END OF WEEK ONE.

With the Olympics now moving into the second week, 'our lot', the Brits, are performing very well. The extraordinary thing is that we have already collected a crop of medals across the board, not least in the rowing events. These admirable athletes are staying afloat while much of the western world is drowning in debt. How strange it is when the winners of such events are so much fresher than those trailing in silver and bronze positions. Presumably adrenalin and psychology are playing a big part here.

It is impressive to see the female of the species excelling in so many sports, including rowing. Jessica Ennis, although one of the favourites for the Heptathlon, she still had to do it. Although not having been sitting in front of television for all these events; perchance, the author watched the women's cycling Team Pursuit, they were not only outstanding in their relentless pursuit for gold, they have broken their own world record in their last six consecutive outings.

As a fan of one of the most English of games, cricket, whilst all the admiration was centred on the London area; at the second test match taking place at Headingley, Leeds, Kevin Pietersen was imperious, as though batting in a twenty over game. He absolutely mauled one of the best pace attacks in international cricket, the South Africans. Believe me, this was up there with anything else that happened in sport over the weekend.

BRING ON WEEK TWO.