max verstappen left thinking of what could have been, as valtteri bottas claims pole for the portugueselewis hamilton second. and agony for geraint thomas, who misses out on taking the yellow jersey at the tour de romandie after crashing just short of the finishing line. welcome along. thank you forjoining us. what a few days this could be for manchester city. on tuesday, they're hoping to reach their first champions league final. before that, they could be crowned premier league champions — if manchester united lose to liverpool at old trafford tomorrow. city did theirjob this afternoon with a 2—0 win at crystal palace, asjoe lynskey reports. manchester city know they're close. a third title in four years is just two points away. if results go for them, they could have it sealed tomorrow. they played crystal palace three days on from a champions league semifinal so might have been rusty. christian benteke had this chance to give the home side the lead. and in a frustrating first half, city's timing was off. gabrieljesus thought he had scored but was offside. but even when city rotate t

valtteri bottas was becoming a forgotten man in the excitement of this formula 1 season. about reminding everyone he wants to be part of the tussle in portugal. in qualifying, it was the finn taking the lead in trying to deny lewis hamilton the 100th pole of his career. max verstappen is the one being tipped to take the briton�*s world title, but he was struggling in the windy conditions. his first run in the final session would have been quick enough for pole, but he was blown off course and his time deleted. instead, bottas was fastest of the first run. verstappen couldn't get close on his only attempt. and hamilton was an agonising seven—thousands of a second behind his mercedes team—mate. the car in front in the last two corners just disturbed you, especially with the low group we already have, any tough wind out here. it basically cost me a lot of lap time. here. it basically cost me a lot of la- time. , here. it basically cost me a lot of la. time, , ., , here. it basically cost me a lot of la- time. ., , ., here. it basically cost me a lot of la- time. .,, ., feels

valtteri bottas had claimed pole but couldn't match his pace. second place and on cooler tires he was easy pickings for max verstappen but for the second year in a row nobody could stop hamilton in portugal. with the championship lead now eight points hamilton are starting to take control. max verstappen will be hoping to change that next weekend in spain. the european champions cup final will be an all—french affair after la rochelle beat leinster 32—23. leinster were on course to reach the final — leading their opponents 13—12 at half time — tied furlong with their try. but la rochelle scored two tries in the last 14 minutes to secure the win — and reach the final for the first time, where'll they play toulouse at twickenham on the 22nd of may. the second session of the world snooker championship final between mark selby and shaun murphy will begin shortly. just under 1,000 spectators are present at the crucible theatre in sheffield where murphy has the edge. he leads 5—3 heading into tonight's session. the first to 18 frames wins, so still a

valtteri bottas had claimed pole but couldn't match the pace. 0nce bottas had claimed pole but couldn'this lead the thin surrendered second place. on cooler tyres he was easy pickings for max verstappen but for the second year in a row nobody could stop hamilton and portugal. in a row nobody could stop hamilton and portugal-— and portugal. very windy out there so very easy _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put a _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put a foot - and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put a foot wrong, l so very easy to put a foot wrong, and just didn't quite get as good a start as valtteri and lost out on the restart which was not good, so today wasn't all perfect. istutith the restart which was not good, so today wasn't all perfect.— today wasn't all perfect. with his championship — today wasn't all perfect. with his championship lead _ today wasn't all perfect. with his championship lead now - today wasn't all perf

standings after winning the portuguese grand prix hamilton started the race in 2nd place behind valtteri bottas by the brit pass his mercedes team mate and held off a challenge from red bulls max washed up and to claim the $97.00 grand prix win of his career reigning champion hamilton who is chasing a record 8th world championship title has now won 2 ounce of 3 races so far this season. some simple news an intern milan are celebrating after they were confirmed as a tally in champions for the 1st time since 2010 fans of the team filled milan's duo most square after their title rivals that atalanta was held to a draw for saying inter 13 points clear at the top of the table the club is now the 2nd most successful side in syria history with 19 titles won more than city rivals ac milan. and a protest by supporters of english footballing giants manchester united forced their clubs showdown against rivals liverpool to be postponed after fans made it on to the pitch in protest comes after both manchester united and liverpool were among the 12 clubs who attempted to form a breakaway european super leagu

