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The insidious advertising of women in sport

All advertising sells a dream, Mad Men style: the aftershave, the sports car. Here the dream is sport itself, betting on it, and the opportunities it gives you.
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Sport Spotlight: Sam Fitzgerald

Sam Fitzgerald only took up cycling during his undergraduate degree, and yet he’s now President of Oxford University Cycling Club.
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Record 15,000 runners participate in Oxford Half Marathon

A record 15,000 runners took to the streets of Oxford to complete the annual half marathon on Sunday 11th October. Thousands of supporters lined the course to cheer the runners.
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Sport Spotlight: Charlotte Maple

Sport has been a constant feature of incoming Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC) women’s Blues captain Charlotte Maple’s time at Oxford.
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Fencing Novices may be new, but they get the point

Varsity competitions might seem out of reach to many. Sportspeople who fill the ranks of Blues teams have often mastered their disciplines long before...

Lancer-lot: Oxford American Football trounce Cambridge Pythons

There aren't many sports in which 48-0 is a respectable scoreline. American Football is certainly not one of them. Scoring 40+ points is pretty...

Summer Eights final day: Live updates

18:48 - Apologies to loyal Cherwell readers, phone service was a persistent issue throughout the day (all updates relied on my awkward set-up of...

Summer Eights day three: Live updates

18:51 - Merton cross the line safely, so Wadham will have one more opportunity to return to Division I tomorrow. Just the three bumps...

Summer Eights day two: Live updates

18:54 - Merton get their bump! They return to Division I for the first time in 45 years! Unsurprisingly, Oriel conclude the day at...

Summer Eights day one: Live updates

09:44 - I'm locked in at the OSPL office, eagerly awaiting four days of scintillating Summer Eights. The atmosphere at the river is absolutely...

Summer Eights preview: A dummy’s guide

As Summer Eights approaches, excitement is building in college boathouses up and down the Isis. However, for those who are not lucky enough to...

Ladies at Lord’s: Oxford women annihilate the tabs

Taking the long walk out through the Long Room at Lord's is a dream that the vast majority of cricketers can barely even imagine....

Bannister Miles 2025: Four meet the mark again

Fittingly, it was four runners again who broke Roger Bannister’s four minute mark in the BMC Bannister Miles 2025, the same number that did...

Schalke, stickers, and social shifts in Germany

When you think about German football, several images doubtless spring to mind - Bayern players drenched in Paulaner after winning another Meisterschale, the ‘Yellow...

Inside the women’s boat: Courage on the Tideway

"Both crews get ready please." Two boats sit on the Tideway, a flotilla of motorboats behind them, led by the umpire Matthew Pinsent giving orders...

Clean sweep for Cambridge at Chanel J12 Boat Race weekend

After losing out in both the men's and women's lightweight races on Saturday 12th April, there were high hopes that Oxford would make amends...

Youth and Spares complete, time for the Boat Race

The stage is set for the Boat Race on Sunday 13th April. Last week, the Youth Boat Race returned for its second ever outing,...

Men’s Blues Hockey survive back-to-back relegation playoffs

The heights of the BUCS Premiership are that which most university sports clubs around the country can only dream of. These leagues are often...

Varsity a knockout for Oxford Boxing

After turning the bastion of free speech into the bastion of free-flowing punches, Oxford University Amateur Boxing Club took over the Oxford Town Hall...

Cambridge rowers barred from Boat Race allege ‘desperate’ Oxford intervention

Three Cambridge rowers have been told that they cannot compete in this year’s Boat Race due to a new condition on eligibility.

Mixed fortunes for Oxford football at Reserves Varsity

We’re into the final minute of the game at the Tristel Global Stadium in Newmarket. The scoreline reads 4-3 in favour of the Centaurs,...

‘Get your brooms out’: Oxford basketball sweep Cambridge

As the automatic doors to the reception creep open, you’re greeted by Nas’ The World is Yours - there’s no need to read the...

Formula One 75: Sport or spectacle?

On Tuesday the 18th of February, the world of Formula One took over the O2 Arena in a special livery reveal hosted by Jack...

Torpids 2025: Bumps, slumps and eleven-spot jumps

Torpids: the bringer of cult-collegiate support, un-ironic unitards, and this year: the first blue skies in what has felt like an eon. Torpids sees...
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