A 22-year-old man is in hospital with life threatening head injuries after being attacked outside a mosque in the West Midlands.

Sportsday rounds up the big sporting stories of the day on the BBC news channel. (UK only).

Favourite Camelot will head the smallest Epsom Derby field for more than a century as nine runners line up in the big race on Saturday.

Steven Gerrard insists Brendan Rodgers was always first choice to succeed Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool manager.

England manager Roy Hodgson says any racism towards players at Euro 2012 should be tackled by Uefa and match officials.

A soldier from 1st Battalion, the Royal Welsh has been shot dead during a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

Almost a quarter (24%) of childcare providers are running at a loss, with a further 11% just breaking even suggests a report for the government.

A Egyptian court is due to decide whether ex-leader Hosni Mubarak is guilty of conspiracy in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising.