Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says it was a "hard decision" to let Juan Mata join Premier League rivals Manchester United.

The Syrian peace talks in Geneva are due to approach the divisive issue of transfer of power, as discussions on aid convoys continue.

Genetic tests reveal that a hunter-gatherer who lived 7,000 years ago had the unusual combination of dark skin and hair and blue eyes.

Ukraine's justice minister says she will call for a state of emergency and the end of negotiations unless protesters leave her ministry.

Boys at a detention centre asked other inmates to break their legs so they could be moved elsewhere and escape being abused by staff, a former detainee claims.

From Cook's captaincy to the search for a death bowler, BBC Sport looks at the issues facing England before next year's World Cup

Welsh captain Sam Warburton receives abuse on social media websites after signing a central contract, claims his agent Derwyn Jones.

A Liberal Democrat councillor in Portsmouth quits the cabinet in protest at her group's decision to keep Mike Hancock in the council's decision-making body.