Nick Watney hits a sensational eight-under-par 64 to take the first-round lead at the Players Championship.

A man appears in court in connection with an alleged attack on Celtic's Neil Lennon during his team's win against Hearts.

Japan's government decides to help Tokyo Electric (Tepco) compensate victims of the disaster at the power company's nuclear plant.

A bull trapped in a boutique in Brazil has smashed through plate-glass windows to escape.

A petrol bomb attack during a staff meeting at a rural bank in north-west China injures dozens of people, state media reports.

Micky Adams returns to manage Port Vale, having left the club in January to join boyhood club Sheffield United.

The eurozone's economy grew by 0.8% in the first three months of 2011, official figures show, with Germany the star performer.

Gautam Gambhir will lead India in a one-day series against West Indies with regular skipper Mahendra Dhoni rested.