and back on the grid — we speak to the two—time world champion fernando alonso ahead of his formula one1. evening, the road to qatar 2022 starts today for the european nations. we're just over an hour away from kick—off in leuven. that's where wales start their world cup qualifying campaign against the number one ranked team in the world, belgium who they knocked out at the last euros. the welsh captain gareth bale says he and the other senior players know that this is probably their last chance to get to a world cup. tomos dafydd has more. he is always smiling, always loves being part of the national squad. while gareth bale has won countless trophies with real madrid, the world cup is the thing missing from his achievements. the cup is the thing missing from his achievements.— cup is the thing missing from his achievements. the one thing left that i want _ achievements. the one thing left that i want to _ achievements. the one thing left that i want to achieve _ achievements. the one thing left that i want to achieve originally l that i want to achieve originally wanted to qualifyjust

fernando alonso believes he's better than many of the young drivers on the grid, as he returns to the up there with the likes of michael schumacher and ayrton senna. he has been driving better than anyone else, and when you win so many championships it's because you deserve it, as well. so, yeah, lewis was so dominating in the sport for many years and is the best in the history, or one of the best in history with michael and ayrton. mark selby eased into the tour championship semi—finals with a ten frames to three victory over kyren wilson. the three—time world champion was never threatened by his fellow englishman at the celtic manor resort and moves through to a match up against neil robertson. two of snooker�*s greatest names will renew a rivalry that stretches back to the 1980s. stephen hendry — who's returned to the sport after retiring in 2012 — will facejimmy white in world championship qualifying next month. hendry beat white in four crucible finals in the 1990s, and ended up with a record seven titles in the modern era. despite being a crowd favourite white has never won a wo

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so, fernando alonso has got lewis hamilton in his sights.dy seemed up for it, hamilton less so. have a listen to this. i got the most beautiful gift. and you know what i realised? it doesn't fit! how can i be a driver when the helmets don't fit me? i'll send him one of mine and see how he likes it. but i think we could get lewis in there for a few plays, i've seen his athletic ability, he's pretty talented in a lot of areas, i think he could do some things on the football field. i would run the opposite way. that�*s all the sport for now. the home office says it�*s promising an overhaul of the asylum system in the uk. it says that for the first time, the way people travel to the uk will have a direct bearing on whether they will be granted asylum, in an effort to reduce people smugglers operating in the english channel. an asylum—seeker is someone who�*s left their own country in order to seek protection from persecution. they haven�*t yet been legally recognised as a refugee and are waiting to receive a decision on their asylum claim. let�*

fernando alonso believes he's better than many of the young drivers on the grid, as he returns to therames to three victory over kyren wilson. the three—time world champion was never threatened by his fellow englishman at the celtic manor resort and moves through to a match up against neil robertson. two of snooker�*s greatest names will renew a rivalry that stretches back to the 1980s. stephen hendry — who's returned to the sport after retiring in 2012 — will facejimmy white in world championship qualifying next month. hendry beat white in four crucible finals in the 1990s, and ended up with a record seven titles in the modern era. despite being a crowd favourite white has never won a world final, losing all six. he's currently ranked 83 in the world. hendry said that they've recently been practising togther, but that will now stop! you can head to the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. the weather's looking pretty unsettled over the next few days and it's going to be turning a bit colder as well. before we get there, though, today on the satellite pict

fernando alonso believes he's better than many of the young drivers on the grid as he returns to theough he does accept world champion lewis hamilton will take some stopping. he has been driving better than anyone else, and when you win so many championships it's because you deserve it, as well. so, yeah, lewis was so dominating in the sport for many years and is the best in the history, or one of the best in history with michael and ayrton. two of snooker�*s greatest names will renew a rivalry that stretches back to the 1980s. stephen hendry, who has has returned to the sport after retiring in 2012, will facejimmy white in qualifying for this year's world championship. hendry beat white in four crucible finals in the 1990s, and ended up with a record seven titles in the modern era. despite being a crowd favourite white has never won a world final, losing all six. he's currently ranked 83 in the world. hendry said that they've recently been practising togther but that will now stop. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories, aswell the chelsea women champio

fernando alonso is back in f one with the alpine team who he won 2 world titles with when they were called ray no he doesn't expect to be challenging for the championship the season though. a lot. going on we need missionary don't worry about here we really. need it to anyone in a continuation of the 22 and the revelations we expect. similar to last year so. maybe we should be the ones fighting for their political futures india have posted a formidable score after winning the toss and batting in the 2nd one day international against england including after losing 2 early wickets the recovery began new top schools with 108 he was supported by half centuries from visits kohli and the rich pennant but we could keep a hammered 177 for many 40 balls as only opposed to 336 to 6 in his role to a good start in a chase their 111. try the philadelphia 76 ers have continued with their outstanding form in the n.b.a. the latest when come against the current champions the l.a. lakers formulators god danny green proving to be a thorn in the side of his old team helping themselves to 28 points for the top

fernando alonso believes he's better than many of the young drivers on the grid as he returns to theeserve it, as well. so, yeah, lewis was so dominating in the sport for many years and is the best in the history, or one of the best in history with michael and ayrton. that's it from me for today — olly foster will have more for you, in sportsday at 6.30. congratulations on the newjob, clive as well. gavin, thank you very much indeed for that. it was very good, thank you. we will get more on the news that the home secretary has defended new plans for how asylum—seekers are to be treated after charities condemned them as inhumane and unreal. under the proposals, people who enter the uk illegally will no longer have the same entitlements as those who arrive through government schemes. joining me now is the general secretary of the immigration services union, lucy moreton. lucy thanks for joining lucy thanks forjoining us. it is good to see you. these government schemes, do you know what they are? know, the announcements that have been made both in the press release and in the house toda

so fernando alonso has got lewis hamilton in his sights.t fit me? i'll send him one of mine and see how he likes it. i think we could get lewis in there for a few plays, i've seen his athletic ability, he's pretty talented in a lot of areas, he could do a lot of things on a football field. i would run the opposite way. that's just about all the sport for now. women's champions league quarter final first leg against barcelona in monza. quite an extraordinary statement to bring you from angela merkel. she has unexpectedly announced that the cancellation has been cancelled and she has said the decision was a mistake. she said the mistake was herfault and she mistake. she said the mistake was her fault and she has asked the citizens for forgiveness. that is why i am saying it is quite an extra ordinary political statement, to hear a leader take ownership in that way, say it was a mistake, it was her fault and way, say it was a mistake, it was herfault and ask way, say it was a mistake, it was her fault and ask for forgiveness. they had been a l

fernando alonso believes he's better than many of the young drivers on the grid.the best in the history, or one of the best in history with michael and ayrton. look forward to seeing him back in the sport. finally — two of snooker�*s greatest names will renew a rivalry that stretches back to the 1980s. stephen hendry — who has has returned to the sport after retiring in 2012 — will facejimmy white in qualifying next month, for this years world championship. hendry beat white in four crucible finals in the 1990s, and ended up with a record seven titles in the modern era. despite being a crowd favourite, white has never won a world title — losing all six. he's currently ranked 83 in the world. hendry said that they've recently been practising togther, but that will now stop! i'm sure it will! that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories — as well all the build up to chelsea women's champions league game with wolfsburg, on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport john lewis is to shut eight more stores, putting more than 1,400 jobs at ris