fernando alonso says he wa nts the final.m to drive in the next season. he will retire at the next season. he will retire at the end of the season and he failed to secure a deal away from the mclaren team. the red bull boss insists they have not offered a contract since 2007. fernando alonso said they had apologised by e—mail for previous comments, saying he was suitable to work with, and he hopes the apologised again this weekend. kimi raikkonen caesar benefited most from the rest, clocking the quickest time in practice for the belgian drumbeat. lewis hamilton with sebastian vettel down in there. —— belgian grand prix. they are com pletely belgian grand prix. they are completely out of contest. they have been chasing me for five or six occasions in the past five or six yea rs. occasions in the past five or six years. and now they say that, that they are loyal to their programme and their commitments and our drivers. it has been weird and unfairto me. drivers. it has been weird and unfair to me. that is all from me. more spor

carlos sainz has signed a multi—year deal to replace fernando alonso at mclaren from next season. he year. sainz is currently on loan at renault from red bull. fernando alonso says f1 becoming predictable is one of the reasons he decided to step away from the sport. the spaniard won back to back championships with renault in 2005 and 2006 but says he's spent too long in the championship without winning. he's racing in this weekend's world endurance challenge event at silverstone. it was good timing now. i think that formula 1, in these days, is probably not the same as the formula 1 i probably not the same as the formula 1ifind probably not the same as the formula 1 ifind out when probably not the same as the formula 1ifind out when ijoined the series. when i dream to formula 1, 110w series. when i dream to formula 1, now we have a different formula. at the same time, right now in my career, there are other big challenges and formula 1 can offer me right now and i will try to do something else. right now, probably, something else. right now, probably, something of it different. the

it always follows fernando alonso around.ts being billed as one of the biggest events in the history of the internet. youtube stars ksi and logan paul are set to earn millions of pounds in a boxing match tomorrow night, that‘s being broadcast live on the internet. colin paterson reports. the biggest international event in history! two of the biggest youtube stars taking their online rivalry into the boxing ring. i can‘t wait to punch you right in your stupid, smug face. britain‘s ksi and his american opponent, logan paul, each have almost 20 million subscribers, predominately teenage boys attracted by their mix of comedy, bad language and hostility towards other youtube stars. tomorrow night both are set to make seven figure sums in a pay—per—view, white collar boxing match broadcast live not on satellite tv, but on youtube. a lot of people watching this fight are very young. how good a role model are you? i never like people calling me a role model. i‘m not a role model, i‘m just a guy that does things on the internet and if

fernando alonso goes over the top... remarkable with every replay, after nico hulkenberg catapulted fernando alonso into thin air. his orange car skimming straight over the head of charles leclerc. drivers' cockpits used to be entirely open but this season they have introduced a protective bar called a halo. judging by the marks left on this car, it's perhaps just as well. it was the only first lap drama. moments later, vettel streaked past hamilton and the early chaos gateway to a victory procession, as vettel finished 11 seconds clear. hamilton still leads the championship by 17 points, but this absorbing title duel has ta ken another twist. andy swiss, bbc news. the british motogp had to be cancelled today due to bad weather at silverstone. more than 90,000 fans were at the track for the race, but teams and officials decided against postponing it. it's the first time since 1980 that a race has been cancelled outright. match of the day 2 follows the news, so look away if you don't want to know today's premier league re

apparently christian horner has e—mailed fernando alonso for those specific comments but fernando alonsor red bull. it is all getting very dramatic ahead of the belgian grand prix this weekend. aside from the politics, practice has got under way. yes, second practice under way. formula 1 back from its summer break. sebastian vettel showed his determination to narrow the gap on lewis hamilton. more than three tenths of a second ahead of hamilton. we will bring you the result is a little bit later. away from formula 1, tottenham and france goalkeeper hugo lloris has been charged with drink—driving. he has been bailed to return to westminster magistrates‘ court on tuesday the 11th of september. his side will face manchester united at 0ld side will face manchester united at old trafford on monday. burnley manager sean dyche has been critical of officials after his side‘s defeat in the first leg of their europa league play—off in athens. ben gibson was sent off and both sides we re gibson was sent off and both sides were awarded a penalty. he was also upset regarding the home team‘s conduct a

well, stokes will be back soon, it seems, but what about fernando alonso?maybe for just next season or maybe for much longer as he signalled his intent to retire from the sport after some rather barren seasons with mclaren. after 17 years in the sport, which brought the spaniard two world titles, the 37—year—old believes it's time for something different. he posted this on his social media sites this afternoon. you were not expecting me and i wasn't sure i wanted to get to know you. when i barely knew how to walk around towards your noise, your circus, without knowing anything about you. we had some good times, some unforgettable, others really bad. we have played together against incredible rivals. you played with me andi incredible rivals. you played with me and i learned how to play with you. i have seen you changing sometimes for good and sometimes in my opinion for bad. every time i close the visor of my helmet i feel your warm embrace, your energy, there is nothing like it. but today i have some other bigger challenges that people can offer me and thi

