6 d. ago When is the University Boat Race 2025? Here's when Oxford take on Cambridge, crews, route, TV times, records and prize

It’s one of the world’s most famous sporting contests.

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7 d. ago Cambridge students may have grounds for legal action over Boat Race bans

The Boat Race is less than two weeks away but has been shrouded in controversy

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8 d. ago The Boat Race signs London Rivers’ Pledge as Oxford and Cambridge crews announced

The Boat Race signs London Rivers’ Pledge as Oxford and Cambridge crews announced  The Boat Race

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8 d. ago When is the Boat Race? Start time, TV channel and how to watch Cambridge vs Oxford

Cambridge has dominated both the men’s and women’s races in recent years but has seen its preparation hampered by a row over eligibility

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8 d. ago With eligibility dispute rocking the storied Boat Race, Oxford and Cambridge crews refocus

A dispute over eligibility criteria has rocked the build-up to the Boat Race, a nearly 200-year-old rowing contest between storied universities Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames in London

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1 week ago UK Chinese Dragon Boat Race Festival to return to Greater Manchester as date revealed

The water sports event see teams compete in boats fitted with ornately carved dragon's heads and tails

Sport

1 week ago Boat Race sinks to academic snobbery lows amid ‘slimy’ eligibility row

Dispute between Oxford and Cambridge proves even rowing can be a contact sport when it comes to blue boatsWith almost 200 years of intense rivalry the Boat Race has already inspired several major films, and after an extraordinary week Hollywood producers now have plenty more material to go at.What began last December as a disagreement between various alumni of Oxford and Cambridge over eligibility criteria for next month’s race exploded into a full-blown incident this week, with allegations of “slimy tactics,” academic snobbery and female rowers being viewed as collateral damage in a dispute between the male boat clubs. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon

Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in the ocean could lock away climate-warming carbon dioxide for centuries or more

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2 w. ago Olympic champion banned from Boat Race in ongoing row over eligibility rules

Ford, along with three other postgraduate students, has been blocked from competing

Sport

2 w. ago Boat Race 2025 dispute explained: Oxford branded 'slimy' as three Cambridge rowers banned after rule change

Former under-23 world champion among those now unable to represent Cambridge as planned

Events

2 w. ago Boat Race is hit by 'ringers' row as Cambridge blast 'slimy' Oxford for banning three graduate students after James Cracknell controversially took part

The bitter rivalry between the two institutions descended into chaos following a decision to prevent three post graduate students from taking part in the rowing competition.

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