the world will worry about ben stokes, england's reassuringly expensive superstar.

the world will worry about ben stokes, england's reassuringly expensive superstar. packed some of cricket to come. former world number one victoria azarenka says she intends to return to tennis in time to compete at wimbledon. it follows the birth of herfirst compete at wimbledon. it follows the birth of her first child. the two—time grand slam champion revealed news of her pregnancy last summer, her son leo was born in december. six medals for british swimmers made rio 2016 gb's six medals for british swimmers made rio 2016 gb‘s most successful olympics in the pool for 108 years. come the next games they will look to beat that and to boost their bid olympic champion adam peaty and his team—mates have been competing in tokyo for the first time over the last few days. they won 19 medals at the japan open last few days. they won 19 medals at thejapan open and last few days. they won 19 medals at the japan open and bbc olympic reporter nick hope has been there for us. his report contains some flash photography. voiceover: tokyo isa flash photography. voiceover: tokyo i

but fortune can be a fickle friend, in came ben stokes and he was promptly dropped twice in the firstfor the match, but any question over his fitness now was forcibly answered. his worst england is immeasurable. his worth to this innings was 101. south africa are now chasing 331 to win. it was a task they set about with calm assurance, but had they waited a little too long? with quinton de kock and 98, disaster. david miller tried to pick up the pace, but it wasn't enough. south africa, the best side in the world, and england have just beaten them again. in the mall and unassailable 2—0 lead with just one match to play in the series. arsenal asked a 1—0 ahead in the fa cup. more later. goodbye. it has certainly been going on today, i don't mean the weather. some of you saw quite a bit of this sort of thing as a result of the sort of thing as a result of the sort of thing as a result of the sort of thing. the top three in this particularly table, it is a continuation of that sultry thing we have seen of late. but there is one thing you can bet on this time of year, if you get that amou

ben stokes says he wa nts to premier league.ipl next year but with a few more english players as well. more on those stories at 3:30 p.m.. president trump has become the first sitting president to visit the western wall. it is the holiest site where jews can pray. western wall. it is the holiest site wherejews can pray. he is meeting leaders in the middle east. he says there is a rare opportunity to bring peace and stability to the region by working together. direct from riyadh, president trump took the first official flight from saudi arabia to arrive in israel. two countries with no diplomatic relations. he wants to project the idea that he's ready to do things in his own way. with a fanfare, israel's leaders turned out to greet their country's greatest ally. president trump is going to spend just one day here, but he's come in pursuit of what he's called the toughest deal to make between israel and the palestinians. he is hoping that his experience as a businessman could help him succeed where so many others have failed. we h

england all—rounder ben stokes has hit a half century on his return from injury for rising pune supergiantague. stokes had missed the last two matches with a shoulder injury but has been leading his side chase of gujarat lions. he's 73 not out...good news for england with he's 82 not out...good news for england with the champions trophy a month away. earlier in the ipl, stokes' england team matejos buttler struck a quickfire 33 as his side mumbai indians beat royal challengers bangalore to go top of the table. while back on these shores, england captainjoe root could only make 21 for yorkshire in the roses match against lancashire. yorkshire won easily, though — with england spinner adil rashid taking two wickets and the winning catch. former world champion tyson fury is currently without a boxing licence. he has indicated that he would like to fightjoshua. there could also be a rematch with klitschko or you —— a reunification fight. i want to start planning how i am going to improve. in my next fight is, people are going to be watching. cool, i have done my learning now. they can't keep s

and, with a month to go until the champions trophy, england's ben stokes returned from injury to hitian premier league. the england all rounder missed the two previous games with a shoulder problem, but came back and beat off cramp to score an unbeaten 103 offjust 61 balls. stokes' innings helped lead his side rising pune supergiant to victory over gujarat lions with one ball to spare. that's all from me, stay with us on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. you can see more you can see more on you can see more on all stories on the bbc news channel. good night. this is bbc news. there might be vital for the economy, carrying millions of people every year to shop, work and study, but both services outside london are in crisis according to campaigners. councillors across england and wales have cut their boss budgets by a third, affecting thousands of routes. it is the young, the less well off than those living in small villages who are suffering the most. our transport correspondent has the report. time is running out for many of our buses. they carry three times more people

