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max verstappen will be second on the grid tomorrow but it's charles leclerc�*s ferrari on pole.ent natalie pirks has more. a fascinating qualifying session tonight and ferrari definitely going home happiest. charles leclerc on pole with his team—mate in third, the world champion of the max verstappen could only manage to split the pair and came second. we have known for some time ferrari were rapid, tonight they really proved it. mercedes problems, they continue. lewis hamilton fest tonight. george russell had a little area, he could only manage ninth. a penny of the thoughts for bottas who wrestled a place in the mercedes. he has managed sixth. whatever result for haas. we had a torrid last season, they wanted to focus on this year's car. kevin magnussen back formula when again to replace the russian who contract was terminated. he came seventh. but those issues for mclaren, they are continuing apace. in barcelona as testing, everyone was living there, but they've had a torrid couple of weeks. lando norris could only manage 13th, daniel ricardo 18th and he said we've got a lot

red bull's sergio perez started from pole, but ferrari's charles leclerc is currently leading after thear came out after nicholas latifi crashed his williams. lewis hamilton started from 15th, but he's benefited from that chaos and is now up to seventh, as he's not yet stopped for new tyres. it could all change again. it will take something special for him to make the podium for a second weekend in row though. chelsea have moved to the top of the women's super league after a huge win against leicester city — 9—0 the final score at the king power stadium. the were 3—0 up after seven minutes and it was six by half—time — two each from beth england and guro reiten, including this fluked cross shot just before the break. they added three more in the second half — jessie fleming finishing off the scoring after a well worked move. chelsea are now a point clear of arsenal. manchester united women were playing at old trafford in front of fans for the first time and came from behind to beat everton 3—1. alessia russo scored twice. the win keeps united in the top three, where they need to stay to

charles leclerc won in bahrain for ferrari's first victory since 2019 but max verstappen retired and this season due to issues with the new car. here's formula one journalist inga stracke. there wouldn't be world championships of so many a time world champion if they didn't know what to do if they have a problem. and i trust that they will be in the mix pretty soon and lose some with his driving skills as well. they do have problems with the car, after going up and down, it's all down to the new regulations about ground effect. a couple of technical terms was up and they are working on it, they have already improved from the tests of two weeks before in barcelona and bahrain. i'm pretty sure they will be fighting back. and that's all the sport for now. it's very settled on the weather front right now, and that's how it'll stay generally over the next few days. how about the details? and there are a few to talk about — just the chance of catching a shower on tuesday. some of these fairweather clouds will build into shower clouds, but i think the vast majority of us will miss them. now

as for the racing, ferrari's charles leclerc topped both practice sessions, max verstappen was secondm covid in time. vettel has already missed the season—opener in bahrain last weekend, he'll be replaced again by the reserve driver, nico hulkenberg in jeddah. saudi arabia's human rights record is also under the spotlight again and seven time world champion — lewis hamilton says it should be "easy" for the country to make changes adding that it's "mind—blowing" to hear some of the stories about abuses in there. northern ireland have been in friendly football action tonight, scoring 2 late goals to win 3—1 away in luxembourg. the score was level ati all, before captain steven davis and gavin white secured the victory. northern ireland host hungary in another friendly on tuesday. england play switzerland in a friendly at wembley tomorrow. and with their world cup qualification already sorted, questions are being asked again about the human rights record of the host nation - qatar. and while england manager gareth southgate says he doesn't see the benefit of boycotting this year's tourna

the world champion was heading forsecond, behind race—winner charles leclerc, when he retired with threeth teammate sergio perez also dropping out on the final lap, it meant no red bull, or mercedes, on top spot. instead, ferrari came home with a 1—2 finish. leclerc and carlos sainz took maximum points. the cars have undergone the greatest changes in a generation to make races more exciting. lewis hamilton ended up third, but, for champion verstappen, the team's performance has been tough to take. this is the biggest problem, we scored zero points with a competitive car. and on the days where you have tiny issues or you're not entirely happy with the balance, you have to consolidate and score points and what we did today is extremely painful. there are bids coming to light for chelsea two days after the deadline to buy the club. global investment firm centricus, which overseas £29 billion in assets and features several chelsea season—ticket holders, confirmed their offer, saying it wants to "maintain and support existing management — "to ensure the club's continued success. " ex—chelsea

