Rowing
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The River Thames was shown to have high levels of E coli in the race buildup but Oxford ‘cannot definitively’ identify the cause of the stomach bug that affected three members of their team
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Cambridge ease to victory in both men’s and women’s races to complete the double over rivals Oxford in the 2024 Boat Race1:16
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Participants in Oxford v Cambridge competition were warned to cover wounds due to risks from E coli-polluted waterway
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The Oxford men’s cox revealed several team members were struck down by illness in the week, after Cambridge’s commanding success in the women’s and men’s Boat Races
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Near flooding of Henley-on-Thames building prompts decision to tell the story of climate crisis
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Race organisers say former war crimes investigator suffered a heart attack while skippering a boat from the Canary Islands to Antigua
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Norwegian rower, coach and administrator who was instrumental in modernising his sport and expanding its global reach
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2 out of 5 stars.
The Boys in the Boat review – George Clooney sports drama goes for patriotic boosterism
2 out of 5 stars.The director lays on the strident messaging in this clunky film, all about the gutsy underdogs of the US rowing team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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3 out of 5 stars.Formulaic it might be but this likeable, will-they-won’t-they underdog comedy about a group of female rowers in rural Kerry is a small triumph
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Concerns raised after tests found stretch of river used for world-famous event had dangerous bacteria
Iain Oughtred obituary