quarter, bottas held onto his lead.ate, and has been technical charles leclerc fought back from ninth on the grade to the cusp with the lead. but seeing out of the pits so his tyres and prospects slip away. as this race reached a climax, it was a familiar finish. this time for bottas, the first turn would prove the difference. on a track hamilton says he doesn‘t enjoy, he had to settle for second. but this year in this sport, one team and two drivers do all the celebrating. joe lynsky, bbc news. tough race even though it may be that much wasn‘t happening at the front. lewis was putting pressure on. i couldn‘t do any mistakes but everything was under control. i‘m happy to see the chequered flag and get first place. congratulations to him. he drove a fantastic race. he drove a great race and he deserved it. it's a great result for the team and honestly, this is the best start of the season we have ever had. going forward barcelona and the rounds come thick and fat and it is clear ferreri need to react very quickly if they

this time for valtteri bottas, the first turn would prove the difference., he had to settle for second but this year in this sport, one team and two drivers do all the celebrating. it was a tough race all the celebrating. it was a tough ra ce eve n all the celebrating. it was a tough race even though maybe not much happening. lewis was putting pressure all the time so i couldn't do any mistakes but honestly, everything was under control so i am happy to see the chequered flag and get this first place. world number three petra kvitova beat anett kontaveit in straight sets 6—3, 7—6 to win the stuttgart grand prix on sunday. it was the czech‘s second title in 2019 following victory at the sydney international injanuary and comes just a month before the start of the french open. i'm very pleased with my performance today. it was always something different compared to other matches. it was a great one today. played many times with anna before. she gave me a hard time today and i was happy that i was able to make it and especially in the second, she had to set po

the mercedes driver beat team—mate valteri bottas into second and now has a six point lead at the topf winning formula 1's 1000 with the honour of winning formula 1's1000 race, lewis hamilton was determined to add that statistic to his collection. he was starting from second but the return has one here more times than anyone else. he swept past terry bottas at the first corner and went on to become only the second driver to lead 4000 laps. the first lap driver —— drama continued. schulz leclerc wanted to add to the spectacle but after overtaking sebastian vettel, the ferrari team intervened. let sebastian buy. mercedes were far more slick, even managed to —— managing to double up on their pitstops. there was nothing fortu nate pitstops. there was nothing fortunate about hamilton's six win in china. awesome job, guys. i am so proud of everyone. valtteri did a really good job today. to have a 1—to today —— two today was really special. the start line was immediately after my box so i lost it there. the objective was obviously to try and chase them down but they were too quick for us tod

hamilton started from second, but soon sped past his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas and went on toe victory. bottas finished second, while sebastian vettel was third, but only after ferrari ordered his team—mate, charles leclerc, to let him pass. golf and as the augusta masters enters its final round, the italian francesco molinari is leading the charge at 13—under par. but fans‘ favourite tiger woods is lurking not far behind. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. cheering so, could this be the day that completes one of sport's most extraordinary comebacks? more than a decade after his last major title, it was just like old times for tiger woods, after a third round which saw him conjure that familiar masters magic. as the decibel level rose, so did he, to within touching distance of the lead. after his battles with form and fitness, it could be a remarkable story. but this man will have other ideas. francesco molinari is the one they're all chasing. the italian edged out woods at the open, last year. another near—flawless round suggests he could do so again. but others wil

bottas came out on top, and that gives him a point lead over hamilton in the standings.nk you very much. the chairman of the conservative party says he still hopes that the uk won't have to take part in the european parliament elections next month. brandon lewis said he wanted to see the prime minister's brexit withdrawal agreement approved by parliament in the next few weeks, so that the uk can avoid electing meps on 23 may. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker has more. will the uk soon be sending meps to take their seats here at the european parliament? many now suspect that it's inevitable, with the polling date just weeks away. but the conservatives are saying they're still aiming to avoid it. as a government, ourfirst priority is to not have to fight the european elections. i think we should be looking to do everything we can to respect that 2016 referendum. what of a cross—party deal? walking time and again into talks with the government, labour insist they're no bar to progress. the discussions so far have been productive. we have gone into a lot of detail.

