Saturday 28th March 2026

Sport

‘We’re all writing for screenshots these days’: In conversation with Jonathan Liew

When the call connects, Jonathan Liew spends the first five minutes asking me instead about whether you can get through an Oxford tutorial having not read the book your essay is about and what the news diet for students my age looks like.

OURFC crush Cambridge to sweep Varsity 2026 

Stepping out onto the field carrying the weight of a historic rivalry is one...

A matchweek with the OURFC Blues

Oxford is starting to wake up, a couple of cars and the occasional runner dotted about the roads.

Away day blues: The impact of unfamiliar territory

With Varsity season fully underway, conquering the complications of an away day is key to a successful display of Oxford’s sporting superiority.

Barcelona FC: the apex of football aesthetic

Daniel Kodsi on why Barça's style of football is winning more than just games

Why you should watch the Super Bowl

As a man who knows little about American football, Tom Barrie explains why he still tunes in once a year for the big show

High Fives all round for Oxford

Will Yates explains how rugby fives is nothing like rugby

Riding the road to Rio

Alex Urwin talks cycling and success with World Champion Lizzie Armitstead

Defying the laws of nature

Harry Gosling gives his assessment of the 2016 Australian Open

“The FA is a load of old farts”

Isaac Virchis talks football and fandom with Harry Redknapp

2016: year of Virtual Reality in Sport?

Taylor Yu asks whether sport fans should embrace virtual reality

Death of the Beautiful Game

Alex Urwin gives his assessment of the state of English Football

Oxford’s Maddest Sport Fan

Taylor Yu airs his frustrations as an international sport fan

Oxford boxing looks to hit big

OUABC's hectic season full of big events

Puck-er up for Ice Hockey

After a dazzling start to the season OUIHC are ice cool as Varsity approaches

OULRC ready for Henley

Finally it's the turn of OUBC's little brother to get the spotlight. Cherwell Sport presents... the Oxford Lightweights

The Sirens are coming

Cherwell profiles Oxford's cheerleaders as the pressure mounts during a term of competitive action for the Sirens

Race to the Superbowl heats up

Taylor Yu reports on a week of NFL playoff action with the Superbowl only 3 weeks away

Centaurs success in Amsterdam

The Oxford Association Football second XI returned unbeaten from a jaunt in Holland

An Englishman Abroad: One man and his NBA experience

An English gentlemen describes his experience at the NBA Basketball in London

2016 Boat Race re-brand

The Boat Race sponsors BNY Mellon and Newton have pulled together for Cancer Research UK in a historic move by both companies

OUCC sprints to Varsity Victory

In a Varsity often overlooked, it was Oxford Cross Country Runners who came out on top - sprinting to comprehensive victory in most of the races

Hilary Sport: A Run Through

Cherwell Sport takes you on a whirlwind tour of Hilary Sport telling you who and what you should look out for in this packed term

Should Varsity be the pinnacle of the sporting season?

Isaac Virchis and Taylor Yu debate the importance of varsity matches, and whether they should be the main highlights of the sporting season

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