team—mate valtteri bottas came close to losing it in the battle to keep up.omain grosjean did further back. the first session ended early. there was no end in sight for the misery hamilton caused rivals, smashing michael schumacher‘s track record three times on the way to claiming the 71st pole position of his career but his first here. remarkably, only his first at suzuka. fantastic job, remarkably, only his first at suzuka. fantasticjob, guys. with second placed valtteri bottas penalised for a gearbox change, sebastian vettel moves up to start alongside hamilton but with half a second between them, the german will need every trick to catch the briton. back home, it is the biggest night in the rugby league calendar as leeds take on castleford in the super league grand final at old trafford. leeds have been in the final ten times and have won ten of those but this is all news from —— for castleford but they do have manners still luke gale in their season manners still luke gale in their season and they enjoyed a fantastic season. season and they enjoyed a fan

team—mate valtteri bottas came close to losing it. romain grosjean did further back.for the bizzarri hamilton caused rivals, smashing michael schumacher‘s track record three times on the way to claiming the 71st pole position of his career but his first here. with second placed valtteri bottas penalised for a gearbox change, sebastian vettel moves up a gearbox change, sebastian vettel moves up to start alongside hamilton but with half a second between them, the german will need every trick to catch the briton. football and it is down to the final match of world cup qualifying for wales and republic of ireland, beating on monday night in a match that decides the play—offs. wales had victory in georgia while the republic of ireland beat moldova so either side could win the group and qualify automatically if serbia slips up. there will be some atmosphere, i am sure. going slips up. there will be some atmosphere, iam sure. going back home now, the final game and it all to play for as we wanted to do. we are in this position and hopefully we can enjoy that evening and have

his mercedes team—mate, valtteri bottas, has other ideas...rand prix injuly and seems determined not to be forgotten this season. he topped the time sheets in first practice by almost half a second. the man that lewis hamilton has to watch is sebastian vettel. his only rival for the title has had a torrid day so far. of pace and off track, he was fifth in the first session and if he finishes that lowdown on sunday the title will be hamilton's, no matter what. nick parrott, bbc news. the big match in the premier league this weekend takes place at old trafford tomorrow lunchtime. second place manchester united take on tottenham who are behind them only on goal difference. united suffered a surprise defeat at huddersfield last weekend, while spurs have won their last four league matches — but they'll be without harry kane for tomorrow's game. kane has scored 13 goals for spurs in all competitions this season but suffered a hamstring injury during last weekends win against liverpool. it's a huge blow for spurs. let's hear the thoughts of both mana

valtteri bottas offered little resistance to the german but he could not catch the other mercedes, he to be wary the flying dutchman, max verstappen producing a flying past to take third only for the stewards to deem ita third only for the stewards to deem it a legal and autumn. nobody was taking the win from lewis hamilton. an incredible year so far, i was not expecting the pace we had on sebastian this year, i mean today. but the car felt fantastic, got the right balance at the start, three to 90, right balance at the start, three to go, three mortar win. the banners might have been a bit premature but fifth in mexico next weekend and the title will be his. now to the english premier league where we've seen emphatic wins for both tottenham hotspur, and arsenal on sunday. tottenham are now level on points with manchester united in 3rd. they thrashed liverpool, 4—1 at wembley. harry kane scored twice — as mauricio pochettino's side dominated early on. son heung—min was on the scoresheet, as well as dele alli. in a match that set a premier league attendance record. liverpool are now 12

ferrari driver trails hamilton by fifty nine points in the standings elton's mercedes teammate valtteri bottas is in third followed by red bulls daniel ricciardo and ferrari's kimmie reichen all right here's a story about an interesting kind of wacky sporting competition the disc wrapped up in croatia the world's first all of picking championship that's right out of picking is now an official sporting event at least for those who have spent hours owning their craft pickers got off to a crazy start and all of growth take a look. it wasn't a holiday in this croatian village known for its all the production it was a showdown to determine the best in picking the price right in ready for the taking. teens representing different countries most of the near croatia were warmed up in ready to pick using only their hands it's at more than speed and agility to outdo the rest and pick the most olives it was about technique and lasting endurance we think that this idea is to make an analogy if you can championship with a base the first a fantastic idea that we just have to be. the first ever olive picking

