PRESS ATTENTION FORCES BOWSER OUT

Matt Bowser has launched a scathing attack on the media this evening, stating that the repeated invasions of his private life have forced him to retire from athletics. Bowser was speaking ahead of what will be very difficult headlines for the former Lincoln man in tomorrow's Sunday newspapers. The News of The World claims to have a "significant scoop" implicating Bowser in some "highly untoward behaviour". Bowser has denied that his retirement has anything to do with the "pathetic crap" that will be written about him.

"The fact is that I have had enough," the ex-3:43 1500m man said, "the press follow me everywhere and it has got to the point that I cannot race anywhere in the UK for fear of the media". Bowser dismissed rumours that he had been banned from all UK Athletics events following revelations surrounding a missing Garmin. He told the popular running forum, Eightlane that he was "kust [sic] taking a back seat and enjoying my running" and had firm parting words for the posters. "At the end of the day there are not may [sic] guys who have broken 1.50 for 800 and 30 min for 10k so im happy with what [I] have achieved" stormed the man who predicted that he would break 3:38 for 1500m this summer.

Nobody from UK Athletics was available for comment this evening, but it seems likely that they will be forced to break silence tomorrow. With the News of The World promising "revelations that will strike at to the heart of the sport," it could be a tough first day back for the UKA press team.