in nairobi now in formula one drivers valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton dominated qualifying ahead of the portuguese crown prix hamilton was hoping to secure the 100th pole position of his career but he was edged out by his teammate boss ass who set the fastest time by less than 100th of a 2nd the grand prix in port of maui as these 3rd race of the 2021 seems. argentine football icon diego maradona's brain surgeon and the medical staff that cared for the late legend are under investigation and could face up to 15 years in prison experts investigating the circumstances of maradona's death concluded that he received inadequate medical care donna died of a heart attack last november at the age of 60 just weeks after undergoing brain surgery on a blood clot. now if you're afraid of heights you may want to skip this tourist attraction the world's longest suspended pedestrian bridge officially opens this weekend in northern portugal it hangs 175 meters above a canyon and is more than half a kilometer long and local residents have already been allowed to try out the bridge in a roopa ahead o

max verstappen is left thinking of what could have been as valtteri bottas claims pole for the portuguese the tour de romandie after crashing just short of the finishing line.

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at least he fared better than his team—mate valtteri bottas.lando norris who took an impressive third but no one could get near verstappen in what was by and large a victory procession. r— verstappen wins the monaco grand | prix! joy for the dutch fans for the | first time is a the championship as hamilton trailed in seventh. hardly an action packed race but one man at least won't mind. andy swiss, bbc news. certainly a day max verstappen won't forget in a hurry, and after the race he said he couldn't be happier with how it played out. everything went very well. we looked after our tire as well. the concentration levels for 78 laps is enormous. amazing, and of course, the leader of the championship is a nice bonus. i've said it many times before, it is still a very long season, so we have to keep on top of it, but for now, i am of course super happy. it's not a fun race, because you are 'ust it's not a fun race, because you are just following, you can't overtake. it's just following, you can't overtake. it's a _ just following, you can't overta

at least he fared better than his team—mate valtteri bottas. britain's lando norris, who took an impressive third but no one could get near verstappen in what, was by and large, a victory procession. commentator: max verstappen wins the monaco grand prix! _ joy for the dutch fans. for the first time, verstappen leads the championship, as hamilton trailed in seventh. hardly an action—packed race but one man at least won't mind. really poor performance from the team. definitely a little bit surprised by it, but these are set to try us to. surprised by it, but these are set to try us te— to try us to. this is a nice bonus. it's still a — to try us to. this is a nice bonus. it's still a very — to try us to. this is a nice bonus. it's still a very long _ to try us to. this is a nice bonus. it's still a very long season - to try us to. this is a nice bonus. it's still a very long season so . to try us to. this is a nice bonus. j it's still a very long season so we have _ it's still a very long season so we have to _ it's still a very long season so w

in nairobi sports few now and in formula one the most eighty's drivers valtteri bottas ass and lewis hamilton dominated qualifying ahead of the portuguese grand prix hamilton was hoping to hoping to secure the 100th pole position of his career but he was edged out by his teammate boss ass who set the fastest time by less than 100th of a 2nd the grand prix and putnam hour as the 3rd race of a 2021 season. now if you are afraid of heights you may want to skip this particular tourist attraction the world's longest suspended pedestrian bridge officially opens this weekend in northern portugal it hangs 175 meters above the canyon and is more than half a kilometer long local residents have already been allowed to try out the bridge in a roopa ahead of the opening ceremony on sunday. you're watching news live from coming up next reporter looks at a vaccination against covert 19 in alaska i know cube's mckinnon on behalf of all of us here at news thanks for watching. in the. climate change. or soon. we're going to years today how for future. g.w. for their groceries to the lived in a. clue.

