Rowing: Murray and Bond eye hat-trick

The New Zealand men's pair of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond put themselves in line to score a World Cup rowing hat-trick as they cruised into their semifinals at the third and final round at Lucerne in Switzerland last night.

Murray and Bond won the first two rounds at Bled, Slovenia, and Munich, Germany, and have been unbeaten so far in Europe, having also won at last week's Henley Royal Regatta in England. Also winning their heats, leading from start to finish, were men's lightweight singles sculler Duncan Grant and the women's pair of Juliette Haigh and Rebecca Scown.