A 14-year-old boy is struggling to gain clearance to represent a Sunday league side after playing in a junior tournament in Russia.

Asian stock markets rise on hopes the US will reach a deal on raising its debt ceiling, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street.

Lewis Hamilton leads Nico Rosberg in a Mercedes one-two ahead of both Red Bulls in first practice at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Ex-England defender Sol Campbell says the FA commission to improve the national team should reflect the diversity in the game.

Chris Coleman says his career as Wales boss could be decided by their final two World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Belgium.

A blind golfer hits an "incredible" hole-in-one during a tournament in Surrey.

Two of the six Britons held on piracy charges in Russia after a Greenpeace protest at an offshore drilling platform in the Arctic have been denied bail.

The US, UK and France, along with the UN, condemn the brief abduction of Libya's PM by militiamen and pledge continued support for its transition to democracy.