Boat Race: Oxford ease to victory amid oar controversy
Oxford have won the annual BNY Mellon Boat Race after a contest in which a clash saw rivals Cambridge lose five strokes.
Oxford win by biggest margin since 1973
Oxford's 11-stroke victory over Cambridge in today's BNY Mellon Boat Race was the biggest margin of victory by either side since 1973.
Cambridge's Luke Juckett lost at least five strokes when the two crews clashed near the Harrods Depositary, in the race's decisive moment.
Cambridge protested against the result, but umpire Richard Phelps threw out the complaint from cox Ian Middleton.
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