Colin Montgomerie, the British golfer, is determined to be back leading the European assault in the Ryder Cup in September. He is languishing in the Cup rankings and knows he needs to do something to avoid relying on being a wild card pick from captain Nick Faldo. “I’ve got to get better,” he said.

Dean Jones, the former Australian cricketer, feels retired players should take up umpiring to improve the standard of on-field officiating.“The best umpires, probably apart from Simon Taufel, were players like David Shepherd and Dickie Bird. It’s time for cricket to be pro-active,” he said.