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extended his lead by winning the portuguese grand prix house and started in 2nd place behind valtteri bottas but the brits passed his no sadie's teammate and held off a challenge from red bulls to claim his 97th promptly went running champion helton is chasing a record 8 title he's now won 2 of the season's 3 races. a pitch invasion forced english footballing giants manchester united to postpone a match against rivals liverpool fans for demonstrating against the club's owners united was among the 12 clubs who attempted to form a breakaway european super league the project collapsed after resistance from supporters angry fans also blocked the manchester team bus bringing players to the game supporters that want united's owner to sell the club. the german football association wants its president to resign after he compared his deputy to an infamous nazi judge. admits he made a serious mistake but is refusing to step down has been in the job for 2 years the association is the world's biggest single sports federation with more than 7000000 members. one of the world's top selling artists is begin

today's practice sessions in barcelona, a tenth of a second quicker than his mercedes team mate valtteri bottast round in 66 to improve his overall score to four under. and it could have been even better. so harsh there. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. our weather is going to be turning increasingly wet and very unsettled, really, notjust through this weekend but into next week as well. it's all down to this lump of cloud. over the last 36 hours, watch how it has developed from innocuous looking bump into a fully fledged area of low pressure, and this low pressure is a loitering low—pressure. that is one that is going to be hanging around for the next five or six days bringing rain and showers our way. well, first of all the rain. but here it comes, then, through saturday morning. extending in across england, wales and northern ireland. scotland getting off to a bright start, but a cold start with some frost. it is across southern wales, and particularly the brecon beacons where we are going to see the heaviest falls of rain. perhaps over 100 mm of rain this weekend over the high

now in formula one must say these drivers valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton dominated qualifying ahead of the portuguese crown pretty hamilton was hoping to secure the 100th pole position of his career but he was edged out by his teammate process who set the fastest time by less than 100 ths of a 2nd the grand prix and part of mao is the 3rd race of the 2021 season. now argentine football icon diego maradona's brain surgeon and the medical staff that cared for the late legend are under investigation and they could face up to 15 years in prison experts investigating the circumstances of maradona's death concluded that he received in adequate medical care donna died of a heart attack last november at the age of 60 just weeks after undergoing brain surgery on a blood clot. now if you're afraid of heights you may just want to skip this particular tourist attraction the world's longest suspended pedestrian bridge officially opens this weekend in northern portugal it hangs 175 meters above the canyon and is more than half a kilometer kilometer long local residents have already been allowed t

valtteri bottas was third.nal at the world snooker championships in sheffield. murphy trailled 10—6 overnight but has won five of the seven frames today, including one with this century break. wilson currently leads 12—11. the first to 17 frames will go through to tomorrow's final. tom daley and matty lee have marked their return to competition with a synchronised ten—metre gold at the fina world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo olympics and it's the first competition for 1h months for the pair, who had already qualified for the games. they achieved a total of 453.60 from their six routines to finish clear of mexico and canada. and tonight sees one of the most eagerly—anticipated fights in women's boxing. ireland's katie taylor, the undisputed world champion at lightweight, defends herfour belts against england's natasha jonas at manchester arena. the pair have history — they fought nine years ago as amateurs at the london olympics. taylor beatjonas on her way to winning gold. jonas quit b

valtteri bottas completed the podium.ow cup. despite losing their lead after centre 0wen lane was sent off for this foul, the hosts fought back to win at cardiff arms park. replacement lock teddy williams�* converted try giving cardiff their first win in this season's competition. rory mcilroy is well placed to win his first title since 2019. he heads into today's final round of the pga tour event in north carolina two shots off the lead. this birdie putt in a third round 68 helped put him in position to challenge for victory. bryson dechambeau is down the field, but had to make a hasty 2000 mile round trip before saturday's 3rd round. he'd gone home to dallas on friday thinking he'd missed the cut. halfway through the flight my agent texts, and he's like, "hey, you're 68th now" and i was like, "what?" "there's no way i'm going to make it." sure enough, by the time i landed i was in 64th and connor goes, "whoops, that was a mistake!" that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport web

mercedes valtteri bottas started from pole position. we'll have the next update in an hours time.test against the club's ownership. united are due to play liverpool at the stadium shortly, behind closed doors. let's speak to liam bradford from bbc radio manchester who is outside old trafford for us. what is the situation as you see it? i believe you were caught up in this? , ., , ., i believe you were caught up in this? , .,, ., , ., , this? yes, i was at the protest, coverin: this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it _ this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it for _ this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it for bbc _ this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it for bbc radio - covering it for bbc radio manchester, with potentially 5000 6000 manchester united fans singing songs on the forecourt, right outside the megastore, the shadow of the holy trinity statue of best, charlton, undertook a bit of a turn, they went towards the munich tunnel, going beneath the south stand. as they were doing that, they found a way to break through onto the pitch. that has busily caused a

