max verstappen yet another victory.ick vinales was first over the line in the sprint race ahead of tomorrow's motogp in portugal. the ducatis of marc marquez and jorge martin were second and third respectively. england all—rounder sam curran smashed the first half—century of the new indian premier league season for punjab kings. curran hit 63 runs to guide his side to a 4—wicket win over delhi capitals. judd trump got off to the perfect start against welshman jackson page with a century break, going on to win their semifinal in the world open in china by six frames to two. the world number two and defending champion will play china's ding junhui in tomorrow's final. after the culmination of the men's six nations last weekend, the premiership is back. exeter beat newcastle to go third, the highlight perhaps being champions saracens victory over harlequins, played at the tottenham hotspur stadium. it was a rather one—side affair, asjoe lynskey reports. the premiership rugby restarts with the rivals, a london derby for sar

a huge win for max verstappen today. now, and several late goals which proved the difference, which was very much the case at the city ground, as liverpool scored a winner deep into stoppage against nottingham forest to pull four points clear at the top of the table. it looked as though it would end goalless, but in the ninth minute of added time at the end of the match, darwin nunez, on as a substitute forjurgen klopp�*s side, headed home from an alexis mac allister ball back into the box, when the reds were throwing everything at the forest goal in search of the winner. and they got it, much to the delight of the manager, with a bit of breathing room now between his side and their rivals. forest remain a place above the bottom three. to get through with the points tally was, for us, a big fight. it never was easy, it never came easy to us. you could be 2—0 up after 20 minutes and we have not had that for a while. it's really tough. we don't wave the white flag. we will fight, we will keep fighting and let's see. more d

once again, though, it is looking like only misfortune can deny max verstappen yet another victory.today. the aprilia of maverick vinales was first over the line in the sprint race ahead of tomorrow�*s motogp in portugal. the ducatis of marc marquez and jorge martin were second and third respectively. england all—rounder sam curran smashed the first half—century of the new indian premier league season for punjab kings. curran hit 63 runs to guide his side to a a—wicket win over delhi capitals judd trump got off to the perfect start against welshman jackson page with a century break, going on to win their semifinal in the world open in china by six frames to two. the world number two and defending champion will play china�*s ding junhui in tomorrow�*s final. after the culmination of the men�*s six nations last weekend, the premiership is back. exeter beat newcastle to go third, the highlight perhaps being champions saracens victory over harlequins, played at the tottenham hotspur stadium. it was a rather one—side affair, asjoe lynsky reports. for premiership rugby a restart with the

max verstappen�*s father claimed.claimed. max verstappen led 81— to finish at the opening race in bahrain on saturday but off the track there has been to mile. that anonymous e—mail including messages purporting to involve horner was leaked on thursday a day after red bull dismissed a complaint of inappropriate behaviour against the team principal. a team spokesman said, there are no issues, the team are united, we are focused on racing. arsenal are looking to stay in touch with liverpool and manchester city, they are at bottom side sheffield united. what will it take to win the title? i don't know. there is a lot of games coming up. we will have crazy schedules. this league might be different to last season stop anything under 90 points it will be difficult. what i see in training every day, it gives me more reasons to believe that we have a good chance, because they really want. sheffield united are in a similar position to the german sides, bottom of the table on 13 points that would united resort to this? was this

who better to diffuse the heat than the cool—headed max verstappen?er kept the world champion in front and his rivals were soon nowhere to be seen. hopefully lewis hamilton soon fell flat courtesy of a battery issue, and dennis. grabbing the ball by the horns, max verstappen made it into a procession. his team—mate sergio perez the nearest challenger, some 20 seconds behind. picking up where he lost left off last year, he was focused, fast and first. a 1—2 for the team, much to christian horner�*s delight. red bull starting the season with a bang, bringing the team together, but the turbulence off the track continues. laura scott, bbc news. so, the perfect start to the season for max verstappen, here's what he had to say a little earlier. unbelievable. i think today went even better than expected, i think the car was really nice to drive and i think we had a lot of pace and it was super enjoyable to drive today. we stayed out of trouble and a great start to the year. it could not have been better. to the premier league now and late, late drama to tell

dash verstappen leading. max verstappen had... a streak up in smoke with a brake issue.ast of lewis hamilton's close. it was very comfortable for carlos sainz and charles leclerc. for the minor point, it was a little as george discovered. but carlos sainz�*s chapter would have a happy ending. victory for carlos sainz! the spaniard — victory for carlos sainz! the spaniard on _ victory for carlos sainz! the spaniard on top _ victory for carlos sainz! the spaniard on top down under — who saw that coming? ben croucher, bbc news. so victory for sainz — and a welcome change after two crushing max verstappen victories in the opening races, that had provided little hope for a competitive season. you start the year with bad news of a nonrenewal, and i've been thinking, what's next here in my life? then you prepare yourself, you do your training and winter testing, you arrive to your first race and, boom, a good volume that gets the season going, then suddenly the appendix. i didn't know what i would be back, but i be back in full form? how long will it take for me to get back to

