At the moment, the Pools are skewed, the television audiences are flat and the competition is under-performing      Gloucester chairman Ryan Walkinshaw on the current state of the Heineken Cup Sep 18, 2013

     Have I, bollocks ...      Matthew Hoggard is asked if he has ever signed an autograph with MBE after his name Sep 18, 2013

     Your breath stinks... You're going to learn a very valuable lesson about respect. You'll get knocked out, you know it. It's that look in your eyes. You've got the face of a worried man, haven't you?       Carl Froch piles on the trash talk to George Groves at their press conference staredown Sep 17, 2013

     Listen, I will concentrate on my football as I have done all summer      Wayne Rooney was clearly rattled after being questioned on his commitment to Manchester United by ITV's Gabriel Clarke Sep 17, 2013

     Manu, everyone thinks you are a two-year old, do you really want that? Now go away and grow up please      Ex-British & Irish Lions hooker Brian Moore makes his feelings known about Manu Tuilagi following his prank on David Cameron Sep 17, 2013

     The second hotel they went to was a randomly picked Ibis where they thought he could be.       RadioShack-Leopard press officer Tim Vanderjeugd takes to Twitter to defend the sudden disappearance of Vuelta winner Chris Horner from drugs testers Sep 16, 2013

     We should not stand in awe. I hope that my players not only want to look around the tradition-rich ground and line up for Wayne Rooney's autograph.      Bayer Leverkusen manager Sami Hyypia has more important things to worry about when his side face Manchester United in the Champions League Sep 16, 2013

     Whether people get on or they don't get on in walks of life it shouldn't stop you going out and doing the job you do      Sir Bradley Wiggins plays down the significance of a reported bust-up with team-mates Chris Froome Sep 16, 2013

     It's very difficult for Nick, he's in bits in the changing room.      Gloucester boss Nigel Davies speaks out over Nick Wood's red card Sep 16, 2013

     Daddy, why do people want us to die?      Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey on the pressure officials are under after fans sent him death threats Sep 16, 2013

     Andy could easily be a top class doubles player if he wanted ... but I don’t think he has plans to become one      Colin Fleming on his Davis Cup doubles partner Andy Murray Sep 15, 2013

     She's the first decent horse I've ridden for a while, so it's great      Frankie Dettori celebrates his first Group One success since returning in May from a six-months ban following positive tests for drug abuse Sep 15, 2013

     The Heineken Cup is a club tournament and it should be run by clubs      Premiership Rugby chief executive Mark McCafferty continues his quest to force through changes to Europe's premier club competition Sep 15, 2013

     When I was 18 or 19 I could take my winnings for the season and buy six one-bedroom flats in Stratford in east London. Now, I couldn’t afford one      We're not sure if Ronnie O'Sullivan is upset with rising house prices or the relative fall in snooker prize money Sep 14, 2013

     I don't know to say whether we didn't deserve to lose or to say we deserved to lose - we had 21 chances      Whoever sits next to Jose Mourinho on the team bus home is sure to get an ear-full from the Chelsea boss after his side lost to Everton Sep 14, 2013

     We can't help it Alvarez has idiots for managers, but we're going to take every advantage they give us      Floyd Mayweather's manager Leonard Ellerbe admits his surprise that Canelo Alvarez agreed to fight at a lower weight Sep 13, 2013

     Against teams we knew we were going to roll, a couple of guys would get high. For some of the guys it didn't matter what game it was, they were going to get high       Former Oklahoma State University cornerback Calvin Mickens reveals marijuana use was rife within the college's American football team - with some players even dealing themselves Sep 13, 2013

     I don't know if a threat from a teenage girl is much of a threat      Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert isn't too worried about Gabby Agbonlahor's safety after he received death threats from One Direction fans for a charity game tackle on Louis Tomlinson Sep 13, 2013

     Cool phone call, one of the best I’ve ever received      US golfer Jordan Spieth on being called by Fred Couples to say he had been picked for the Presidents Cup Sep 12, 2013

     In the coming weeks we will lock ourselves in a room and not leave it until a consensus is agreed on the way forward      WRU chief Roger Lewis has hinted that a compromise could well be found in the ongoing row over the Heineken Cup Sep 12, 2013

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