No 'girly' strops for these birthday boys

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré threw a strop after claiming the club forgot his birthday. Today Andrew Neil turns 65, Tom Daley turns 20 and The A-Team’s Mr T is 62 — don’t forget to wish them many happy returns. At least the furore caused by Touré will dispel the myth that sulkiness over a forgotten birthday is a female trait.

“If I forgot your silly birthday, would you fuss?” asked Professor Higgins of Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady. “Nonsense!” came the reply. “Why can’t a woman be like us?”