The Boat Race has also given us early views of rowing ... connection to either university is not an indictment of undue Oxbridge influence, but simply a reflection that, in sport, history matters.

Millions of television viewers and those lining the banks of the Thames to cheer on this year's university boat race will no doubt be left in awe of the crews’ feats of strength and determination.

Cambridge are favourites to win the boat race after two successive losses. But race officials admit the unpredictable conditions of the Thames and the high tension of the crucial start have ...

Considered one of the world's oldest and most famous amateur sporting events, the Boat Race captures the famous ... which are collectively known as Oxbridge. This year, tension between the sides ...

In an event supposed to emphasise collective rather than individual performance, single individuals have stood out in the last three Boat Races. In 2002 it was Cambridge's Sebastian Mayer, who ...

THE annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities was halted for the first time in its 158-year history on Saturday when a swimmer protesting against privilege went close to the ...

The University of Oxford's rowing coach has called pollution in the River Thames a "national disgrace" ahead of the historic Boat Race this weekend. An "alarmingly high" level of E.coli was found ...

A campaign group has found "alarmingly high" levels of the bacteria E.coli along a stretch of the River Thames ahead of the historic Oxbridge Boat Race this weekend. The bacteria, which can cause ...

High levels of E.coli have been found along a stretch of the River Thames that will be used for the historic Oxbridge Boat Race this weekend, researchers said. The bacteria, which can cause ...