fernando alonso goes over the top...arkable with every replay, after nico hulkenberg catapulted fernando alonso into thin air. his orange ca rd alonso into thin air. his orange card skimming straight over the head of charles leclerc. drivers cockpits used to be entirely open but this season they have introduced a protective bar called a halo. judging by the marks left on this car, it's perhaps just judging by the marks left on this car, it's perhapsjust as judging by the marks left on this car, it's perhaps just as well. judging by the marks left on this car, it's perhapsjust as well. it was the only first lap drama. moments later, sebastian vettel strea ked moments later, sebastian vettel streaked past hamilton in the early chaos gateway to a victory procession, as vettel finished 11 seconds clear. hamilton still leads the championship by 17 points but this absorbing title duel has taken another twist. andy swiss, bbc news. the british motogp had to be cancelled today due to bad weather at silverstone. more than 90,000

fernando alonso has come out, now he has said he is retiring from the spot, and said there is a tit—for—tatl stop the team principals said they did not. it is a messy situation for someone leaving the sport and retiring. a messy situation for someone leaving the sport and retiringm is bizarre with fernando alonso. he said he was retiring then said he had offers to stay in with red bull. red bull deny it. he then stated all the offer sea had, red bull still deny it. no one knows what is going on. in the end, it is a bit of a side story. alonzo is leaving at the end of the year. red bull will carry on. a bit of interesting tit—for—tat that always follows alonzo around. it certainly does. stay with us to find out what's happened here over the weekend at round 13 of the formula 1 world championship. you can stay with it on the bbc sport website. the european para athletics continues in berlin. day five there and great britain claimed the only gold medal decided out on the track in the morning session — david devine winning that in the 5000—metres. kate grey is in berlin for us. kate — a good mo

fernando alonso says he wants an apology from red bull, after they denied his claim that they'd offeredhe failed to secure a deal away from the mclaren team, but red bull boss christian horner insists they haven't offered him a contract since 2007. alonso said horner had apologised by email for previous comments, claiming he's difficult to work with, and he hopes he'll apologise again this weekend. on the track though, formula one is back from its summer break. ferrari's kimi raikkonen seems to have benefitted most from the rest, clocking the quickest time of the day in practice for the belgian grand prix. he was a tenth ahead championship leader lewis hamilton, with sebastian vettel down in fifth. he was a tenth ahead championship leader lewis hamilton, with sebastian vettel down in fifth. they called me in the summer. completely out of context. they had been chasing me in the last seven

and fernando alonso outlining his intent to step away from formula 1.ll the details on the bbc sport website. that's all from sportsday. the casting of the comedianjack whitehall in a new disney film has sparked an outcry following reports he will play a character who is gay. he says he is honoured to be a part of the film which is due out next year but some are asking why a gay actor wasn't cast for the role instead. lizo mzimba has the story. world, get ready for the adventure of a lifetime. welcome tojungle cruise! based on a theme park ride, jungle cruise starring dwayne "the rock" johnson and filmed on huge sets in hawaii, is set to be one of 2019's biggest movies. it comes from disney. the studio has been praised for the way it's dealt with issues like diversity in films like black panther. hi, everybody, welcome to the set ofjungle cruise. but the movie, which also stars emily blunt, is facing controversy over how her character's brother has reportedly been cast. class, i've got good news and bad news, what do you want? the bad news. it's not rea

fernando alonso made motosport history on sunday, by becoming the first f1 driver to win the 6 hoursance championship programme this season dovetailing it with his f1 duties. the spaniard combined with sebastien buemi and kazuki nakajima has now reeled off three victories in a row for toyota after his triumphs at spa and le mans earlier in the year. after three events alonso's team hold a 26 point lead over their toyota rivals with five races to go. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. all this week our weather will be coming in from the atlantic, so once again it will be rather changeable. sunday saw some welcome sunshine across a good part of the midlands towards the south—east of england, and in the warm and muggy air it felt warm out there as well. the main rain—bearing clouds that's remaining for the time being towards the north—west of the uk, but south of that it is going to be difficult to gauge how much sunshine there will be today because the air is moistening up,

to formula one first and two time world champion fernando alonso will retire at the end of the season when his contract ends mclaren racing along as this current team released a statement confirming the news the thirty seven year old is competing in his seventeenth formula one season and has thirty two wins twenty two pool positions and ninety seven podiums in two thousand and five became the then youngest was champion in formula one history span it has been championship ronna up three times . in poland rowing is undergoing a renaissance it used to be a popular sport with crews testing themselves on the mighty vista river that flows through the capital warsaw it fell out of favor though following the second world war but now with a major time trial there the sport is once again attracting fans. it's a long haul in the morning to the vistula river in warsaw for an international rowing event it might not sound terribly special but it is to a lot of poles they treat the sport as something almost exotic. because in the final vote for the second world war there are thirty rowing clubs in w

