Golden moment: the British crew celebrates
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Record haul: Redgrave, third from left, shortly after crossing the winning line in the coxless fours final

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GREAT BRITONS

British rowing hit a new high today with gold in the men's eight and silver in the women's quadruple sculls spurred in no small part by Steve Redgrave's performance yesterday. By Nick Pitt
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Bethan Bell on the coxless four...

ROWER THROWN OUT OF THE GAMES

A Latvian has become the fifth competitor to be thrown out of the Games for a positive drugs test
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THE GREATEST

That's it, says hero Redgrave: Steve Redgrave, who was crowned as the greatest Olympian of the modern era when Britain's coxless four won an epic race at Penrith Lakes, west of Sydney, has decided to quit rowing
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COXLESS PAIR PIPPED ON LINE

Britain suffered a disappointing start to the finals when Greg Searle and Ed Coode failed to retain the coxless pairs title which Redgrave and Pinsent won four years ago in Atlanta.
John Goodbody reports
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Searle and Coode cruelly denied medal...

MEDALS COLLECTED IN REDGRAVE'S WAKE

While Steve Redgrave dominated the day's rowing another five rowing titles were up for grabs on the lake. Peter Watts reports
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