QUOTES OF THE WEEK

n Unbelievable. I just don't understand this. Monica Seles, after an appeal to imprison Gnther Parche, who stabbed her two years ago, was turned down in Hamburg.

n Monica is in shock. Katarina Witt took a stalker to court in the United States and he was put in jail. He didn't actually harm Witt and yet this man goes free. Stephanie Tolleson, Seles' agent.

n The Germans need some help with their laws. Martina Navratilova.

n People who travelled officially with us were no trouble at all. Glenn Hoddle, Chelsea manager, after crowd trouble in Zaragoza.

n We told them not to sell tickets to fans who arrived without them. Colin Hutchinson, Chelsea managing director.

n Blackburn have to throw it away now. We have to hope for a Devon Loch. Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager, after the 0-0 draw against Leeds.

n Some Australians - not all, some - have been doing it since I started playing in 1975. Viv Richards reheats the Steve Waugh catch controversy during the first Test in Bridgetown.

n I saw someone eyeing me in the pub and I asked him: "Do I know you?" He replied: "You should. You sent me off today." Sonya Home, referee.

n I feel like shit. But it's wonderful to be 88 and running my seventh marathon. Woman finisher in the London Marathon.

n It was simply a typing error. Carlisle United spokesman after the club's Information Line gave the advice: "When giving oral sex, don't blow. It can be dangerous."

Chris Maume