standings after winning the portuguese grand prix hamilton started the race in 2nd place behind valtteri bottas at the brits passed his mercedes team mate and held off the challenge from red bulls max washed up and to claim the $97.00 grand prix win of his career reigning champion hamilton who is chasing a record 8th world championship title has now won 2 out of 3 races so far this season. and a protest by supporters of english footballing giants manchester united forced their club showdown against rivals liverpool to be postponed after fans made it on to the pitch process comes off to both manchester united and liverpool were among the 12 clubs who attempted to form a breakaway european super league that project collapsed after resistance from supporters and united fans and now demanding that the club's owners the glazer family sell up. now to the tale of an 8 creature and her human companion which was made into a film and went on to win best documentary at this year's oscars ceremony my octopus teacher took 10 years to make and is a beautiful put trail of the unusual relationship forged betwe

extended his lead by winning the portuguese grand prix and wilson started in 2nd place behind valtteri bottas but the brits passed his mercedes teammate and held off a challenge from red bulls next stop and to claim his 97th grand prix when reigning champion hamilton is chasing a record 8 title he's now won 2 of this season's 3 races. a pitch invasion forced english footballing giants manchester united to postpone a match against rivals liverpool both sides were among the 12 clubs who attend attempted to form a breakaway european super league the project collapsed after resistance from supporters france and i want united's owners to sell the club. german football federation president. if it's has been asked to resign officer comparing his vice president with an infamous nazi judge in a recent meeting federation officials withdrew their confidence in the president's a conference this weekend who's been in office since 2019 had acknowledged that had acknowledged he made a serious mistake but said he wouldn't resign german football association is the largest single sports federation in the world

off to overtaking teammate valtteri bottas who was told not to cause a hold up hamilton would go on to pull off the defining moment of the race. he overtook for stepan with 6 laps to go hamilton completing an exceptional comeback to take the checkered flag with bush happened in 2nd and bought us 3rd such a close start obviously there was a lot of rubber down on the right hand side and know that it was a great start and then after that just punting and i was so close to so long that i didn't think in doing that i was going to have to make the ties dots but i just managed to just keep them in somehow and. always come back for 20 odd seconds that . this was when number 98 of how much an f one career will have the chance to make it 99 in monaco later this month i. extend his 14 point lead at the top of the championship. so hell malik al-jazeera. damages hopes of winning the league i have been majorly dented while they managed to escape defeat against severe texan to an injury time on goal 22 draw means that they trail league leaders athletico madrid by 2 points with just 3 games remaining

the grid but managed to win ahead of red bulls max there stop and in 2nd a messy disagreement valtteri bottas and 3rd how to nice the drivers' championship by 8 points after 3 races. and it was such a tough race. physically and mentally just keeping everything together is very windy out there overseas so it's very easy to separate it from rome. i think overall we just like the level of praise compared to them in the race all that we knew last year really were not particularly strong here. i think this region is going to live a better but still not good enough. tennis now now moussaka has been knocked out in the 2nd round of the madrid open the world number 2 is beating in 3 sets by carolina of the czech republic the wait for clay court title goes on for the reigning u.s. and australian open champion. a crowd of more than $50000.00 fans that watch medina spirit when a horse racing's a kentucky derby the event was held without spectators last year in contrast this was the largest crowd at u.s. sporting event since the coronavirus pandemic began and in a spirit is trained by a barber fair it's h

and in formula one most eighty's drivers valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton dominated qualifying ahead of the portuguese crown pretty hamilton was hoping to secure the 100 position of his career and he was edged out by his team mate boss s. he said the fastest time by less than 100th of a 2nd the grand prix and pushed him out is the 3rd race of the 2021 season. you're watching daily and you saw technology magazine shift coming up here next i'm on you tube as mckinnon thanks so much for watching. these places in a row for smashing records. stepping into a pulpit trencher it's been a treasure map for modern globe trotters to discover some of the record breaking sites. to know also in book form imagine home any push those old loves us right now in the world right no climb a tree different hop to store the pieces watch leslie win form just one week. how much work can really do that. we still have time to our ongoing. subset. of subscribers and more news like this. virtual reality could revolutionize the sex industry what's already possible what is being developed and how might these change

