Ore has day to forget

MULtIpLE claims from inside the BBC that agents acting for Strictly Come Dancing winner ore oduba turned down a reporter’s role at wimbledon because it was felt his celebrity status warranted a presenter’s position were repeatedly denied. It was said he had other commitments.

However, journeyman sports broadcaster oduba has been given a role hosting world Championships highlights after the BBC’s live coverage, where he has been found to be hopelessly out of his depth. He has been looking at his notes throughout, seemingly because his athletics knowledge is so slim. His amateurish performances reached a low point on wednesday when he signed off by saying it had been ‘day five from rio’.

No ore, it was day six from Stratford. Yet BBC Sport’s senior executive at the championship had the gall to tell me ore had done ‘very well’.