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Brian O’Driscoll… Pray for us… AP McCoy… Pray for us… Henry Shefflin… Pray for us… Ruby Walsh…. Pray for us.

The former Southampton star will park his Soccer Saturday durties to become the fourth professional footballer to appear on the Channel 4 show maths and letters quiz.

On a Sunderland penalty in the tyneside derby - “It’s (Davide) Santon, he’s going to take it, he’s been on most of the free-kicks - no, it’s not Santon, Santon plays for Newcastle.”

TODAY 

Sky's Jeff Stelling got a bit carried away celebrating Hartlepool's goal against Oxford on Soccer Saturday today.

Hartlepool manager Ronnie Moore has announced he would like to sign convicted rapist Ched Evans.

Hairy Biker Dave Myers left the Countdown team with a conundrum of their own when he came up with an unusual choice of word in tomorrow’s episode of the long-running quiz.

Ruthless Graeme Souness: "My ex-father was a Man City supporter."

Reluctant gambler Mick Martin will rarely punt the full house: “You’d have put your kitchen sink on Hernandez to score there.”

It is hard to imagine now, but as lately as 16 years ago it hadn’t crossed the fine minds at Sky Sports that people would watch men watching football.

The word is that a Carl Froch-George Groves rematch may take place at Wembley — suitable acknowledgement of a week when boxing pulled off a giant-killing to knock football out of the Controvassy Cup.

Viewers of Channel 4 word game Countdown were left gasping when it hit a peak with a near-the-knuckle answer.

“Are you a fan of existentialism, Merse?” wondered Jeff Stelling on Soccer Saturday last weekend.

I used to buy a lot of my clobber from former Cork City players Joe Gamble and Neale Fenn when they had a nice little shop called Indigo on Leeside’s Washington Street.

LORD Sugar’s Apprentice sidekick Nick Hewer has signed up to present the new series of Countdown.

Nick Hewer has been named as the new host of 'Countdown'.

JEFF Stelling stepped among us mortals last week, holding court in fine style in these pages.

Anyone who has ever watched Soccer Saturday will be familiar with the banter-loving, satirical, humorous and outrageously witty Jeff Stelling who anchors the show, but the Hartlepool native also has a serious side. But not too serious!

IN the end, the stellar midfield battle became a procession. The remote control produced only an echo. One hymn sheet, songs of praise.

'Countdown' presenter Jeff Stelling is to leave the Channel 4 show after less than three years.

SKY SPORTS celebrated its 20th anniversary last Wednesday and the results are just in.

Adrian Russell roots out 2010’s weirdest and wackiest sports videos from the world wide web

Former 'Countdown' number queen Carol Vorderman is to turn her hand to vowels and consonants and publish a "no holds barred" autobiography, it was announced today.

'Countdown's replacement for Carol Vorderman is “drop-dead gorgeous” and will be a big hit, the show’s new host said today.

AFTER 26 years, more than 4,500 shows and countless vowels and consonants, Carol Vorderman finally hung up her chunky black marker and left Countdown.

After 26 years, more than 4,500 shows and countless vowels and consonants, Carol Vorderman is finally hanging up her chunky black marker and leaving 'Countdown' today.

Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling was unveiled today as the new host of much-loved quiz show Countdown.

This week Examiner soccer correspondent Liam Mackey steps into the latest installment of the Roy Keane wars.

Know-it-all broadcaster Jeff Stelling says he suffers memory lapses. Really? He also discusses the sacking of Rodney Marsh, the death of George Best, why he hates the transfer window and why he’d love to add Roy Keane to his Soccer Saturday team, writes Liam Mackey.

KEVIN BOND yesterday promised to clear his name after accusing Newcastle of sacking him without carrying out a full investigation into bungs allegations.

If 2005 was Jose Mourinho’s year, it wasn’t bad either for the mimic who entertained the Chelsea manager and his players. Mario Rosenstock explains to Liam Mackey how the surreal gig came about.

THE rich, but desperate irony was there for all to see when Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling, playing compere for the evening, rose to his feet in Old Trafford’s plush Manchester Suite and announced to the expectant throng of 900 that George Best would not be in attendance because he was too ill to travel.

Footballing legend George Best returned to TV last night after spending nearly nine months recovering from a liver transplant.