nick parrott has more this season in formula 1 has had to make some changes.ne was to come to tuscany for the first time. fans we re to tuscany for the first time. fans were back to help ferrari celebrate their 1000 grand prix. at the track they own. last week was a disaster for them byjuly for one who won his first race. the frenchman was soon back down to earth as he could only qualify 16th. ferrari showed some improvement. nothing much changes of brown. after trailing in practice, lewis hamilton found his form when needed —— nothing much changes up front. esteban spinning of. that

nick parrott has the details. will be desperate to avoid it being derailed. the first big wobble on the road to paris came today, with race director christian prudhomme testing positive for coronavirus. he was replaced and will isolate for at least a week. all the riders are clear for now, but four staff members tested positive. and if anyone else in their bubble does, their team will be excluded. today's fast and flat stage offered little respite from that stress. there were several crashes on the 105—mile route along the west coast of france. all the main contenders survived to the finish, where ireland's sam bennett battled his way through to claim his first stage victory at the tour de france. his first stage victory at the tour. slovenia's primoz roglic retained the overall lead, while adam yates from britain remains eight. there will be plenty more tests are to come, but no more coronavirus ones until the next rest day on monday. nick parrott, bbc news. and the us open tennis continues in new york tonight. y

nick parrott reports.test rides in the history of the tour de france. this was tadej pogacar‘s debut in the race. primoz roglic is the reigning champion of the tour of spain — it was youth against experience. a 57—second gap at the start of the stage turned around in dramatic fashion. pogacar is the slovenian time trial champion and went for it from the start of the 36 km route. when he finished, taking the top spot, roglic was still on the road, but he knew he couldn't catch his compatriots. pogacar won his third stage and more importantly, the whole race by almost a minute. two days short of his 22nd birthday, his celebrations are sure to go on for weeks. nick parrott, bbc news. there was something of a surprise result in the english premier league, as manchester united lost their opening game of the new season. they were beaten 3—1 by crystal palace at old trafford. zohar scored twice for palace with andros townsend also on the scoresheet. there a debut goal for donnie vanderbeek, but united lost their

nick parrott reports.s the reigning champion of the tour of spain — it was youth against experience. a 57—second gap at the start of the stage turned around in dramatic fashion. pogacar is the slovenian time trial champion and went for it from the start of the 36km route. when he finished, taking the top spot, roglic was still on the road, but he knew he couldn‘t catch his compatriots. pogacar won his third stage and more importantly, the whole race by almost a minute. two days short of his 22nd birthday, his celebrations are sure to go on for weeks. nick parrott, bbc news. what a race that was. reminder of our top story. president trump has vowed to put forward a woman to replace ruth bader ginsburg on the us supreme court. north carolina at a rally he said he would release his choice next week. we will vote in the senate whether republicans currently have a small majority. democrats insist that replacing justice ginsburg, who died on friday, should wait until after november‘s collection. senator susan co

nick parrott reports. france. this was tadej pogacar‘s debut in the race. primoz roglic is the reigning champion of the tour of spain — it was youth against experience. a 57—second gap at the start of the stage turned around in dramatic fashion. pogacar is the slovenian time trial champion and went for it from the start of the 36km route. when he finished, taking the top spot, roglic was still on the road, but he knew he couldn't catch his compatriot. pogacar won his third stage and, more importantly, the whole race by almost a minute. two days short of his 22nd birthday, his celebrations are sure to go on for weeks. nick parrott, bbc news. north korea's propaganda machine could never be accused of being ahead of the curve. but there are signs of change signalling a new, more modern approach. pyongyang is believed to be behind several youtube and twitter accounts, aimed at foreign audiences, promoting a benign vision of the country, including a recent video series in english about life in pyongyang. krassi

