There cannot be many chief executives of British sporting federations who sleep in their hire car in the line of duty, much less on a freezing night in the Alps. But that is what Vicky Gosling, CEO of GB Snowsport, did on a recent trip to St Moritz. After their plane from Manchester was delayed, she and Pat Sharples, her head coach, arrived at the Swiss resort at 1.30am and found themselves locked out of their hotel.
American comeback kid Sam Long revelled in his Lazarus-like riposte to finish second in the T100 Singapore.
The Gunners were knocked out of the Champions League following a 1-0 defeat by Bayern Munich.