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| Ready, steady, glow ![]() BBC Sport Online's Chris Charles picks out some of the quirky, offbeat or plain daft stories doing the rounds. Ready, steady, glow Women sprinters could be quicker out of the blocks if they have sex immediately before a race, according to an expert. Germany's male sprinting team coach Uwe Hakus insists sex "boosts performances" of female athletes. He told Fit For Fun magazine women's testosterone levels rise when they have sex, making them stronger. So next time you see the competitors for a ladies' 100m final dressed in sexy underwear, smoking cigarettes, you'll know why. Stevie blunder A breakfast TV presenter got more than he bargained for after accusing Steven Gerrard of being overweight on air.
When Colin Murray from Channel 4's RI:SE, made his 'podgy' comments, little did he know Gerrard was watching at the time. The Liverpool star found out Murray's mobile number and gave him a right ear-bashing down the phone. Murray said: "He sounded really cross and said 'How dare you call me fat?'. I was gutted because I am a massive Liverpool fan and he is one of my heroes. "He kept me going for a bit before saying he was joking." Let's hope so, Colin - but if a threatening note attached to a hamburger should happen to come through your window, you'll know who to blame. Teletubby Maradona has agreed a deal to host his own chat show. The 41-year-old footballing legend will front a weekly programme for an Argentine channel, imaginitively titled The Maradona Show. He wants his first guest to be either Cuban leader Fidel Castro or Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. Maradona, a double World Cup winner regarded by many as the finest player ever, says he wants to be like David Letterman. He added: "I've always been interviewed by others. Now it's my turn to ask the others about everything." He'll be an old hand at it before long. Glee Mason A five-year-old boy has hit a hole-in-one.
Mason Aldredge aced the 106-yard fourth at Eagle's Bluff Country Club in Bullard, Texas. The ball bounced and hit the flag more than half-way, before dropping and spinning into the hole. Mason's dad, Philip, admitted he was more excited than his son about the feat, saying: "It gives me chill bumps to even think about it." Mason achieved the feat using a Big Snoopy driver, but if he carries on like that, it's a fair bet he won't be earning peanuts. | Top Funny Old Game stories now: Links to more Funny Old Game stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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