Monday 9th March 2026

Sport

OURFC crush Cambridge to sweep Varsity 2026 

Stepping out onto the field carrying the weight of a historic rivalry is one thing; winning the battle is another. Yet that is exactly what Oxford’s Blues did last...

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.

Off the bench, on the mend

Oxford’s eight week termly orbit cares little for the inconvenience of an injury or...

Hertford student makes a splash

Oxford swimmer self-rusticates to pursue his Olympic dream

Boathouses broken into

Lincoln and Queen's college boathouses trashed by thieves over the weekend

Scotland’s problem with football violence

Neil Lennon has been subjected to physical abuse on the pitch and death threats off it. What is it that makes Scottish football so divided?

‘Town and Gown’ unite for charity run

Over 3,000 people raced 10km through Oxford to raise money for muscular dystrophy last Sunday

American sport in crisis

Victor Mallet explains how the NFL's prolonged lockout is distancing fans from the sport

Interview: Stefan Szymanski

Cherwell Sport talks with Stefan Szymanski a leading expert in the world of sports economics

Oxford beat Cambridge in Varsity Football

Cherwell Sport access all areas at the Kassam Stadium to see Oxford take the 127th Varsity Football title

Win for tiddlywinking Tabs

Amidst the hymns and hangovers of May Day, Cambridge triumph again in Varsity tiddlywinks by 99 to 13 points

Varsity Match 2011 Preview

This year's Varsity Match promises to be a hard-fought encounter at the Kassam Stadium, Oxford. Cherwell Sport gets an exclusive inside preview from one of the players.

Oxford triumph in pentathlon

Dark blues take varsity victory in Cambridge

Doxbridge does Dublin

Olek Hola-Peryer reports on this year's Guinness-fuelled and not-so-serious sports tour to the Emerald Isle

Oxford win the Truelove Bowl

Oxford's boxers come from behind to beat Cambridge 6-3 in East London

Oxford women triumph on the water

Natalie Redgrave, daughter of Sir Steve, helps Oxford row to victory

Nothing New as Worcester win it again

The hard-fought end to New College's cup run saw Worcester re-establish themselves as the kings of college football

It’s not easy being a blue

The hardships of life as an elite rugby player

Handing them it on a plate

Lamenting the broken system of rugby cuppers

Match Reports

A rugby league win, and a couple of college crackers.

I don’t like sport very much

The view from the other side

Just another night at Bridge

The delights of an evening at Bridge society

Wasteful Oxford keep winning

A lacklustre Blues continue their winning streak

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