Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann urges England's selectors to judge fly-half Danny Cipriani on his on-field displays.

From Saturday, Peru will require that Venezuelans entering their country have valid passports.

Mark Johnston beats the record number of British victories for a racehorse trainer as Poet's Society becomes his 4,194th winner.

Pro-Russian separatists were trying to take over observation posts, Ukraine's defence ministry says.

Motherwell captain Peter Hartley could face Scottish FA sanctions after saying it was "fun to watch" former Rangers defender Fabio Cardoso "weeping" after breaking his nose last season.

Formula 3 driver Mick Schumacher tells BBC Sport that his father, seven-time F1 world champion Michael, has had a "huge influence" on his life.

The airlines say they will stop flying to Iran next month as the route is "not commercially viable".

A girl leaving a US school because of hair braids has led to discussion about black people's hair.

Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan says he "doesn't know why people are criticising so much" after his side's difficult start to the Premier League season.

President Trump has asked his secretary of state to look at the issue.

Reality Winner, 26, is jailed for 63 months after releasing a secret report on Russian hacking.

Residents and authorities in Hawaii are preparing for what could be the worst hurricane to hit the islands in decades.

England wing Chris Ashton is banned for seven weeks after his red card in Sale Sharks' pre-season friendly against Castres.

Cheerleaders claim coach Altovise Gary harassed them using terms like "chunky cheek" and "belly jelly".

Liberian President George Weah is to honour the former Arsenal coach with the country's highest honour.

Jeff Sessions insists the justice department he heads will not bend to political pressure.

Andy Murray will play Australia's James Duckworth when he makes his return to Grand Slam tennis at the US Open after a 14-month absence with a hip injury.

Celtic are forced to settle for a draw after conceding another poor goal in the first leg of their Europa League play-off.

The 27-year-old said he was gay, but asylum officials reportedly said his behaviour was "unbelievable".

Burnley boss Sean Dyche felt the officials succumbed to pressure from Olympiakos players during his side's 3-1 Europa League defeat in Athens.

Mollie Tibbetts' death while jogging in Iowa this month was a homicide, a medical examiner says.