lando norris takes pole position at the chinese grand prix. korda is two shots off the lead at the chevron championship, as she bids to win her fifth title in a row. aston villa are the only british club through to a european semifinal, having beating lille in the conference league quarterfinals, eventually winning on penalities. both liverpool and west ham went out of the europa league. here's a reminder of what happened last night with joe lynskey. aston villa had just been minutes from the exit, 3—2 down to lille, matty cash did something priceless. they had to wind this from the spot and philip's keeper in a shoot—out is box office. and philip's keeper in a shoot-out is box office-— is box office. emily martinez had faced one in _ is box office. emily martinez had faced one in the _ is box office. emily martinez had faced one in the world _ is box office. emily martinez had faced one in the world cup - is box office. emily martinez hadj faced one in the world cup final, and this french cloud remembered. the argentine was booked for the sec

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starting from pole position, the red bull driver finished in shanghai ahead of mclaren�*s lando norrisez. he's already 25 points clear at the top of the drivers�* standings after four wins from the season's first five races. this track is very heavy on the tyres so you still managing around that to make this thing work. but, it was an incredible weekend where it was really enjoyable. enjoyable to drive a car. american nelly korda has won the first women's major of the year — the chevron championship. she finished 2 shots ahead of the chasing field at the woodlands in texas and has becomes one of only 3 players to win five consecutive lpga events. some tennis now and casper ruud earned arguably the biggest tournament victory of his career after beating stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets to win the barcelona 0pen. a week ago ruud had lost to tsitsipas in the monte carlo final, but this time, it was the norwegian�*s turn and he took the first set on a tie—break. the second was more straightforward and ruud took it 6—3. it's his first atp title of the season after losing out in three fina

winning in the rain, lando norris takes pole for the first sprint race of the formula one season.coming up on sportsday this evening... and it's almost time to limber up, with the thousands running the london marathon hoping to make record amounts for charity. hello again. welcome along. wembley will be filled this weekend by those wanting to win the fa cup. but the backdrop to the action is a deepening row over the competition removing replays from next year, which the football league says serves to threaten the future of the english game. the decision was reached by the premier league and the fa, who insisted today that "all parties including the efl accepted" replays could not continue. but yesterday's announcement was met by immediate criticism leyton orient�*s ceo mark devlin said it was "quite incredible" that the decision had been made, he claims without consulting the efl league one wigan athletic, who won the fa cup in 2013, said they are "dismayed" by the decision while fa cup semi—finalists coventry city say it is "a kick in the teeth". those in the premier league inclu

it is a great honour to coach the national team," lando norris beat lewis hamilton to take pole position the sprint race at the chinese grand prix in a hectic wet session. the mclaren driver had his fastest lap time deleted and then reinstated in the final minutes of the session as he beat hamilton by 1.261 seconds. hamilton's mercedes headed fernando alonso's aston martin as max verstappen managed only fourth. the red bull driver made errors on two laps before sneaking in at the end. i think we may be off the paste of red bull in —— of the pace of red bull in wet conditions but i can push hard. tough, i saw charles go off in front of me so that made me chill out a little bit. i was getting a bit giddy but those conditions are where you have to push and take risks in they all paid off, so perfect start to the weekend. round two of the chevron championship women's golf�*s first major of the season is under way with world number one nelly korda among the early starters in texas. not the start she would have wanted. three straight birdies seeing a move to four and under three straight birdi

britain's lando norris was the best of the rest, but was more than a quarter of a second slower thans, with the tarmac being aggressive. when you want to go to the limit, it doesn't always work out. nevertheless, it is important to be on pole position. you want every lap to be perfect, but around a track like this that is not always the case. overall, a good day, good starting position for tomorrow, and tomorrow is what counts. to tennis now, and jessica pegula will face daria kasatkina in the semi finals of the wta charleston open on saturday. danielle collins is also into the semis, after she defeated iith—seeded elise mertens in straight sets on friday. she will face third seed maria sakkari, after the greek beat veronika kudermetova in her quarter final clash. in the nba, charlotte beat orlando and stopped their street. the la clippers passed the utah jazz. and stopped their street. the la clippers passed the utahjazz. they won 131—100 they have 13 points, 13 assists, and ten rebounds giving a third triple double of the season. and that's all the sport for now. breaking news from