the culprit was nico hurting back in the yellow or red no the crash propelled mclaren's fernando alonso through the year and on to charlotte lyrics so. the drive is made out unscathed thanks to the halo cockpit system which has only been used in the sport since the beginning of the season the race was over for them but not for hamilton in pencil who put on quite the fight to the finish the german stronger motive for the difference though as he took the win it was pencils victory this season. and here's a reminder of the top story that we're following for you in the u.s. state of florida say at least four people have been killed and around ten wounded in a shooting at a video game town of mental central jacksonville police say the sole suspect died at the scene. and some good news for football fans a full blown to see guy is back in action after a long summer break and v.w. is obviously the place for the best coverage of the german top flight join public for the idea that his guests on our show the bundesliga and there they will be discussing by i mean it's a good start in the office of

arts in formula one news two time world champion fernando alonso will retire at this end or the end i should say of this season when his contract ends mclaren racing alonso is current he released a statement confirming the news today the thirty seven year old is competing in his seventeenth f one season and has thirty two wins in two thousand and five became the then youngest world champion in f one history spaniard has been championship runner up three times as. well as europe basks and bakes in a heat wave the best way to cool down is to get a good air conditioner or to take a dip in the sea a swimmer from england has taken that a whole new level ross angele has broken the world record for the longest stage to see swim managing an incredible seventy four days in the water still trying to figure that out and he's not done yet his goal is to become the first person to swim around the entire british coast. actually set off on his epic journey on the first of june he swim six hours and then rest six hours on his support boat swimming at night is the toughest the no it was a horrible one

news and carlos sainz has signed a deal to become the replacement at mclaren for fellow spaniard fernando alonsohat mclaren descibe as a multi—year deal. sainz is currently 11th in the f1 championship and says it was a childhood dream to join mclaren. alonso announced on tuesday that he was stepping down from the team at the end of the season. it wasn't the right pictures on that one. and finally, with the european football season underway, it didn't take long for the new goal celebrations to appear. but there is one that's caught the imagination of fans and taken social media by storm. have a look at this. after dele ali scored in tottenham hotspur‘s 2—1win at newcastle on saturday, this is how he celebrated. but the strange movement has confused teammates and fans alike as they try to copy the england star. can you do the dele? this is about as good as it gets i think for most people. you can see others... it is not as easy as it looks, is it? there are plenty of people having an attempt. it is just probably easier to have a go at that. it is all in the wrist action. that is all your sport new

the culprit was nico hooking back in the yellow red no the crash propelled mclaren's fernando alonso through the year and on to charlotte clearing so well. the drive was made out unscathed thanks to the halo cup but system which has only been used in the sport since the beginning of the season the race was over for them but not for hamilton in pencil who put on quite the fight to the finish the german stronger motive for the difference though as he took the win it was pencils fifth victory of the season. and returning to that breaking news at this hour media in the u.s. state of florida. to say at least four people have been killed and around ten one dead in a shooting at a video game tunnel meant in central jacksonville but you say the suspect the suspect rather died at the scene with news reports suggesting he killed himself the sheriff described him as a white male and said he acted alone. and so i just want all the bundesliga is back in action after a long summer break and v.w. is obviously the place to be for the best coverage of the jam and top flight join public for any of us

that first lap also saw fernando alonso involved in a huge crash, but he escaped unscathed.notorious history of big accidents. usually in wet conditions. with sunshine baiting attract, few would have predicted this. nikos's reno smashing into the back of fernando's maclaren with almost either consequences. this is why formula 1 brought in the halo safety device. it has protected charles as alonso flew over. all three were able to walk unaided from the shattered carbon fibre. while they were nursing their pride lewis hamilton's was also being damaged. thejb hamilton's was also being damaged. the jb she later hamilton's was also being damaged. thejb she later started from pole but was passed by vettel before the safety car came out following the crash. when racing resumed the bridge and failed to retake the lead. unable to catch the for ari he had to settle for second place. with the victory cutting his advantage to 17 points there was a day when f1 was shaken at the start and just stared at the finish. bush pushed very ha rd stared at the finish. bush pushed very hard especia

fernando alonso bids farewell to formula one after 17 years and two world championships, as he turns the champions league in the third round of qualifying by aek athens. hello and welcome to ther programme, where the england all—rounder ben stokes has been found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court in england. the case related to a fight outside a nightclub in the city in september last year. he‘s been drafted straight back into the england squad following the verdict but he may still face a sanction from the england and wales cricket board. our sports editor dan roan was in court. it had taken almost a year, but finally ben stokes emerged from court today having cleared his name. one of the world‘s top cricketers found not guilty of affray. today‘s verdict represents the end of an 11 month ordealfor ben, during which time he has had to maintain his silence at times when many in social media and certain parts of the press predetermined his guilt long before the trial began. the past 11 months have served to highlight to benjust how highly he values his position as an england r

the culprit was nico who came back in the yellow red no the crash propels mclaren's fernando alonso through the year and on to charlotte learned so well. that drivers made out unscathed thanks of the halo cockpit system which has only been used in the sport since the beginning of the season the race was over for them but not for how it will turn in pencil who put on quite the fight to the finish the german stronger most of the difference so as he took the win it was pretzels victory this season. and here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you media in the u.s. state of florida say at least four people have been killed and around ten one dead in a shooting at a video game tournaments in central jacksonville police say the sole suspect died at the scene. three. and one discrete i don't know if you know this a lot but it's back in action after a long some a break indeed abuse of course the place for the best coverage of the german topflight join us that he's guest on our show the porn industry and they'll discuss buying munich's good start and also debate who their chief rivals

