Kiwi men's pair set world best time at Olympics

Eric Murray and Hamish Bond of New Zealand smashed the world best time in the men's pair by nearly six seconds at the Olympic rowing regatta on Saturday. They crossed the line in a time of 6......

Olympic champion Pinsent retires

Four-times Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent announced his retirement from rowing.The 34-year-old, unbeaten at a major championships for 12 years until 2003, won his fourth gold medal amid......

Emotional Pinsent grabs fourth gold

British rower Matthew Pinsent finally emerged from the long shadow cast by his former partner Steve Redgrave when he won his fourth successive Olympic gold on Saturday.Pinsent was just 19 when he......

Athens set for rough rowing regatta

The Athens rowing regatta will have to go some way to achieve anything like the scenes in Sydney when Steve Redgrave won his fifth Olympic gold and confirmed his position as one of the greatest......