Quote of the day

"I think we are a lucky brand as can be, told we did the sponsorship deal two hours before the match, got the name on the shirts and they beat Manchester United three-love."

"Three-love"? Someone should tell Richard Branson his company's sponsoring a football club, not a tennis player.

Branson, on a visit to Tyneside, claimed he was unlikely to take up the option for the stadium naming rights as well as the shirt sponsorship. He also tried some keepie-ups, to the evident bemusement of photo-call companion Davide Santon...