two—time world champion fernando alonso won't race in formula one next year with a likely move to indycarriver will see out his contract, but after 5 years with the team he says it's time for a change. the 37—year—old spaniard has been in f1 for 17 years and won the title in 2005 and 2006 with renault, but it's been his ambition to secure motorsport‘s triple crown by winning the monaco grand prix, the le mans 2a hour and indy 500. he's won the first two so is expected to secure a drive in the us as he looks to become only the second driver to achieve the feat after british driver graham hill. celtic have been knocked out of the champions league in the third qualifying round after losing 2—1 on the night and 3—2 on aggregate to aek athens. brendan rodgers' side went 2—0 down just after half time and despite a goalfrom scott sinclair it was the greek side who progressed, while elsewhere three other former winners went through with ajax, benfica and red star belgrade moving to the final round before the competition proper, but it was the scottish champions who failed to join them. real madri

i'm tulsen tollett, coming up in your wednesday sport briefing. and fernando alonso bids farewell to and this year it's a madrid derby! kicks off this weekend. translation: it is eight privilege. everytime you are playing in a final mnc have done things right. mnc have done things right. we would be very excited to achieve this new record. there is on the atp tour. and that's in cincinnati. adrian mannarino of france. he had to battle his way past a spiritied steve johnson. 6—a djokovic eventually took the first set. but eventually, with his ninth match point, djokovic got the win. of agnieska radwanska for the first time in their eight meetings. moving into the second round with a 6—3, 6—3 victory. after being found not guilty of affray. in a fight outside a nightclub in september last year. for the ashes. tour and his place on another number of england matches. of england matches. both in terms of the privilege that entails and responsibilities. entails and responsibilities. to get back to cricket reading his sole focus. —— being. that he'll retire from formula one at the end of th

carlos sainz will replace fernando alonso at mclaren next season.to renault from red bull. he described the move to mclaren as a childhood dream come true. a majority of nations inside the international tennis federation have voted to change the davis cup, from it's usual season—long model to an 18—team season—ending event. the lawn tennis association was opposed to the move. super league leaders st helens responded to back—to—back defeats by fighting off a spirited comeback by wakefield trinity in the super 8s. regan grace rounded off the scoring in the 36—16 win at belle vue. great britain have won 7 medals on the fourth day of action at the world para swimming european championships in dublin. paralympic champion hannah russell won her second gold of the championships, while alice tai was also a winner as kate grey reports... tonight was all about the backstroke as six a british swimmers winning medals in their respective categories and a standup performer had to be in the backstroke, beating the rest of the field by nine seconds and tai has that

fia race director charlie whiting believes one of fernando alonso's tyres would have directly impacted hulkenberg's renault. however the new ‘halo' protection system was seen to deflect the tyre. whiting says it would have taken a "miracle" for him to avoid a fatal injury if the halo hadn't been in place. there was a brilliant weekend for british basketball, as the men won the wheelchair basketball world championships, beating the usa in the final. hugh woozencroft‘s been speaking to a couple of members of the team — greg warburton and george bates. we've heard a whole year of training building up to this and we all believed that we could do it, so when the final buzzer went, i felt more of a relief, and obviously elation for winning the world championships, that we have actually managed to do it. what was it like? iagree, managed to do it. what was it like? i agree, relief, managed to do it. what was it like? iagree, relief, allthe managed to do it. what was it like? i agree, relief, all the work you have put in over the last year or so, it really isjust a relief. that is the elation

while british prospect lando norris will have his first taste of an f1 weekend as he replaces fernando alonsond prix. he's believed to be vying with stoffel vandoorne for the second seat at mclaren next season. 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 kate andrews, news editor at the free market think tank the institute of economic affairs, and henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times. welcome to you both. thank you for being with us. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. let's ta ke let's take a look at them now. the ft leads with the crisis in venezuela, as authorities issued new banknotes in a bid to try and stem hyper—inflation. lord hague is warning the conservatives not to change their leadership rules to make it easier to elect boris johnson. that's in the telegraph. the metro describes the chaotic scenes at gatwick airport today after information screens broke down, forcing thousands of passengers to read flight details written on white

after 17 years in formula one, the 2 time champion fernando alonso says it's time for a change.es next year as he looks to emulate graham hill and win the triple crown of monaco grand prix, le mans 2a hour and also indy500 titles. he's already got the first two he posted this farewell message across his social media sites. you not expecting me, and i wasn't sure i want to get to know you. when i barely knew how to walk there was your voice, your circuits without knowing anything about you. we had very good times, some unforgettable, other than really bad. we have played together against incredible rivals. you played with me and i learned how to play with youtube. i have seen you changing, sometimes for good and sometimes in my opinion for good and sometimes in my opinion for bad. every time i closed my and i home felt your warm embrace, your energy, there is nothing like it. but today i have some other big challenges that you can offer me and this year this is how i want to remember you. i can only be grateful to you and the people that are part of you for having to give me so m

