"He took three or four steps and went down just like someone taking a dive in the penalty box."

- Sheffield Wednesday's Paolo Di Canio astonishingly accuses referee Paul Alcock of taking a dive after the player pushed him to the ground last weekend.

"The fight will not last four rounds because that little bastard there will beat him up and torture him for three rounds and then knock him out."

- Irish trainer Brendan Ingle on his boxer Naseem Hamed whom he obviously feels will beat Wayne McCullough next month.

"We had our Viagra at half-time"

- Galway's Naill Finnegan after his team's All-Ireland win over Kildare.

"You are all young enough to come back next year."

- Kildare manager Mick O'Dwyer to his disconsolate team after the final.