off to overtaking teammate valtteri bottas who was told not to cause a hold up hamilton would go on to pull off the defining moment of the race. he overtook for stepan with 6 laps to go hamilton completing an exceptional comeback to take the checkered flag with bush to happen in 2nd and bottas 3rd such a close start of the state or there was a lot of rubber down on the on the right hand side of no where to put it a great start and then after that just one thing and i was so close for so long that i didn't think in doing that i was going to have to make the ties up but i just managed to just keep them in somehow and. always come back for 20 odd 2nd. this was when number 98 of hamilton's f one career will have the chance to make it 99 in monaco later this month and extend his 14 point lead at the top of the championship. so hell malik al-jazeera. majesty united have prolonged the english premier league title race a little longer they came from behind to beat aston villa away a defeat it would have handed manchester city the title city can seal the top spot with victory over newcastle on

edged out red bull's maps 1st stop and he was just point 03 seconds behind or hamilton's teammate valtteri bottas will race from ferd adults and leads the championship standings by 8 points over stop and going into the 4th race of the season. i can't believe 100 and i and i really this is down to the men and women that are back at the factory and continuously raising the bar and i just never giving up the support that i have it's been a dream for me to work with these guys and the journey that we've been on been immense a senior olympic official says nothing can stop the tokyo games going ahead that's despite a state of emergency in the city being extended due to the coronavirus pandemic more than 200000 people in japan have signed a petition calling for the games to be cancelled i.o.c. vice president john cote says the right precautions are in place to ensure a safe and secure olympics the games are due to start on july the 23rd the moment the games we have ahead is no need for us to be hypothetical we. we spent the 1st half of last year i did a final the worst case scenarios and we sent the spe

talk about this talk us but with our come all thank you so much for sadie's driver valtteri bottas is on pole position for the formula one portuguese grand prix the tendinitis teammate britain's lewis hamilton the chance to clinch his record extending 107 time world champion race from 2nd on the grid while red bull's locks for stop and qualified 3rd. lebron james has made as much anticipated return to action for the l.a. lakers james is back from the most serious injury of his career by the admits he may never be 100 percent fit again and the richardson reports i keep the basketball for the 1st time since march the 20th los angeles lakers fans got to see the team's store attraction doing what he does best jersey and i'm telling jury had forced james to miss the previous 20 games the longest absence of his knee 2 decade career in the n.b.a. the rule was rehabbing treatment. and it was a lot more and then i slept. and that's over the last 6 weeks that's all i've been doing is have an urgency to get back in play i knew i would you know get back to 100 percent it's impossible to go ever g

school grown prate managed to win ahead of the red bulls max to start but his studies teammate valtteri bottaswas 3rd in the straw standings by 8 points 3 races into the season . i'm telling you that was such a tough race. physically and mentally just keeping everything together is very windy out there obviously so it's very easy to put a foot wrong. and several drivers crushing our head during the 1st lap of the latest indy car race in texas no serious injuries but none of those involved 4 able to carry on the mexican driver that's our war going on so win this race. ok more from me in a couple of hours but out of sports looking finales andy thank you very much we'll see you later i'm sure last one you saw on the web site the address you know at al-jazeera dot com more news on the other side of the break we'll see you so. play. we tell the untold stories. we speak when office to. be caught up alongside us. no matter where it takes us i prefer your fiancee or gal from miami. and paris and pasha tell your stories we are your voice your news to al-jazeera. hero and humanitarian. for traitor and w

