Oxford and Cambridge are once again set to do battle as the annual Boat Race nears. The Blue Boats will vie for glory along a four-mile stretch of the River Thames from Putney to Mortlake, with Oxford ...

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.

Crews have been warned not to throw their cox in the London river due to unsafe water, and fans will undoubtedly want to avoid the smell of the capital’s sewage. But the race is an iconic event on the ...