The pair were overheard saying “What do women know about the offside rule?”, “Somebody better get down there and explain offside to her.”, “Women don’t know the offside rule.”

It is today believed that Gray has left the corporation after nearly 20 years with Sky, however it is not sure whether he has walked or been pushed. Either way it was going to be an almost impossible situation for him to recover his dignity and respect throughout the game with his comments causing uproar throughout the footballing community.

At this point in time it is unknown as to what Richard Keys’ stance on the matter will be, but it is highly likely that he will follow colleague Gray and walk out the door with his tail between his legs.

“It was a tough decision,” England team director Andy Flower said.

“Steve Davies was picked in our last one-day series, he did OK against Pakistan.

“We picked him for this series in Australia because of the conditions out here, but as we get closer to the World Cup we’ve made that adjustment and we want Prior to get a few games under his belt before we get out there.”

Prior looks set to come straight back into the team to face Australia in Hobart on Friday and will partner skipper Andrew Strauss at the top of the order. However, Prior struggled there previously where he averaged just over 25 for his country.

Prior joined up with state side Victoria after the test series for a series of Twenty20 games and showed some good form. It’s thought Prior is said to be delighted at the inclusion over Steve Davies.

Reports of people having sums of $20,000 have gone missing from some players accounts and whilst Betfair have acknowledge the problem, they released a small statement on their website for customers to not panic and that funds will start to be returned in a few days.

It appears that customers of Betfair are furious, not only at the problem itself, but the way that its support have handled the issue with some very shady and vague one sentence responses on Betfair forums.

It’s still not sure if players will get a full refund of the money that has been lost, but one thing is for certain, Betfair’s, at one time stellar reputation, is well and truly on the ropes and as the whole of the online poker industry awaits the turnaround of finds, it’s thought that the current situation may be a breaker for the multi million pound company.

Hall faced a mammoth task when he reached heads up against Chris Oliver who started the day with 42% of the total chips in play with 10 players remaining. Oliver held a near 3:1 chip lead over Hall, but little by little, began to bleed chips as Hall began to take a stranglehold on the event. The final hand just proved it was not meant to be for Oliver, as he got his money in good pre flop with QQ vs Hall’s A8 only for an Ace to flop sending Oliver to the rail and making Hall a millionaire collecting a cool $2.3 million for his troubles.

Hall who made $200k grinding online in 2010, was said be ‘delighted’ with the win, but still remained firmly grounded as he said his plans to head back to college in the summer still remained.

Fu never really got going in the final and it was the young Chinese sensation ding, who flew out of the blocks with a fabulous 120 break to take the opening frame and ultimately set the tone for the match. Fu, who never really got going throughout the final, made a  poor break of in the second to give Ding an opportunity that he duly took with a 74 break which was enough to take the frame and a 2-0 lead before Marco had even potted ball.

Ding took 3 of the next 5 frames to enter the mid session interval 5-2 in the lead and looked on course to win another major title after winning the UK open previously.

Fu, however came out fighting and registered the next two frames after the break with impressive breaks of 69 and 56 respectively with scenes of his semi final against Mark Allen spring to mind where he was 4-1 down to come through and win.

However, it was Ding who picked himself up, brushed himself down and motored to a 10-4 victory with breaks of 83 and 85 along the way to picking up the Ladbrokes Masters crown.

A delighted Ding stated afterwards: “The Masters is a big tournament. It will be big news in China.

“It was a great match and I was happy to play Marco in the final.”

As with most things that Pokerstars either set up or get involved with, it looks set to be a huge hit with tens of thousands of players signing up to the idea in the first few days as it comes out of its BETA stages.

The free virtual private members club will offer users club management tools, club leader board, player statistics, game management tools, save favourite game set ups, game schedule, game results, custom tables and a full range of poker tables.

the release comes simultaneous to online poker rivals Full Tilts announcement of its multi buy in tournament feature, allowing users to buy into the same tournament and play up to four times. It is still too early to see what regulars will think of the innovative concept.

Often patients are required to spend long periods of times in hospitals in a confined space, but the introductory from the British Medical council is an attempt to boost morale and lead a more fun filled path to recovery for their patients.

BMA head of science and ethics Dr Vivienne Nathanson said: “What people sometimes forget is that while helping people to feel better during their hospital stay we can reduce their need for painkillers, their likelihood of getting some depression and perhaps not eating enough. All of these things will limit their recovery and if we can speed people’s recovery, they have shorter time in hospital, shorter time for the problems of being in hospital and of course save money.”

Being pro active in attempts to improve patient morale is a vital component in the recovery process and it is believed the decision taken by the NHS will have a positive impact on patients.

Paul Collingwood’s men was to see yet another hero be crowned in the English batting ranks as debutant Chris Woakes manged to stumble England over the line with 19 from 15 balls batting 9.

Australia got off to a flying start after wining the toss and seeing themselves sat predominantly at 83-0 before Shane Watson (59) and Dave Warner (30) were both removed by Michael Yardy (2-28) in quick succession. Cameos from David Hussey (28), Finch and Steve Smith (both 15*) saw Australia post a score of 157 which many thought was around par on that pitch.

England never really got any major partnerships going and kept loosing wickets at vital times to make what could and probably should of been a straight forward victory, into somewhat of a struggle. Eoign Morgan was once again the shining light in the English batting lineup with a sparking 43 from 33 balls to add some backbone to the innings. Cameos from Pietersen (25), Bell (27) before finally Woakes seeing England over the line with a gutsy 19 not out.

This is Englands eighth win in a row in T20′s and is a new record. Can anybody stop them?

The failure in 2010 of Senators Harry Reid’s push to nationally legalise online gambling has sparked a few states to make it state law and push for the legalisation, or at least relaxed laws on the matter. Florida, Iowa, DC and California look set to follow suit if New Jerseys law is passed.

American gamblers are hoping that if the NJ bill passes then it will be a stepping stone to get the bill passed nationally to allow people to play from their homes or mobile devices.  The implications nationally are not yet known, but this can only be a positive move. It is likely that congress will monitor how these states get on before making any decision nationally. If the right steps are taken and regulations followed by online gamblers, then it looks like a massive positive step after the disappointment of the failure of the Reid Bill.

However, whilst we know that Beckham will train with the North London outfit, it is still unsure whether he will play any part in any competitive matches for the club. It is believed that talks have broken down in terms of how much Spurs are willing pay towards Beckhams wage currently paid by LA Galaxy.

Beckham has arrived at White Hart Lane in an attempt to revive his England career and prove to manager Fabio Capello that he is still fit and strong enough to pull on the Three Lions jersey.

journalists caught a brief glimpse of Beckham at the training ground today, but he failed to stop and talk offering only a smile and wave whilst fashioning a Tottenham Hotspurs tracksuit. Tim Sherwood, spurs’ first team coach said a few words to reporters:

“He’s a great ambassador for the country. Good luck to him,” Sherwood said.

“He’s welcome to come and train with the club. If he eventually starts to play for us then that would be good. It’s a complex situation.”