The Boat Race: Oxford v Cambridge is not Sunday's only rivalry

Friends relish ‘bucket-list’ battle on opposing sides of women’s Boat Race

Oxford’s Heidi Long and Cambridge’s Claire Collins were born on the same day and have raced each other 15 timesHeidi Long and Claire Collins have competed against each other at world championships and Olympic Games, so it is testament to the continued allure of the University Boat Race that they describe it as a “bucket-list event”.Having last met in the final of the Women’s Eight in Paris last summer, with Long winning bronze for Team GB ahead …

The Boat Race: Oxford v Cambridge is not Sunday's only rivalry

Crews will battle it out over a 4.25 mile stretch of the River Thames, between Putney and Mortlake.

Former rowing Olympian looking to make Boat Race history this year

Two-time world rowing champion Sarah Winckless is looking forward to filling a gap in her rowing career this Sunday