valtteri bottas takes pole in azerbaijan as charles leclerc‘s challenge hits the wall.out why it was a day to remember forjockey bryony frost — as she enjoyed the perfect return from injury. hello and welcome to the programme. it certainly feels like the end of the season, but forget the premier league title race because today it's all about the battle at the bottom — with teams scrambling to stay in the top flight next season. some crucial results this afternoon that could prove the difference — including a very important draw for brighton this evening. they've managed to claim a crucial point after coming from behind against newcastle. ayoze perez opened the scoring with this header causing some worried faces among the home fans. but brighton equalised 15 minutes from time. pascal gross with a huge goal, ending the seagulls seven—game goal drought. a win would have all but guaranteed survivalfor brighton after cardiff's 1—0 defeat to already relegated fulham, a game they needed to win today — neil warnocik‘s face says it all. ryan babel with the only goal in that gane

that's four consecutive one—twos for hamilton and bottas now.ght back to lead judd trump 9—7 in the second round of the world snooker championship in sheffield. ding had been 5—3 down against trump overnight, but he made breaks of 81, 55 and 60 to establish a two—frame lead going into monday evening's final session. that's all the sport for now. let's end with the success at the box office of the latest — and final — movie in the avengers franchise. avengers: endgame has become the fastest film ever to break the $1 billion barrier. it was only released on thursday night but since then, tickets sales to fans, like these, around the world have already topped $1.2 billion. the previous global debut record of $640 million was set last year by, you guessed it, the previous avengers film, infinity war. a reminder of our top story... with more than half of votes counted in spain's general election, the governing socialists are on course to be the biggest party, but still without an overall majority. the vote counts, mainly from smaller towns, indicate

that is four consecutive one—twos for hamilton and bottas now.return to action sooner rather than later. the 31—year—old hasn't played since the australian open and has since undergone a second hip operation. but speaking at the london marathon, where he was an official starter, murray was optimistic about his future. it's really good, actually. no pain anymore, and just a bit weak from where i got cut, kind of on the side of my leg, from the operation. i'm doing well, and i'm happy, pain free and enjoying my life.” doing well, and i'm happy, pain free and enjoying my life. i think your mum let out last week that you have been hitting a ball against the wall. yes, i have been hitting a few balls from a stationary position. i am still quite a long ways from sort of testing it properly, running around the court, but i willjust have to see what happens. i don't feel any pressure that i need to come back and play again but if my body feels good and i am pain—free then i will give it a go. that's all the sport for now. at westminster tomorrow, senior

he finished ahead of his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas, as nick parrott reports. hamilton in the pit lane or on the track in shanghai. no wonder, the briton has won here more times than anyone else, and was determined to have the honour of winning formula 0ne's1,000th race. he swept past team—mate valtteri bottas and went on to become only the second driver to lead 4,000 laps. the first lap drama continued with both mclarens colliding. but after overtaking sebastian vettel, their ferrari team intervened. let sebastian by. i'm pulling away. mercedes were far slicker, even managing to double up from their pit stops, timing things to perfection. they got lucky last time, but there was nothing fortunate about lewis hamilton's sixth win in china. i think we did a greatjob today, and to have a 1—2 together is special, on the 1,000th grand prix. but the start was where i was able to make the different. that leaves hamilton six points clear in the drivers championship, and mercedes with a best start to a season by a team since 1992. nick parrott, bbc news. wasps have got

this time for valtteri bottas, the first turn would be the difference.ting. tough race even though maybe not that much happening at the front but obviously lewis was putting pressure on me all the time. i cannot have too many mistakes but honestly, i'm happy to see the chequered flag and get this first place. can congratulations to val terry. you made no mistakes. it was great. it was a great result for the team. honestly, this is the best start of the season we've ever had. all that means is that valtteri bottas has overtaken hamilton over the standing sosa his furry team—mate could challenge for the podium and the and for some leclair does take the bonus point. next up is the spanish grand prix in barcelona in a fortnight time. dominic thiem has beaten daniil medvedev in straight sets to win the barcelona open title. thiem overpowered the russian 6—4, 6—0, just a day after knocking out 11—time champion and top seed rafael nadal in the semi—finals. the third—seeded austrian claimed his second title in four events after beating roger federer at indian we

it was a mercedes one—two, as bottas, who has now got two race wins, finished 1.5 seconds ahead of hisilton and bottas now, while ferrari's sebastian vettel finished third. world number three petra kvitova beat anett kontaveit in straight sets, 6—3, 7—6, to win the stuttgart grand prix on sunday. it was the czech‘s second title in 2019, following victory at the sydney international injanuary, and comesjust a month before the start of the french open. while dominic thiem defeated daniil medvedev 6—4, 6—0 to win the barcelona open. the austrian third seed cruised to victory for his second title of the year, adding to his triumph in indian wells last month, and celebrated in a unique way. the toronto raptors will again look to kawhi leonard as they take on the philadelphia 76ers in game two of their nba eastern conference semi—finals series later. leonard scored a career playoff—high 45 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the game one 108—95 victory, receiving a standing ovation when taken off, with just minutes remaining. in the nhl, dallas stars will look to take a lead in their western c