nick parrott has more this season in formula i has had to make some changes.help ferrari celebrate their 1000 grand prix at the track they own. last week was a disaster for them byjuly for one who won his first race. the frenchman was soon back down to earth as he could only qualify 16th. ferrari showed some improvement. after trailing in practice, lewis hamilton found his form when needed —— nothing much changes up front. misfortune cost them victory last weekend but luck was on his side this time. esteban spinning off. that handed hamilton an advantage he will be determined to make the most of on sunday. let's run you through some other sports news headlines now. leinster and ulster have kicked off in rugby union's pro 14 final in dublin.... 7—5 to leinster, the score with almost 20 minutes gone in the delayed season's decider. in rugby league — for the first time since march, a super league match has been played in front of a live crowd. 5000 supporters watched on in france as catalan dragons were beaten 28—12 by wigan warriors. the win moves wigan up to th

nick parrott has the story of the day. changes the attitude notjust the right of wearing about those around him. yates usually sets towards the back of the main group. watches and then reacts. he started stage sex like that while his mitchell ten scott team was setting up the pace for the pilot on. —— stage six. reigning champion moved to the fourth yates now had to follow. i had of them was this brutal climb. lukashenko the wasn't a threat and an overall lead allowed to break clear. dropping rivals one by one until he was unassailable. yates started the tour looking for a stage victories and had earmarked this as one he could win. finishing tenth keeps it on his shoulders for another day. how long it stays there is up to him. there's been a big upset in super league with leaders wigan beaten 3a—i8 by bottom of the table hull kingston rovers. rovers hadn't won a league match since their opening round of the season, but a hat—trick from greg minikin helped them to condemn wigan to their first defeat since super league's res

nick parrott has more this season in formula 1 has had to make some changes.fans were back to help ferrari celebrate their 1000 grand prix. at the track they own. last week was a disaster for them byjuly for one who won his first race. the frenchman was soon back down to earth as he could only qualify 16th. ferrari showed some improvement. nothing much changes of brown. after trailing in practice, lewis hamilton found his form when needed —— nothing much changes up front. esteban spinning of. that handed hamilton an advantage he will be determined to make the most of on sunday. let's run you through some other sports news headlines now. galileo chrome won the st ledger at doncaster today. trained byjoseph o'brien, son of the legendary aidan, galileo chrome won by a neck. the victory gives o'brien a rare double as he also won the race as a jockey back in 2013. denmark's soren kraugh andersen was the surprise winner on stage 14 of the tour de france from clermont—ferrand to lyon after a late solo attack. peter sagan was fourth, cutting into sam bennett's green j

nick parrott was watching. the sign reads congratulations tadej. it was too young. but the tradition of drinking the champagne in the final stage of paris has been banned this year because of coronavirus. amongst the famous landmarks, another one. sam bennett taking points in the intermediate sprint to become the first irishman for 31 years to win the green jersey. with all the major prizes secured, the final honour would be the stage victory and that became a double celebration for bennett, powering past his rivals to finish a memorable three weeks. pogacar crossed the line moments later. ready to take his place in the biggest podium of all, but if these are strange times end, he will get to enjoy his reign forjust nine months until the next tour de france. exeter chiefs are through to the semi—finals of rugby's champions cup for the first time. they beat northampton saints 38—15 at sandy park. the premiership leaders had a slender lead at the break but pulled away in the second half thanks to this early try from jack nowell. before jacques vermeu

nick parrott reports. until now, this was the closest tadej pogacar could get to roglic. both riders changed their bikes as the route got steeper. a wobble on the bike suggesting some tiredness after wearing the yellow jersey since the ninth stage. look at the clock on the left of the screen — as it changes from green to red, this is the moment he took the virtual lead of the race with a couple of miles to go. at eight years younger than roglic, his youthful energy was propelling him to the finish. no celebrations as he crossed the line because roglic was still on the road, but that moment came soon enough. he had won the tour by almost a minute. two days short of his 22nd birthday, his celebrations are sure to go on for weeks. dutch rider anna van der breggen has won the giro rosa, the most prestigious race in women's road cycling. the final stage in italy was won by young french rider evita muzic. van der breggen finished alongside her rivals to win the race for the third time in her career. that's all from sportsday. from all the team here — enjoy the rest of your even