the f1 champion max verstappen — really happy.ion max verstappen tapped _ really happy. the f1 champion max verstappen topped practice - really happy. the f1 champion max verstappen topped practice at - really happy. the f1 champion max verstappen topped practice at the | verstappen topped practice at the saudi arabia grand prix were colour signs has pulled out in the ferrari driver needs surgery for appendicitis. he is replaced by 18—year—old british 0llie berman and reserve driver makes driver with qualifying to come later today. he became tenth in practice and becomes the end is british fi driver and the endless driver in ferrari history. the moto gp season kicks off this weekend in qatar withjorge martin practice —— topping practice today. mark mcinnes has been without a title since 2019. he is now with the catty racing and is keen to start the season well.— catty racing and is keen to start the season well. during seven years i was -- i won _ the season well. during seven years i was -- i won six— the season well. during seve

tomorrow's race in bahrain will see max verstappen begin the defence of his title from pole.n qualfying today, finishing ahead of charles leclerc and george russell as patrick geary reports: after a ll after all that has surrounded this grand prix, now the moment for focus, for max verstappen, there were standards to maintain, a first blurry gleam of the red bull �*s reading speed, which has been kept hidden in practice. even so, for most of qualifying he was in a contest. the ferraris of carlos sainz and charles leclerc were quick in q2, leclair was click west, far quicker than lewis hamilton. after a promising practice he sparks and did not ignite finishing eighth. his team—mate, george russell, finish better, his late pace meanness he will start tomorrow's race third, behind charles leclerc and max verstappen, who finds that share a philosophy that tends to end in victory. his teams is up to the grand prix has been complicated to say the least but he will start the season where he finished the last, first. patrick geary, bbc news it's notjust f1 keeping us busy this weeken

we also heard from jos verstappen, the father of the team's driver, max verstappen, who said that thisn't a liar. now, we are due to hear from christian horner later today ahead of this weekend's saudi arabia grand prix. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. this afternoon's weather is looking dry for the bulk of the country. cloud will vary a lot though, from place to place. we have seen some mist and low cloud loiter across parts of the midlands, like here in shropshire. the best of the sunshine generally today is once again across western areas, although there are a few breaks in the cloud across the south, as well. sunny skies, then, across parts of highlands of scotland today. a lovely picture from the nairn area sent by weatherwatcher rothesay. thanks for that. there's a vanishingly small chance of catching a shower today across parts of england, and wales, for the vast majority of the country, just stays dry. keeping a lot of cloud, though, across eastern areas of scotland, eastern areas of england, with still some mist patches loitering throughout the afternoon in to parts of c

in the last half hour max verstappen has won the saudi arabian grand prix.e debut for ferrari. nick parrott reports. the off—track drama doesn't seem to be stopping max verstappen from dominating from the one. to find something different, you had to look back to 12. an 18—year—old was thrown in at the deep end at one of the sport's toughest tracks. the race ended for months stroke, the canadian shaken up, and some drivers use the safety period to get new tyres. lando norris took first after the restart, but not for long, as max verstappen took over. once again, verstappen was untouchable, beating team—mate sergio perez with ferrari's charles leclerc third. staying in saudi arabia, anthonyjoshua made very light work of former ufc champion francis ngannou in their heavyweight fight in riyadh overnight. remember, this was ngannou's second pro—fight after going the distance against tyson fury last year. joshua knocked him down in the first round and again early in the second. a dazed ngannou rose to his feet, but was stunned moments later, as the referee halted

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red bull's max verstappen put in a dominant performance, to start on pole when the race gets under way for most of qualifying he was in a contest. the ferraris of carlos sainz and charles leclerc were quick in q2, leclair was quickest. far quicker than lewis hamilton. after a promising practice he sparks and did not ignite finishing eighth. his team—mate, george russell, finish better, his late pace meanness he will start tomorrow's race third, behind charles leclerc and max verstappen, who finds that share a philosophy that tends to end in victory. his teams is up to the grand prix has been complicated to say the least but he will start the season where he finished the last, first. patrick geary, bbc news. so verstappen and red bull looking ominous again for their rivals. let's hear from the man who finished third quickest britains's mercedes driver george russell huge amount of work for that we had really great drivers based on the simulator lewis and i've been back making some improvements with the time will tell tomorrow if we've made a big step forward and a qualifying pace was th

yesterday max verstappen appeared at a press conference and said that his father wasn't a liar.e due to hear from christian horner later this weekend ahead of the saudi arabia grand prix. thanks for that. a leading economic think tank has criticised yesterday's budget, saying that despite the 2p cut in national insurance, average households are still likely to be worse off at the end of this year than they were five years ago. the institute for fiscal studies also says the budget did not tackle the long—term economic choices and challenges the country is facing the country is facing. after the election we are facing some really tough challenges on spending cuts, the moment they are going to be some big spending cuts and taxes will rise after the election. where are those spending cuts going to come from? we don't know. what would the labour party do? we don't know. there is a conspiracy of silence between the two parties not to present the electorate with their choices on the really tough decisions are going to have to make. our correspondence and he is here- _ to have to make.