bottas came out on top and that gives him a one—point lead over hamilton in the standings.after only six months in thejob, saying the government is paying too much attention to a small but noisy environmental lobby — and consequently there is a "de facto" ban on fracking. natascha engel was tasked with uniting communities over the controversial process, but says stringent rules are stopping the industry from being successful, as john mcmanus reports. is this a vision of the uk's future energy market? hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in this case at a site in lancashire. well, maybe not, because despite government support for shale gas exploration, the woman in charge of inspiring confidence in the project has just quit. certainly, since i first started six months ago, there was always an understanding that fracking was going to really struggle to develop if these really ridiculously low limits on earth tremors were going to be kept in place. the understanding was always that they would be reviewed and be raised when it was safe to do so, and that's not happening. it means

hamilton is six points clear of bottas in the drivers‘ standings. into fourth. max verstappen remains third. it‘s a huge day in the premier league title race with both liverpool and manchester city in action this afternoon. city travel to crystal palace whilejurgen klopp‘s side host chelsea later in what is being billed as his toughest game in charge. it is not over yet, and we are very positive about it, the boys are positive, the training sessions are positive. it is all clear. but still it is so difficult, it is still so difficult. if you want to go through without difficulties, you have no chance. the nice thing about this game is it is not possible to play without mistakes. it is absolutely not possible to play football without mistakes so you don‘t have to worry about them, you only have to deal with them. and if something happens, we will make mistakes on sunday, 100%. we have to deal with it and sort it and help each other. and then we can win a football game. it‘s semi—final day of the women‘s fa cup. holders chelsea take on manchester city

at the lights out. —— valtteri bottas.temnpt to win the london marathon for the first time as eliud kipchoge took the men's title again. the kenyan pulled away with farah unable to stay with him as he finished in fifth. kipchoge setting a new course record and the second fastest time ever. he is the world record holder over this distance. mo farah‘s preparations somewhat overshadowed this week by a row with former long distance great haile gebrselassie. the women's race has been won by kenya's richard —— brigid kosgei. barry hawkins is in control of his second round match against kyren wilson at the world snooker championship — leading six frames to two after the first session. and the youngest player left in the tournament, zhou yuelong, has also made a good start in his match against ali carter. the 21 year old leads 5—i. the winner will play gary wilson in the quarter finals — he knocked out mark selby yesterday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the health se

va ltteri bottas valtteri bottas edged out sebastian vettel and practice at the chinese grand prix.n front. lewis hamilton also spun early and could only finish fourth, max verstappen‘s red bull was third fastest. mallory downey has just mist out on gold, but she has taken silver. she was pipped in the final discipline by france's gymnast who snatched gold. the russian gymnast was third. downey wasn't too disheartened by her second—place. downey wasn't too disheartened by her second-place. i am ecstatic. coming in yesterday i didn't think i would get that, so i know it is so close to first but it means just the same so close to first but it means just the same so! close to first but it means just the same so i am so happy. coming and reigning champion is not easy but coming in second, i am over the moon. that is all your support for now. don't forget you can keep up—to—date with all the latest news from the masters in augusta on the bbc news sport website. i know all eyes are on the weekend weather, but you may recognise this in reference to next week. get to that in a moment, but l

he finished ahead of his team—mate valtteri bottas to make it three one—twoss in a row for mercedes. the pit lane or on the track in shanghai. no wonder the briton has won here more times than anyone else and with the honour of winning formula 1's1000th race at stake, hamilton was determined to add that statistic to his collection. he swept past mercedes team mate valtteri bottas by the first corner and went on to become only the second driver to lead 4000 laps. the first lap drama continued with daniil kvyat being penalised for colliding with both mclarens. and charles leclerc would have liked to add to the spectacle, but after overtaking sebastian vettel, their ferrari team intervened. let sebastian by. i'm pulling away. mercedes were far slicker it, even managing to double up on the pit stops, timing things to perfection. they got lucky last time out in bahrain but there was nothing fortunate about hamilton's sixth win in china. that leaves hamilton six points clear in the drivers' championship and mercedes with the best start to the season by a team since 1992. nick parrott, bbc

with valteri bottas qualifying on pole. it's his team's sixth pole position in the last seven races in china, and lewis hamilton's on the front row in the other mercedes. nick parrott reports. domination is a theme that runs through formula 1's history. alfa romeo controlled the first grand prix 69 years ago and mercedes are doing the same as it reaches 1000 races in china but it's not the dominant driver at the front of the pack. valtteri bottas usually plays second fiddle to mercedes team—mate and five—time world champion lewis hamilton. in shanghai, though, it was the finn conducting proceedings, quickest in practice and qualifying to claim his first pole of the season, edging out his british rival by 2/100 of a second. after locking out the front row in bahrain a fortnight ago, ferrari slipped back. sebastian vettel was more than a quarter of a second off the pace but his number one status over team—mate charles leclerc has been confirmed by his boss. he shouldn't despair, though — one thing that can upset the form book

