Chinese spectacle Vs British moderation

I was surprised, but perhaps not that surprised to hear this week that the little girl who sang Ode to the Motherland at the Olympic opening ceremony last week was miming. The Chinese authorities were so determined that their big day should be perfect

Narrow victories

I SPILLED my Cornflakes all over the kitchen table on Monday morning when I roared on a pair of British swimmers over my breakfast. It may seem an obvious thing to point out but there is something so thrilling about a racing victory snatched from

Shooting

The first day of the games included a range of eye-popping performances. The raw manliness and endurance of the rowers, the powerful and elastic swimmers, the tiger-quick badminton players and the impossibly agile gymnasts - they all had me marvelling