Oxford gain revenge in 159th Boat Race
Oxford buried memories of their painful defeat 12 months ago as they surged past Cambridge to win the 159th University Boat Race by almost two lengths on a chilly and windy River Thames on Sunday.
Oxford buried memories of their painful defeat 12 months ago as they surged past Cambridge to win the 159th University Boat Race by almost two lengths on a chilly and windy River Thames on Sunday.
Police have charged a man with a public order offence after "possibly the most dramatic Boat Race in history" was temporarily halted by a swimmer who appeared to deliberately cross the path of rowers.
Cambridge won the 158th Xchanging Boat Race today - but a potentially thrilling contest was ruined by an intruder in the River Thames.
The bad luck that has dogged Chinese team Sanya in the Volvo Ocean Race struck again on Thursday when a rudder snapped, causing the boat to take on water while ahead on leg five.
Oxford produced a storming performance to overturn the odds and beat Cambridge to win the 157th Xchanging Boat Race.
Ireland's rowing duo Claire Lambe and Siobhan McCrohan have finished fourth in the European Rowing Championships.
Now on 64.5 points to second placed Hong Kong's 100.5, the Irish team's position at the Rolex Commodores' Cup is looking all but unassailable.
Cambridge won the 156th University Boat Race on Saturday, claiming victory over Oxford for the first time in three years.
Martin Walsh, who will row for Oxford in the world famous University Boat Race this Saturday, talks to RTÉ.
The Volvo Ocean Race has seen yet another day of snakes and ladders as the fleet made progress overnight and on Tuesday morning closed the gap on the leading boat Telefonica Blue.
Today saw three boats finish under a dense fog that engulfed the city of Qingdao in what has been one of the most punishing legs in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Tom MacSweeney reports on the progress of Irish boats Green Dragon and Delta Lloyd ahead of the start of the next leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Singapore to Qingdao in China.
The joint Ireland/China boat Green Dragon will discover later today whether her third place overall in the Volvo Ocean Race will hold or drop as Leg 3 from South Africa to India draws to a close.
Swedish boat Ericsson 4 leads the Volvo Ocean Race on the second leg as Green Dragon trails in fifth place.
The US boat Puma leads the Volvo Ocean Race as Irish entry Green Dragon struggles to deal with a smashed boom.
The joint Irish and Chinese boat Green Dragon is currently running in fifth place in the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Sweden's Ericsson 4 retained its large lead in the Volvo Ocean Race around the world, with Irish boat Green Dragon in fourth place.
Irish boat Green Dragon has taken the lead in the Volvo Ocean Race in the ninth day of racing.
An Irish rowing team of three boats will race in the final Olympic qualifying regatta, in Poznan, Poland which gets underway on Sunday.
Oxford and Cambridge can expect wild weather when they go head to head in the 154th Boat Race on the River Thames tomorrow.