valtteri bottas usually plays second fiddle to lewis hamilton.ceedings, quickest in practice and qualifying to claim his first pole of the season, edging out his british rival by two 100s of a second. ferrari slipped back, sebastian vettel more than a quarter ofa sebastian vettel more than a quarter of a second off the pace but his number one status over charles leclerc has been confirmed by his boss. he shouldn't despair is one thing that can upset the form but is a safety car and in final practice this showed how easy it is to lose control at this track. saturday is traditionally called moving day at the masters but big names in the field could have made their move. tiger woods is part of a leaderboard stacked full of superstars at augusta. that is despite almost being injured by a security guard at his second round, a sliding tackle. francesco molinari is one of five major winners who have that advantage while ian poulter is two shots behind that group. you can watch live coverage of the third round of the masters on bbc two from 7:30pm. antho

mercedes continued their dominance at the chinese grand prix, with valteri bottas qualifying on pole.ck parrott reports. domination is a theme that runs through formula 1's history. alfa romeo controlled the first grand prix 69 years ago and mercedes are doing the same as it reaches 1000 races in china but it's not the dominant driver at the front of the pack. valtteri bottas usually plays second fiddle to mercedes team—mate and five—time world champion lewis hamilton. in shanghai, though, it was the finn conducting proceedings, quickest in practice and qualifying to claim his first pole of the season, edging out his british rival by 2/100 of a second. after locking out the front row in bahrain a fortnight ago, ferrari slipped back. sebastian vettel was more than a quarter of a second off the pace but his number one status over team—mate charles leclerc has been confirmed by his boss. he shouldn't despair, though — one thing that can upset the form book here is a safety car and in final practice rookie

valtteri bottas fended off team—mate hamilton in a tight battle for pole position at the chinese grandaced ferrari on a good day for them in shanghai. domination is a theme that runs through formula 1's history. alfa romeo controlled the first grand prix 69 years ago and now mercedes are doing the same as it reaches 1000 races in china. but it is not the dominant driver at the top of the dominant driver at the top of the pack. valtteri bottas usually play second fiddle to mercedes team—mate and five—time world champion lewis hamilton. in shanghai, it was the thin challenging the proceedings. quicker in practice and qualifying to claim his first pole position of the season, edging out his british rival by just two hundredths season, edging out his british rival byjust two hundredths of season, edging out his british rival by just two hundredths of a season, edging out his british rival byjust two hundredths of a second. good weekend so far. starting from pole position, yeah. already co mforta ble pole position, yeah. already comfortable today and this morning in practice, in qualifying.

they've locked out the front row tomorrow, with valteri bottas on pole.m—mate lewis hamilton will start behind him, as nick parrott reports. domination is a theme that runs through formula 1's history. alfa romeo controlled the first grand prix 69 years ago, and mercedes are doing the same as it reaches 1000 races in china. but it's not the dominant driver at the front of the pack. valtteri bottas usually plays second fiddle to mercedes team—mate and five—time world champion lewis hamilton. in shanghai, though, it was the finn conducting proceedings, quickest in practise and qualifying to claim his first pole of the season, edging out his british rival by two hundredths of a second. a good weekend so far starting from the poll, but felt really comfortable this morning. honestly struggled a bit to get the perfect lap in but it was good enough. big congratulations to valtteri, he has been stellar. i have been struggling, fighting the car all weekend, i have been chipping away at it. it was eight tenths at one stage, the gap between us. to be as close as we

he swept past bottas and became the second driver to lead 4000 wraps.ld have liked to increase the spectacle but after overtaking sebastian vettel their ferrari team intervened. mercedes were fast slipping, even doubling up there pit stops, timing things to perfection. they got lucky in bahrain but there was nothing fortunate about hamilton's set when in china. did a greatjob hamilton's set when in china. did a great job today and hamilton's set when in china. did a greatjob today and to have a 1—2 is special on the 1000 grand prix but the start made the difference. that leaves them six points clear in the drivers championship and mercedes with the best start to a season by a tea m with the best start to a season by a team since 1992. it's the final day of the european gymnastics championships in poland. great britain's alice kinsella has won gold on the beam. the 18—year—old beat the european all—around champion byjust one tenth of a mark. kinsella also won gold in this event at last year's commonwealth games. she'll now hope to continue that form into

valtteri bottas will start on pole position in the ioooth bottas will start on pole position in the 1000thsome of the premier league matches. bournemouth beating brighton, burnley beating cardiff, fulham and southampton also winning. we will be back with sports day at 6:30pm. british steel is in talks with the government about a loan of £100 million in order to meet eu emissions rules. newly—issued free—carbon permits could have been used to settle the compa ny‘s pollution bill for 2018. but the steel maker has been affected by a european union decision to suspend uk firms' access to free—carbon permits until a brexit withdrawal deal is ratified. earlier i spoke to our business correspondent rob young who had more on the story. what we know is british steel is involved with talks with the department for business for a loan of about £100 million in orderfor it to meet the eu emissions rules. every year, each large company has to pay for the amount of pollution that they emit. ordinarily, a company can pay the bill for the previous year with the next year's allocation of free carbon permits,

