"When I want to smile, I'll smile. If I don't want to, I'm not going to. I think it's a little bit peevish. Smiling. What does that have to do with anything?" Venus Williams snaps back at prying questions from the media.

"I was feeling as sick as the proverbial donkey." Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy after the end-to-end 4-2 victory over Iceland.

"We'll have to get on to the powers that be at Croke Park." McCarthy on the possible unavailability of Lansdowne Road for the second leg of Ireland's World Cup play-off game in November.

"The greens were soft underneath and crusty on top - a bit like my omelettes." Nick Faldo compares the putting surfaces at the European Masters to his culinary expertise.

"Until Celtic start buying there will be a gulf even between the two Glasgow clubs, never mind the rest." Former Rangers player Graham Roberts urging the Ibrox club to join the English Premiership.