en la primera vuelta fernando alonso tuvo que abandonar la carrera.esperamos en contacto deportivo. >> perritos para sanar. un perros japonÉs estÁ a la zona las redes sociales porque bucea con gran habilidad. el perro de la raza golden river sacaba un ladrillo que estaba debajo del agua. -- golden retriever. >>los internautas lo han elogiado porque mostrÓ el refrÁn " el que la sigue la consiga y el que persevera la alcanza". hoy es el dÍa nacional de los perros. >> estÁs de celebraciÓn especial en tu casa. >> totalmente con los cuatro peludos que hay en el hogar. asÍ que, pues agradecimiento a nuestras mascotas porque son muy lealesy definitivamente el mejor amigo del hombre, no? >> desesperamos en la ediciÓn nocturna. >> nos vemos, hasta la prÓxima. ♪ >>el siguiente es un reporte especial de "aquÍ y ahora". >> buenas noches, el fÉretro del senador john mccain, serÁ expuesto el prÓximo miÉrcoles en el capitolio estatal en, arizona y luego la rotonda del capitolio en washington d.c., donde recibirÁ todos los honores. aunque aÚn se estÁn definiendo las

he managed to avoid the chaos at the first corner that took out fernando alonso, nico hulkenberg andy unscathed. vettel sailed past hamilton on the opening lap to take the lead and he never looked back as he moved within 17 points of the top of the driver's championship. chelsea maintained their 100% start to the premier league season with a late 2—1win over newcastle united. delight for new boss maurizio sarri, as eden hazard's penalty and a deandre yedlin own goal three minutes from time was enough to make it 3 wins out of 3. bryson dechambeau cruised to a four—stroke victory at the northern trust in the first round of the fedex cup playoffs in newjersey on sunday. after seeing his lead shrink to two shots with a bogey at the ninth, dechambeau responded like this with consecutive birdies on the back nine en route to a closing 69 and 18—under for the tournament. the win moves the californian past world number one dustin johnson in the fedex cup standings. it's the old game of chess, but i'm guessing that you haven't quite seen it like this before. the world dive chess championships

admitted he was too late on the brakes at the first corner in spa, where he smashed into the back of fernando alonsoee were unharmed, the latter saying the new halo safety device which was introduced at the start of the season helped. sebastian vettel overtook hamilton moments after the crash and held on to win by 11 seconds. there hav been three more golds for great britain on the final day of the european para—athletics championships in berlin. aled davies won the men's f63 shot put with a distance of 15 metres a9 centimetres, which is a new comptition record. it's double gold for davies, as he won the f6a discus last week. there was also gold for great britain's thomas young in the men's t38100 metres. that completes the sprint double for young as he won the t38 200 metres yesterday. quite a weekend for the 18—year—old. great britain added a third gold medal in the final event of the day in the universal ax100 metres — led home by nathan maguire. that's the 20th gold great britain have won in the championships — second only to poland who top the medal table with 26 gold. it isjust twice it is jus

two—time world champion fernando alonso says formula one is "too predictable" and a sport in which "onlyalonso said he would stay in the sport if he had a winning car — but wouldn‘t enjoy it as much as racing in another series. i said formula 1 is too predictable. i also heard and read that i stopped formula 1 because i‘m not competitive, which is partly true. if i were now winning all the races i would continue. but it is true as well i would continue maybe not having the same fun i find somewhere else. you continue because you are winning, you are uncompetitive man. formula 1 is a little too predictable now. both the pro 14 and premiership rugby seasons start tonight. chris boyd the new man in charge at northampton saints arrives from coaching the hurricanes in new zealand. and with wales‘ dan biggar and england‘s james haskell among the new signings, there is plenty of optimism after years of underachievement. this from james burridge. a new man in the middle of franklin‘s gardens. chris boyd arrives in wellington fresh from coaching some of new zealand‘s finest players, so can he wor

now the well two time world champion fernando alonso is to retire from formula one at the end of this season the thirty seven year old mclaren driver the world title with renner in turn two thousand and five in two thousand and six the spaniard will continue to compete in other series and has already taken part in indy car racing in north america and earlier this year he won the lamest twenty four hour sports car event. oh full of bull and i want a thousand thanks very much that's jada and that is it for this news and for me has them seek out more news so in two minutes they were. full of struggles but you don't bite on the i would not comment about me. all the time walking up on the full of pleasure. and i'm getting it i'm not. going to have an intimate look at life in cuba today as it was the annual warning. that i had watched daniel i get a buzz about my cuba on al-jazeera. the sams in archaeology graduate from iraq he's also a part time going to pergamon museum which includes a reconstruction of the famous ishtar gate in babylon most of the people he's showing around came to germa