charles leclerc claimed victory in the bahrain grand prix as his ferrari team—mate carlos sainz finishede in second place. rafael nadal was handed his first defeat of the year, beaten in the indian wells masters final by american taylor fritz. the 2a—year—old won 6—3, 7—6 to claim his first masters 1000 tour win while denying the dial a record equalling 37th masters crown. the 6-a6- equalling 37th masters crown. the 6—a6— one victory in the women's competition ensures the 20—year—old polish woman moves to number two in the rankings. the triplejumper broke to number two in the rankings. the triple jumper broke her own women's world record with a leap of 15.7a metres at the world indoor athletics championship with a finaljump of the competition in the serbian capital of belgrade. the venezuelan beat her previous record at the tokyo olympics last august. also 31 centimetres beyond the best indoor mark held by the 26—year—old. the men's high jump, 26—year—old. the men's high jump, the first south korean athlete won a world title in any track or field discipline, clearing 2.3a metres. west in

it's a good day for italy, welcome back ferrari, charles leclerc takes pole position for tomorrow's bahrains continue the chase in barbados.

— not before there was an epic battle between defending champion max verstappen and ferrari's charles leclercould be strong — but were you surprised at their dominance? i was surprised at how strong they were and i was excited by the fact. ferrari put the facts back up and it's the first victory in 45 races. last victory was in singapore 2019. a big sacrifice last year. redirecting to make it strong and fast and it seems to have worked out well. there was also help from their teams and was very interesting to see that those teams were strong. do you think we got a taste of what's to come this season between leclerc and verstappen? i hope so. it's nice and their relationship as well and they're about it was back to the really early days and at some stage i think charles said he did not really like when they were kids. they have been fighting on and off the track but mostly on the track and it's really nice i was in bahrain and they saw when max came over and shook his hand and a smile at each other and you can see it was respect but it was also like the fight is on. both he and his — was also

charles leclerc won in bahrain for ferrari's first victory since 2019 but max verstappen retired andny a time world champion if they didn't know what to do if they have a problem. and i trust that they will be in the mix pretty soon and lose some with his driving skills as well. they do have problems with the car, after going up and down, it's all down to the new regulations about ground effect. a couple of technical terms. and they are working on it, they have already improved from the tests of two weeks before in barcelona and bahrain. i'm pretty sure they will be fighting back. and that's all the sport for now. fine weather is going to last all week long. it is because the area of high pressure isjust so week long. it is because the area of high pressure is just so extensive across europe. it is blocking the atmosphere in keeping things sunny for many major cities across the continent. we'rejust for many major cities across the continent. we're just on the edge of this high, so little bit more cloud here and also we have winds coming in from the south, so a warm atmosphere over us

and charles leclerc, when the f-one season opener.s coming in second. lewis hamilton came third and stafford fails to finish,. ,. >> coming up on the next hour of the early rundown. we will have all of the latest from the ukrainian capital of kyiv, where these are the latest pictures we have coming in from the district. shocking center has been struck by a number of russian missiles, at least four people known to have died in this attack and rescue crews are continuing to comb through the rubble of this attack at the very center of kyiv. just on the western bank of the deeper river. with the attack leaving at least four people, we will have more after the break. a whistle. [a vulture squawks.] oh boy. only pay for what you need. ♪liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty♪ trelegy for copd. ♪ birds flyin' high ♪ ♪ you know how i feel ♪ (coughing) ♪ breeze driftin' on by ♪ ♪ you know how i feel ♪ copd may have gotten you here, but you decide what's next. start a new day with trelegy. ♪ ...feelin' good ♪ no once-daily copd medicine has the powe

ferrari's, charles leclerc, will start from pole position. he's joined by the world champion.ilton's mercedes teammate, george russell, we'll start the race from ninth. refine adele is through to the indian wells final after a hard-fought win over a fellow spaniard, carlos alker as. they went to three sets where the three-time champion took a crucial break serve. the 35 year old winning to set up a final against the american, taylor fritz. good effort from the 18 year old. half of nadal's age. that's all yours for us for now. i'll see you in an hour's time with more. speak to a royal historian chenin. chenin centuries ago, native californians thrived on this land. now, we share a destiny with all californians. when voters granted our sovereign nations exclusive gaming rights, it advanced self-sufficiency and created thousands of good jobs. but now, out of state corporations are coming to california. their online sports betting initiative would break the promise between us. it's bad for tribes and all californians. join us. protect the promise. good morning you're watching sky