nick parrott reports.ruined. when he crashed his ferrari, the second session of qualifying came to a halt with just over two minutes remaining. hamilton hadn't set a time and would end up 15th if he couldn't get another lappin. at first his mercedes team will come, confident, but as the clock ticked down, their stress levels shot up. he made it to the start line with just a second to spare, and set a lap good enough to reach the final session. hamilton quickly went from the almost ridiculous to the absolute sublime, breaking the track record as he claimed pole ahead of red bull's match by more than half a second, but it wasn't the perfect outcome. it is nice being on pole but here is probably the worst place to be on pole so unlikely i am most likely to get dragged past tomorrow and, you know, both of the cards i am racing against both on the medium tomorrow so it is definitely going tomorrow so it is definitely going to it hard to win the race. and his mercedes team—mate is not out of the way back in thir

nick parrott reports.get to roglic. the gap was shrinking. both riders change their bikes as the route got steeper. some tiredness after wearing the yellow jersey since the ninth stage was to look at the clock on the left of the screen as it changes from green to red, this is the moment he took the virtual lead of the race with a couple of miles to go. at eight yea rs couple of miles to go. at eight years younger than roglic, his youthful energy was propelling him to the finish. no celebrations as he crossed the line because roglic was still on the road, but that moment came $0011 still on the road, but that moment came soon enough. still on the road, but that moment came soon enough. he had won the tour by almost a minute. two days short of his 22nd birthday, his celebrations are sure to go on for weeks. the third day of the us open has just got underway with some of the biggest names in golf having already fallen by the wayside at the notorious winged foot course. the man they're all chasing at the top o

nick parrott reports the champagne had to remain on ice, not because he is too young but the traditionanned this year because of coronavirus. on his special bike he was able to take on the accomplishment of becoming the second youngest winner with a clear head. amongst the famous landmarks another one. sam bennett becoming the first irishman for 31 years to win the green jersey. and the first irishman for 31 years to win the greenjersey. and it the first irishman for 31 years to win the green jersey. and it became a double celebration for him. powering past rivals to finish a memorable three weeks. tadej pogatcha pass line moments later ready to take his place in the biggest podium of all. but if these strange times and he will enjoy his reign forjust nine months until the next tour tour de france. so, a strange atmosphere in paris then, with the number of spectators limited because of coronavirus. crowds along the champs—elysees down tojust 5,000 during sunday 5 final stage, that's due to paris being at the centre of a red zone of coronavirus cases. the final stage of the tour de fran

nick parrott reports.e tour de france. this was that they view into the race for him. the reigning champion of the tour of spain, it was you thinking this experience. the 57 second gap at the start of the stage turned around in dramatic fashion. pogacar is the slovenian time trial champion and went forward from the start of the 36 km route. when finished taking the top spot, rod glitch was on the road but he knew he could not catch his compatriot. pogacar won his third stage and more importantly the whole race by almost a minute. today short of the 22nd birthday, his celebrations are sure to go on for weeks. there was something of a surprise result in the english premier league as manchester united lost their opening game of the new season. they were beaten 3—1 by crystal palace at old trafford. wilfried zaha scored twice for palace with andros townsend also on the scoresheet. there was a debut goal for donny van de beek but united lose their opening league match for the first time since 2014. we started t

nick parrott was watching. year because of coronavirus. 0n paris has been banned this year because of coronavirus. on a special bank, he was able to take in the enormity of becoming the second youngest winner with a clear head. amongst the famous lomax, another one. sam bennett taking points in the intermediate sprint to become the intermediate sprint to become the first irishman for 31 years to win the green jersey. with all the major prizes secured, the final runner would be the stage victory and that became a double celebration for bennett, powering past his rivals to finish a memorable three weeks. pogacar crossed the line, taking the place and the biggest podium of all, but he will get to enjoy this rain forjust nine months until the next tour de france. ulster‘s dreams of a first champions cup semifinal for eight years were brought to an end in france this afternoon. they were comfortably beaten 36—8 by four—time champions toulouse. south african winger cheslin kolbe was the star man for the french side w