went from dead last in the race to fourth he hangs on to second in the standings mercedes driver valtteri bottas is a distant third. and the nothing lands of course is known for its iconic windmills so no better setting for this world record where dozens of breakdown from across europe will say his people formed the windmill me if you're wondering what that you if exactly as it sounds the performance mimicking the motions of a windmill it all happened in the fall all over the country which also happens to be a world you messed with like. the how cool is that and just remind of the top story we're following for you scuffles have broken out between riot police and filters on the side polling stations in cassano near as a region has a head with the finding defendants referendum the spanish government says the vote is unconstitutional and is trying to stop it from taking place. that's all the time we have for now but to join us again at the top of the hour in the meantime you can log on to our website that steve news dot com for more information and of course to stay updated and gorgeous. freedom of

ferrari driver trails hamilton by fifty nine points in the standings hamilton's mercedes teammate valtteri bottas is in third followed by daniel ricciardo and kimi reckon a. that's it for us the deal with you news stay tuned we'll be back that up the out . w.'s program guide to. the highlights. the whole. dot com highlights. when history books are brought to life. maybe the stories they're in will get a rewrite. the story of the russian revolution. from the perspective of writers thinkers and the con artists. what did it feel like to live in times over the revolution the people. to the russian art revolutionary. nineteen seventeen the reluctant starting october twenty fifth t w. hello welcome to the bundesliga here on the d.w.p. it's much day nine at more than a quarter of the way through the season already and it's looking like a three horse race for. for the championship. watch out how byron are in town and with new coach pine because the champions are brimming with confidence. we'll check out dortmund to the high scoring table toppers trouble to frankfurt a club that has proven tough to beat o

sebastian vettel next to him on the front row the ferrari driver promoted to the front after valtteri bottas old ladies despite being second quickest in code eighty five place grid penalty hamilton has a thirty four point lead over fertile with just five races remaining. turning now to world cup qualification germany of course have qualified for russia twenty eighteen an impressive for nine wins in group games so far for the defending world champions in their last group match the germans face as about john on sunday in a game that will be little more than a formality but that doesn't mean the pressure is off for the players the less established ones are fighting hard for a spot in the squad. mission accomplished now that germany has qualified for next year's world cup the pressure is off as an exception the german football association even let the fans in to watch the team practice you have a few months i left talk a little on the squad through able to qualify us so they could just come one and now i'd like to build up the momentum again and to boeing and it's now all about claiming a spot o

champion nico rosberg hamilton's toughest competition retired from formula one racing a young thin valtteri bottas was brought in to fill the second mercedes cockpit. i don't think i've ever missed a teammate in my life. because generally there's always another one that takes its place so it seems every year i can't want to any more than i already do every year so i want to just not right now does the most always have want to do besides a new teammate hamilton also found a new opponent to go toe to toe with from the start of the season he was in a battle for the championship with ferrari's sebastian vettel a showdown that saw them collide along the way but was never lacking in sportsmanship. to have the utmost respect for him as a driver and continue to write somehow through the rest of the season which in the same way as always have. less hard than than we have been all right up until now. that stretch of bad luck and breakdowns snatch the title out effect those hands while lewis hamilton rode unflappable and mistake free to his fourth world championship. under the blues lee and now in sunday's l

ahead of battle back and i could win the title with a victory on sunday eleanor city's driver valtteri bottas will line up third on the . track was very difficult today guys. with the wind picking up you've got ahead went into turn one a tailwind out of someone through the section the second one is tailwind and then you got a headwind into nine and so it's shifting the whole way through that so you kind of gauging how hard you can push and how hard you don't know but that's why i love this track and it's such a great fantastic circuit to drive i love it and it is special when you get a car you can really drive it. it was like a bit the rhythm especially the transition of the first or second sector was quite tricky with the wind so i struggled with that but finally i got it right on the last run one of my first so i said importantly to get front row because i believe that all right space is really good in quality all year we've been just a little bit behind so yeah well done to those of us needed to grow great lumps and yeah looking forward to more on a. world champion marc marc has also taken

