"I'm just delighted we have another day. We actually get to hurl in June."

- Dublin hurling manager Michael O'Grady after forcing Laois to a replay in last Sunday's preliminary Leinster hurling championship game.

"The attention I get comes with the job. I can't change it."

- Anna Kournikova responding to questions at the French Open this week that she is undermining the sport with her reliance on her glamorous looks.

"Mary Jennings had little trouble defending her national marathon title for the third year in succession, just dipping under three minutes with a time of 2:59.44."

- Reported last Sunday in an anonymous newspaper by an anonymous reporter.