"Moss Keane and Willie Duggan read that alchohol was bad for you - so they gave up reading." A quote from a story from a Lions reunion dinner.

"Ok my form is at rock bottom-but the only way is up," Brian Lara looking on the positive side before he captains the West Indies in a series against England.

"This is absolutely shocking news. The reverberations will last throughout our lifetimes," racing punter David McCririck being typically under- stated on the doping allegations facing three jockey's.

"I wish I could go into the match as the underdog sometimes," World number 1 Pete Sampras feeling the pressure after his shock exit from the Australian Open this week by the unseeded Karol Kucera.