Monday 15th September 2025

Sport

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 achieved what many thought impossible: winning the English Premier League and British SuperCup – the...

Away days for less than a tenner (plus hand luggage)

You probably know Prague as the boozy city break loved by British teenagers and...

And the Isis roared – Summer Eights 2025

For the viewing public, and those involved in the racing, Summer Eights 2025 gave...

In defence of the much-maligned offseason

What will you watch? That’s always the complaint, the second the final whistle blows...

Last gasp Blues rescue a point

Samuele Volpe takes us through last week's tight and tense Blues football game which ended 2-2.

Rugby girls hammer Cardiff

Mairi Robertson sums up last weeks dominant BUCS league victory.

Blues run Russians close

The weekend saw Russia narrowly beat the Blues' Rugby Union side in a pulsating encounter in Iffley. Gruffudd Owen was there.

Boxing update

Jack Straker informs Cherwell of the upcoming challenges faced by our Amateur boxers.

Rugby League team beginning to sparkle

Matt Slomka reports from Oxford University Rugby League HQ on a big victory against local rivals Northampton.

Fencing team get the point(s)

Reuben Cohn-Gordon of Oxford fencing discusses the highs and lows of the season so far.

Blues v. Russia: The Lowdown

Cherwell's sport provides the essential big-game preview as the Blues Rugby team take on the 19th best team in the world.

College football 4th week round-up: Hotting up

Resident college football expert Ben Szreter runs through the last week's winners and losers.

Exeter student recalls mountaineering adventure

Exeter College's very own Patrick Gartland was lucky enough to climb Mt. Kilamanjaro earlier this term, he wrote this of his trek to the peak of Africa's highest mountain.

Blues netball: 4th week update

Gruffudd Owen caught up with the netball squad to catalogue some promising early season signs.

Oxford Baseballers strike-out Southampton

The University baseball squad travelled to, and dominated, Southampton last week and Elliot Chester was there for Cherwell.

Badminton Blues looking good

Following an impressive start to the season, Christopher Knowles catches us up on the Badminton team's recent success.

Women’s footy team pick-up vital away win

Anna Green summarise a bright women's football result for the Oxford u-21s.

Blues bruised by Premiership power

Sean Morris reports on a plucky defeat for the rugby boys versus Worcester Warriors.

Cross-Country Cuppers: A stroll in the park?

Elliot Chester gives us a competitor's perspective on last week's trying South Parks course.

Football’s three weirdest loans

Gruffudd Owen counts down three of the strangest short-term associations that football has ever seen.

Rugby girls tackling financial problems

Oxford University RFC tell us about the fun and games going towards raising money for the women's squad.

Univ’ rowers fundraise for Acer

Edward Beard tells Cherwell about this weekend's fundraising 'ergathon' designed to raise money in memory of Acer Nethercott and Capt. James Townley

Oxford Quidditch team serious about winning

Anna Murphy has spoken to the captain of the Radcliffe Chimeras about the upcoming challenges faced by this left-field sport.

Oxford triathlete has big plans

Samuele Volpe speaks to Sophia Saller about her recent international successes and the future.

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