Hamilton lines up in China five points clear of Massa. Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP
The Chinese grand prix might be Lewis Hamilton’s best chance between now and the last lap of the season to make sure it’s him - rather than Felipe Massa or Robert Kubica - wearing the drivers’ crown. The23-year-old seems pathologically driven to win [...]

Montell Douglas, left, Emily Freeman, centre, and Emma Ania of Great Britain’s women’s 4×100m relay team. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
There’s a favoured argument among track and field fans that claims that medals in the sport are the hardest to win at any Olympics, because it is the most international of all the events. It is [...]