england all rounder ben stokes is an injury doubt for the second one day international against southtokes injured his knee in the win in the first one dayer yesterday and was only able to bowl two overs before leaving the field for treatment. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are christopher hope, assistant editor and chief political correspondent at the daily telegraph, and miranda green from the financial times. labour leaderjeremy corbyn will say tomorrow that terror attacks like the one in manchester are linked to britain's involvement in military action abroad. that is in the telegraph. the metro beads on a manchester looked armed police will be patrolling train carriages across the country for the first time after the country for the first time after the terror threat level was raised to critical. they express focuses on the queen's visit to a manchester hospital where many of the young victims of the warming are recovering. the times reports that the attacke

you cannot turn injured knees on and off, so england are being careful with ben stokes.ing. decisions about risk and reward are key to this tournament. england know the line between the two is ever thinner. patrick gearey, bbc news. just time for one line from horse racing finally and the british horse racing authority is to bar inexperienced apprentice jockey gina mangan from riding rank outsider dee—ore lear in saturday's epsom derby. the authority says its made the decision to put responsibility first. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, deputy editor of the political news website, reaction. and 0wen bennett, deputy political editor of huff post uk. welcome to you both. tomorrow's front pages. the guardian sasteremy corbyn challenged amber rudd over the impact of the government's spending cuts following his last minute decision to take part in the bbc election debate. the daily telegraph notes that the home secretary represent

you cannot turn injured knees on and off, england are being careful with ben stokes.y will decide how much he bowls tomorrow morning. decisions about risk and reward a re key morning. decisions about risk and reward are key to this tournament. england know the line between the two is ever thinner... patrick gearey, bbc news. the british and irish lions have arrived in new zealand ahead of their 10 match tour. head coach warren gatland has admitted they have a tough schedule ahead. they landed in auckland overnight — just three days before their first tour match against the nz provisional barbarians. the all blacks head coach steve hansen said the lions should have arrived a week before their first game — while gatland urges players not to listen to the negativity. i've mentioned how difficult the schedule was for 12 months. for people to talk about it now seems a little bit ironic, as we've all been well aware of it and how tough it is. you cannot well on it, we cannot change it. if you let negativity in terms of thinking about those sorts of things worry you, it is g

one of their star players, ben stokes, was voted the indian premier league's most valuable player todayo our reporter patrick gearey, says he'd like to see more of his international team—mates in the competition. it would be great in the future if, you know, maybe the whole england team could possibly be out there. you know, it's notjust the fact of playing in the tournament, is just the exposure you get is a player. you know, playing in high—pressure situations against all of the best players in the world, what they do, you've got guys bowling 150 and guys working it out the park. if you don't hit the areas you want to bowl. all in all, a great experience. i think everyone who goes out there becomes a better player. novak djokovic has been talking about his eagerness to start working working with his new coach, andre agassi. the pair will link up together at the french open next week. the world number two, who turned 30 today, split with his entire coaching team earlier this month, and was beaten by alexander zverev in the final of the rome masters yesterday. it's a dream come true, ho

england all rounder ben stokes is an injury doubt for the second one day international against southinjured his knee in the win in the first one—dayer yesterday and was only able to bowl two overs before leaving the field for treatment. he's going to be assessed by england's medical team tonight. justin rose is playing on british soilfor the first time since winning olympic gold in rio last year. he's at wentworth taking part in the pga championship it's only rose's second appearance since losing the masters last month to sergio garcia in a playoff. so far it's been a case of nearly but not quite. rose finished level par for his round. scotland's scott jamieson has a share of the first round lead on five under par. geraint thomas says that having to pull out of the giro d'italia early still "eats away" at him. the welshman withdrew from the race a few days after injuring his shoulder and knee in a crash with a stationary police motorbike on the ninth stage. he had been second overall at the time. the giro was thomas's first chance to lead team sky at a grand tour event, one of cyclin

moeen ali, ben stokes and chris woakes have all been rested so there are three fresh faces — middlesexinn and toby roland—jones and hampshire spinner liam dawson have been drafted in. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport on the bbc news channel throughout the evening. next on bbc news, its meet the author. ann patchett is a novelist who spends her stories without letting the effort show. they race along with the complexities and their rich subtleties, subsumed into a narrative that never seems to flag. commonwealth is a story of american life told over nearly five decades from the early 60s when a gate—crasher at a christening sets in train a series of chance events that change two families forever. welcome. why do you think it is that so many readers want to come back so often to family stories? it is the universal, after all. it is the one thing that we all have. we were all a baby, we will all die, we all had parents, and it is irresistible, it is what we know. and this begins, as i was saying, at a christening, with a gate—crasher. it is quite a thing to gate—crash a c