we also heard from jos verstappen, the father of the team's driver, max verstappen, who said that thiseam apart. yesterday, max verstappen appeared at a press conference and said that his father wasn't a liar. now, we are due to hear from christian horner later today ahead of this weekend's saudi arabia grand prix. that was our sports news correspondent. gunmen have abducted more than 100 pupils. the children were in school assembly when bandits are motorcycles came in and took them away. this latest abduction comes just a day after nigerian authorities mobilised armed forces to search for 200 people, many of them women and children who were kidnapped by a bunker in fighter. let's speak to our correspondent chris ewokor who joins us from the nigerian capital, abuja. seems to separate incidents now, tell us more about what happened yesterday. tell us more about what happened esterda . ~ ., ~ ., ., yesterday. well, we do know that in northeast nigeria, _ yesterday. well, we do know that in northeast nigeria, there _ yesterday. well, we do know that in northeast nigeria, there have - yest

max verstappen has won the saudi arabian grand prix.e as british teenager 0llie bearman made an unexpected and impressive debut for ferrari. nick parrott reports. the off—track dramas at red bull doesn't seem to be max verstappen from dominating formula 1. as expected the world champion roared off the line from pole. to find something different you had to look back to limits on the grid, ferrari's young driver from chelmsford was called into action after appendicitis is ruled out colour science, at 18, the youngest briton to race in formula 1 was thrown in at the deep end at one of the sport's toughest tracks. when canadian shaken up, and so was the order, some drivers use the safety car period to get new tires. lando norris found himself leading up to the restart, but not for long as verstappen we took his customary position. bearman was also moving forward, and claim six, ahead of lewis hamilton. 0nce forward, and claim six, ahead of lewis hamilton. once again verstappen was untouchable, beating team—mate sergio perez with ferrari's c

next to form a max verstappen was fastest in first and second practice at the saudi arabian grand prixline under" the controversy over accusations about his behaviour towards a female employee after the company suspended the woman who accused horner of inappropriate behaviour. he denies any wrongdoing. 0ur sports news correspondent, laura scott, joins me now with more on today's developments. on more developments today. we're aaivin u- on more developments today. we're giving up for — on more developments today. we're giving up for the _ on more developments today. we're giving op forthe -- _ on more developments today. we're giving up for the -- gearing - on more developments today. we're giving up for the -- gearing up- on more developments today. -- giving up for the —— gearing up for the second grand prix at the season and all anyone is talking about is still christian horner. as much as he would like to move on from this, as much as he tries to block out the noise, that controversy continues. this is all stemming from allegations that were made against him by a female colleague of

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world champion max verstappen says his father, jos, is "not a liar", after he claimed red bull couldin the role. on the eve of the season, horner was cleared of innapropriate behaviour with a female colleague, but the scrutiny over him remains — that's led to speculation about verstappen�*s future. could he be the man to replace lewis hamilton at mercedes next season, and drive alongside britain's george russell? whoever were to line up alongside me next year or the years to come, i welcome anybody, i welcome a challenge. you always want to go against the best but ultimately for me, just focusing on myself, i believe in myself, i believe i can beat anybody on the grid and, you know, you just have to have that mentality. as i said, having lewis as my benchmark for the last couple of years has been a pretty good benchmark for sure. masters championjon rahm says golf�*s world rankings are "not "a good system", after the liv tour withdrew its application for its players to be awarded points. the spaniard joined the saudi—backed series last december — he's currently world number three but

world champion max verstappen says his father, jos, is "not a liar", after he claimed red bull couldays in the role. on the eve of the season, horner was cleared of innapropriate behaviour with a female colleague, but the scrutiny over him remains — that's led to speculation about verstappen�*s future. could he be the man to replace lewis hamilton at mercedes next season, and drive alongside britain's george russell? whoever were to line up alongside me next year or the years to come, i welcome anybody, i welcome a challenge. you always want to go against the best but ultimately for me, just focusing on myself, i believe in myself, i believe i can beat anybody on the grid and, you know, you just have to have that mentality. as i said, having lewis as my benchmark for the last couple of years has been a pretty good benchmark for sure. masters champion rahm says golf�*s world rankings are "not "a good system", after the liv tour withdrew its application for its players to be awarded points. the spaniard joined the saudi—backed series last december — he's currently world number three bu