ferrari's charles leclerc will start from pole position, he's drawing on the front row by the world championerstappen. his teammate george russell will start the race from ninth. raphael is through to the indian wells final, after a hard fought win over carlos occurring, as it went to three sets and it was the three-time champion adele who took a crucial break of serve, the 35-year-old winning against the 18 year old 64, four, 663, to set up the final against the american, taylor fritz but remember that name, alker of, good things to come from him. but another busy day ahead, as well as the remaining fa cup finals, tottenham take on west ham. >> you're watching sky news breakfast, coming up, thanks jacqui, we'll hear from a fund manager about the increase in food prices due to the war on ukraine. i was injured in a car crash. i had no idea how much my case was worth. i called the barnes firm. when a truck hit my son, i had so many questions about his case. i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. your case is often worth more than insuran call the barnes firm to find o

world champion max verstappen and ferrari's charles leclerc picked up from where they left off last weekende it, the canadian men's national team have ended their drought after thrashing jamaica in toronto. the canadian men's all—time leading scorer continued his goalscoring form after 13 minutes, tom buchanan doubled that lead before it became three nell to get the party well and truly started, the maple leaves marching on to qatar. and winning the wdc match play and texas. soundly beat fellow american at austin country club at the wen which is his third and has passed five pga tour starts elevating him from fifth to top the world list displacing spaniard. he was ranked 824th in the world this time two years ago and until last month had never won on the pga tour. to cricket and west indies have threshed england taking the series 1—0. the match was all over by lunch on day four, england had begun the day on hundred and 348 — hundred and three — eight, and it took them just 30 minutes to reach their target inside five overs, england are now won just one test, there worst run since the 80s. ,

as for the racing, ferrari's charles leclerc topped both practice sessions, max verstappen was secondlight again and seven time world champion — lewis hamilton says it should be "easy" for the country to make changes adding that it's "mind—blowing" to hear some of the stories about abuses in there. northern ireland have been in friendly football action tonight, scoring 2 late goals to win 3—1 away in luxembourg. the score was level ati all, before captain steven davis and gavin white secured the victory. northern ireland host hungary in another friendly on tuesday. england play switzerland in a friendly at wembley tomorrow. and with their world cup qualification already sorted, questions are being asked again about the human rights record of the host nation - qatar. and while england manager gareth southgate says he doesn't see the benefit of boycotting this year's tournament, he did confirm his team are having their own conversations in the camp about what they might be able to do to bring about change. there is power with us being able to do things together or even with some of the

world champion max verstappen and ferrari's charles leclerc picked up from where they left off last weekendium. lewis hamilton started from 15th, but managed to finish tenth to pick up a valuable point. yes, tough battle. i really enjoyed it with charles. it wasn't easy to get past him, but in the end we did it. we can be very proud, we had the first safety car, but we have plenty of races to make up for that. joe root says he wants to carry on as england captain despite a humbling io wicket defeat in the final test that also saw the west indies clinch the series. the match in grenada was all over by lunch on day four. england began the day on 103—8 before the hosts claimed the final two wickets within the first hour to have them all out for 120. victory in grenada came just 30 minutes later as the west indies reached their target of 28 inside five overs. england have now lost four test series in a row which leaves them bottom of the world test championship table. iam i am still very passionate about taking this team forward. i feel like i have the support of the dressing room behind me and

race leaders charles leclerc in the ferrari and max verstappen of red bull were taking full advantage leclerc and sainz beginning the red renaissance in style. but red bull's pain was mercedes' gain. a surprising podium for hamilton. fireworks, then, in the middle east. where have we seen that before? natalie pirks, bbc news, bahrain. it was such a difficult race. we struggled throughout practice. this is really the best result we could have got and of course it was unfortunate for the other two drivers but we did the best we could and we are grateful for these points. perhaps a sign of things to come this season. there was a glimmer of victory for england in the second test with west indies, which ended in another draw. ben stokes doing his best to get that win, piling on the runs. england with a lead of 281 before declaring, which captainjoe root says they should have done sooner, because they ran out of time to get the ten wickets needed, jack leach with three, shaqib mahmood with two. we do have though a winner takes all in the next test on thursday. now, not only is it manchester

ferrari and charles leclerc will start on pole, ahead of world champion max verstappen who is second. different season? yeah, absolutely. good morning to all of _ different season? yeah, absolutely. good morning to all of you - different season? yeah, absolutely. good morning to all of you from - different season? yeah, absolutely. good morning to all of you from thej good morning to all of you from the pitlane, how exciting. very quiet at the moment, 7.5 hours to go. trust me, in a couple of hours these garages will be absolutely bristling with intent, because lots of the teams have some work to do, as you have just explained. teams have some work to do, as you havejust explained. ferrari, all the signs were there in testing and they showed last nightjust how rapid they are. they will be the ones to beat in one and three positions on the grid later on. max verstappen, just 0.92% separately, max verstappen the world champion in second place. that was really what we expected, red bull to be dominant, ferrari to be dominant, mercedes however down in fifth, as you said, lewis hamilton, a

