Hurricane Fly bids to extend his world record of Grade One victories to 19 with victory in Sunday's Irish Champion Hurdle.

Hundreds of children in England and Wales suspected of being mentally ill were locked in police cells because officers had nowhere else to take them, the BBC learns.

Police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo clash and arrest dozens of people after a peaceful demonstration against the football World Cup.

A suicide bomber blows himself up near a bus carrying soldiers in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least four people, official say.

Everton midfielder Bryan Oviedo suffers a double leg fracture during their FA Cup fourth-round tie at Stevenage.

Australia beat England by four wickets in the third one-day international in Hobart to keep the Women's Ashes alive.

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says he would have changed his whole team at half-time against Watford if he could.

Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams and Macklemore and Lewis are among the stars who will be vying for glory when the prestigious Grammy Awards are handed out later.