he finished ahead of max verstappen, who missed the first 20 minutes after damaging his car coming off in the first session. lewis hamilton was way off the pace, saying there was something wrong with his mercedes. leclerc led the way, with the ferrari looking fast on both single laps and in longer runs, and they'll hope they can challenge the dominance of red bull this weekend. the women's six nations gets under way at the weekend. england and france have been the standout teams in the tournament in recent years, but wales now have more than 30 players on full time contracts and are looking for that investment to pay dividends. we just want to get out there, get a quick start against scotland. i think results are definitely a must, this six nations. we want to close the gap even more with england and france, and hopefully take it to scotland this weekend. the england captain, heather knight, made another half—century as her side beat new zealand by 15 runs in the second t20 to take t20 to take a 2—0 lead in the five—game series. england stumbled to 77—6 after being put but knight's 56

we also heard from jos verstappen, the father of the team's driver, max verstappen, who said that thistappen appeared at a press conference and said that his father wasn't a liar. now, we are due to hear from christian horner later today ahead of this weekend's saudi arabia grand prix. still to come on the world today — why fat labradors can blame their genes. some of them are constantly hungry because of genetic mutation. around the world and across the uk — this is the world today on bbc news. bring you different stories from across — bring you different stories from across the _ bring you different stories from across the uk. _ bring you different stories from across the uk.— bring you different stories from across the uk. this is ruben lee, caettin across the uk. this is ruben lee, getting ready _ across the uk. this is ruben lee, getting ready to _ across the uk. this is ruben lee, getting ready to start _ across the uk. this is ruben lee, getting ready to start his - across the uk. this is ruben lee, getting ready to start his shift - across the uk. this is ruben lee, getting rea

world champion max verstappen says his father, jos, is "not a liar", after he claimed red bull couldstays in the role. on the eve of the season, horner was cleared of innapropriate behaviour with a female colleague, but the scrutiny over him remains — that's led to speculation about verstappen�*s future. could he be the man to replace lewis hamilton at mercedes next season, and drive alongside britain's george russell? whoever were to line up alongside me next year or the years to come, i welcome anybody, i welcome a challenge. you always want to go against the best but ultimately for me, just focusing on myself, i believe in myself, i believe i can beat anybody on the grid and, you know, you just have to have that mentality. as i said, having lewis as my benchmark for the last couple of years has been a pretty good benchmark for sure. masters champion rahm says golf�*s world rankings are "not "a good system", after the liv tour withdrew its application for its players to be awarded points. the spaniard joined the saudi—backed series last december — he's currently world number three

i mean, max and max verstappen. i mean, max verstappen won 22 out of 23 races year.e hoping that when lewis goes to when lewis hamilton goes to transfers ferrari next season transfers to ferrari next season and a car, maybe and he gets a better car, maybe we see some improvement we might see some improvement there competition. but there in the competition. but it's certainly under pressure. >> find rather >> i find it all rather depressing. have got depressing. have you got anything tell us about sport? >> yes. uh, manchester united. so not a week goes we so not a week goes by when we don't mention them. they're always good for clicks and everything that. so everything like that. so attracts of attention. attracts a lot of attention. big story of the sun story on the back of the sun today. graham potter. uh, if i can just hold it up there to camera, potter, the camera, uh, a graham potter, the former and manchester. former brighton and manchester. so brighton and chelsea manager has with manchester has been linked with manchester united story united today. now the ba

world champion max verstappen says his father, jos, is "not a liar", after he claimed red bull couldn, horner was cleared of innapropriate behaviour with a female colleague, but the scrutiny over him remains — that's led to speculation about verstappen�*s future. could he be the man to replace lewis hamilton at mercedes next season, and drive alongside britain's george russell? whoever were to line up alongside me next year or the years to come, i welcome anybody, i welcome a challenge. you always want to go against the best but ultimately for me, just focusing on myself, i believe in myself, i believe i can beat anybody on the grid and, you know, you just have to have that mentality. as i said, having lewis as my benchmark for the last couple of years has been a pretty good benchmark for sure. masters championjon rahm says golf�*s world rankings are "not a good system", after the liv tour withdrew its application for its players to be awarded points. the spaniard joined the saudi—backed series last december — he's currently world number three but he'll almost certainly fall down the

in formula 1, red bulls max verstappen is hoping to make it 3 wins from 3 at the melbourne grand prixted the first two races — although those victories at bahrain and saudi arabia have been overshadowed by allegations of misconduct against red bulls team principle christian horner, by a female employee. despite the controversy, world champion verstappen is feeling positive they'll continue their good form on the track: adding it has been a good start to the fme in the car, a good balance, but also, we operated really well without too many mistakes. so, yes, very happy with that. i have of course we can continue that way. we tried to keep on learning, we can do better, but it has been very positive. meanwhile, susie wolff — the director of the fi academy series for aspiring female drivers — and also the wife of mercedes team principle toto wolff — has taken legal action against the motorsport�*s governing body — the fia — this following their controversial "conflict of interest" inquiry into her last year. seven—time champion lewis hamilton has praised susie wolff for taking legal acti