eoin morgan says there's a ‘good chance' ben stokes will not be able to bowl in tomorrow's champions one day captain does remain confident about his side's chances over the coming weeks. we've huge amount of talent and we have put ourselves in pressure situations before and the consistency we have showed has been very impressive in the last two yea rs. very impressive in the last two years. when we change the method, we knew there would be ups and downs, but there hasn't been anywhere as as i thought. we are well ahead of our progression. coming into the tournament as one of the favourites is pretty flattering, to be honest. the british and irish lions head coach warren gatland has admitted the schedule of their tour of new zealand will be tough. the lions flew into auckland overnight just three days before their first tour match against the nz provisional barbarians. the all blacks head coach steve hansen said the lions should have arrived a week before their first game — while gatland says the team can't afford to be negative. i mentioned about how difficult the schedule is for 12

ben stokes has been voted the indian league's most valuable player.ole england team could possibly be out there. you know, it's notjust the fact of playing in the tournament, it's just the exposure that you get as a player. you know, playing in high—pressure situations, against all of the best players in the world. whether you've guys bowling 150 or guys whacking it out of the park. if you don't hit the areas you want to bowl. so a great experience and i think everyone who goes out there becomes a better player. the union of rugby players in england has rejected plans to extend the premiership season, saying they would have a "seriously detrimental" effect on player welfare. premiership rugby announced that the 2019—2020 season would start in early september and finish in latejune, making it ten months long or 11 months for players involved in international summer tours. the rugby players' association said the proposal was "not viable". that's all sport for now. there's more in the next hour. rolf harris has appeared at southwark crown court. richard

england's ben stokes isa this weekend.al against south africa in southampton on saturday. the all—rounder injured his knee during the victory at headingley last night. he is going to be assessed later today by the england medical tea m later today by the england medical team when he arrives on the south coast. that is all the sport. we will be back with a little bit more in the next hour. there were angry scenes at ukip's manifesto launch — as party leaders accused theresa may of being partly to blame for the manchester atrocity. the party's deputy chairwoman suzanne evans said mrs may "must bear some responsibility." she cited mrs may's failure to curb immigration, the scrapping of stop and search powers, and cuts to police numbers. reporters were shouted down as they sought to challenge party leader, paul nuttall. from westminster, here's our political correspondent leila nathoo. ukip back in campaigning mode after the manchester attack. lighting candles, they say, is not enough. instead, an accusation that the prime min

ben stokes has returned from injury to smash a match winning century for his side rising pune supergiantnjury but took charge of his side's chase of the gujarat lions' total of 161. he struggled with cramp and was barely able to run between the wickets towards the end of his innings but had no problem hitting from his crease, reaching his century as pune won the match. back on these shores, england test captainjoe root could only make 21 for yorkshire in the roses match against lancashire. yorkshire won easily though, with england spinner adil rashid taking two wickets and the winning catch. elsewhere durham beat warwickshire. a first great britain lions rugby league tour in more than a decade could take place in 2019. england, scotland, wales and ireland have played as individual nations since 2007 when the lions played a series against new zealand. nigel wood, chair of the rugby league international federation, has told the bbc, there could be a tour to the southern hemisphere scheduled between this year's world cup in australia and the 2021 tournament in england. britain's rachel athe

ben stokes, who has been playing in the ipl, the hero for the home side making a century.ries with a win, needing four of the final ball. but they couldn't get teh runs as england wrap up victory. but they couldn't get the runs as england wrap up victory. we're set for a thrilling finish to this year's giro d'italia. france's thibaut pinot won saturday's penultimate stage, but tom dumoulin who's been leading for much of the race remains well placed to win the overall classification and with it the pink jersey in sunday's time trail. pinot beat the russian ilnur zakarin and defending champion vincenzo nibali for the win which also gave him a 10—second time bonus. the colombian nairo quintana retained the overall race lead but with just 53 seconds separating the top four the three week race is set for a dramatic finale in sunday's 30 kilometre time trial from monza to milan. with tom dumoulin, expected to perform well, he remains that is all the sport for now. gregg allman has died at the age of 69. his band were one of the top acts of the 1970s but two of the band members,

