It is a brave pundit who attempts to follow the doyenne. In her guide to Wimbledon, published in Vanity Fair magazine, Pippa Middleton barely hits a bum note.

What observation, what perspicacity, what insight the future Queen’s sister offers up in her insider’s guide to what to look out for at the All England Club.

Take a raincoat, she suggests. Don’t plan dinner afterwards because matches sometimes go on late into the evening and there is apparently nothing worse in the human condition than missing Rafa Nadal in action because you’ve booked for a routine pizza with friends.

Do join in the

A 20-year-old surfing prodigy pulled off an incredible trick at the Oakley Pro in Bali, earning a perfect 10 for his effort.

Experts immediately praised it as possibly the best in the sport's history, with his time in the air what made it so special.

Florence, using the strong Pacific Ocean waves, launched eight feet into the air, rotated 360 degrees, and landed safely on the rolling wave.

Surfing's scoring system meant that Florence could not be beaten in his heat, and advanced directly into the next round of the competition.

The move was all the more impressive, because although Florence

Jores Okore fell asleep during a medical ahead of his move to Aston Villa.

The Danish defender nodded of during an MRI scan before penning a four-year deal with the Premier League club.

The former FC Nordsjaelland player has seven caps, and said: "I just wanted to get the MRI scan done quickly. Boy, was I wrong. I was in the scanner and started a two-hour session.

“I have to remain completely quiet. I’m listening to the radio and I’m wondering what it will be like.

“How will my new life in Birmingham be? Will I speak English with a British twang? But I dozed off after half an hour and woke up

This summer Eurosport is counting down the world's greatest footballers, as voted by our international network of journalists. We will reveal one player per day, culminating in the election of the first Ballon d'Eurosport on July 19.

The Ballon d'Eurosport explained.

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Neuer would surely appear higher on this list if the Bundesliga was as popular – and by that we mean ‘watched’ – outside Germany as, say, La Liga, Serie A or the Premier League.

The Germany goalkeeper won a domestic and European treble, went four Champions League knockout matches without conceding goals against Juventus and

How much have you earned at your job the last seven months? Chances are it's more than American athlete Lolo Jones did.

As you may know, the track star has turned to bobsleigh and it turns out that pushing a sled down a hill doesn't pay as much as, well, anything. Not flipping burgers. Not digging ditches. Not folding T-shirts at Gap. Not even collecting unemployment benefit.

Seven months of bobsleigh has earned Ms Jones a grand total of $741.84 (£474.69). That's $105.97, or just under 68 quid, a month.

She revealed her earnings on Vine along with a caption that read "I'm going to be short

Early Doors was left in a state of shock yesterday after learning that Joe Kinnear’s rambling media appearances and bizarre claims to be Newcastle’s next director of football were not inspired by some piece of Joaquin Phoenix-esque performance art, but were in fact the truth.

It is quite astonishing that such a nonsensical executive appointment can be made in a league which is a global marketing phenomenon and a multi-billion pound industry, but Kinnear’s elevation to such a position of power at St James’ Park demonstrates that while amateurism in football was essentially killed off over a

It's a hot, sunny day in June on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sicily, but the problem is that I'm not on the beach, I'm running up a volcano.

An even bigger problem is that I've been going for two hours, but I'm only half way to the top and I'm tired.

This is Mount Etna, at 3,330 meters (10,926 feet) the highest volcano in mainland Europe and one of the most active in the world, and on Saturday I was one of 160 starters gathered on the beach for the "Etna Supermarathon."

The 43 km (27 miles) race is just a tad over the official marathon distance of 42.2 km. But much more significant

Greg with Johnny Chaillot (Twitter)

Diving legend Greg Louganis has taken to Twitter to confirm that he is getting married to his partner Johnny Chaillot.

Yes! It is official we are getting married! I love my life and I love Johnny Chaillot ! Namaste, Greg http://t.co/iO4vfVxKiR

— Gregory Louganis (@greglouganis) June 17, 2013

In 1988 Louganis became a global superstar when he performed the 'Dive of Death' to seal double Olympic gold in Seoul and became the first male diver to defend both the springboard and platform titles.

In 1995 Louganis came out as being gay and a year later he confirmed that he was HIV positive.

Since