Teams from the two universities have to deal with dirty tricks and dirty water - but it remains a key part of the British sporting calendar

THE 170th edition of the Boat Race was all Cambridge as all four teams put a clinical display of rowing on the River Thames. The first race started in concession as Cambridge women pulled away

The Boat Race returns this afternoon for another day of rowing action on the River Thames as Oxford and Cambridge renew their historic rivalry.This year’s race has been surrounded by controversy in the build-up to the pivotal day,