season, the temperature on the track in abu dhabi is matched by more heated words in the max verstappen george russelle max verstappen george russell spat. and we'll hear from the british bobsligh team pushing for gold ahead of the world cup season, evening, there's another great weekend coming up on top of another packed football programme, there's european rugby, to, and it also looks like being a good one for england's cricketers as they look to win the series against new zealand. they are on top in the second test, after a brilliant century from harry brook on the first day in wellington. new zealand won the toss and put england in to bat, that looked to be a good decision. ben duckett the first of four early wickets — as england fell to 43—4. but brook changed the momentum with an attacking change of intent — scoring 123 offjust 115 balls. a parternship of 174 with ollie pope, who made 66 dug them out of a hole, before they were eventaully all out for 280. and by the close, the balck caps were five down, brydon carse with two wickets, and a long way off england's first innings total, 86—5 — still

just enough time to recap our top story — the row that's blown up in formula 1, between max verstappen and george russellly" and alleges the champion threatened to crash into him intentionally. verstappen accused russell of being "a backstabber", denying he would deliberately force a crash. verstappen was unhappy about the role russell played in the red bull driver being given a one—place penalty, which demoted him from pole position at the qatar grand prix last weekend. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website where you can also find details of cricket's second test between new zealand and england. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. we will see you next time. hello there. well, it was wet and windy on thursday, and the weather is about to turn even worse still as we head into the weekend with our next named storm, storm darragh, barrelling in from the west. damaging gusts of wind, that's what we're most concerned about, but also the risk of flooding, especially in the northwest. and there will be some snowfall over the higher gr

world champion max verstappen has been critical of ben sulayem this season with george russell recentlythe organisation. i really feel like a father to them. discipline is important also, you know. the fia is a responsible for the safety, we are the regulator and we other governance, we actually own formula i. but we rented, but the end of the day, we do our responsibility and they do their responsibility, because they are a great fleet and they are young and ambassadors, and what they do best? race till the last... centimetre. do your job and we'll do ours. only once before has the ancient sport of sumo taken its revered grand tournament outside ofjapan. that was in 1991 when it was held at london's royal albert hall. next year, it will return there, as chris slegg reports. an unusual sight at the home of the proms — sumo is coming to london. well, in a moment, they're going to give us a demonstration and give us a taste of what to expect next october when an official sumo competition takes place outside of japan for only the second time in 1,500 years. the combined 60 stone of two wre

max verstappen's appetite for success. after being demoted to second on the grid for an instant with george russell in qualifying, he bouncedt the first corner. mclaren's lando norris also got a great start, moving up a place to second. while they kept it clean, chaos unfolded behind them with several collisions bringing out the safety car. things were shaken up again when valtteri bottas hit a wing mirror that had fallen off another car. lewis hamilton and carlos sainz hit the debris and the safety car was back out. no sooner had they got under way again, sergio perez and nico hulkenberg spun out. a final twist saw lando norris sent to the pits to serve a penalty for failing to slow during a yellow flag. he fought back to finish tenth with the fastest lap. it doesn't matter now, does it? um...yeah... i didn't finish p2, it doesn't matter who i'm fighting if i get a penalty. so, disappointed and i can only apologise to the team. verstappen stayed clear of trouble to take the chequered flag for his ninth win of the season. very happy, you know. it's been a while, in the dry, to be this competitive and very proud of everyone

of the final fi race of the season, with mercedes driver george russell telling media in abu dhabi that now four time world champoin max verstappens a bully that needs standing up to, and that he s allowed to get away with murder. tensions have been increasing throughout the season between verstappen and his rivals, but this follows an incident during the last grand prix in qatar when the red bull driver was penalised for slowing down too much in qualifying, blocking russell. verstappen later said he d lost all respect for the british driver, and called him two—faced. today though russell claimed verstappen also told him after the session that he would deliberately crash into him and put me on my expletive head in the wall. former scotland rugby union captain stuart hogg has had his sentencing for abusing his now estranged wife deferred until january. but he has been given a five—year non—harassment order and fined after breaching bail. hogg had previously admitted shouting and swearing and acting in an abusive manner towards his wife gillian over the course of five years. the deferral is to see if it's possible for hogg to compl

ahead of the final race of the season with mercedes driver george russell telling media in abu dhabi that now a—time world champion max verstappenensions have been increasing throughout the season between verstappen and his rivals, but this follows an incident during the last grand prix in qatar,

george russell will start the qatar grand prix from pole later after max verstappen was demoted for anmpeded the briton by driving too slowly while not on a flying lap and handed him a one place penalty. lando norris handed team mate oscar piastri victory in the earlier sprint race to stretch mclaren�*s lead in the constructor�*s championship to 30 points. in the final of the uk snooker championship in york in the barbican, the best of 19, judd trump is up against barry hawkins. and that's all the sport for now. georgia's prime minister irakli kobakhidze has said the country's president must leave office when her term ends later this month, as mass protests against his government continue. president salome zourabichvili on saturday restated her refusal to accept the legitimacy of the government, following october's disputed parliamentary election which kept his georgian dream party in office. mr kobakhidze today denied suspending talks on european union membership, an apparent contradiction of his comments on thursday, that negotiations would not take place until 2028. he also praised

