LONDON, April 5, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Cambridge made it four wins in a row as they comprehensively defeated Oxford in the 171st University Boat Race on London's River Thames on Saturday. It was Cambridge's seventh win in the last eight years of a rowing race between England's two oldest universities first staged in 1829. Cambridge now have an overall lead of 88 wins to 81, with one dead heat. In the preceding women's race Oxford ended a run of eight straight defeats after getting off to a fast start in blustery and rough conditions. Victory saw Oxford's Lilli Freischem defeat younger sister Mia, a member of the Cambridge crew.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha April 05, 2026 04:33 UTC