england set the tourists a target of 331 thanks largely to a century from ben stokes.ro with the ball and england's hero with the ball and england held on to win by two runs. george groves has become a boxing world champion. he had a stoppage victory. this was his fourth attempt ata victory. this was his fourth attempt at a world title. there were emotional celebrations when the fight was stopped with the londoner throwing unanswered punches. afterwards he dedicated the win to his former opponent who remains in hospital after slipping into a coma following their fight. that's all the sport for now. more in the next hour. first here is the weather. hello. we crammed in a lot of weather across the british isles during saturday. sunshine for some. the temperatures really responding to that. but you can almost bet at this time of year after the sort of heat spell we have had you end up with a lot of this sort of thing, thunder storms really breaking out widely across north norfolk and moving into the north of england, southern scotland through the afternoon into the first

ben stokes is in the team after having been passed fit. joe root replaces jason roy.to formula one forjenson button at this weekend's monaco grand prix. the briton is standing in for fernando alonso at mclaren after the spaniard opted to race at the indy 500. button will start from last place after he was given a 15 place grid penalty for changing an engine. sebastian vettel came out on top in final practice, three tenths of a second quicker than his ferrari team mate kimi raikkonen. lewis hamilton could only manage fifth. the fa cup final at wembley, where premier league champions chelsea could clinch the double in antonio conte's first season in charge. they face an arsenal side aiming to finish a poor season on a high. the gunners, who finished fifth, have won the fa cup six times under arsene wenger, most recently in 2015. a win today would make the frenchman the most successful manager in the tournament's history, but there remains a lot of speculation about whether it could be his final game in charge. wenger, though, says today isn't about him. i don't care abo

ben stokes is in injury doubt against south africa in southampton on saturday. last night and will be assessed later today when he arrives. england 1—0 up in the three match series. a second practice session for this weekend's monaco grand prix has been getting underway. lewis hamilton was quickest in first practice. jenson button has written for one race standing infora button has written for one race standing in for a fernando alonso who is competing at the indianapolis 500 this weekend. he is 11th fastest. justin rose is playing in his first tournament after winning olympic gold in rio last year. it is his second appearance since losing the masters to sergio garcia in the play—off. so far, it has been nearly but not quite. he finished level par after his round. scotland's scott jamieson has a share of the lead. he is five under par. garry monk has resigned from leeds. we will have more on those stories on the bbc sport website. i will have more in the next hour. goodbye. more now on our top story of the day. the queen has been visiting a hospital where staff

ben stokes is in the team. he is currently at the wicket. that is all your sport for now.k. this week... wall—climbing graffiti bots. all aboard the hollow deck! just watch out for the rodents. 0h, there's a mouse! data is all around us. we generate around 2.5 billion gb of it every day. think of it as, well, there's no word for it really... enormous. and we're finding lots of new ways of gathering even more of it. machines are now able to look at videos and interpret what's in the image, and with the number of cctv cameras around the town, imagine how much more data we can collect. but the real intelligence is not in capturing the data — it's in analysing it, and this is where artificial intelligence might make a real difference, making connections that we humans never would. big data has accelerated our understanding of medical science in unimaginable ways. it's now influencing how hospitals treat patients, police forces manage crime and city officials run our towns. and it's inevitable in the next 50 years that ai will play an even bigger role in our society and influen

put in to bat, england set the tourists a victory target of 331, thanks largely to a century from ben stokeshe very final ball but they couldn't get the four runs they needed. england are now 2—0 up in the three match series. lewis hamilton says he's devastated that he'll start the monaco grand prix from 12th the grid. a last chance qualifying run was thwarted when a mclaren crashed ahead, although hamilton felt it made little difference. kimi raikkonen will start from pole for the first time in nine years, with championship leader and ferrari team mate sebastian vettel alongside him. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour police in the american city of portland say two men were killed when they tried to stop a man racially abusing two women who appeared to be muslim. the incident happened on a commuter train on friday afternoon. the mother of one of the two girls told the local publication the oregonian, that the attacker was saying that "all muslims should die," and that "they've been killing christians "for years. " portland police have named the suspected killer as jer