britain's lando norris was third fastest and lewis hamilton will start from seventh on the grid.n the hague. those detained included the swedish campaigner, greta thunberg. our correspondent, anna holligan was there. the final few climate activists have packed up their banners and are preparing to go home. earlier, there were cries, cheers of you are not alone as greta thundberg was picked up alone as greta thundberg was picked up off the highway by dutch police and put onto a minibus, along with hundreds of other protesters. you can see her here, chatting happily to fellow activists. she is here in the hague to announce international actions against governments who make it cheap and easy for large companies to use fossil fuels by offering them tax breaks and subsidies on excise duties. greta thundberg described her arrest as people. most of the protesters have gone home or have been detained by police and taken away in minibuses. police are just police and taken away in minibuses. police arejust keeping police and taken away in minibuses. police are just keeping watch to make su

britain's lando norris was third quickest, but was more than a quarter of a second slower than verstappenlla's top four place could slip because brentford have equalised. brian mweb more at villa park, 2—2. we'll be back back next hour. and that's all the sport for now. an investigation's underway after two passenger planes collided on the ground at heathrow airport. the wing of a virgin atlantic plane collided with a stationary british airways aircraft. the virgin boeing was being towed at the time. virgin has launched an investigation. a heathrow spokesperson says no passenger injuries have been reported, and they are not expecting any impact on airport operations. the mayor of ukraine's second—largest city, kharkiv, says there's been a second russian attack, killing one person. six people were killed in a drone attackjust hours earlier. the mayor says iranian—made drones in that first attack hit several buildings, including a residential blocks of flats, early on saturday morning. 11 people were injured. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford gave us this update from kyiv. th

started from pole position and went on to win the chinese grand prix in shanghai ahead of mclaren�*s lando norrised bull driver is already 25 points clear at the top of the drivers�* standings after four wins from the season's first five races. sunday's fa cup semifinal at wembley brings together manchester united and a man who's credited with playing a famous part in their success. mark robins is now the manager of championship team coventry, but legend has it that his goal for united in the fa cup — when they were struggling in the early years of alex ferguson's reign — helped save his boss' job. what followed at old trafford was two decades and more of historic achievement, ensuring that robins' link to his former club endures to this day. it puts into perspective. united have always been a top, top club and to be involved in that was a brilliant experience. to win the competition, i had just been brought into the team in the squad and played a part in the run—up to the finals. so it was a brilliant time. what can i say? it's part of my experience, part of my footballing background and history

britain's lando norris was the best of the rest, but was more than a quarter of a second slower thank is very sensitive with the tyres, with - the tarmac being really aggressive. when you want to go to the limit, it doesn't always work out. - nevertheless, most important to be on pole position. - you want every lap to be perfect, but around a track like this - that is not always the case. overall, very good day, _ good starting position for tomorrow, and tomorrow is what counts. the champions cup round of 16 continues, including an all—english clash between exeter chiefs and bath. one match has already finished, bulls beating lyon 59—19. saracens will play harlequins in the quarterfinals if they beat bordeaux. later, leicestertigers are away at leinster. follow all of those games on the bbc sport website. plenty for the home fans to cheer at the wta charleston open on saturday. americanjessica pegula will face daria kasatkina in the semifinals and compatriot danielle collins is also into the semis, after she defeated 11th—seeded elise mertens in straight sets on friday. she'll face t

he started from pole and went on to win the chinese grand prix in shanghai ahead of mclaren�*s lando norrism the season's first five races. nelly korda is out in front on the final day of the first women's major of the year — the chevron championship. she's two shots ahead of the chasing field approaching the turn in herfinal round — a win would mean she becomes one of only three players to win five consecutive lpga events. that's the sport for now. let's get some of the day's other news now. ecuadoreans are voting in a referendum on proposals to tighten security in response to a surge in violence by drugs gangs. the measures includejoint military and police patrols, longer sentences and the extradition of criminals wanted abroad. as he voted, president daniel noboa said the outcome would define state policy in fighting violence, corruption and organised crime. more than 1,000 residents of the serbian city of nis have been evacuated after the discovery of an unexploded bomb left over from the 1999 nato bombardment of the country. the 1,000 kilo bomb was successfully removed from the constru

