Australia’s sports minister will don a Team GB shirt and be made to row at Eton Dorney after losing a bet with her British counterpart.

Ireland's Annelise Murphy is in with a medal shout in the Laser Radial class with only one point separating the top four.

Britain’s Katherine Grainger captured Olympic gold at her fourth attempt, winning the women’s double sculls with Anna Watkins at Eton Dorney yesterday.

Cork-based rower Sanita Puspure yesterday qualified for the Olympic single sculls C final at Eton Dorney.

Ireland’s Annalise Murphy put herself firmly in the frame for Olympic sailing gold in the Laser Radial class by stretching her dream start to four straight victories.

A little over 12 months ago Ireland’s rowing team manager, Martin McElroy, sat in a plush conference room at the top table of a London Olympic briefing.

Rowing is perhaps the greatest endurance sport of the Olympic Games.

Helen Glover and Heather Stanning confirmed their status as gold medal favourites as they stormed into the final of the women’s pair in a new Olympic record time.

Television coverage of Olympic rowing and canoeing will be revolutionised over the next fortnight following the development of the world’s longest cable-camera.

Drivers will have to contend with Olympic traffic-only routes when 30 miles of games lanes come into operation in London today.

London 2012 have revealed plans to reduce the capacity of some stadiums after tickets for the Olympics football tournament failed to sell out.

A former Polish world champion canoeist has become the 50th athlete to qualify to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games in London.