4 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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5 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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5 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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5 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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8 d. ago Beautiful UK town named Britain's poshest is just like Cambridge or Oxford

Feel like a royal by swanning around this up-scale town named one of the UK's 'poshest'. There's boutique shops, celebrity mansions, award-winning eateries and even a winery

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9 d. ago Chinese Grand Prix 2025: Start time, grid positions, how to watch F1 and weather forecast today

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri takes first career pole position in Shanghai ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris

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1 week ago Chinese Grand Prix 2025: Date, UK start time, grid positions, how to watch race and weather forecast

Excitement is high as 2025 season continues in Shanghai

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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 Olympic champion banned from Boat Race in ongoing row over eligibility rules

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

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1 week 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

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1 week 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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2 w. ago ‘Brain pacemakers’: implants to be tested to help alcohol and opioid addicts

Trial will determine whether electrical pulses can control and decrease yearningsSurgeons are to put implants into the brains of alcoholics and opioid addicts in a trial aimed at testing the use of electrical impulses to combat drink and drug cravings.The technique is already used to help patients control some of the effects of Parkinson’s disease, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Now a group of doctors and researchers – from Cambridge and Oxford universities and King’s College London – are preparing to use deep brain stimulation to try to decrease addicts’ yearnings and to boost their self-control. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago F1 Australia Grand Prix 2025: Date, UK start time, grid positions and how to watch race

Excitement is high as 2025 season begins in Melbourne

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2 w. ago How to watch Jack Draper v Taylor Fritz: TV channel and start time for Indian Wells last

The British No 1 has never gone past the fourth round at Indian Wells but is in fine form

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2 w. ago F1 Australia Grand Prix 2025: Date, UK start time, full schedule and how to watch race

Excitement is high as 2025 season begins in Melbourne

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4 w. ago How to watch the Oscars 2025: free channel and UK start time

The 97th Academy Awards are almost upon us and here is The Daily Star's guide to tuning in to watch the world's biggest superstars walk the red carpet and win the coveted golden statues

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