well, ahead of this weekend's melboune grand prix hamilton will be desperate to stop red bull's max verstappenominated the first two races at bahrain and saudi arabia, and the three—time world champion is feeling positive red bull will continue their good form on the track: definitely the best start to the fme in the car. a good balance. i think we also as a team operated really well without too many mistakes. so yes, of course, very happy about that, and i hope, of course, that we can continue that way. we try to keep on learning what we can do better. but yes, very positive. it was always the best first race of the season. it is exciting to hear that this — the season. it is exciting to hear that this is — the season. it is exciting to hear that this is the first one for next yeah _ that this is the first one for next yeah and — that this is the first one for next yeah and i— that this is the first one for next year. and i do think that we have an amazing _ year. and i do think that we have an amazing can — year. and i do think that we have an amazing car, there is a lot of potential— amazin

verstappen, heading into this weekend's australian grand prix.tes of the second practice session earlier after damaging the floor of his car when he came off the track in first practice. that opened the door for ferrari's charles leclerc, who topped the timesheet at the end of the session, with verstappen unable to get going. mercedes' george russell was sixth quickest, with lewis hamilton way back in 18th. one of the worst sessions i probably had for a long time. p1 generally felt quite good. the car actually in p1, run i, felt the best it has ever felt. then it got worse and worse. i made some changes, big changes, or we made some big changes into p2. and, yeah, it was tough. judd trump is through to the semifinals of the world open. the defending champion beat kyren wilson 5—2 and will now play jackson page, who beat elliot slessor, also by five frames to two. in the last half—an—hour, ding junhui has beaten hoessein vafai 5—0 to go through to the final four. more gold medal success to report for great britain at from the the para—cycling trac

whilst horner maintains his team are unified, the father of tripper world champion max verstappen suggestederwise, saying these off—track matters were driving people apart. his son said he was not a liar. as well as rival teams, red bull racing pots on sponsors have been calling for more transparency. one of their key partners, honda, told the bbc... much like the sport its engulfing, this story is fast—moving and has power dynamics at its heart. for as long as key stakeholders still have questions about how the matter is being handled, or horner�*s problems persist. laura scott, bbc news. liverpool have taken a giant step towards the quarterfinals of the europa league after thrashing sparta prague 5—1 in the first leg of their last—16 tie in the czech capital. the reds raced in to a 3—0 lead at half—time, helped by a brace from darwin nunez. an own goal from conor bradley pulled one back for the home side, before luis diaz and dominik szobszlai completed the scoring forjurgen klopp�*s side. the boss was full of praise for nunez. wonderful guy, wonderful boy, loves playing for his team. and

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max verstappen in the lead at the moment.s expected to be the largest democratic elections in the world. the rise in popularity of india's prime minister narendra modi and the bjp in the last ten years, has in part been due to a weak opposition that has failed to raise the voice of the people or effectively corner the government on crucial issues. a united front of opposition parties formed last year is developing cracks, with key allies deserting them. in these circumstances, the main challenger to prime minister modi remains the indian national congress. its leader rahul gandhi has been on a country—wide roadshow, to try and reclaim hope for india's opposition. arunoday mukherjee reports. this is the man seen as the opposition�*s hope to take on prime minister narendra modi. congress leader rahul gandhi is traveling across the country asking voters what they want. this is a question you will have to ask yourselves every day. unemployment, inflation. this is your future. well, going by the support over here, it seems like a

max verstappen is on pole, the otherfar are grid injeddah.the race again tomorrow. on international women's day, we've been looking at how netball has helped a group of women in manchester settle into their new community. they are asylum—seekers and refugees who fled war or persecution to live in britain, and have come together through playing the sport. jane dougal has been to meet them. forgetting about everything forjust a moment. all the women here are refugees or asylum—seekers from countries like afghanistan, iran, or botswana. many have lost family members — all have escaped dangerous situations. but playing sport has done something incredible. lanthem situations. but playing sport has done something incredible. when we were at the hotel, _ done something incredible. when we were at the hotel, we _ done something incredible. when we were at the hotel, we get _ done something incredible. when we were at the hotel, we get so - were at the hotel, we get so suffocated. so when we come here, we are not so much depressed and it's good for ou

