The World Boxing Council (WBC), one of the various pro boxing sanctioning bodies, has hit out at radical proposal to allow pro boxers compete in the Olympics.

If Katie Taylor needed reminding about the enormity of the task as she bids for the medal that has been anticipated since women’s boxing became part of the Olympic programme then it came loud and clear from Britain’s Natasha Jonas yesterday.

LAST week, we received a packet of sliced, dried culinary mushrooms from a Czech girl we know.