katie: a complicated relationship but ducati can keep being italian. how much does -- how much is ducati able to collaborate with other brands under volkswagen? claudio: that is a very positive part. we are in what we call a progressive brand group which is under the umbrella of audi, ducati, lamborghini, and bentley. we have very close relationships with lamborghini and we are from the same region and then we are very close friends with bentley which was made possible in the last couple of years to make a special version. we made our streetfighter in lamborghini trim which was a fantastic success. 630 units plus 63 specials only for lamborghini customers. and then we replicated one year later with bentley making a ducati for bentley. this is a very special version, very high price but collectors love it because typically the resale value is higher. and so it is not only a fantastic deal but also a good investment. katie: we have to talk about moto gp because ducati won its fourth straight world title in 2023. what has that meant for sales. are you abl

i am really happy and proud of the team we are doing with the new ducati.ow, to win here at a track where i almost lost everything, i almost stopped racing — and now, i'm here on the first place, this is amazing and i'm so grateful to this track because i learn a lot from it. now, he's had a long career in the game but former footballer greg halford has been speaking to the bbc about something few fans who watched him over the years will have known about — that he's autistic. he didn't share it widely during his professional career but now hopes that talking about it will raise awareness and encourage others to be open about their own experiences. he's been speaking to our neurodiversity reporter nick ransom. here we go! a seasoned professional, 39—year—old greg halford has had a long career in football and hashtag united is, remarkably, the 20th team he has played for. in the last year, he has begun to speak more openly about life being autistic following a similar revelation for his son. he was diagnosed when he was six years old and it got me thinking th

of a second, as the championship was won by ina bastianini , the italian motorcycle rider of the ducatim, with a difference of 882 seconds, and the spanish pedro augusta of the km team, with a difference of five seconds and 362 seconds . frances kylian mbappe, the french superstar of paris saint- germain, in an interview with telefood. he fueled the rumors about his separation from the parisians and announced that he will announce his decision before the euro. people will know about my future before euro. i want to come to the euros with a ready mind and i am ready to do great things. my future is no longer an important issue in the club and no one else he does not talk to me about this. jimenez stayed in milan. to report sport milan and real madrid have reached an agreement to make alex jimenez's contract permanent for less than 5 million euros. if the bonus clauses of this spanish defender's contract are activated, his transfer fee will be worth more than five million euros. barca looking to make felix's contract permanent. according to as barcelona and joao felix, they want to contin

he writes for ducati and is looking to win the title for the third year.ark mike finished fourth on his debut following his switch from honda. and indeed you have witnessed already on sports day there is some interesting reaction to a big game of the day in the english premier league between liverpool and manchester city. jurgen klopp thinks they should have had a late penalty you can decide for yourself. the go to the bbc sport website where there is much more in the days sports news. he is therefore now. but for me and all the sports team, it is goodbye from me. hello there. march so far has been quieter but colder, and the wind direction has played its part. we've seen an easterly wind so far, and in the last few days, it's brought a lot of cloud in off the north sea and temperatures struggled along those exposed coasts — only around six degrees. but the story is set to change as we go through the next few days. with the wind direction swinging round to a south—westerly, temperatures may well peak into the mid—teens, but there's still a chance of seeing

bagnaia, who rides for ducati, is looking to win the title for the third year running.esini racing following his switch from honda. some interesting reaction to the big game in the premier league between liverpool and manchester city. jurgen klopp thinks they should have had a late penalty. you can decide for yourself. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. march so far has been quieter but colder, and the wind direction has played its part. we've seen an easterly wind so far, and in the last few days, it's brought a lot of cloud in off the north sea and temperatures struggled along those exposed coasts — only around six degrees. but the story is set to change as we go through the next few days. with the wind direction swinging round to a south—westerly, temperatures may well peak into the mid—teens, but there's still a chance of seeing a return to some showers or longer spells of rain. monday, however, will be a quieter st

bagnia who rides for ducati wants to win for the third year.magine and witnessed already on sportsday, there's some interesting reaction to the big game of the day in the english premier league between liverpool and manchester city. jurgen klopp think that is she should have had a late penalty. you can decide yourself. if you head to the bbc sport website where there's much more on that and all of the day's sports news. head there for now. but from me and the team here, it's god bye for now. hello there. march so far has been quieter but colder, and the wind direction has played its part. we've seen an easterly wind so far, and in the last few days, it's brought a lot of cloud in off the north sea and temperatures struggled along those exposed coasts — only around six degrees. but the story is set to change as we go through the next few days. with the wind direction swinging round to a south—westerly, temperatures may well peak into the mid—teens, but there's still a chance of seeing a return to some showers or longer spells of rain. monday, ho

the ducatis of marc marquez and jorge martin were second and third respectively.kings. curran hit 63 runs to guide his side to a a—wicket win over delhi capitals judd trump got off to the perfect start against welshman jackson page with a century break, going on to win their semifinal in the world open in china by six frames to two. the world number two and defending champion will play china�*s ding junhui in tomorrow�*s final. after the culmination of the men�*s six nations last weekend, the premiership is back. exeter beat newcastle to go third, the highlight perhaps being champions saracens victory over harlequins, played at the tottenham hotspur stadium. it was a rather one—side affair, asjoe lynsky reports. for premiership rugby a restart with the rivals, a london derby for saracens and harlequins and owen farrell�*s 250th game for his club. he leaves saracens this summer but before then, they have a purpose. the champions showed here they are still this league�*s team to beat. inside half an hour, bonus points secured. it is as easy as you like! these are tw