for max verstappen, there were standards to maintain.erc were quick in q2. leclerc was quickest... commentator: came on, ferrari versus red bull. —— game on, ferrari versus red bull. far quicker than lewis hamilton. after a promising practice, he sparks and did not ignite, finishing eighth. his team—mate george russell finished better. his late pace mean he will start tomorrow's race third, behind charles leclerc and, of course, max verstappen, who found the sheer velocity that tends to end in victory. his teams is up to the grand prix has been complicated, to say the least, but he will start the season where he finished the last — first. patrick geary, bbc news. now in football, it seems the idea of blue cards being issued to send professional players to a sin bin has been binned itself before it's got off the ground. football's rule—makers are set to approve sin bin trials but an idea to use blue cards is likely to be ditched. the idea was trialled at grassroots level. the fifa president has now added his voice to all the managers and

max verstappen has won the bahrain grand prix in dominant style.nd held off a brief challenge at the start from ferrari's charles leclerc, eventually cruising to victory ahead of his red bull team—mate, sergio perez, and carlos sainz in third. leclerc fourth, ahead of george russell's mercedes. verstappen has now won the last eight formula one races, dating back to last season. next, to late drama in the english premier league. it looked as though they were heading for a 0—0 draw, but a 99th minute winner has ensured liverpool will stay top of the table this weekend. darwin nunez the hero, coming off the bench to score deep in added time at nottingham forest to secure all three points much to the relief of manager jurgen klopp and the travelling liverpool fans. they are now four points clear of city who play the manchester derby on sunday. to get to that point tally was for us always a big fight. it never was easy. it never came easy to us. there might be a game where you are 2—0 up after 20 minutes and then you can bring it over the line or whatev

verstappen after coming out on top in qualifying for the bahrain grand prix.on has taken pole position for the race, which is taking place on saturday because of ramadan. verstappen finished ahead of ferrari's charles leclerc. mercedes' george russell was third quickest — but his team—mate lewis hamilton could only finish ninth. 0 nto onto the football. liverpool can go four points clear at the top of the premier league today, if they can win at nottingham forest. the home side are nowjust a place above the relegation zone. liverpool bossjurgen klopp, who's stepping down from managing the club at the end of the season after nine years in charge, knows his rivals are right behind them. it is only one point above city, and two points above arsenal. but that means nothing. 60 points is a statement at this moment in the season. but stay under 60 and i'm not sure you qualify for the champions league, to be honest. we had better keep winning football games. also on saturday, chelsea make the short trip to face brentford. everton welcome west ham united. fulham take

and it's the reigning champion max verstappen in the lead. he's led from the start.port for now. argentina's president javier milei has vowed to "speed up" his plans to overhaul the country and solve its economic woes in a fiery speech to congress. mr milei, speaking to lawmakers in a state—of—the—union style address, took an aggressive tone, inviting congress to join him but warning that he would make changes with or without the legislature. a major blizzard blowing into the us states of california and nevada has forced the closure of yosemite national park. ski resorts in the lake tahoe region have also shut down. a killer whale off the coast of south africa has been caught on camera hunting and killing a great white shark — in less than two minutes. scientists say the behaviour showed the exceptional hunting skill of killer whales, but raised questions about how shark—eating orcas might affect the food chain in that part of the ocean. victoria gill has more. the shark—hunting orcas in south africa have fascinated scientists since they were filmed working together

world champion max verstappen dominates qualifying to take pole position for today's opening race ofeaking seven award nominations, will singer—songwriter raye win big at the brits tonight? the weather stays on the chillier side of things this weekend. plenty of showers around, especially today. tomorrow more of you will spend

max verstappen has won the bahrain grand prix in dominant style.rom pole and held off a brief challenge at the start from ferrari's charles leclerc, eventually cruising to victory ahead of his red bull team—mate sergio perez and carlos sainz in third. leclerc fourth, ahead of george russell's mercedez. verstappen has now won the last eight formula one races, dating back to last season. next, to late drama in the english premier league. it looked as though they were heading for a 0—0 draw but — a 99th minute winner has ensured liverpool will stay top of the table this weekend. darwin nunez the hero — coming off the bench to score deep in added time at nottingham forest to secure all three points to the relief of manager jurgen klopp and the travelling liverpool fans. they are now four points clear of city who play the manchester derby on sunday. to get through with the points tally was, for us, a big fight. it never was easy, it never came easy to us. you could be 2—0 up after 20 minutes and we have not had that for a while. it's really tough. we do

a shock in formula one — as max verstappen failed in his attempt to equal his record of 10 successiveplans went up in smoke — quite literally — as a brake fire put an early end to his race. carlos sainz completed a remarkable comeback from appendix surgery two weeks ago, to come first in melbourne. sainz started alongside world champion verstappen who was on pole. but the dutchman handed him the lead, after having to retire his red bull with brake problems. the race finished under safety car conditions after britain's george russell crashed his mercedes at the end. he was unhurt — and sainz claimed victory ahead of team mate charles leclerc, with the mclaren of britain's lando norris completing the podium. you start the year with the bad news of the nonrenewal, and i've been thinking, what is next in my life? then you prepare yourself, you go to training, you do your winter testing, and then a good start to the season, and then we alone will i be back? we'll be back in good form and how long will it take to get up to speed and be confident! and suddenly you come back and win, and itju

