Sports presenter Ray Stubbs was released from hospital on Sunday morning after he was taken ill during ESPN's live coverage of the Boxing Day Premier League fixture between Liverpool and Wolves, reports The Guardian. Stubbs, who joined the satellite channel earlier this year after more than two decades with the BBC, was not in his chair for the usual half-time analysis, with ESPN explaining he had been taken ill. But today he was recovering after spending the night in hospital.

An ESPN spokesperson said: "He was released from hospital this morning, is doing well and we expect him to be back on the air soon."

Stubbs's overnight stay was believed to be precautionary, while his absence from television screens is not expected to be a long one.