established players have been rested ahead of thursday's champions trophy, including all rounder ben stokesica won the toss and put england into bat. they made a great start, south africa, jason roy went on the first over, and to route followed him. when morgan has also gone. the graphic there is slightly wrong, it is now 15—3. britain's aliash bedene is underway in the first round of the french open. he's up against american ryan harrison. the first set went to bedene, who is ranked ten places below harrison in the world rankings, at 52. he has alsojust he has also just won the second set. meanwhile, reigning champion garbine muguruza is playing francesca schivone at the start of the defence of her title. muguruza won the first set 6—2. it is currently 3—3 in the second set. now, it's billed as the most lucrative match in world football, and its estimated at least 170 million pounds awaits the winner of today's championship play—off final between huddersfield town and reading. one of those two clubs willjoin newcastle and brighton in promotion to the premier league. sometimes the feeling i

but fortune can be a fickle friend, in came ben stokes and he was promptly dropped twice in the firstmatch, but any question over his fitness now was forcibly answered. his worth to england is immeasurable. his worth to this innings was 101. south africa are now chasing 331 to win. it was a task they set about with calm assurance, but had they waited a little too long? with quinton de kock on 98, disaster. south africa, the best side in the world, and england have just beaten them again. trying to squeeze in as much as we can, so let's have a few different sports. watford have appointed marco silva as their new head coach, barely a8 hours after he resigned as manager of hull. the 39—year—old portuguese took charge of hull injanuary but was unable to prevent relegation to the championship. he now replaces walter mazzarri, becoming the ninth watford boss in five years. england's lee westwood is three shots off the lead going into the final round of the pga championship at wentworth. the australian world number 251 andrew dodt is the surprise man out in front after a four under par round

and england all rounder ben stokes is fit to play in the second one day international against south africaally is a busy weekend, when you consider that in london there are the play—offs here. 80,000 at twickenham over the weekend watching the premiership play—off final. a big game at hamden too. before we get more on this cup final, let's touch on the scottish cup final a last chance to stop the invicibales — celtic unbeaten in every domestic match are on for the treble. aberdeen are their opponents in the final i think the level of play they have in the performances they've produced, i think anything other than a travel would be very disappointing for them. when i put ourselves under pressure to deliver for ourselves. we've had a very good season, and we can have, and also have a very good season if we lose tomorrow. but we can have a brilliant season, special season, by winning this tomorrow. they have, you know, certainly exceeded what i thought they could achieve. myjob is to lead and to push and to demand. and the players have been able to cope with that. you do well to see a season

put in to bat, england set a victory target of 331, thanks largely to a century from ben stokes.k the game to the very final ball, but they couldn't get the four runs they needed. england are now 2—0 up in the three—match series and in good form ahead of next week's champions trophy. lewis hamilton says he's devastated that he'll start today's monaco grand prix from 12th on the grid. the briton couldn't explain why his mercedes was so off the pace in qualifying. his final attempt to get into the top ten was thwarted when mclaren‘s stoffel vandoorne crashed, but hamilton felt it made little difference. kimi raikkonen will start from pole for the first time in nine years, with championship leader and ferrari team—mate sebastian vettel alongside him. ben ainslie's great britain team are joint leaders after the first day of their america's cup qualification campaign in bermuda. despite mixed results in practice, they won their opening race against sweden, but in their second race were penalised for this crash against japan. no—one was hurt, fortunately, but there was some damage to t

ben stokes has returned from injury to smash a match—winning century for his side, rising pune supergianter injury, but took charge of his side's chase of the gujarat lions' total of 161. he struggled with cramp and was barely able to run between the wickets towards the end of his innings, but had no problem hitting from his crease — reaching his century as pune won the match. back on these shores, england captainjoe root could only make 21 for yorkshire in the roses match against lancashire. yorkshire won easily though, with england spinner adil rashid taking two wickets and the winning catch. elsewhere durham beat warwickshire. wba and ibf world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua says he needs to improve ahead of his next fight. joshua beat wladimir klitschko at wembley stadium in a thrilling bout on saturday night. former world champion tyson fury is currently without a boxing licence, but has indicated he'd like to fightjoshua. there could also be a re—match with klitschko, or a unification fight with wbc champion deontay wilder. i want to start planning how i am going to improve beca

in cannes ben stokes, and he was properly drops, twice, in the first two balls.ubt for the match, but any question over his fitness now was put to the side. he got 101. south africa now choosing to a car they set about with a calm assurance, but had they waited a look too long? with quinton de kock on 98, disaster. south africa, though, won't done yet. with ford needed from the last ball, it was too much to them. the best side in the world, and england have beaten them again. —— with number four. and england have beaten them again. -- with number four. there will be a big test, especially when the real pressure is on. they are the number one in the world. it is to be tougher as with expectation, now, but we have some great matches and a very strong team. britain's kell brook is currently fighting for the ibf world welterweight championship against the unbeaten errol spencejunior in sheffield — if you like you can listen to live commentary on bbc 5 live. earlier at bramall lane, george groves took the wba world super—middleweight title with a stoppage victory agai

