We are playing five right backs.      Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers appears to have found a way to stop Tottenham's Gareth Bale Dec 31, 2011

     Brock was robbed!      Chael Sonnen pokes fun over Twitter following Brock Lesnar's one-sided loss to Alistair Overeem Dec 31, 2011

     I've got Thierry's shirt number now but he's not getting it back — even if he comes back for a while. I've already told him that.      Theo Walcott tells Arsenal legend Thierry Henry to forget about taking his No. 14 shirt Dec 30, 2011

     [Floyd Mayweather Jnr] heads for 90 days in the county jail – an American cliché ready-made for his rapper friend 50 Cent to immortalise the way Bob Dylan did for Hurricane Carter      Great line from the Guardian's Kevin Mitchell about Floyd Mayweather Jnr, who will spend time behind bars next year on domestic violence charges Dec 30, 2011

     Retirement talks have been around since I was 26, because I was a 10-year veteran by then, so for me it's just a load of rubbish.      Lleyton Hewitt insists he has no intention of hanging up his racket Dec 30, 2011

     I think Russell Grant is your man for that!      Reds boss Kenny Dalglish points journalists in another direction when asked where the return of Steven Gerrard will take Liverpool Dec 30, 2011

     They say ugly win, boring win, tough win, gutsy win, close win....All I hear is win      Saracens flanker Jacques Burger reacts to criticism following their efficient win over Harlequins at Twickenham on his Twitter account Dec 29, 2011

     I think someone stole my arms overnight. Two days of attempting to waterski in Adelaide on the beautiful River Murray and my body is numb.      Let's hope Andy Murray's coach Darren Cahill does not set the Scot this task for his Australian Open preparations Dec 29, 2011

     One word: Bobby George.      Darts player Colin Lloyd struggled with his counting when explaining his resurgence at the World Championship Dec 29, 2011

     Not while I've got a hole in my bum.      Wolves manager Mick McCarthy, after being asked whether he thought Nenad Milijas deserved his red card against Arsenal Dec 27, 2011

     Undefeated eh? Can't be bad.      Kenny Dalglish makes light of the fact Liverpool have won three and drawn six at home this season Dec 26, 2011

     Up early and a 10-mile run.      Christmas celebrations will be off the agenda for Mo Farah who lifts the lid on what he will be doing while his children are opening their presents Dec 24, 2011

     It just destroys your game as a player. You just don’t get in a rhythm. Every three darts it is like you are starting a game again.      Justin Pipe's, how can we describe it, - deliberate style infuriated Wes Newton who crashed out of the World Darts Championship. At one stage Newton joked that he was falling asleep while Pipe was on the oche Dec 23, 2011

     I think it's a bunch of bullshit.      Brock Lesnar responds to the suggestion that he has no chin Dec 22, 2011

     He was good enough to give his shirt to me, joking that he’d only pass it on if I let him score.       Ali Al-Habsi reveals the bribe offered by Luis Suarez in exchange for a Liverpool goal at Wigan Dec 22, 2011

     I’m not exactly Lionel Messi.      Arsenal's midfield enforcer Emmanuel Frimpong puts himself in line for the stating the obvious award at the end of season do by confirming he is not cut from the same cloth as the Barcelona superstar Dec 21, 2011

     I don't know. Golf?      Roberto Mancini takes a stab at how Manchester City outcast Wayne Bridge uses his Saturday afternoons Dec 21, 2011

     It was Swanny, Swanny likes to talk.      Kevin Pietersen dismisses fears of a rift in the England squad Dec 20, 2011

     She's going to be daddy's girl, no doubt about it.      Mark Cavendish is looking forward to the birth of his first child in April Dec 20, 2011

     I think they were delighted I wasn't going to be around to cramp their style quite so much.      Judy Murray reveals sons Jamie and Andy were pleased with her appointment as Fed Cup captain Dec 19, 2011

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