Friday 17th October 2025

Sport

The elusive magic of club cricket

As summer draws to a close and we all arrive in Oxford ready for the start of Michaelmas term, spare a thought for the country’s club cricketers who are...

Over 12,000 compete in the 2025 Oxford Half Marathon

Thousands took to the streets of Oxford yesterday morning to race in the Oxford...

England batter Canada to claim the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup

After consecutive final defeats in 2017 and 2022, England have finally claimed a third...

Oxford Handball’s historic season: From promotion to British Champions

The Oxford University Handball Club Men’s team, the Blues Team of the Year, has...

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."

Town vs Gown 2024

"As ever, ‘Town vs Gown’ presented a litany of storylines, atmosphere, and drama, and it was clear that every boxer that entered the unforgiving squared circle had followed incredible discipline, a testament to their sacrifices."

Captain’s Corner: OUCC

Following a relaxed wintry start to the cricketing calendar, Women’s Blues Captain Hannah Davis turns her thoughts to the upcoming season. When did you start...

Two champions join forces: A guaranteed success?

“Ask a child to draw a car, and certainly he will draw it red.” Enzo Ferrari’s infamous adage encapsulates just how synonymous the iconic rouge...

The effects of media attention on upcoming sports stars

"In a world concerned so much about mental health, especially in young people, why does the media still create so much damage?"

Behind the striped veil of OURC: What rifling’s really like.

I have received my full share of facial expressions when I mention that I do rifle shooting, including surprise, fascination, and of course an...

The skilful art of flying saucers

"You sub off, catch your breath, and run back on again for the next point – are we crazy, or have you just not tried it yet?"

Captain’s Corner: OULTC

"Cherwell spoke to the new Blues captains of the OULTC, Jack Pickering, captain of the men’s team, and Sama Malik, captain of the women’s team."

The Spartan attitude of tennis to its young

"Tennis has a vicious cycle with its young players, but its curse can still be broken"

The Hundred may be marmite, but it’s revolutionising the women’s game

Lunch, cherries, and tea. Three words perfectly befitting of a quaint high-street café, yet curiously suited too, for English cricket. Nothing evokes the game’s...

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