Monday 1st June 2026

Sport

The women who turned the tide

Summer 2024 Annie Anezakis has just been elected OUBC Women’s President, Lilli Freischem is celebrating Osiris’ Boat Race win, and Esther Briz Zamorano is racing in the Paris Olympics. Two years...

Summer VIIIs roundup: day two

Early divisions started strong, with many boats that bumped yesterday continuing on the same...

Summer VIIIs roundup: day one

It’s one of the hottest Mays in recorded history. Crews are wearing layers of...

Oriel’s quest for headship at Summer VIIIs 2026

Sitting in Oriel Boat Club’s Captain's room, across from Captains Freiderikos and Merle, I...

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.

Craven Cottage "in discussions" to hold Varsity football

A Fulham FC spokesman has disclosed that the West London side are in preliminary talks to give the University football match a more permanent home.

Boat Race Squads Announced

Thursday saw preparations for next year's Boat Race begin in earnest, as provisional squads for the 2014 event were announced.

How to ace college sport in five easy steps

Samuele Volpe offers a few tid-bits of advice guaranteed to lead you to sporting stardom.*

International Rescue?

Gruffudd Owen bemoans the problems the latest international break exposed for the home nations.

A Concrete Jungle: The US Open 2013

Emma Alexander takes a close look at the draw for the men's side of the last Tennis Grand Slam of the year, and makes a few predictions too.

Football League Preview

Nick Hilton looks at what to expect from the lower leagues teams next season

Tales of the River

Tim Ellis talks about the increasingly popular sport of open water swimming

Football’s Silly Season: A Round-up

James Tozer takes a tongue-in-cheek look at some of the terrifying spending taking place in the football world this off-season.

5 Ashes’ stories to follow

Samuele Volpe gives a quickfire briefing on the fairytales and controversies which will be central to this summer's Ashes.

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