BBC SPORT | Funny Old Game

BBC Sport Online's Chris Charles picks out some of the quirky, offbeat or plain daft stories doing the rounds.

Air of the dog

A guide dog who regularly accompanies her football-mad owner to Scotland from Southampton has joined British Airways' Executive Club.

Iris the golden labrador is always by David Stafford's side when he does the 860-mile round trip to watch Queen's Park at Hampden.

David, who is partially-sighted, relies on friends to fill him in on the bits of action he can't see.

Guide dog
Not more Scottish football!

A BA spokesman said: "To the very best of our knowledge Iris is the only dog in the executive club.

"Members are entitled to preferential treatment in terms of booking seats and access at the airport."

It's the least they can do for a poor mutt brought up on a diet of second-rate Scottish football.

Toys are cuss

Kidderminster captain Sean Flynn has been forced on to the sidelines after having a fight with a toy car.

Flynn, who joined the Third Division side from Tranmere last week, tripped over his son's play-thing and fell down the stairs.

The former Coventry and Derby midfielder knocked himself out in the process and later needed stitches under his lip.

Kidderminster boss Ian Britton confirmed: "The poor lad fell over one of his kid's toys and went head over heels down the stairs."

Never mind - at least he won't have to face Roy Keane this season.

Sex of the best

A survey in the US has revealed that golfers with a low handicap are more likely to have sex on the course than lesser players.

Tiger Woods
No wonder he's always got a smile on his face

Around 2,000 'serious' golfers were asked a series of questions for the poll, which appears in the September edition of Golf Magazine.

Eight per cent admitted to having sex on the course, with the figure rising to 18% among the better players.

Given these statistics, it's amazing Tiger Woods ever finds time to take a shot.