"I felt betrayed."Asked for his reaction , O'Sullevan responded: "I haven't read the book so I am not in a position to comment. Wilson claims he turned down the job of commentating for ITV in 1981 because O'Sullevan had told him he intended to retire at the age of 65 in 1983. However, O'Sullevan subsequently informed Wilson that this "retirement" would be from journalism, not commentating."I was quite shattered, but the ITV job had gone," Wilson wrote. JuneWilson `betrayed'by O'SullevanJULIAN WILSON, one of the BBC's most mild-mannered and respected sports correspondents, spoke publicly for the first time of the revelation in his autobiography that he "felt betrayed" by Peter O'Sullevan, his colleague for decades, and a man seemingly untouched by even the tiniest hint of nastiness.Wilson said the falling-out began over when O'Sullevan would retire. "She had no idea she was pregnant," said Bobby Goodman, Madison Square Garden's director of boxing."She seemed to be dejected that she was not fighting," Goodman said, adding in response to a question: "No, she didn't appear to be gushing that she was pregnant."Nieves Garcia was scheduled to earn pounds 9,500 to fight Martin, the World Boxing Council's women's lightweight champion. One Mexican fighter, however, withdrew from her bout because she was pregnant.After several tests confirmed that Maria de las Nieves Garcia, 22, was with child, she was pulled from her bout against Christy Martin on the undercard of what would have been the Evander Holyfield-Henry Akinwande heavyweight title fight (which itself was called off because of Akinwande's illness) Nieves Garcia was 21 weeks pregnant. Speculating on how events would change his life, Done said: "I'm going on holiday to Butlin's rather than the Bahamas." MarchBoxer floored by pregnancyBOXERS PULLING out of fights due to injury or illness is hardly a major surprise.

"I'm sure Fergie's not waving any white flags yet and while there's games still to be played there's still hope," he said Arsene Wenger's side ended that. As for Spain's poor subsequent performance at France 98, it can't have been the fags and booze, can it?JuneBookmaker pays out twiceFRED DONE, a Manchester United-supporting bookmaker, was so pleased with his side's big lead in the Premiership that two months before the season finished he paid all the punters who had backed the Red Devils for the title at his 115 shops in the north and Wales.Such generosity did not, at the time, seem misplaced as United were runaway leaders and Done's pay-out of around pounds 50,000 was all good publicity, thank you very much.Then came Arsenal's late surge for the title, and Done, facing potential liabilities of pounds 200,000 if the Gunners won, put a brave face on events. And drinking in moderation too," he said.Moderation and social responsibility were the key, he said, and added that the fact that Gascoigne and his England colleague Teddy Sheringham had been seen smoking need not necessarily mean that they were unable to play football at the highest level."There's no problem, and besides Gascoigne and Sheringham are remarkable professionals on the field," he said. Vampeta's stunt, for which he will be paid pounds 60,000, has not gone down well with everyone.Wanderley Luxemburgo, the Brazilian national coach and also coach at Vampeta's club side, Corinthians, had pleaded with his player not to pose until the end of the season, but Vampeta took the money and asked only that publication be delayed until the New Year.DecemberSmoking is OK says coachJAVIER CLEMENTE, Spain's World Cup coach, said in the aftermath of Paul Gascoigne's non-inclusion in the England World Cup squad that smoking and drinking could be compatible with playing football "Smoking, in moderation, yes.

"I am not gay, I'm doing it for the money," Vampeta - real name Marcos Andre Batista Santos - said, clearly not looking for fan mail. I don't find my own body revolting."SeptemberBrazilian tacklecauses a stirTHE BRAZILIAN footballer, Vampeta, sparked a controversy by agreeing to appear naked in a gay publication, G Magazine. One player, Dinho, was sent off for a vicious tackle on Edmilson during the second half in an apparent reprisal."I didn't want to offend anyone with the joke," Edmilson said, explaining that he kept the carrot in his shorts until scoring in the 20th minute "Did I find it revolting to eat it? Of course not. Striker who keeps a carrot in his shorts CARROTS WERE once reputed to improve a person's ability to see in the dark. However, it takes more than sharp eyesight to penetrate the dim depths of the intellect that conjured up the latest in a long line of eccentric, not to say ludicrous, goal celebrations that have begun to illuminate Brazilian club football. One little number, acted out by Edmilson, involved the Atletico Mineiro striker pulling a carrot from his shorts after scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 victory over America and ostentatiously eating it in front of rival supporters.So was Edmilson showing off the benefits of healthy eating for sportsmen? No, he was making fun of the America fans, whose team are known as the Rabbits.Whatever the carrot act did for Edmilson's digestive system, it certainly did not go down well with America. Other parties talking to GEC include Northop Grumman of the US.The BAe/Dasa link up, if successful, is set to have a British chief executive, with BAe's John Weston maintaining his role.George Rose, BAe's finance director, will also remain in the same job.The new grouping will be run on typically continental lines with a revolving chairmanship, although a German is likely to have first go in the top job.Sir Richard Evans, BAe's current chairman, will continue to have a role in the new group.Ownership of the merged entity is still under intense negotiation.It appears that Dasa will emerge as the single biggest unified shareholder with around 25 per cent to 30 per cent of the group, making Dasa's owner DaimlerChrysler a key player in any further deals.The rest will be spread between BAe's existing institutional investors Dasa would have about a third of the seats on the board..