3 AUGUST 1996, page 38

Television

Sporting mania Simon Hoggart T hank goodness the athletics is under- way. The first week of an Olympics is devoted to the sports nobody enjoys except the participants. (Polo is......

Pop Music

Take the money Marcus Berkmann T here's nothing like a good short-list to stir the blood. The nominations for this year's Mercury Music Prize for the best British album are as......