bottas managed to recover from an early spin to stay out in front.s third fastest. there was a cracking game in the super league last night as the huddersfield giants held on to beat castleford. alex mellor was the star for the home side, he ran in a hat—trick of tries as huddersfield won by 20— 18. they move four points ahead of bottom side leeds. there was a great return to comeptition for great britain's claudia fragapane at the european gymnastics championships. she's had a tough year after snapping her achilles just before the commonwealth games. but she looked somewhere near her best in poland as she posted the leading score on her way to the floor final. oh my gosh, i am so excited to be here and i was so nervous going up there, but i feel a bit emotional seeing everything that has happened, like, last year and then coming in and doing a big floor routine and nailing it, iam really, really happy. we really like this from bath's freddie burns on twitter. we're calling it a double kick. it might take you a few looks to see exactly what he's done

joining me now is saul bottas country director of care in that was a big fellow so thanks for your time now first tell us how bad is the flooding situation especially compared to after diet. yeah we're looking at a very similar situation. but it's a bit too it's exactly. flooding. what i can tell you is the scenes are still on the ground and operations air operations today was suspended due to the intense rainfall those continued in the area today so. i'm sure officials you saw yesterday roads being washed away this is considered to. definitely not what is the main danger facing the people of. well the out of town everybody is not so badly affected it's look at it there is this room by the islands off the coast of the path of the wind storms in the stands so it's really destroyed most of the islands and further it really looking at similar situations that are levels of flooding houses being washed away and not see in the field where they were able to get out and visited immunities they were just bits of the left left with nothing think what they can reprieve from the flooding it's just

valteri bottas edges out lewis hamilton to win the azerbaijan grand prix for a record fourth consecutivevitova warms up for the french open by claiming the stuttgart grand prix. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that manchester city are just two wins away from retaining their premier league title after sergio aguero's goal gave his side a scrappy 1—0 win at burnley. aguero's 64th—minute goal was given via goal—line technology and this match was seen as a potential banana skin but since going out of the champions league, city have beaten tottenham at home, as well as manchester united and burnley away leaving pep guardiola's side within touching distance of beating liverpool to the title. for the first bit we didn't create too much. a little bit but not too much. of course, it is what

in formula one verse eighty's driver valtteri bottas capitalize on his full position start to clinch first place at the grand prix in baquba his teammate lewis hamilton came second continuing the team's early season dominance ferrari racer sebastian vettel finished third to round out podium the wind pushes but has just ahead of hamilton to first standings the jews have finished in the top two for every race so far. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you early results in spain's general election show the socialists of prime minister pedro sanchez will win the vote but without a part of the tree majority the far right vox party is also on of course to enter parliament for the first time. and heavy rains are causing massive flooding in mozambique just three days after the country was hit by cycling kennett some seven hundred thousand people in the country could be at risk of juta flooding additional downpours are forecast for the coming days. you're watching t.v. news next is our reporter the story of a designer that uses road kill to create fashion mistakes or news the

resave formula one driver valtteri bottas has taken pole position in sunday's azerbaijan grand prix after setting the fastest lap in qualifying in the capital back to fellow mercedes driver lewis hamilton will line up alongside bought us at the front of the grid appleton is reigning world champion and has won the last two races his prime title rivals the best in fettle will start in third place for ferrari. you're watching news up next a former ira fighter working to heal the scars from decades of violence in north there are and will be back with more news at the top of the hour stage you. have. a sex phone operator who worked her masters thesis on the potato. to breed. not to turn on well it's more residuals from their. literature list to live by the street. people here life they love their country but not the current conditions.

home may sadie's one to finishing more than six and a half seconds ahead of his teammate valtteri bottas ferrari sebastien fettle was third hamilton's win means he overtakes potus at the top of the driver's standings . and engulfed tiger woods remains on course to win his first major golfing title in more than a decade as he heads into the final round of the u.s. masters woods fired six birdies in round three at augusta he's just two shots behind leader francesco molinari tee off times for the final day have been brought forward due to the threat of thunderstorms players will be grouped in threes instead of the usual two. now it's super plane with six engines two fuselages and the longest wing span ever created has completed its maiden flight the so-called stress of the one took off from the mojave desert in california and flew for two whole hours the aircraft is designed to look at a satellite laden rockets into space from high up in the air all of them in the ground making space missions cheaper is the brainchild of paul allen the late co-founder of microsoft but the stratolaunch faces

