Oxford University is primarily known for its academic status. The spectres of its famous historical, literary and political figures,...

Captain’s Corner: Oxford Lancers

"American Football is a team game. Some players will touch the ball more than others, but we can’t succeed unless all eleven players are doing their job."

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