Hitting repeatedly on the back of the head can kill a man. Hitting a dude in the nuts will hurt him, but it won’t kill him      George Groves' trainer Paddy Fitzpatrick wants a "strong referee" to keep an eye on Carl Froch's supposed "fouling" May 20, 2014

     Thank u Chelsea FC for making my 8 years there a pleasure to work all the staff and players, we've been through a lot, good and bad      Ashley Cole confirmed he expects to leave Chelsea when his contract expires this summer May 20, 2014

     He's probably the most influential player in the English rugby game      England coach Stuart Lancaster pays tribute to Jonny Wilkinson May 19, 2014

     This club has big ambitions; I too have big ambitions       Louis van Gaal has finally been appointed the new manager of Manchester United May 19, 2014

     I can fill them in how I want. I don't ask you how your next days look, and I don't want to know either       Louis van Gaal still refuses to answer questions about Manchester United May 18, 2014

     We'd like to throw him up and not catch him      ITV pundit Roy Keane reveals why Manchester United players never gave Sir Alex Ferguson the bumps May 17, 2014

     Saints are celebrating like they've won the thing, and that's what beating Leicester means      Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill on his team's semi-final loss to rivals Northampton May 17, 2014

     I don't feel like people have respected the severity of having back surgery       Andy Murray defends his recent form and insists he is getting back to his best ahead of a busy summer May 17, 2014

     If I'm doing sprint training and I'm vomiting and I'm dropping down, just imagine the 400      Jamaican sprint star Yohan Blake may be nicknamed 'The Beast' but he doesn't fancy switching from 100m to 400m May 16, 2014

     Maybe I'm sick of pasta. The Chinese stomach is a little bit different      Li Na was in good spirits after her Rome Masters defeat to Sara Errani, despite throwing up 20 minutes before the match May 16, 2014

     I am 33 years old. It is not because a fool called me an old man that you must believe it - and you may have noticed that the old man was better than the youngsters.      We wonder who Samuel Eto'o could be talking about... May 15, 2014

     The real culprits of Tottenham's failings last season ... is whoever decided to spend or recommend spending £111million on a load of bang average players. There's probably a little clique of about four or five people there sorting out all the deals and haven't they done well?      Harry Redknapp. Or, in the interests of full disclosure, former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp. May 14, 2014

     Rio, A Rolls Royce, best all round CB, got the lot, defend, quick, composed beyond belief and made those around him better players       Michael Carrick leads the tributes to Rio Ferdinand May 13, 2014

     I didn't want to betray my style of football. The Premier League is a wonderful experience. The organisation is fantastic. Everybody should try this. But English people live football in a different way; not better, just different      Sacked West Brom manager Pepe Mel reflects on his short time at The Hawthorns May 13, 2014

     Football is experienced differently here - it's neither better nor worse than Spain, just different. But I cannot betray the essence of what I consider football to be. I think it is best to end it here.      Following his decision to leave West Brom, Pepe Mel went for the old 'It's not you, it's me' response May 13, 2014

     A look, some nicknames, some adverts and a little bit of rugby       France's Midi Olympique on the retirement of Sebastian Chabal and what he will be known for May 13, 2014

     When he fails or is not able to solve a deciding situation, he also needs to show that he can swallow that and send out signals like, 'In spite of that, I am still here and I can still affect the game'      Germany manager Joachim Loew has told Mesut Ozil to improve his negative body language May 12, 2014

     Thanks to all the people who wrote such super nice msg's the last few days! #meloveyoulongtime      Roger Federer loves everyone who loves him May 12, 2014

     He doesn't swear, Shola, and said 'are you going to send me off?' being sarcastic. And he did.      Newcastle manager Alan Pardew explains why and how Shola Ameobi got sent off against Liverpool - referee Phil Dowd wasn't in the mood for jokes May 11, 2014

     We will go away and celebrate the success we've had this season and go again       Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers jumps on the 'go again' bandwagon May 11, 2014

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