fernando alonso made motosport history on sunday by becoming the first f1 driver to win the six hoursnce championship programme this season, dovetailing it with his f1 duties. the spaniard combined with sebastien buemi and kazuki nakajima and has now reeled off three victories in a row for toyota after his triumphs at spa and le mans earlier in the year. after three events, alonso's team hold a 26—point lead over their toyota rivals with five races to go. that's all the sport for now. thank you. let me show you some pictures now from new bethel baptist church in detroit. this was a service earlier held in honour of the so—called queen of soul, aretha franklin. she died on thursday at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. fans have been paying their respects by leaving mementos outside the church where franklin sang gospel as a child and where her father preached. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of my team on twitter, i'm @benmbland. hello there. sunshine was on very short supply today, many places held on to the cloud. but at least on the up side, it

the director believes one of fernando alonso's tyres would have directly impacted his head when his mclaren avoid it if the halo hadn't been in place. there was a brilliant weekend for touche basketball as the men won the wheelchair basketball championship. a beat the usa in the final to claim their first gold medal. hugh has been talking to a couple of members of the team. we have had a whole year of training building up to this and we all believe that he could do it. when the final buzzer went i felt more relief and elation for winning a world championships, that we have actually managed to do it. what was it like? just tell us. i agree. the relief. all the work, it really is just a relief. it is the elation first of all and the relief that you got a little bit of time to stop and think about the achievements that you have done. you brought back a pretty huge trophy, let's be realistic. who is going to take this one home? i think! have got to realistic. who is going to take this one home? i think i have got to take it home for now. i think the gb office will be hot on my heels to get it b

the culprit was nico hurt you back in the yellow red no the crash propelled mclaren's fernando alonso through the year and on to charlotte clearing so. that drivers made out unscathed thanks to the halo cockpit system which is only been used in the sport since the beginning of the season the race was over for them but not for hamilton and battle who put on quite the fight to finish the german stronger motive proved the difference though as he took the win it was pretzels victory this season. ok let's take a quick look at the standings in formula one after thirteen races with twenty five points for victory fertile has now moved within seventeen of hamilton both drivers have five when so far this season but there's a long way to go twenty one races per season quite a long way down third place commit reichen and fourth place terry bought us a lot of ground for them to make up. now a group of orcas has been rescued along the argentinian coast after the tide washed washed ashore the weekend the same group of rescuers were called upon twice to help the killer wilds back into the sea. it's n

to formula one to a time one champion fernando alonso will retire at the end of the season when his contract ends mclaren racing along with county released a statement confirming the news the thirty seven year old is competing in his seventeenth formula one season and has thirty two wins twenty two point positions and ninety seven podiums in two thousand and five became the then youngest champion in formula one history a spaniard has been championship run rough three times. in fricatives ben stokes has been recalled to the england team after he was found not guilty for his role in a street brawl in the city of bristol in september last year stokes was accused of knocking out two men outside a nightclub in the early hours of the morning the twenty seven year old said he was innocent and insisted he had acted in self defense a jury found stokes not accused or rhonda missed some big tournament for england to say including the ashes tour to australia into this whole world number one andy murray has been ousted from the first round of the cincinnati open as he makes a comeback from hip injury the

fernando alonso says he wants an apology from red bull after they denied his claim that they'd offeredts they haven't offered him a contract since 2007. 0n the track formula 1 is back from its summer break. ferrari's kimi raikkonen clocked the fastest time in friday practice ahead of the belgian grand prix. lewis hamilton was second quickest. warrington wolves will be back at wembley for the fifth time in ten years later as they face french side catalans dragons in the challenge cup final. wolves will be favourites, but dragons have impressed many in their run to their second cup final. they're coached by former england boss steve mcnamara and he told us what he changed when he arrived in the south of france. the french culture is, you know, they drink wine and they'd read at every meal. it's not conducive to an elite performance if you're doing that every meal. it's small little changes implemented to our group, some bigger changes also to make sure that we come in line with... we're playing in an english competition against the elite players in england and we have to match those stan

he was too late on to the brakes at the first corner in spa where he smashed into the back of fernando alonsomed, the latter saying the new halo safety device which was introduced at the start of the season helped. sebastian vettel overtook hamilton moments after the crash and held on to win by 11 seconds. lewis pushed very hard. towards the end he was very fast, very hard, had to turn everything down a little and control the pace but, yeah, great weekend. there was more gold for great britain on the final day of the european athletics championships in berlin yesterday. aled davies won the men's shot put with a distance of 15 metres 49 centimetres — a new comptition record. so it's double gold for davies as he won the f614 discus last week. there was also gold for 18—year—old thomas young in the men's t38100 metres. that completed the sprint double for young as he won the t38 200 metres saturday. great britain also won the 4x100 universal rely to claim their 20th gold of the championships. the british kaya ker lizzie broughton claimed the first major title of her career with gold on the final

fernando alonso says he wants an apology from red bull, after they denied his claim they'd offered himon. alonso retires at the end of the year, after failing to secure a deal away from the mclaren team, but red bull boss christian horner insisted they hadn't offered him a contract since 2007. alonso said horner had apologised by email for previous comments, claiming he's difficult to work with, and hopes he'll apologise again this weekend. 0n the track at spa, as formula one returned from it's summer break, ferrari's sebastian vettel showed his determination to narrow the gap on championship leader lewis hamilton. he was quickest in first practice, more than three—tenths of a second ahead of hamilton. chris ashton‘s hopes of an england recall could be further complicated, with the dates of his ban for a dangerous tackle during preseason possibly subject to change. his seven—week ban was due to start with another preseason friendly scheduled for tonight. but that match isn't on the fixture list, which means his ban could start later, and he won't get to play at all before england boss