ferrari's charles leclerc topped both practice sessions ahead of max verstappen in his red bull car.ven davis and then gavin white struck twice in the last ten minutes to make it look more convicing against one of the weakest european nations. northern ireland are back in action in belfast on tuesday night, continuing their nations league preparations with another friendly against hungary. the women's six nations kicks off today with scotland hosting the defending champions, england. it is live on bbc 2 at midday, and there is more than just this tournament on their minds. we are six months away from the world cup, and while england have thrashed the scots in their last three six nations meetings, this is a chance for players on both sides to earn a place in new zealand — and they are already building towards the autumn. we are so passionate about taking scotland women to as high a level as we possibly can while we have the opportunity in our shirt. so this six nations is an opportunity for us, with that kind of end goal to work towards in terms of the world cup, so really good oppor

champion max versatappen won the saudi arabia grand prix, after an intense race—long battle with charles leclercto work the drs overtaking zones to their advantage, but verstappen edged it by 0.5 seconds after making the decisive mov. lewis hamilton was a lowly tenth after starting much further back on the grid. his mercedes team mate george russell finished fifth to overtake him in the drivers' standings. england captainjoe root survived the post ashes cull of senior roles, but after another bruising series defeat he's facing fresh scrutiny. after losing the final test in west indies, with it went the series, one which was meant to be the big reset in test cricket after the embarassment in australia in the winter. this is their fourth straight series defeat. just one win in 17 matches — they've not had a run like this since the 80s. so should joe root remain as captain? iam i am still very passionate about taking this team forward. i feel like the support of the dressing room behind me, and i'm desperate to turn that round, and to see them smiling and celebrating. because, you know, we don't fe

verstappen, the world champion passed charles leclerc in the closing stages to pick up his first winscottish women's premier league. as did rangers against hearts to stay top of the table, two points ahead of glasgow. obviously real challenges ahead for lewis hamilton. only once in nine years has he finished outside the points. intent hejust years has he finished outside the points. intent he just picked years has he finished outside the points. intent hejust picked up a solitary point. that illustrates the challenge this season. he said he did not enjoy this we can just wanted to come home. he has been very vocal about racing in arabia before. thank you. what a night at the oscars! all the usual glitz and glamour. this year, very different. it has all been overshadowed by will smith striding on stage and assaulting chris rock. shall we start with the low light? where do we start? people might not have seen it. shall we show what went on. remarkable. to summarise it defies belief. hearing you say out loud makes me think, are we in another world? loud makes me think, are we in another

verstappen leading the way in his red bull after the second practice session ahead of ferrari's charles leclercof issues — we'll be live in bahrain later in the programme. and some really disappointing news, as katarina johnson—thompson was unable to defend her pentatlon title at the world indoor athletic championships in belgrade on friday. she was competing in her first event since withdrawing from the olympic heptathlon with a leg injury last summer, she withdrew ahead of the final discipline, the 800m run. great britain's holly mills finished fourth, great britain's holly mills finished fourth. i'm not sure why she withdrew. she didn't say was an industry but we know she has had industries. you can have all the talent in the world but if your body and then you don't have the momentum... and then you don't have the momentum. . ._ and then you don't have the momentum... �* ., ., , ., . momentum... and you got to protect it as well. that's _ momentum... and you got to protect it as well. that's the _ momentum... and you got to protect it as well. that's the main _ momentum... and you got to pr

ferrari's charles leclerc and world champion max verstappen swapped the lead five times in two laps.ophy since 2017. assistant coach jamiejones—buchanan will take interim charge for saturday's challenge cup tie against castleford. there was a glimmer of hope for an england win in the second test with west indies but the match ended in another draw. ben stokes was on form again for england, piling on the runs. the tourists with a lead of 281 before declaring, which captain joe root says they should have done sooner — as they ran out of time to get the ten wickets needed, jack leach with three, saqib mahmood with two. it's all set up nicely for a winner—takes—all deciding test, which is on thursday. we keep putting ourselves in these positions, it won't be long before we see ourselves winning a test match here. so more of the same next week. can't ask for any more from the group, they were brilliant again, attitude was excellent. commitment throughout the whole game. spending a long time in the field, concentration, and ability to take those chances today when there were some tired bod