Batting Genius Mugs

Boy with bat using toaster to launch bread for him to practise hitting

'And with this one I scored 138 not out...every one off the edge.'

Man mourns the loss of his king after being checkmated.

Baseball Dreams

Deregulated Baseball

'With your permission sir... checkmate.'

Alex Ferguson

"It's baaaack!"

'Yes, Haffner appears to be tiring...'

'I'm proud of the lads. They show'd a lot of character coming back from one down. . . then two or three silly goals. . . At this level you get punished. But overall I thought we were a bit unlucky. . .'

"At least it'll be dark when they climb out."

Alastair Cook

The defence were confident about their offside trap.

'If it weren't for baseball, this whole thing could have ended much differently.'

Carving a Sculpture.

The short pitched ball, and how to handle it

"Kazakov is employing the rare 'Mr. Castle and Horsey go on an adventure' defense."

Cricket

"How do you respond to critics who say you only play the backcourt?"

'Forgive the interruption, but can the surgeon wait until after he operates on me to play his chess.'

'Keep your eye on the ball, Jake! Level swing! Rotate your hips! ... and ease up on the sunflower seeds!'

David Beckham

Alfred Hitchcock

'Hey, Ferguson — think fast!'

Roberto di Matteo

'How did your bowling go?. . . I didn't realize you eyesight was so bad.'

Pep Guardiola

'Chess Masters.'

'I always dream about cricket, all night every night.'

The Educated Golfer or The Instinctive Golfer

Sammy Sosa

'It says, 'Like many of the greats, he was a brilliant self-publicist.'

"Eureka! We've isolated the sports fan gene!"

'Is that all you can do? Self portraits?'

Prisoner escapes into his own painting.