the first lap also saw fernando alonso involved in a huge crash, but he escaped unscathed.us history of big accidents, usually in wet conditions. the sunshine bathing the track, few would have predicted this. he smashed into the back. with almost dire consequences. this is why formula i brought in the halo safety device, it protected him as the car flew over him. all three we re the car flew over him. all three were able to walk away. while they we re were able to walk away. while they were nursing their pride, lewis hamilton's was also being damaged. he started from pole, but was passed by rival before the safety car came out following the crash. when racing resumed, hamilton failed to retake the lead. unable to catch the ferrari, he had to settle for second place. it was a day when fi was shaken at the start and stirred at the finish. the british moto gp race at silverstone has been cancelled because of heavy rainfall. race officials pulled out all the stops to try and ensure that racing got under way, even using tractors to try and clear the water, but eventually had to

two time world champion fernando alonso won't race in formula one next year with a likely move to indycarhange. he could be heading to the us, which would give him a chance to complete motorsport‘s triple crown. he will be missed in f1. trying to race with him was very, very tough. he would never give up him was very, very tough. he would nevergive up in him was very, very tough. he would never give up in a wheel to wheel. it he would always try to find a way back on the next corner. off the track he was relatively quiet, got on with what he had to do, he was just really well respected amongst eve ryo ne just really well respected amongst everyone in the formula 1, especially his peers. tyson fury has been calling at deontay wilder as his comeback continues this weekend. there is some flash photography coming up in these pictures. a piece his second fight back after a troublesome two years which saw him battle depression and an anti— doping case. he faces his opponent at windsor park, where deontay wilder will be ringside. negotiations for the two to meet in december are in negotiations f

mclaren driver fernando alonso announces he will step away from formula 1 for next season and formernt is considering giving tenants in england more support to hold landlords to account, by speeding up the complaints procedure and publishing league tables. the measures are part of what ministers call "a landmark opportunity for major reform" on social housing. but campaign groups say what's needed is more homes for people on low incomes. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports. the grand full fire was meant to change the nation's attitude to housing the poor. for too long in oui’ housing the poor. for too long in our country under governments of both colours, we have not given enough attention to social housing. it isa enough attention to social housing. it is a national crisis and one that we are ready to meet. today, ministers revealed much changes this tragedy would mean for social housing across england. tenants will get more powers to hold landlords to account, government support to ensure their homes or other decent quality of this housing adviser, the propo

you would have seen the horrific crash between fernando alonso and charles leclerc.ng up our seas and our coastlines. we know it's a huge problem, but where exactly does it all come from? marine conservationists in scotland are trying to come up with some answers. they're taking to the skies to try to get a sense of the bigger picture, as lorna gordon explains. taking to the skies in the war against litter. i'm going on a flight with the volunteers pinpointing hotspots where plastic rubbish is washing in from the sea. this is a typical, sort of, patrol height and patrol speed. as you can see, things are moving fast reasonably quickly. you can see in some of these inlets there are bits and pieces. there is a fishing net or something. absolutely, you can see it there. have you found it quite an eye—opener? absolutely. from the east coast, the north, the south, the west, the volunteer crews have been methodically criss—crossing scotland's coastline. from the air, flying at the heights ofjust a few hundred feet, you get a unique perspective of the plastic rubbish blighti

he was too late on to the brakes at the first corner in spa where he smashed into the back of fernando alonso latter saying the new halo safety device which was introduced at the start of the season saved injury. sebastian vettel overtook hamilton moments after the crash and held on to win by eleven seconds. andy murray makes his grand slam return at six o'clock this evening. murray — ranked 382 in the world right now — is coming back after hip problems. he faces australia's james duckworth in the first round of the us open and says it's great to be back at the scene of his first grand slam success. i have great memories from new york overall, from juniors through the first slam final two then obviously winning my first grand slam here, so, yeah. i have lots of great memories. i'm happy i'm able to be back, competing again here. it was tough communal, missing at last year. i was pretty upset at the time so year. i was pretty upset at the time soiam year. i was pretty upset at the time so i am really pleased to be back andi so i am really pleased to be back and i will try to enjoy it as much a

he smashed into the back of fernando alonso, who then collided with charles leclerc.tting lewis hamilton's championship lead to 17 points. great britain's men have won gold at the wheelchair basketball world championships. they beat the usa in the final to win their first—ever global title. and that is the sport. great news for british basketball. and you will hang around for the papers in a moment. first it is time for the weather. it is bank holiday weekend for some, so it is raining for some. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. soggy sunday across many parts of the country. a different sort of day to come today and through the rest of this week we saw a0 millimetres, so over of this week we saw a0 millimetres, so overi.5 of this week we saw a0 millimetres, so over 1.5 millimetres of rain in swa nsea. so over 1.5 millimetres of rain in swansea. the weekend nowhere near as wet. a good deal drier across the country. if you are still on holiday, that is good news. pressure building, that keeps things drier and a bit warmer than we saw yesterday as well.

