31 m. ago The Boat Races 2025: Cambridge complete another double over Oxford with crushing wins – live

Action and reaction from the 2025 racesGet in touch! Email Alex with your thoughtsFriends relish ‘bucket-list’ battle on opposing sidesThe two teams are off! I’m reliably informed the conditions are set for a fast time – but who’s time will be fastest? We’ll know in around 18 minutes.Word from the Guardian’s correspondent, Luke McLaughlin, who’s at Mortlake. Setting the scene perfectly The buildup has been contentious, to say the least, but all is calm at the Boat Race media centre, situated at Quintin Boat Club on the north side of the river (or the Middlesex station). No tense standoffs between rivals groups of fans, that I’ve seen, but then again there are no spectators on this part of the river.In a few minutes the women’s crews will come to a standstill in the water outside after a gruelling race over four miles and 374 yards. Only one of the crews will be feeling that all the months of blood, sweat and tears have paid dividends. The post-race quotes should be fascinating given...

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33 m. ago Cambridge complete Boat Race clean sweep as men’s team claim emphatic victory

The light blues also won the women’s race as well as both reserve races.

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34 m. ago MoJ launches probe into Manchester Arena bomb plotter's brutal attack on prison guards

Hashem Abedi allegedly attacked three prison guards with 'makeshift weapons and hot cooking oil' - leaving officers sustained life-threatening injuries including burns, scalds and stab wounds

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36 m. ago Boat Race collision chaos almost sees team disqualified and leads to delay just minutes in

Umpire Sir Matthew Pinsent, the former Olympic gold medallist for Team GB, raised the red flag after Oxford's boat drifted across toward their opponents.

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46 m. ago Moment huge collision halts Oxford vs Cambridge women’s Boat Race

Oxford clashed oars with Cambridge in a tangle that forced the women's Boat Race 2025 to be restarted on Sunday (April 13).

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55 m. ago Boat Race 2025 LIVE: Cambridge crush Oxford to extend dominance after controversial build

Cambridge extended their dominance with a massive victory over Oxford in the men’s race to complete the double

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58 m. ago Rangers’ Hagi delays Celtic’s Premiership title party with late leveller at Aberdeen

Ianis Hagi scored a stoppage-time equaliser as 10-man Rangers roared back from two down to draw 2-2 at in-form Aberdeen and deny Celtic an early title party.A Dons win over the second-place Gers would have confirmed the Hoops as champions, and that scenario looked all set to come to fruition as Barry Ferguson’s makeshift team – featuring nine changes from the Europa League quarter-final first leg against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday – were torn apart in the first half. Continue reading...

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63 m. ago Brothers aiming to break Pacific rowing record depart with haggis for dinner

The Rare Whisky 101 Pacific Row aims to raise more than £1 million for The Maclean Foundation.

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64 m. ago Barry Ferguson reacts to Rangers flashpoint with Graeme Shinnie as he reveals what he told star man to do

The Aberdeen skipper seemed to have something to say to everyone as Ferguson initially played peacemaker with John Souttar

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65 m. ago Who won Boat Race 2025? Full result as Oxford and Cambridge face off in annual showpiece

Cambridge came into the race with the upper hand over Oxford after securing back-to-back victories, including 87 victories compared to their rivals' 81

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69 m. ago Mohamed Salah breaks remarkable Premier League record with assist against West Ham

Mohamed Salah has set a new record for the most goal involvements in a Premier League season with 45, taking the mantle from Thierry Henry's 44 in the 2002-03 season

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72 m. ago King and Queen hear new music for 20th wedding anniversary at Crathie Kirk service

A piece of music celebrating their anniversary had been specially put together by a composer who has created music for several royal events.

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97 m. ago Boat Race collision carnage forces Oxford and Cambridge to stop in X

The 2025 Women's Boat Race was halted after a calamitous start saw Oxford and Cambridge collide, with Light Blues cox Jack Nicholas swearing at his rivals in the early drama

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97 m. ago Boat Race collision carnage forces Oxford and Cambridge to stop amid X

The 2025 Women's Boat Race was halted after a calamitous start saw Oxford and Cambridge collide, with Light Blues cox Jack Nicholas swearing at his rivals in the early drama

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1 hour ago Chaos on the Thames as Women’s Boat Race restarted after dramatic collision

Race umpire and four-time Olympic champion Sir Matthew Pinsent was forced to pause proceedings

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1 hour ago King Charles and Camilla hear new music in historic Scottish kirk written for 20th wedding anniversary

The music was written to mark the 20th wedding anniversary of King Charles and Queen Camilla

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2 h. ago Boat Race chaos as race stopped almost immediately and Matthew Pinsent forced to intervene

There was a dramatic start to this year's event with a former Olympian at the heart of the action

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2 h. ago Woman, 25, killed and two people injured as car hit pedestrians

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the incident outside Crawley Leisure Park on Saturday

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2 h. ago Three teenagers rushed to hospital after 'stabbing' in Edinburgh

Police locked down roads and search overhead in helicopters following the incident.

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2 h. ago The Boat Race halted as drama sparked over Oxford and Cambridge coming together

Cambridge cox Jack Nicholas used an x-rated expletive when the two boats collided in the women's race seconds after the starting gun

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