their drivers again finished first and second at the azerbaijan grand prix this time out valtteri bottas got the better of his teammate lewis hamilton in a race that turned into a stroll for mercedes. the most eighties geo started the race on the front row of the grid reigning world champion lewis hamilton was desperate to take the lead off a valid to rebox us but the finn held off his teammates early attacks. it quickly became clear that sebastian fattal had little hope of overhauling the front to his ferrari team mate charlotte clegg battled his way up the field after his crash in qualifying he even led briefly thanks to the leading trios pit stop but the plan only worked for so long as nick clegg's tires degraded he was easily reeled in by the race favorites eventually dropping back to fifth place that left the white cliff a potus to complete a comfortable victory already his second in four races of the new season. i could not do any mistakes but honestly everything was under control so i'm happy to to see the track if i can get this right this first question the victory puts boxer so

in formula one mercedes driver valtteri bottas capitalize on his pole position start to clinch first place at the azerbaijan grand prix and back his team mate lewis hamilton came second continuing the team's early season dominants ferrari racer sebastian vettel finished third to round out the podium when push. just bought test just ahead of hamilton to first in the standings the jewel have finished in the top two for every race so far. the superhero film avengers endgame has shattered the record for the biggest opening weekend with one point two billion dollars in global ticket sales the movie surpassed analysts expectations setting records in the u.s. china brazil and france as well as in three dozen other markets the three hour actions spectacle features popular comic book characters such as iron man the hulk and thor in a battle against the super villain phantoms. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you the socialists of prime minister pedro sanchez in spain have won the most votes in the election there but they will need to form a coalition with smaller parties to

and we turn to sports now in formula one for sadie's driver valtteri bottas capitalize on his pole position start to clinch first place at the azerbaijan grand prix in baquba his teammate lewis hamilton came seconds continuing it seems early season dominance ferrari racer sebastian vettel finished third to round out the podium the wind pushes bought us just ahead of hamilton to first in the standings the duo have finished in the top two for every race so far. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you the socialists of prime minister pager ascensions haven't won the most votes in spain's election but they will need to form a coalition to remain in power the far right vox party will also enter the spanish parliament for the first time. stay with us after the break we'll have the best of sunday's been his legal action featuring league leaders fire in munich they were hoping to capitalize on dortmund's loss on saturday but they had to overcome a nuremberg side desperate to avoid relegation former bonus league a star michelle didn't say will be on hand to give his views on that and

where sadie's formula one driver valtteri bottas has taken pole position at sunday's azerbaijan grand prix after setting the fastest lap in qualifying in the capital back to fellow mercedes driver lewis hamilton while lined up alongside office in the front of the grid reigning world champion lewis hamilton has won the last basis. you're watching news up next the challenges confronting egypt's christian minority how they're shaping egyptian society despite widespread persecution we'll be back with more news at the top of the. school. to listen to. his grandparents arrives. julie ringing on her journey to freedom. you know we're the interactive documentary to ruby and already returns home on the w. don't come to tanks.

valtteri bottas takes pole in azerbaijan as charles leclerc‘s challenge hits the wall.er collarbone. hello and welcome to sportsday. cardiff's hopes of staying up have taken a huge blow — after they lost 1—0 at already—relegated fulham. ryan babel‘s spectacular goal from 25 yards in the 79th minute proved to be the difference. cardiff missed a number of good chances in the last ten minutes — junior hoilett coming closest when he hit the crossbar. neil warnock‘s side are three points off safety, with two games to go. we aren't out of it yet. i think that we had ten shots in the last ten minutes. i thought we could have been a bit more intense in the first half, but probably a bit nervous. i don't know. i can't follow any of their efforts, is just don't know. i can't follow any of their efforts, isjust one don't know. i can't follow any of their efforts, is just one of those things that the one guy on the pitch who scores a goal like that, he's the one probably worth the most money. we've had a 5—6 great chances, really, and we can't finish one of them, so we probably wou

on the fourth grown present form in a one season again dominated by the miss a the same valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton occupying the top see places in back with ferrari left playing catch up poor east reports. the build up in back it was all about charlotte clare for both good reasons and the young ferrari driver was fastest in all three practices before losing the chance of pole with a crushing qualifying that he called stupid. so he started in eight the mercedes a vulture it bought us and lewis hamilton setting off from the top two positions on the grid the clerk did his best to make up for that moving up the field to take the lead as his rivals pitted it couldn't last though has bought us got his orders to start a couple of on the kirk everybodys bunch up behind instructions over the radio coming to pass on the track the finn overtook the monegasques and rarely looked back holding off a late challenge from teammates hamilton to secure his second win of the season and top spot in the standings as le claire finished fifth two wins each for the finn and the brit and two second place

