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  • Sports and Boat Race had failed to revive the drooping spirits of the

    A Dog with a Bad Name Talbot Baines Reed 1872

  • The women's Boat Race will be on the same day and course as the men's event from 2015.

    Evening Standard - Home Henry Swarbrick 2012

  • Obama inspires Cambridge to Boat Race victory photo: Creative Commons/contribs

    WN.com - Articles related to Ministry of Justice orders legal review of superinjunctions 2010

  • Benitez 'guarantees' Liverpool will win the Boat Race and the London Marathon.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • Obama inspires Cambridge to Boat Race victory photo: Creative Commons/contribs

    WN.com - Articles related to Ministry of Justice orders legal review of superinjunctions 2010

  • The event has close ties with the Boat Race, with the racing teams 'captains attending with some crew members to cheer along the competitors, joining Olympic medals winners and mayors from the Greater London Authority in supporting the teams.

    Your Local Guardian | Wimbledon 2009

  • This progress encompassed the Boat Race, Henley, the Royal Stuart Society Dinner, the Russian Ball, spring and autumn trips to Egypt, the Aboyne Games, the 1745 Commemoration, the Edinburgh Festival, and numerous balls and dinners, including of course the Sublime Society of Beef Steaks.

    Andrew Cusack 2009

  • Although the Boat Race itself won't start till 1540 in the afternoon, turn up early and you'll be able to see the reserve boats, Isis (Oxford) and Goldie (Cambridge), race.

    Europe String 2009

  • We may even be in danger of peace breaking out but this may well be exactly what is required if the Boat Race is to continue to flourish rather than turning into another Varsity Match

    unknown title 2009

  • Ties can also occur in other sports, of course - rugby, athletics, swimming, limited overs cricket, skiing, cycling and other sports that compete over a fixed distance or time period - even the Boat Race has had one in its history.

    Blogposts | guardian.co.uk 2008

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