one of their star players, ben stokes, was voted the 2017 indian premier league's most valuable player to our reporter patrick gearey, he says he wants to return to the ipl next year, but with a few more england players too. it would be great in the future if maybe the whole england team could possibly go out there. it's notjust of the fact of playing in the tournament, it is the exposure you get is the exposure you get as a player. playing in high pressure situations against all the best players in the world at what they do, you've got guys bowling 150 or working at out of the park. if you don't hit the areas to bowl... all in alla great don't hit the areas to bowl... all in all a great experience and i think anyone who goes out there becomes a better player. the union of rugby players in england has rejected plans to extend the premiership season, saying they would have a "seriously detrimental" effect on player welfare. premiership rugby announced that the 2019—20 season would start in early september and finish in latejune, making it ten months long — or 11 months for players invol

on his return from injury, ben stokes hit his first t20 century. he conquered cramped as well. his morning for a public inquiry into how a breast surgeon was able to carry out needless operations on hundreds of women for over a decade. ian paterson is due to be sentenced in the next few weeks after being found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent, relating to nine women and one man in the west midlands. up to 350 women are bringing a high court case for compensation for the operations which took place in both nhs and private hospitals. the surgeon, who treated thousands of patients during his career, exaggerated or invented cancer risks and claimed payments for more expensive procedures in some cases. today we can speak to three of those women. paula gelsthorpe who underwent two needless lumpectomies. debbie douglas was one of those women in court — she had an unnecessary mastectomy and chemotherapy. and victoria weaver who was told by ian paterson that she too had cancer and a lump removed needlessly. you first discovered a lump in 2002, it was removed by ian paterson, a

there is good news for england cricket fans ahead of next month's champions trophy, as ben stokes hity — all that despite suffering from cramp. the england test captain didn't fare so well. joe root was caught on 21, but his yorkshire side still beat traditional rivals lancashire in the 0ne—day cup. england spinner adil rashid took two wickets. and finally, two footballers who appeared to forget which sport they were playing. keep an eye near the halfway line. this tackle wouldn't have looked out of place in a rugby match. this happened in the russian premier league yesterday, between tom tomsk and zenit st petersburg. afterwards, both players only received yellow cards. it is that spear tackle. it is a bit like stone cold steve austin. exactly. brutal. iam going like stone cold steve austin. exactly. brutal. i am going to take a closer look at that in slow motion. lucky to be alive — that is how belfast coastguard have described a surfer who was rescued from the irish sea last night, after 30 hours clinging to his board. matthew bryce was picked up 13 miles off the argyll coast, wher

england were put into bat and set a victory target of 331 thanks largely to a century from ben stokes quinten de kock is closing in on his century. he's joined at the wicket by ab de villiers. south africa now 2013 for 3. kimi raikkonen is on pole position for the monaco grand prix as lewis hamilton could only qualify 14th for formula one's biggest race. he'll start tomorrow's race from 13th after a penalty relegated jenson button to the back of the grid on his one off return to the sport. both fans and drivers are on the edgein both fans and drivers are on the edge in monaco. from trying to get the best view to the battle for pole position, the tight and twisted streets throughout the greatest challenges. this place can put you ina spin. challenges. this place can put you in a spin. lewis hamilton had his hands full, he managed to keep his mercedes out of the barriers, but could not keep up the pace. there is something wrong with the car. you are only going to get one more bite of the cherry. but he ended up confronting a manner skin. his charge was stopped and he was condemned to 13

put in to bat, england set a victory target of 331 thanks largely to a century from ben stokes.—0 up in the three—match series and in good form ahead of next week's champions trophy it will be a big test, especially when the real pressure's on but as i said we wanted to win this series because they're the number one in the world, it's going to be tough for us with expectation now but i think we're up to it, i think we've got some great match winners and a really strong team. lewis hamilton says he's devastated that he'll start today's monaco grand prix from 12th on the grid. the briton couldn't explain why his mercedes was so off the pace in qualifying. his final attempt to get into the top ten was thwarted when mclaren's stoffel vandoorne crashed but hamilton felt it made little difference. kimi raikkonen will start from pole for the first time in nine years with championship leader and ferrari team—mate sebastian vettel alongside him. great britain, led by sir ben ainslie, are leading after the first day of their america's cup qualification campaign in bermuda. despite mixed r