races from pole max verstappen's perfect start to the new formula one season continues, he's already prix in melbourne. the red bull driver was pushed close by ferarri's carlos sainz — the spaniard made an impressive return to action after missing the last race two weeks to have his appendix out. it was a tale of two englishman in the indian premier league — as the punjab kings got off to a winning start. chasing 175 to win, sam curran top scored with 63 off 47 balls to put his side in control before liam livingstone came to the crease and hit an unbeaten 38 — which included a six to secure victory against the delhi capitals. elsewhere, the kolkata knight riders beat the sunrisers hydrabad by 4 runs. it's the opening weekend in the women's six nations championship. last year's runners—up france ran in five tries against. ireland for a bonus point win in le mans. the french have been second to england for the last 4 years and will face the red roses in the final round of fixtures in the championship. they are off to strong start winning 38—17. despite defeat, ireland will take some po

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we had better keep winning football games — formula one returns this weekend, and red bull's max verstappenng for the season—opening bahrain grand prix. the three—time defending champion has taken pole position for the race, which is taking place on saturday because of ramadan. verstappen finished ahead of ferrari's charles leclerc. mercedes' george russell was third quickest, but his team—mate, lewis hamilton, could only finish ninth fastest. and that's all the sport for now. unofficial figures from iran's parliamentary elections, held on friday, put the turnout at about a0%, which would be the lowest since the islamic revolution in 1979. iran's rulers had been pressing for high participation to help repair the regime's reputation after nearly two years of protests, sparked by the death in custody of the young woman mahsa amini. the bbc hasn't been allowed to report from iran for five years, but now our correspondent, caroline davies, has been given rare permission. the marks, made. the polls are closed, but the question is how many voted. at a central tehran polling station, a celebratory

el líder del campeonato, max verstappen, quedó fuera por problemas técnicos y falta poco más de 2 semanasen que se va a alinear perfecta mente y va a cubrir al sol, eh? y para que sea total, específicamente, pues tiene que estar en un punto en la órbita en el que esté más cerca a la tierra. también méxico será el primero en ver el fenómeno astronómico, el cual se deslizará hacia el norte, entrando a estados unidos por texas para luego dirigirse hacia el noreste para concluir en la costa de canadá. depende de donde estés en el área, pues tienes vas a poder tener un máximo de 4 minutos con 20 segundos aproximadamente dentro de totalidad y el suceso tendrá un impacto en la tierra mientras ocurre va a haber ese cambio de temperatura. y también algo bien interesante es que pues como está ocurriendo, va a oscurecer el día eh? animales van a empezar a actuar de una manera que como si básicamente se están preparando para ir a dormir. residentes y dueños de negocios en texas ya se están preparando para ver el eclipse solar total. honestamente yo me siento bien, emocionado y estoy listo para ver de

for once in a long while, max verstappen didn't have it all his own way in formula one and missed outainz stole the show at the australian grand prix, capping off a remarkable return to form and fitness in melbourne. sainz started alongside world champion verstappen who was on pole. but the dutchman handed him the lead, after having to retire his red bull with brake problems. the race finished under safety car conditions after britain's george russell crashed his mercedes at the end. he was unhurt — and sainz claimed victory, two weeks after having his appendix out. ahead of ferrari team mate charles leclerc, with the mclaren of britain's lando norris completing the podium. you start the year with the bad news of the nonrenewal, and i've been thinking, what is next in my life? then you prepare yourself, you go to training, you do your winter testing, and then a good start to the season, and then we alone will i be back? we'll be back in good form and how long will it take to get up to speed and be confident. and suddenly you come back and win, and itjust shows how beautiful is life in

formula one returns this weekend — and red bull's max verstappen has picked up where he left off lastear. by coming top in qualifying for the season opening bahrain grand prix. the three time defending champion has taken pole position for the race, which is taking place on saturday because of ramadan, verstappen finished ahead of ferrari's charles leclerc. mercedes george russell was third quickest but his team—mate lewis hamilton could only finish ninth fastest, two places behind another british driver — lando norris in his mclaren. it was a lot of fun filled up the track had a lot of grip. but the wind, the last few days have been quite tricky to get all lapped together. it's a semi—qualifying units naturally go a bit faster for the to really get everything out was little more difficult. it was a little more difficult. it was a little bit unexpected but luckily qualifying the car came to us i'm happy with the whole car. meanwhile red bull team principal christian horner, has again denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour, after a series of alleged messages were leaked. horner w

whilst horner maintains his team are unified, the father of triple world champion max verstappen suggestedot a liar. as well as rival teams., red bull racing's own sponsors have been calling for more transparency. one of their key partners, honda, told the bbc... much like the sport it's engulfing, this story is fast—moving and has power dynamics at its heart. for as long as key stakeholders still have questions about how the matter is being handled, horner�*s problems persist. laura scott, bbc news. he might be 92, but that's not stopping him from embarking on yet another adventure — another marriage. this time 67—year—old girlfriend. we are showing you, jerryhall showing you, ended in divorce in 2022 after six years. hall previouslywas a long—time partner of rolling stones —— of the nuptials will come just months after murdock stepped down as chairman as fox and news the new york times described her as from moscow and a retired a molecular biologist to whom murdock apparently began dating in the summer. the union address coverage will start in about half an hour. thanks for your company.

