Most boat races are held during Onam, Kerala’s harvest festival. Each event has its own beauty and is often linked to historical or mythological stories. While every race is exhilarating ...

The Boat Race is a famous rowing competition between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club happening every year close to Easter. Men's and women's open-weight teams of ...

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One of the most highly anticipated events of the British sports calendar, the University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge, will be held on Sunday, April 13. Dating back to 1829, The Boat ...

Cambridge celebrated more success over Oxford in the Boat Race by defending their titles in both the men’s and the women’s events. The Light Blues did the double on the River Thames to extend ...

LONDON (AP) — Cambridge secured a double victory in the Boat Race on Sunday by winning the men's and women's events over Oxford. The wins continued Cambridge's dominant run in the famous race ...

Oxford narrowly escaped being disqualified just two minutes into the women's Boat Race. The team encroached into Cambridge water and the oars of both boats collided. Cambridge, who went on to win ...

The 2025 Women’s Boat Race was paused after a collision (Picture: BBC) The 2025 women’s Boat Race was briefly stopped after the Cambridge and Oxford teams collided in the River Thames.

The world's most famous rowing event is back this weekend, with squads from Oxford and Cambridge taking part in the annual Boat Race. It will take place over 4.25 miles of the tidal River Thames ...

The women's boat race will begin at 1.20pm, with the men's race following at 2.20pm. Only the morning trial race on the Thames has been cancelled as a result of the disputes. Siobhan Cassidy, chair of ...

The Boat Race between England’s most prestigious universities returns on Sunday 13 April, to the River Thames for the 170th men’s and 79th women’s races with the tantalising prospect of ...