Olympics latest: Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle reach double sculls final

Rowers Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle were fastest across both semi-finals in the Men’s Double Sculls this morning.

They'll go for a medal in Thursday's final. Zoe Hyde and Alison Bergin are into the B final after coming fifth in the Women’s Double Sculls semi-final.

The women's four of Emily Hegarty, Natalie Long, Eimear Lambe and Imogen Magner missed out on a place in the final after coming fourth in the repechage.

Jennifer Lehane was outclassed by a more experienced boxer on her Olympic debut.

The 25-year-old from Ashbourne was beaten on a unanimous decision by China's Chang Yuan ((pr: chon you-en)) in the bantamweight division.

Speaking after the round-of-sixteen bout, Lehane said she'd take time to think about competing at the LA Games.

Ireland's next boxer in the ring will be featherweight - Jude Gallagher - tomorrow afternoon.

There's a medal on the line for Daniel Wiffen in the pool tonight for the men's 800-metre freestyle final.

The Down swimmer was fastest in qualifying yesterday, and is the reigning world champion in the distance.

The men's hockey team need a win over India this lunchtime to keep alive their hopes of a quarter-final place.

Push-back is at 12.15pm.

Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove continue their Men’s Skiff campaign.

They begin the day second overall, with three more races to come today.

The women's sevens team take on France for a spot in the fifth-place final at the Stade de France from 2pm.

Rachael Darragh begins her women’s badminton singles campaign today, facing Jenjira Stadelmann of Switzerland.