because a mercedes driver is celebrating his own milestone the britain who trails his teammate valtteri bottas in the standings has been more successful than anyone in history of the chinese grand prix he's going for his sixth title in china. what is it. is going to be a given to me. it's the years you're. going to be. and that's all you sport for now more later that's all for me richelle carey for the news hour back keep it here much more news coming up on the other side of the break including the latest developments with the delay and are. when we live in a time of war and tragedies crimes against humanity. and activist repression. enforced disappearance arbitrary arrests. extrajudicial executions brutal torture the list goes on. who investigates who judges the criminals. who compensates the victims the international conference on national regional and international mechanisms to combat impunity and ensure accountability under international law. organized by the national human rights committee. united nations human rights office of the high commissioner. european parliament. and global allia

person would not look back from day and went on to win the race it was a miss eighties one too terry botta ass came in second like len had to settle for the. you know i'm sure is a devastating result for him of sick as he had done the job to win the race so we were definitely lucky today but you have to take it as it comes and ultimately i still gave it everything in the race and i pushed as hard as i could we have been lucky in a very unlucky situation because. hopefully we had the safety car the end otherwise would have finished even more real than also i don't think with the fuel will have been ok so yeah very hard one to take but thanks to the team for the amazing car we can and i'm pretty sure we'll come back stronger i am going to win makes it a win a piece from the opening two races of the season for them a sadie's drive is next up the chinese grand prix who want to be the one thousand breaks in formula one. the distended al-jazeera crossing of won the auction on football league title for the first time in five years a one one draw at sega for the one of those things the key for the

mercedes drivers lewis hamilton and valtteri bottas are first and second in the championship, after three. it's the london marathon tomorrow and, in the men's wheelchair race, he's looking for a record ninth course victory, but keep an eye on team matejohnboy smith. he's an upcoming wheelchair racer, whose life was changed in a split second as a teenager. kate grey has been to meet him at his training base in richmond. johnboy smith is one of britain's rising stars on the wheelchair racing circuit, but he never set out to be. his life changed at the age of 16, in a tragic case of mistaken identity. i stumbled upon the wrong farm, at the wrong time, mistaken for a poacher, i was accused of poaching and everything like that. the farmer fired a warning shot at me, instead of asking questions — "were you poaching? were you here before?", whatever. fired a warning shot, me and my friends ran back to our car. the gun the farmer shot with was a rifle. it shot through the back of the car, through the seat and into my spine. that's the less gory, short story. and that was it? that was it, instantl

valtteri bottas has won formula 0ne's for the grand prix of the season in azerbaijan, finishing clearor the team, and he now leads the championship from hamilton by a single point. more from bbc sport in the next hour. spain is holding its third general election in four years. the election was called by the socialist prime minister, pedro sanchez, in february after catalan separatists joined right—wing parties in rejecting his government's budget. for the first time since the end of the franco era in 1975, a far—right party, vox, is among the main contenders. tim wilcox has been in madrid for us and has sent us this update. it has for the last few years, you're right, beautiful spring, summer day here, but a deeply divided country. you were mentioning francisco franco, a lot of commentators saying this is the most divisive election since the death of the dictator back in 1975. what seems clear, according to the polls, is that no individual party will win an outright majority, that will mean coalitions will have to be formed. now, in the past, spain used to be governed, really, by two

engine failure so how to overtake the monegasque event hamilton and his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas took the top two spots in the season second race with a third. you know i'm sure it was a devastating result for him obviously has he had done the job to win the race so we were definitely lucky today but you have to take it as it comes and ultimately i still gave it everything in the race and i push as hard as i could we have been lucky in a very unlucky situation because. hopefully we had the safety car the end otherwise we would have finished even more real than also i don't think with the fuel would have been ok so yeah very hard one to take but thanks to the team for the amazing weekend and i'm pretty sure we come back stronger. a little earlier the son of a legend michael schumacher started top of the grid in the formula to race mick schumacher eventually slipping down to six as it took the checkered flag. in football liverpool left it later against tottenham to secure a two one win and return to the top of the english premier league on sunday roberto from a no hundred the reds

valtteri bottas then pipped teammate lewis hamilton to pole position.lame on that. the car felt quite the team has zero blame on that. the carfelt quite ok, it is a bit trickier. you are expected as a driver. first lap ok, second lap i thought all the potential was gone. only myself, my mistake, and nobody else to blame. so, yes, i will learn from it, come back stronger and hopefully tomorrow, especially tomorrow, i will try to recover from my stupid mistake today. rafa nadal‘s hopes of becoming the first player to win the same atp event 12 times are over, he's been knocked out of the semi finals of the barcelona open by dominic thiem in straight sets. nadal beat thiem in last year's french open final but he had few answers today, as he went down 6—4 6—4. dominic thiem will play daniil medvedev in the final after he beat kei nishikori in three sets. world number one naomi osaka says she had to force herself out of bed on saturday morning because of adominal pain which ultimately led her to withdraw from her semi—final match against anett kontaveit at th