. —— valtteri bottas.n's rankings are released on monday, after she beatjelena are released on monday, after she beat jelena ostapenko are released on monday, after she beatjelena ostapenko in the semifinals of the china open. she came through against the latvian 6-2, 6-4, came through against the latvian 6—2, 6—4, revenge of ostapenko beading or perhaps in the french open final this year. she will become the 25th player since the rankings were devised to take the honour. she had three previous attem pts honour. she had three previous attempts this year at reaching the world number one spot butjust missed out. she is the first from romania. for sure it is the best day in my life. the dream is true. and all the work that i had during these years, everything, every challenge, every desire will stop i am really happy i could do this. it is a magic day for me. and ijust me. and i just want to enjoy me. and ijust want to enjoy it. me. and i just want to enjoy it. she will play caroline garcia in the final. the

his team—mate valtteri bottas was second quickest, but he was penalised for a gearbox change, so it'sebastian vettel who'll line up alongside the briton for tomorrow's race, with hamilton brimming with confidence now. i never ever really got a great balance in the past. so i never did great in qualifying. so to finally get the balance behind me with the great work from the engineers and the timing from the mechanics, was great to get on time. the car is crazy. i wish you could feel it. i wish you could feel it. it's approaching half—time in the women's super league match between chelsea and liverpool in kingston. and chelsea, the league leaders, have continued their great goal—scoring form at home. they have the lead, through this cracking finish from the norway captain. liverpool were looking to go level on points at the top of the table with a win, but it's going chelsea's way so far. it's the biggest night in the rugby league calendar, as leeds take on castleford in the super league grand final. leeds have won it seven times and they've returned to form this season. but the final i

team—mate valtteri bottas came close to losing it in the battle to keep up.. there was no end in sight for the misery hamilton caused rivals, smashing michael schumacher‘s track record three times on the way to claiming the 71st pole position of his career but his first here. remarkably, only his first at suzuka.

tenths of a second quicker than his mercedes tea m second quicker than his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas front of the grid. sebastian vettel who will line up at the front of the gridlj sebastian vettel who will line up at the front of the grid. i never got a great balance in the past. i never did great in qualifying. to get the balance behind me with the great work of my engineers and timing from mechanics, ifinally work of my engineers and timing from mechanics, i finally got on track and did the time. it was crazy. and thatis and did the time. it was crazy. and that is all of the sport, la —— back to you. and now for a quick look at the front pages. the sunday times reports the prime minister has suggested she's prepared to demote borisjohnson. the observer says tory grandees are urging mrs may to cultivate the next generation of mps to lead the party. former prime minister sirjohn major has blasted plotters in the mail on sunday, saying he's dismayed by senior conservatives "with their own agenda." the sunday telegraph says the pm is preparing contingency plans in case of failing to s

he was quicker than valtteri bottas, penalised for a gearbox change.of the top of the grid. max whitlock has become the first british gymnast to retain a world title by taking gold in the pommel horse at montreal. he beat his russian opponent in to second place, with the new world all—round champion from china taking bronze. later in canada, courtney tulloch will aim to be the first briton to win a world medal in the ring final. two former world boxing champions go head—to—head in manchester tonight with ricky facing anthony crolla in a lightweight class that could produce another world title shot. there was no trash talking in the build—up. mutual respect between the fighters as they prepare for a contest neither man can afford to lose. i look at every fright as the most important of my career because if it goes wrong it scuppers your future plans. the winner will go back to where we both feel we belong, challenging for world titles. for the loser, you have to drop down a level, which none of us like doing. i have no plans on retiring just yet. i know

