Leading owners Paul and Clare Rooney tell trainers they do not want their horses to race at Cheltenham.

Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa says he "underestimated" Floyd Mayweather before his defeat in an exhibition boxing match.

Women in Kerala form a huge "women's wall" after protesters stopped them entering a Hindu temple.

Manager Marco Silva says his Everton side were "too nervous" as they slump to a fourth loss in five Premier League games with defeat against Leicester.

A 50-year-old man is accused of driving into people in Bottrop, injuring Syrian and Afghan citizens.

The New Horizons spacecraft confirms its "healthy" status after a historic encounter with an icy world.

A helicopter was called in to help in Rennes after eight people got stuck more than 50 metres up.

The brother of a US citizen arrested for spying in Moscow says he was attending a wedding.

Revellers watched as on as multiple fires broke out in the resort of Scheveningen, in the Netherlands.

The vice-president of the World Anti-Doping Agency says it should act "rapidly" after Russia's anti-doping agency missed a deadline to hand over data from its Moscow laboratory.

Unai Emery defends his decision to substitute goalscorer Alexandre Lacazette as Arsenal bounce back from their thrashing by Liverpool to beat Fulham.

An 11-month-old baby is pulled from the rubble of a collapsed block of flats in Magnitogorsk, Russia.

Find out who makes the Premier League team of 2018, as selected by BBC Sport users.

A brilliant buzzer-beater from Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic features in this week's NBA plays of the week.

British skier Dave Ryding equals his and his country's best alpine World Cup result by finishing second at the parallel slalom in Oslo.

Tottenham stroll to a comprehensive win at Cardiff City to climb back up to second place in the Premier League table.

Although the figures are much higher than for 2017, it was still the ninth safest year on record.

Number one seed Michael van Gerwen holds off England's Michael Smith to win a third PDC World Championship title.

The man was held under the Mental Health Act after three people were stabbed on New Year's Eve.

Traditional hunters are believed to be behind the deaths of 37 members of a rival ethnic group.

Papua New Guinea has about eight million people, but more than 800 languages.