max verstappen has helped red bull continue their perfect start to the new formula 1 season, winninge victory and he finished ahead of team—mate sergio perez for a second red bull one—two of 202a. behind another dominant verstappen performance, 18—year—old 0liver bearman came seventh in his first race. he's the third youngest driver to start in formula 1 and stood in for ferrari's carlos sainz at late notice. much more on the website, but that is all for now. thanks, hugh. there's been another mass kidnapping in nigeria — the third in just over a week. armed men abducted 15 students from their school in the north—estern state of sokoto in the early hours of saturday. ——in the north—western state of sokoto in the early hours of saturday. four women were also taken. there is already a major search for the almost 300 students who were abducted by armed men on thursday. the nigerian army is leading the search for those children, who were abducted from the north west town of kuriga in kaduna state. reports say students between the ages of eight and 15 were taken, along with a teacher. the

champion max verstappen was third for red bull, and qualifying gets under way from four o'clock.the mexico open. he beat serbia's miomir kec—manovich in straight sets and will next play australian alex de minaur, after he put out, stefanos tsitsipas. alex de minaur is the defending champion. ireland's men have won their first ever test match. they beat afghanistan by in abu dhabi. captain andy balbirnie made an unbeaten half—century as they chased down 111 to win with six wickets in hand. the team had lost their previous seven matches since being granted test status in 2018. we have already been talking about the paris olympics with athletics earlier in the programme. among those hoping to represent team gb is gloucestershire event rider laura collett. she's hoping for a second olympic appearance, having been part of the gold medal winning team in tokyo, with her horse london 52. rebecca wood has been to meet her. a cold and wet morning at laura's arejust outside a cold and wet morning at laura's are just outside cheltenham. already she has exercised eight courses but she has exe

in qualifying tonight, reigning world champion max verstappen did his best to steer the focus back onto twist in the road ahead. laura scott, bbc news. a new species of sea slug has been discovered in british waters by two marine researchers. the pair were on a routine survey off the south—west coast when they discovered the pleurobranchea britannica. one of the scientists shared his story with us. these were a serendipitous discovery, i think is the best word. it was a bit of a double—take a moment where you have to challenge your own assumptions, and very quickly, and quite excitingly, we had encountered something different. at that time, we certainly didn't know that it was a new species, but we definitely knew that it was something different and something that we weren't familiar with. on the right hand side of the animal, there's a very delicate, but very beautiful, actually, feathery—like structure. it looks a bit like a canoe paddle. this is actually the gill of the sea slug, and that was the first thing we noticed, the presence of this gill on the side of the animal, which is qu

whilst horner maintains his team are unified, the father of max verstappen suggested otherwise saying it was not a liar. as well as rival teams red bull racing plus my own sponsors have been calling for more transparency. 0ne have been calling for more transparency. one of their key partners, honda, told the bbc, we do not have full details on the matter at this point there for honda are not in a position to make any detailed comment. we look forward to full clarity as soon as possible. much like the sport it is engulfing this story is fast moving and has power dynamics at its heart. for as long as key stakeholders still have questions about how the matter is being handled, horner�*s problems persist. laura scott, bbc news. the prime minister has defended the use of taxpayers' money to settle a legal dispute between the science secretary michelle donelan and an academic. the government has paid £15,000 in settlement to a professor who ms donelan falsely suggested supported hamas. here's our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. just to rishi sunak�*s right, michelle donelan in

max verstappen has helped red bull continue their perfect start to the new formula one season, winningvictory. and he finished ahead of teammate sergio perez for a second red bull one—two of 202a. behind another dominant verstappen performance, 18—year—old oliver bearman came seventh in his first race. he's the third youngest driver to start in formula 1, and stood in for ferrari's carlos sainz at late notice. and that's all the sport for now. much more on the website. thank you. there's been another mass kidnapping in nigeria — the third in just over a week. armed men abducted 15 students from their school in the north—western state of sokoto in the early hours of saturday. four women were also taken. there is already a major search for the almost 300 students who were abducted by armed men on thursday. the nigerian army is leading the search for those children, who were abducted from the north—west town of kuriga in kaduna state. reports say students between the ages of eight and 15 were taken, along with a teacher. the abductions have been blamed on a breakaway faction of the milita