manage to win there were head of red bulls max the stephanie came 2nd is miss a nice teammate valtteri bottas who is in pole frame came in 3rd hamilton now leads the drivers' championship. i'm a sucker has gone out in the 2nd round of the madrid open the world number 2 was beaten in 3 sets by carolina mature of the czech republic the wait for a clay court startled goes on for the reigning u.s. and australian open champion let's see the match points here we go. slowly. in the a in the n.b.a. the utah jazz peter and i wrap sister game top spot in the western conference standings utah was boy in a ball down of it scored $34.00 points including $63.00 pointers while really go bare i did 13 more as the rally to beat the raptors want to 6 to white suit this was just the 2nd win in 5 games they leave the phoenix suns by half a game. and steph curry lead his side the golden state warriors to a big win against the houston rockets he scored 30 points for the 15th time his last 17 games the worries going on school thrash the host 11327 golden state boasted of words through to reach the playoffs they are

hamilton over took the dutchman and sealed the win in the final minutes of the race sadie's teammate valtteri bottas finished 3rd hundreds of athletes have been taking part in a track and field test event at tokyo's olympic stadium there are less than 3 months ago until the games are due to begin although more than $400.00 competitors were involved only 9 were from abroad no spectators were present and the stadium where the opening and closing ceremonies will be held tokyo remains under a state of emergency due to a rise in corona virus infections. a week and ago i was in poland for the world relays we had 31 countries we had 700 competitors and not one of those competitors left having tested positive on the protocols and the systems that were in place were clear hundreds of anti olympic protesters gathered outside the stadium during the event an online petition asking for the games to be cancelled has attracted more than $300000.00 signatures in just 3 days. in the build up to these games olympic organizers are releasing a series of playbooks essentially a list of rules designed to ensure a safe an

valtteri bottas went fastest, just a fraction of a second quicker than championship leader hamilton. a really good race. it's the 1000 guineas at newmarket this afternoon and if the race is anything like yesterday's 2000 guineas it will be a real treat. it was won by poetic flair, in the white, at 16—1 — who just beat master of the seas, in a photo finish. the result also proved age is no barrier in racing. jockey kevin manning is 54, while the owner, breeder and trainer of poetic flair, jim bolger, is 79. the world snooker championship final gets underway later today in front of a capacity crowd in sheffield. the 2005 winner shaun murphy pulled off a stunning comeback to beat kyren wilson in his semi final. he won 8 frames in a row against wilson, who lost in last year's final to go from 12—9 down to win17—12. murphy is now through to his fourth world championship final and his first since 2015. i'd be struggling to find a time from, you know, so far behind in a match where i have played as well as tonight. and, no—one is more shocked than me, you know! in fact, a terrible run here

to to use all his experience to overtake rival max verstappen and then hunted down team mate valtteri bottasrrow, windy. showers still moving around the low pressure. through the day, the wind will moderate. they will be a lot of showers left. tomorrow fairly cloudy and some of the showers wintry on the tops of the hills. during the course of tuesday evening and into wednesday morning, low pressure drifts off and a northerly coming our way. on wednesday, drifts off and a northerly coming ourway. on wednesday, more sunshine. there will still be showers and some of them will be wintry on the tops of the mountains and temperatures will still be below average for early may. as we move into thursday, it looks like we have a system flirting with the south of england. we could see rain for a time. the position of this could change. the rest of the uk, a mixture of sunshine and bright spells and still some showers. temperatures are really low for the time of year. 8—12. heading through friday and into the weekend, a temporary ridge of high pressure on friday. just in time for the weekend, it looks l

he was a tenth of a second faster than his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas.first of cycling's three grand tours starts today — the giro d'italia. 2162 miles of racing over three weeks. ouch! and through those mountains as well! britain's simon yates is joint favourite for the winner's pink jersey, but having led for two weeks and then cracking in the closing stages three years ago. he came so close, didn't he? he says this could be his time. he says he'll wait until the time is right before going all out. without much mileage, knowing when to go all out... bhd without much mileage, knowing when to go all out- - -— to go all out... and it is overshadowed - to go all out... and it is overshadowed a - to go all out... and it is overshadowed a bit i to go all out... and it is overshadowed a bit by i to go all out... and it is i overshadowed a bit by the to go all out... and it is - overshadowed a bit by the tour to go all out... and it is _ overshadowed a bit by the tour de france but it is spectacular. from personal experience i remember the pain of those mounta