ended in the barriers, as he crashes out of qualifying at the azerbaijan grand prix, as valtteri bottas in the second round of snooker‘s world championship in sheffield. more from bbc sport throughout the day. spaniards go the polls tomorrow in a fiercely—contested general election — the third in the past four years. the controversial far—right vox party is threatening to shake up spanish politics, but critics say its divisive message could set the country back decades. andy beatt reports. spain's third general election in just four years. with as many as 40% of voters still undecided ahead of sunday's vote, politicians of all colours have been campaigning hard. among them, the far—right populist party vox, enjoying a surge of support and hoping to upstage their rivals. but in madrid, activists from feminist group femen, written across their bodies, "this isn't patriotism, it's fascism." and the anti—franco slogan, "they shall not pass." anti—immigration, anti—separatist, and anti—women's rights, vox is one of five parties with a chance of entering government. if it does, it would becom

the mercedes driver is celebrating his own milestone the britain who trails his teammate valtteri bottas in the standings has been worse successful than anyone in the history of the chinese gone prix is going for his sixth title in china. and that fell us what for now it's now back to barbara in london far as thank you very much and that is it for me barbara starr for this news hour do stay with us though i'm going to back in just a moment with more of the day's news and the latest from brussels where of course that meeting is going on between interest and reason. we live in a time of war and tragedy is crimes against humanity. an activist repression. enforced disappearance arbitrary arrests. extrajudicial executions brutal torture the list goes on. who investigates who judges the criminals. who compensates the victims the international conference on national regional and international mechanisms to combat impunity and ensure accountability under international law. organized by the national human rights committee. united nations human rights office of the high commissioner. european parl

much more on the bbc sport website including details of formula one qualifying, valtteri bottas beatthat's all from me. goodnight. bye— bye. with the sudanese professional association, who have been steering these protests over the last four months,. we started their weekend with temperatures well below average for the time of year and that is where they will stay for part two of their weekend tomorrow at least. for many of us, we have seen a bit of sunshine, lovely view from moray earlier in the day. expecting more cloud to develop in the uk after a clear and frosty start a minibus. high pressurejust clear and frosty start a minibus. high pressure just about holding off but there is a weather front trying to push in from the west, so the further west you are, there will be a bit more cloud around and the chance of seeing some rain on sunday. away from here, an increase in cloud and the immediate north sea coast, you can see the extent of roster some day begins at well below freezing in the cold spots. plenty of morning sunshine but notice how the cloud is going to build. we will sta

sadie's of lots out the front of the grid for sunday's former one grand prix and i was about valtteri bottas in pole with teammates in reigning world champion lewis hamilton just behind him not such a good day though for henri's charlotte clare. stupid. stupid. had been fastest in all three practice sessions leading up to subsidize qualifying but after that crash the twenty one year old will start the race nights on the grid with his ferrari teammate sebastian vettel. jr said his deadly game in major league baseball for the toronto blue jays went just the way he dreamt it would the son of one of the game's old time greats had a lead of double helping the blue jays to a full same win over the oakland a's. last has been taking a closer look at the most talked about young player in baseball. like father like son or so toronto fans are hoping known as the pride of the dominican republic. sr was exciting canadian baseball fans between one nine hundred ninety three and two thousand and three playing for the now defunct montreal expos vlad jr as he's known is also a heavy hitter setting records in

after beating simba and morocco's without have also reached the last four sadie's driver valtteri bottas will race from pole position at the chinese grand prix it will be f one's one thousand three of thailand's alexander album had to miss qualifying after a crash and final practice total of his torah law so. york at its. source. world champion lewis hamilton was just behind his receive a steamy ten will start second ahead of ferrari's sebastian fettle and charles will cleric. both of the laps i was told there was something i could do better well i knew exactly where i was going to improve but i just didn't get it right on the most oft times so yeah it was getting off the boat so so i'm happy and just as a team we were super strong today yeah fantastic just for that for the team really happy for us to be one two i was going to i didn't know where we want to be i thought it would be a bit close and it was but it was great great performance at the end thank you very . made strides and leaps throughout the weekend and we become two in the car weekend for me it's been a real struggle and som

valtteri bottas then pipped teammate lewis hamilton to pole position.start third. in the london marathon, where as you've just been seeing the men's race has been won by eliud kipchoge, mo farah missing out in his attempt for the first time. eliud kipchoge pulled away in a group of four runners. farah unable to stay with them. kipchoge, the world record holder. farah finishing in fifth. his best time, but some four minutes short of kipchoge's best. always a tough ask for mo farah in his attempt to win the race for the first time. the women's elite race has been won by kenya's brigid kosgei, improving on her second placed finish last year. she put in a blistering run running the fastest time ever over the second half of the race, beating the likes of mary keitany a three time winner, and vivian cheryuiot, last year's winner who finished second. the men's wheelchair race was won by 20 year old dan romanchuk. nickmnamed the rocket man, the american adds the london title to the chicago, new york and boston crowns he's won over the past six months. eight tim