further ahead, jorge martin's ducati took the chequered flag, brandished by legendary football coachjoserance thereby the special one. a shock in formula one — as max verstappen failed in his attempt to equal his record of ten successive wins earlier at the australian grand prix. those plans went up in smoke — quite literally — as a brake fire put an early end to his race. and carlos sainz completed a remarkable comeback from appendix surgery two weeks ago, to come first in melbourne. ben croucher reports. for those of you who say f1 is too predictable but there is —— that there's not enough action, allow australia to flip that perception upside down. 0k, australia to flip that perception upside down. ok, so the start was as expected, the burst staff and leading, all well behaved. dash verstappen leading. max verstappen had... a streak up in smoke with a brake issue. and he wasn't the only world champion to struggle— that turned out to be the least of lewis hamilton's close. it was very comfortable for carlos sainz and charles leclerc. for the minor point, it was a little as george disco

iam i am really happy and proud of the team we are doing with the new ducati.and to win here at a track where i almost lost everything, i almost stopped racing and now i am here in first place, this is amazing and i am so grateful to this crowd because i learn a lot from them. a remarkable collapse from england handed new zealand a dramatic three—run victory in the third t20, as the hosts kept the series alive in nelson. england were cruising in pursuit of 156, needing only 29 runs from 29 balls, with eight wickets left, but then lost six for 25. that left them needing eight from the last over, and they fell short. england lead the series 2—1, with two to play. they next play in wellington on wednesday. credit to them. i think we got put under a lot of pressure and, today, we maybe didn't come up well against it. but i think that's a big learning curve. this team is always about learning opportunities and it's all right to make mistakes, but we just have to learn from them. so i guess it's one to learn from, big time. keep up—to—date on the website or sport app

ducati's enea bastianini took second from aprilia's maverick vinales, on the penultimate lap.tianini to come through, before the aprilia rider and sprint winner ran off at turn i and crashed on the dusty run—off area. that allowed pedro acosta to finish third in his debut season. world champion francesco bagnaia also crashed out. england are in control, but it's not going totally to plan against italy, in their six nations opener. the defending champions, and favourites again for this year's tournament, were 10—0 up in parma at half time after taking their time to break italy's resistance. hannah botterman and abbie ward with the tries. but sarah beckett has been sent off for an illegal tackle. 15—0 now in the second half. they have scored a try since the second half started. elsewhere this weekend, wins for france, and scotland. lots to come at the miami 0pen, including matches for andy murray and coco gauff. but the australian open champion aryna sabalenka has been knocked out — after what's been a tough week for her, following the death of her ex—boyfriend. number one men's

and on the final lap, ducati's enea bastianini was able to steal second place from aprilia's maverickn. but it was a great day for martin who now leads the standings. a remarkable collapse from england handed new zealand a dramatic three—run victory in the third t20, as the hosts kept the series alive in nelson. england were cruising in pursuit of 156, needing only 29 runs from 29 balls with eight wickets left, but then lost six for 25. that left them needing eight from the last over, england lead the series 2—1, ahead of the fourth match in wellington on wednesday. credit to them. i think we got put under a lot of pressure and, today, we maybe didn't come up well against it. but i think that's a big learning curve. this team is always about learning opportunities and it's all right to make mistakes, but wejust have to learn from them. so i guess it's one to learn from, big time. keep up—to—date on the website or sport app. i would be back in the next hour, see you then. thank you. here in the uk, the chancellor has confirmed that the conservatives will commit to keeping the so—called

clearly the 9% return on sales figure for the audi group, they're kind of combined with lamborghini and ducatiit's not good enough if you look at how they should be operating in that luxury or seemingly luxury segment. so there's a lot of work to be done. in other areas of the big holding like volkswagen, the core brand, they're actually making progress and getting more profitable with a return on sales figure of 5.3. it's not super big, but it's a lot better than in previous years we have seen the core brand being not very profitable for many, many years and now they're at least moving toward the target of 8%. of course, that's nowhere near where porse porsche sits. it's moving into a different electrification space but at different speeds across the globe, and that's a big challenge. you can say, listen, we do it the same for every model everywhere but the markets are moving at different speeds. china let's moving fast and needs specific models. it's been a realization for volkswagen the last two years, but at the same time, it would have them moving very fast in electrification. europe is n

ducati's enea bastianini took second from aprilia's maverick vinales, on the penultimate lap.ne and crashed on the dusty run—off area. that allowed pedro acosta to finish third in his debut season. world champion francesco bagnaia also crashed out. it turned out to be a rather one—sided affair between italy and england in their women's six nations opener — as the defending champions turned on the style in the second half. italy held out, before two tries close to half time had england away. sarah beckett was shown a red card for an illegal tackle too, but england were still streets ahead. mackenzie carson, ellie kildunne and connie powell among the tries, in a 118—0 bonus—point win in parma. elsewhere this weekend, wins for france and scotland, but favourites england top the table. a remarkable collapse from england handed new zealand a dramatic three—run victory in the third t20, as the hosts kept the series alive in nelson. england were cruising in pursuit of 156, needing only 29 runs from 29 balls with eight wickets left, but then lost 6—25. that left them needing eight fro