Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor and his new fiancee Leah Shevlin have done a glamorous' fashion shoot for a tabloid. "I have a laugh to myself when I hear us referred to as Posh and Becks," said McGregor, disregarding the fact that nobody does. "We're just Leah and Allan, nothing more, nothing less."
McGregor sensationally revealed that wearing clothes and being photographed "is easy in comparison to one of Rangers' daily training sessions". But the most intriguing titbit was the fact that McGregor owns 500 pairs of jeans, which seems like overkill given that he allegedly spends so little time with his trousers on . . .
John McEnroe, we're glad to report, has not mellowed with age after being disqualified from a Champions Series event (think tennis for pensioners) last week. The 49-year-old was, er, discussing a line call with the umpire when he was warned for an audible obscenity. Then two more. Then the crowd began yelling at him to play on, so they got the finger, and McEnroe got the boot. Splendid.
A surprise result for a Sierra Leone boys' football team after a tournament in Sweden: no, not their second-placed finish, but the fact they all came home.
Such is the poverty in the African nation that most Western countries refuse to let their athletes in, because they almost inevitably seek asylum.
Freetown's FC Johansen, made up of underprivileged children, many of whom were orphaned during the country's civil war, were hailed as champions on their return.
"It goes to show what Sierra Leone can do when it puts its mind to it. We have managed to stick a feather in the cap for the country," said a club spokesman.
Martin Brundle, ITV's Formula One commentator, has been given a slap on the wrist for a recent pit-lane gaffe. While interviewing F1 owner Bernie Ecclestone during the Canadian Grand Prix he mused aloud: "There are some pikeys out there putting new tarmac down at turn 10 apparently". Twenty-two viewers complained. Motherwell player Stephen Hughes reveals in the most recent club programme that he talks and walks in his sleep. This can cause problems on foreign trips, as Artur Numan found to his cost when sharing a room with Hughes.
"I think Artur was a bit shocked when he woke up with me clinging to him," said Hughes. Still, it could have been worse for Artur. It could have been Allan McGregor.
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