fernando alonso says formula one is "too predictable" and a sport in which "only two teams can win".tay in the sport if he had a winning car — but wouldn‘t enjoy it as much as racing in another series. isaid i said formula 1 is too predictable. i also heard and read i stopped formula 1 because i‘m not competitive, which is partly true. ifi competitive, which is partly true. if i were winning all the races i would continue. but it is true as well i would continue maybe not having the same fun i find somewhere else. formula 1 is a little too predictable now. the world‘s fastest man — usain bolt — has taken another step towards playing professional football. the retired athlete, who holds the record for the 100 and 200 metres, came on as a sub for the australian a league side the central coast mariners in a pre—season friendly. he‘s hoping to impress enough to get a deal ahead of the new season — however he was unable to take this chance — ironically hejust wasnt quick enough. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. a me

two time world champion fernando alonso will retire from formula one at the end of the season., he just needs the indy 500 having already won the monaco grand prix and le mans. great britain won nine more medals on the second day of action at the world para—swimming european championships in dublin. leading the way was 16—year—old maisie summers—newton, who beat five—time paralympic champion ellie simmonds in the final of the women's 200m individual medley sm6, setting a new world record in the process. just wanting to go out and give everything i could. i wanted to go quicker than this morning. but to go that fast, ijust can't believe it. i have been training really hard with my coach. yes, itjust all came together. tymal mills had a night to remember as sussex sharks pulled off a dramatic win over glamorgan in the t20 blast. the welsh side were needing a pretty remarkable turnaround to get the win, but that dream was soon in tatters thanks to mills. two wickets in two balls set up a hat—trick opportunity to close the innings, and he didn't let it pass! sussex winning by 98 ru

fernando alonso says he wants an apology from red bull after they denied a claim they had offered himhe year after failing to secure a deal away from the mclaren team. the red bull boss claimed they haven‘t offered him a contract since 2007. 0n the track, formula 1 is back from its summer break. kimi raikkonen seems to have benefited most from the rest, clocking the quickest time in practice ahead of the belgian grand prix. he was ten, head of lewis hamilton, with sebastian vettel in fifth. —— he was ten. britain‘s women have reached their first semifinal at the wheelchair basketball championships in hamburg. they beat germany 50—37. the team‘s longest serving player led from the front. they will face the netherlands or china in tomorrow‘s final. the men‘s team are also in semifinal action today, leading a run 26—17. they are in the second quarter in that one. the first track gold of the day of the european para championships has been won by david devine. he got victory in the t 13 5000 metres, on top of the silver he won in the 1500 metres earlier in the week. my coach said, go to th

sainz will become the replacement for fernando alonso.z is currently 11th in the f1 championship and said it was a childhood dream to join championship and said it was a childhood dream tojoin mclaren. alonso said he was stepping down from the team at the end of the season. from the team at the end of the season. that is all the sport for now. more on the bbc sport website. do not forget, all the big stories coming up at 6:30pm. many thanks indeed. we will see you later on. more now on the death of the singer aretha franklin — known as the queen of soul — who has died at her home in detroit at the age of 76 — after being ill with cancerfor sometime. we are going to discuss her life and legacy. karen mav is currently playing the lead role of effie white in the west end hit musical dreamgirls, which takes its inspiration from the history of the motown record label. karen is here with me now. you personally have been inspired as the singer by aretha franklin. her career is indescribable in the things she achieved. i remember growing up and h

carlos sykes has signed a deal to replace fernando alonso at mclaren.t the end of the year. i will be back with more stories at 230. see you then. more now on the hundreds of thousands of a—level students who have been receiving their exam results today. in wales, performances for the top grades are the best since 2009 — with 26% of students getting a* and a grades. although the number of a—level entries in wales has continued to fall overall. joining me now from cardiff is kirsty williams, the wales education secretary. good afternoon to you. good afternoon. we should make the point that wales still has a system where coursework has a bearing. do you think the results that you are seeing today reflect some would say the fact that it's a bit easier? no, not at all. there is a system in place developed by independent regulators that benchmarks welsh qualifications alongside those of england and northern ireland, so we can be assured that the qualifications that welsh students are sitting in welsh schools and colleges are of the very highest standard and

formula one's fernando alonso may be leaving the sport at the end of the season but he's already achieving success in other branches of motor sports the spaniard was part of the winning team on sunday on the latest stop for the world insurance championship along so's toyota guess the racing team stalled for their third straight victory this time in the six hours of silverstone right he won the lamont twenty four with the same team just two months ago having previously cage everyone's monaco grand prix along so his goal after this season is to win the indy five hundred and with it most holes allusive. india's cricketers have built a strong lead on day two of the third test against england at trent bridge they were all out for three hundred twenty nine but then skittle the hosts for just one hundred and sixty one. with a five wicket haul to shut england down india reached one hundred twenty four for two at the close that's a lead of two hundred ninety two runs england lead the series to nel now when you hear about football fans throwing things onto the pitch it usually ends in trouble but no