of the final fi race of the season, with mercedes driver george russell telling media in abu dhabi that now four—time world champoin max verstappens standing up to," and that he s "allowed to get away with murder." tensions have been increasing throughout the season between verstappen and his rivals, but this follows an incident during the last grand prix in qatar when the red bull driver was penalised for slowing down too much in qualifying, blocking russell. verstappen later said he d lost all respect for the british driver, and called him two—faced. russell claimed verstappen also told him after the session that he would deliberately crash into him and put me on my head in the wall. former scotland rugby union captain stuart hogg has had his sentencing for abusing his now estranged wife deferred until january. but he has been given a five—year non—harassment order and fined after breaching bail. hogg had previously admitted shouting and swearing and acting in an abusive manner towards his wife gillian over the course of five years. the deferral is to see if it�*s possible for hogg to complete a rehabilitation course remotely n

to formula 1, and the feud that's brewing between britain's george russell and the now four—time champion max verstappenson—ending abu dhabi grand prix that russell had lied and that he had "no regrets" over his comments in doha. i haven't got him disqualified. it almost feels like he expects a double standard, you know, and if it's not going his way then there's no way — and that's not how the sport works. so, i was...as i said, i've known max for 12 years, i've respected him all of this time, but now i've lost respect for him, because we are all fighting on track, and it's never personal. now he's made it personal, and someone needs to stand up to a bully like this, and so far people have let him get away with murder. from my side to max, was not personal. it's part of racing. but the words he said is totally unnecessary. he's crossed a line, and i'm not going to accept it. so, you know, somebody has to stand up to someone who thinks he's above the law. three—time 0lympic dressage gold medallist charlotte dujardin has been suspended from all competition for one year following a horse—whipping controve

george russell will start the qatar grand prix from pole later after max verstappen was demoted for an too slowly while not on a flying lap and handed him a one—place penalty. lando norris handed team—mate 0scar piastri victory in the earlier sprint race to stretch mclaren's lead in the constructor�*s championship to 30 points. not a lot in it between all of us, which gives us hope that we can still go forward. but there are some very quick cars behind at the same time. so, yeah, i think we look forward to it, i think we showed good race pace today. i did have the benefit of being out front and being in clean air, which is a beautiful thing, but i expect a tougher race. and in the nba, the milwaukee bucks won their sixth straight game with a 124—114 victory over the struggling washington wizards. giannis antetokounmpo made his return in style after missing the bucks' previous game through injury, scoring 42 points and recording his third triple—double in six games to lead his team to victory. the bucks are currently sixth in the eastern conference. and that's all the sport for now. geo

george russell sees red as he calls max verstappen a bully.cedes driver also alleges the champion threatened to crash into him intentionally. now he's made it personal, and someone needs to stand up to a bully like this, and so far people have let them get away with murder. "one of the darkest and most difficult periods of my life." charlotte dujardin is banned for a year following footage of her excessively whipping a horse. and a defiant gary 0'neil says he's hardworking and professional as wolves fall deeper into the relegation zone after their heavy loss to everton. also coming up on sportsday: she's the most famous sportswoman you've never heard of. bristol bears sign usa's ilona maher, who has almost eight million followers on social media. all these men are alike, she is not the biggest star in rugby, this poses the biggest and i think that they are getting it wrong. welcome to the programme. they are explosive allegations and british racing driver george russell has not held back. he's called the formula one champion max verstappen a b

fulham move up to sixth in the premier league and george russell, the max verstappen feud gets even worse>> hello there. many of us will be waking up to blue skies this morning, but storm dara is on its way, bringing heavy outbreaks of rain and strong winds. i'll be here with all the details. >> it's just gone. 6:00. i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. all right. this is where we do china in your hands , paul >> you know what? >> you know what? >> no. we better. >> no. we better. >> are you sure? well, i was just kidding. i was just going to take a deep breath. it's one of those songs where as we as we realised, you know, some of the words, but not all of them. no, but you can sort of foreign land, eyes wide and there's just the odd bit. >> you'll be fine in a bar. >> you'll be fine in a bar. >> it's. yes , sir. and on my >> it's. yes, sir. and on my own, away from anybody. yeah. >> i love, i mean, it's one of those just incredible songs. it was a huge song. >> massive sea, heart and soul was the first one. heart and soul than that. and then china in your

start with formula one, and the feud that's brewing between britain's george russell — and the now four—time champion max verstappenthe now four—time russell accused verstappen of blocking him dangerously during qualifying at the qatar grand prix last week, a claim that resulted in a stewards�* investigation and verstappen losing pole position to russell. verstappen allegedly saying he would purposefully go out of his way to crash into him. the red bull driver said ahead of this weekend's season—ending abu dhabi grand prix that russell had lied — and that he had "no regrets" over his comments in doha. i haven't got him disqualified. it almost feels like he expects a double standard, you know, and if it's not going his way then there's no way, and that's not how the sport works. so, iwas, as i no way, and that's not how the sport works. so, i was, as i said, no way, and that's not how the sport works. so, iwas, as i said, i've known max fortobias, i respected all of this time, but now i've lost respect for him, because we are all fighting on track, and it's never personal. now he's made a personal, and you need to s

of the final f1 race of the season with mercedes driver george russell telling media in abu dhabi, that now four time world champion max verstappentanding up to. and, that he's allowed to get away with too much. tensions have been increasing throughout the season between verstappen and his rivals. this follows an incident during the last grand prix in qatar, when the red bull driver was penalised for slowing down too much in qualifying. much in qualifying, blocking russell. verstappen later said he'd lost all respect for the british driver and called him two—faced. today though, russell claimed verstappen also told him after the session that he would deliberately crash into him. three—time olympic dressage gold medallist — charlotte dujardin — has been suspended from all competition for one year following a horse whipping controversy that saw her withdraw from the paris games. a video was released injuly showing what she described as "an error ofjudgment" during a coaching session. laura scott has more. the fbi which is across sports world governing body received a video representing an anonymous whistle—blower showing her whippi