A weekend to remember for British sport

One week on from Darren Clarke winning the Open at his 20th attempt, we have had a weekend of British sporting success to celebrate, across a multitude of sports as well

Formula One
If you took up my recommendation of sitting down to watch the formula one this weekend, you watched one of the best races this year. Firstly, it was one of the few races that people were fighting for second, behind the imperious race leader Sebastien Vettel. Secondly, this was the first race that I felt that any one of the three major teams (McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull) could have won the race. Mark Webber had grabbed pole, and only 5 hundredths of a second behind him was Lewis Hamilton, who had already proved me wrong when I said that Mclaren were not going to challenge this weekend. Lewis then lead after the first corner when Webber had an awful start, but more surprisingly was the form of Vettel, who slipped to as low as 9th during his home grand prix. Massa, Alonso, Webber and Hamilton all lead at points during this Grand Prix, but it was the latter who sealed his second win of the season in Germany. Showing superb maturity and a stunning overtake on Alonso at the second corner, he thoroughly deserved this and hopefully it is a sign of what's to come from McLaren. Vettel needs to show he can win a race when hes not leading to truly cement his place as the fastest man in racing, whilst Webber needs to learn how to convert a pole position into a win, as that was his 5th pole in a row where he's failed to take maximum points.
For those fans of F1 who want to get a bit more hands on, I'd recommend pre-ordering F1 2011 , is the F1 2010 game is anything to go by, its going to be amazing.


Cycling
And today also marked the end of the Tour de France, but I was correct in only one of my predictions. Cadel Evans became the first Australian to win the Tour de France with a great overall ride. However Cavendish came home in style to become the first Briton to win the Green Jersey, winning the final stage in a sprint finish. Cavendish also moved up to 6th in the all time list of stage wins, with 20 wins to his name. If he can keep this impressive form up for next year he should be considered as one of Team GBs biggest hopes for a medal in the 2012 Olympics.


Athletics/Swimming
More medal hope talk here, with the darling of the last Olympics Rebbecca Adlington finishing runner up in the 400m freestyle at the Swimming World Championship. I hope the media don't put too much pressure on former champions such as Adlington, which they have been known to do in the past. As the Olympics are four years apart, competitors can come and go in the joining years, and its hard to stay at the top of your chosen sport for that long, especially on such an individual level.
On future prospects, our women's 4x400m won gold at the Junior World Athletics Championships, which always bodes well. Tom Daley finished 5th in the solo 10m diving, behind one of the most impressive displays I have ever seen coming from China's Qui Bo, scoring perfect 10s for two of his dives. Check it out on BBC Sport website.

Cricket
In the 2,000th test match at Lords, India and England are set for a final day showdown, with India 80-1 chasing a record 458 to win after Matt Prior scored a great unbeaten century to cement his position as one of the best wicket-keeper batsmen of the game today . Is the stage set for the little master to win the match for India? Or will England's quest for test domination begin tomorrow? If England's bowlers can remove the two batsmen currently occupying the crease early tomorrow, I can't see an India win. However Dravid is notoriously difficult to remove, so if he stays in, we could be set for a tight finish.


Boxing
Former Olympic silver medalist Amir Khan floored his opponent Judah in five rounds, making him one of the best pound for pound fighters around. His next target is reportedly Mayweather, who could prove a trickier opponent than Judah, whose talk was far bigger than his game. Could Amir Khan be moving into the limelight as Haye ponders retirement? It would be great for the sport in Britain if there's a Briton at the top of the game, as I don't think enough people are taking up some of the less mainstream sports as they used to, with most kids being drawn to the huge sport of football, which as a Tennis coach I see happening all too often.