in the battle to keep up, valtteri bottas came close to losing it will further back, romain g rosjeaack, romain grosjean did. the frenchman's day and the first session ended early. however there was no end in sight for the misery hamilton caused his rivals, as he smashed michael schumacher‘s in 11—year—old track record three times on the way to claiming the 71st hole position of his career, but remarkably only his first in suzu ka. his career, but remarkably only his first in suzuka. i never really got great balance in the past so i was never able to do a great qualifying. it was great work from my engineers and great timing from all the mechanics, finally got on track and did the time. the car is crazy year, i wish you could feel it, man. sebastian vettel will move up to start in second with bottas penalised for a gearbox change. but with almost half a second between them, the german will need to use every trick in the book to catch hamilton. we will be on the front row, 50... we would have hamilton. we will be on the front row, so... we would have loved to be a bit quicker, but qui

score at least four points in the race to take the rivalry to mexico next weekend, providing valtteri bottasthe next race. hamilton is a strong favourite to win a fourth world title, his mercedes is looking reliable and fast, and if he com pletes reliable and fast, and if he completes the feet, it will make the most successful british formula one driver of all time. he has already broken many records but currently sits level with surgery he is due and three world titles. —— with sir jackie stewart. qualifying is at 10pm tomorrow on radio 5 live sports extra. england is women's cricketers are enjoying a successful 2017 after they won the world cup at lord's in they won the world cup at lord's in the summer, but the next task is to regain the ashes in a series which ta kes regain the ashes in a series which takes ina regain the ashes in a series which takes in a test match, 50 over and t20 games starting on sunday. henry moran sent this report from australia. two days out from the start of the women's ashes and england tried to make the most of a break in the rain. they have only managed 18 ov

lewis hamilton was almost half a second behind valtteri bottas in first factors.l be world champion for the fourth time no matter what happens to his closest rivals sebastian vettel. he has struggled so far in mexico. we will bring you up—to—date with the results of second practice over the course of the evening. 0nto by, over the course of the evening. 0nto rugby, premiership champions exeter are in manchester to take on sale. the game is half an hour in and you can see the latest score on screen. three other games in the pro 16. anthonyjoshua has anthony joshua has weighed anthonyjoshua has weighed in as the heaviest he has ever been for a professionalfight at 18 heaviest he has ever been for a professional fight at 18 stone £2. he is defending his title is against the standing ta kam he is defending his title is against the standing takam who weighed in to stone lighter. harry kane scored twice last sunday but had to be substituted late in the game. morrissey pochettino has called it a minorstrain morrissey pochettino has called it a minor strain that is enough

practise of the mexican grand prix has just finished with lewis hamilton's mercedes team mate valtteri bottashe briton doesn't have to come out on top this weekend to become world champion for the fourth time. a fifth place finish would see him end the season on top no matter what his closest rival sebastian vettal does. the german has struggled so far in mexico city, managing only fifth. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i will have more for you in sportsday in the next hour, that is at 6:30pm. let's remind you of the latest situation in spain. this is what is happening in barcelona tonight. you get a sense from that one camera angle of the number of people on the streets, i've been looking for a number police in terms of how many are on the streets but sizeable crowds, all following on from the catalan parliament, declaring independence. number 10, along with a number of other european countries, say they will not recognise that decision, that vote, number 10 effectively echoing what we are hearing from paris, berlin and what is i

