Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Sport

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. For those of us who...

Bannister Miles 2025: Four meet the mark again

Fittingly, it was four runners again who broke Roger Bannister’s four minute mark in...

Schalke, stickers, and social shifts in Germany

When you think about German football, several images doubtless spring to mind - Bayern...

Inside the women’s boat: Courage on the Tideway

"Both crews get ready please." Two boats sit on the Tideway, a flotilla of motorboats...

2014 Six Nations: Once More Unto the Breach

Cherwell Sport looks ahead to the final rounds of fixtures of yet another close-run Six Nations championship

Blues Hockey men face international test

Cherwell preview the Blues Hockey team's marquee pre-varsity fixture against the GB Women

Is England’s ‘New Era’ a false dawn?

Ben Horton questions the removal of Pietersen and Flower in the ECB’s ‘rebuilding’ process

Balliol look set for the drop as Wadham inflict woe

Jacob Rabinowitz reports on the 'clash of the liberals' in the JCR Prem

Uni boxing club win Town vs. Gown

Samuele Volpe was ringside to see the Oxford University Amateur Boxing Club take on the town

Interview: Constantine Louloudis

Ben Szreter talks rowing with Oxford’s own Olympian, Constantine Louloudis

Can sport help to engineer social change?

Jacob Rabinowitz considers the impact of the Sochi Olympics and Qatar hosting the World Cup upon gay rights

Only Blues and Horses – The European Tour

Susie Wise reports on the Oxford University Equestrian Team’s a—neigh—zing exploits in France

A chance for England in Bangladesh?

Ben Horton is cautiously optimistic about England’s chances in the T20 World Cup

Modern Pentathlon: A Beginner’s Guide

Anna Murphy swims, rides, jabs, shoots and runs us through the basics of this gruelling Olympic event

The death of a footballing superpower?

Jonny Minshull-Beech argues that Barcelona and their possession-based footballing philosophy have met their demise

Dimitar Berbatov – A tribute

Gareth Atkins bemoans the departure of one of the Premier League's most mercurial talents

Six Nations Preview: Wales to win, Scotland to suffer?

James Reid profiles the teams ahead of this year’s competition

College football round-up: Teddy Hall triumph

A good week for the league leaders, as Ben Sanders keeps us up to date with all the action in the JCR divisions

Sporting Biography: Gus Jones

Pippa Goodfellow and Ben Szreter continue our series profiling Oxford’s elite sportspeople.

Stanislas Wawrinka: The real deal?

Emma Alexander looks at tennis star Stanislas Wawrinka’s shocking Aussie Open win

Confirmed: Varsity Football back at Craven Cottage

The Varsity football match returns to Craven Cottage for a 3pm kick-off on 6h April; Boat Race Day

Taylor named new rugby captain

26 year-old Aussie Jacob Taylor has been named the new Blues Rugby captain, replacing the retiring John Carter

‘Quenelle’ controversy a cause for concern

Anelka’s gesture is further proof of football’s problems with racism, argues Jacob Rabinowitz

Women’s Blues give Brookes a bashing

Elliot Chester reports on a comprehensive Women’s Blues victory over their noisy neighbours

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