england say ben stokes is fit to play in the second one—day international against south africa tomorrowmpton. england are looking to wrap up the three—match series with a win. and that is all the sport for you now, more in the next hour, join us then. more now on the manchester terror attack, and the response of the people in the city and far beyond. st ann's square in central manchester has become to focal point for grief, and coming to terms with what's happened, but also the defiance felt in the city. this is the scene there live now, where thousands of flowers and balloons cover the ground. the boxer amir khan, who grew up in greater manchester, has been visiting the centre to reflect on this week's events. a little earlier, he spoke to my colleaguejane hill. he began by saying he was in the city on the night of the attack. i was driving into manchester to see a few friends. obviously, there's been traffic before, you know, when there's a concert on. but this time the traffic was at a standstill. obviously, i've been to the men, or rather the manchester arena, when there's been a fi

england say ben stokes is fit to play in the second one—day international against south africa tomorrowdical staff to play at southampton. england are looking to wrap up the three match series with a win. that is all the sport for now, lizzie greenwood—hughes will have more in the next hour. neither the conservatives nor labour are presenting an "honest set of choices" to the public over their tax and spending plans — that's according to an influential think—tank. the institute for fiscal studies has criticised both parties‘ election manifestos, saying they fail to address the country's long—term challenges. here's our economics correspondent andy verity. ina way, both parties are being honest. labour say that they want to raise taxes to pay for better public services, the conservatives want to continue with existing plans, but the institute for fiscal studies says that neither party is being honest about how those plans will play out. so take labour. they plan to raise £49 billion through tax measures but the institute for fiscal studies says that they reckon it will be a lot less, mor

one of their star players, ben stokes, was voted the 2017 indian premier league's most valuable player but with a few more england players too. it would be great in the future of maybe the whole england team could possibly be out there. you know, it's not just possibly be out there. you know, it's notjust the possibly be out there. you know, it's not just the fact of possibly be out there. you know, it's notjust the fact of playing in the tournament, it is the exposure that you get as a player. you know, playing in high—pressure situations, against all of the best players in the world. whether you have guys bowling 150 or guys knocking it out of the park. if you don't hit the areas you want to bowl. a great experience and i think everybody that goes out there becomes a better player. the union of rugby players in england has rejected plans to extend the premiership season, saying they would have a "seriously detrimental" effect on player welfare. premiership rugby announced that the 2019—20 season would start in early september and finish in latejune, making it 10 months long — or 11 m

now ben stokes is proving to be in quite some form...hit the first t20 century of his career for rising pune supergiant in the ipl... rescuing them after a terrible start... and taking them to victory... all that despite suffering from cramp. that's all sport for now. more in the next hour. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has said he's "not embarrassed in the slightest" after his shadow home secretary got the cost wrong, during an interview, of putting ten thousand new police officers on the streets of england and wales. mr corbyn insisted that diane abbott had his full support. he's been talking to reporters on an election campaign visit to southampton 10,000 more officers on the beat. how much is it going to cost? 300 million. diane abbott said it would be 300,000. we have corrected the figure. isn't it embarrassing that she got it wrong while voters are trying to get you to put their trust in them?. i'm not embarrassed in the slightest. these cuts in capital gains tax that you are reversing, that would see £2.7 billion, so they would b

england all—rounder ben stokes is a doubt for the second one—day international against south africa tomorrowich should reveal the extent of the injury. in super league, st helens claimed a dramatic late win against local rivals wigan warriors. behind for much of the game, saints fought back with this try from mark percival, his second of the match, just two minutes from the end, giving them a 22—19 victory. it is a second consecutive win for new saints coachjustin holbrook. talking of rugby league, there is a big match tonight, salford against cata la ns big match tonight, salford against catalans dragons, and salford have said come along for free if everyone gives a little donation to the charity supporting victims and their families of the terror attack on monday. another example of how sport is bringing people together and doing its bit. yes, i noticed in one of the games last night, at 22 minutes into the match, i agreement, the crowd just broke into a minute's applause. i think all sporting events a re applause. i think all sporting events are finding new ways to mark their respect, tom