he was three tenths is of a second quicker than valtteri bottas, who was penalised for a gearbox changeever second place because of that.” never ever really got a great balance in the past, so i never did great qualifying, so to finally get the balance behind me with the great work of my engineers and the great timing from all of the mechanics, finally did it. the car is crazy, i wish you could feel it, man. the lawyer for cricketer alex hales has told the bbc that he would be surprised if alex hales faced charges over the incident outside the nightclub in bristol last month. he was interviewed under caution by police yesterday but is not under investigation. he had been out with ben stokes, who was rested last month —— arrested under suspicion of causing actual bodily harm. in by, causing actual bodily harm. in rugby, exeter have beaten newcastle to move above them and into the top spot of the aviva premiership. the closest game of the day, though, was at the madejski stadium, where leicester had looked comfortable for much of the game. jonny may got a try to put them 15 points clear w

his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas was second quickest, but the finn has been penalised for a gearboxr women which starts later this month. important to have a good technique. i have a friend, the best actual footballer i play with. you cannot get the ball off him!m im proves cannot get the ball off him!m improves your skill base, doesn't it? when will we talk about that question ijust after nine o'clock? yes. good. and there is a meteor shower tonight as well stop you need to get tom daley on to talk about that. cam newton book tom daley to talk about the meteorite shower tonight? why not? ! master of all trades. quite cloudy during the day but i think you are in luck. we should see some clearer spells later on and particularly for the southern and eastern parts of the country, that is where you have your best bet of capturing a glimpse of the meter is. this is how this morning looks. a lot of cloud. showers in much of scotland and further south across the uk there is a weather front which is bringing rain initially to southern england and south wales. that should clear away graduall

his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas was second quickest, but the finn has been penalised for a gearboxnkler was pretty pleased with her performance, at the world championships in montreal. she had ankle surgery, only seven weeks ago, so just to be competing was an achievement. she was disappointed with a mishap on the bars in the all—around competition, but she had a great floor routine — that's the discipline that gave her 0lympic bronze in rio. imac buzzing. a bit gutted about my bars, didn't quite go to plan. but i've been training first seven weeks, feel incredible, to be fair. if everything goes well, i'm hoping to get up there and compete for medals in the next few years. watch this space. it's the version of football that helped brazil and spain win world cups with such flair, and now the home nations are hoping futsal can do the same here. the 5 a side game, puts the emphasis on technique and ball control in a tight space, and this week the new national men's super league started, with the women's due to kick off later this month. one of the strongest teams is in birmingham and

championship with five races remaining that all was third in qualifying but will move to second after valtteri bottas was penalised in tennis there is to be a new name at the top of the women's world rankings simona halep were placed. as world number one after beating go in straight sets to reach her fifth final of the season to china the twenty six year old how up is the first romanian player to achieve the milestone she'll face caroline garcia in sunday's final. rafa nadal is true to the man's final the world number one was made to work hard against third seed grigor dimitrov but he came through in three sets and will now face australia's in a curious and sunday's showpiece. the major league baseball playoffs are in full swing with all eight remaining teams in action on friday in their bid to reach the world series the cleveland indians are favorites for many but they've had to fight hard against new york yankees alise home and reports. the cleveland indians had won twenty two games strike during the regular season they've been the team to beat heading into the playoffs and the new york yankees loo

60 members of the pits team, lewis hamilton and his team—mate, valtteri bottas, the excitement and successike this must be why you get involved in the sport, what an exciting time for yourself and the team. when i first started in motorsport in 1986, you can only dream of things like this, to win four world championships, the constructors, then for lewis to win the drivers title for a fourth time, to be part of that is very special, career defining moments. and the scale of this, the size of the operation, give us a sense of how much hard work is going operation, give us a sense of how mu scenes, fork is going operation, give us a sense of how mu scenes, because ling operation, give us a sense of how mu scenes, because all we see is the scenes, because all we see is lewis hamilton at the finishing line and the success he has enjoyed, but how much work goes on here day to day? an awful lot, lots of early starts, late nights, lots of pressure, we are competing against the best formula one teams in the world, so we are constantly pushed, but it is great, it is a great challenge, it is why you