the honour of being the best british driver went to lando norris. it can be tough, and i don't think we were expecting p3, and to be only two tenths off red bull, so i think that is a good thing. hgppy happy with the result. with team—mate sergio perez alongside him, only a mechanical issue is likely to stop verstappen from claiming victory. so here's how they'll line up for tomorrow's race. ferrari's carlos sainz, who won the last race in australia, is in the second row with norris. it was a disappointing day for charles leclerc only managing ninth ahead of george russell, with japanese driver yuki tsunoda completing the top ten. nico hulkenberg and kevin magnussen both finished in the points last time out in australia, but it was a day of mixed fortunes for haas with the german 12th and the dane way down in 18th. you'll be able to follow tomorrow's race on radio 5 live, bbc sounds and the bbc sport website from quarter to six in the morning. iam i am unlikely to do that. and finally scotland's men, the reigning champions, have been beaten by canad

started from pole position and went on to win the chinese grand prix in shanghai ahead of mclaren�*s lando norrised bull driver is already 25 points clear at the top of the drivers' standings after four wins from the season's first five races. this track is very heavy on the tyres. so i was managing around that to make it work. but, yes, it was an incredible weekend where it was really enjoyable to drive the car. to golf now, and round three of the chevron championship has resumed after play had to be suspended on saturday because of storms in texas. canada's brooke henderson is in the clubhouse on ten under after finishing her round. world number one nelly korda and korea's hae ran ryo are also on ten under. meanwhile scottie scheffler�*s dominance of the pga tour shows no signs of letting up. after winning the masters last weekend, he's heading into the final round of the rbc heritage in south carolina with a one shot lead. the world number one's bogey free 63 on saturday included this long birdie putt at the ninth, which put him at 16 under. scheffler�*s one shot ahead of austrian sepp straka

started from pole position and went on to win the chinese grand prix in shanghai ahead of mclaren�*s lando norrisy 25 points clear at the top of the drivers' standings after four wins from the season's first five races. this track is very heavy on the tyres. so i was managing around that to make it. but, yes, it was an incredible weekend where it was really enjoyable, to drive the car. that full. football. now, manchester united take on championship side coventry in sunday's fa cup semi final at wembley, and it will see a man credited with playing a famous part in united's success — come up against the premier league side. mark robins is now the manager of championship team coventry, but when he played for united — the side were struggling under sir alex ferguson. robin's winning goal in the fa cup against nottingham forest in 1990 is said to have saved his boss'sjob. what followed at old trafford was more than two decades of historic achievement, ensuring robins' legacy at his former club. it puts it into perspective. united have always been a top, top club. and to be involved in that was a bril

lando norris beat lewis hamilton to pole position in a hectic wet session in shanghai.had his fastest lap time deleted and then reinstated in the final minutes as he beat hamilton by 1.2 seconds. world champion max verstappen could only manage only fourth, after making mistakes on two of his laps. emma raducanu is in action at the stuttgart open hoping for a place in the semi—finals, but she has her work cut out. she's playing the world number one iga swiatek, who's also the defending champion and on a nine—match unbeaten run. raducanu is playing well. the first set is going with serve. raducanu has dropped to number 303 in the rankings after an injury—hit last year. i think it looks like raducanu may have lost the tie—break. she could be a set down. we will have an update for you at the end of the bulletin. meanwhile at the barcelona open, cameron norrie missed—out meanwhile at the barcelona open, cameron norrie missed out on a semi—final spot after losing to tomas martin etcheverry. the british number one was matching the argentine, but lost out in the tie breaks. num

lando norris beat lewis hamilton to take pole position for the sprint race at the chinese grand prixession. the mclaren driver had his fastest lap time deleted and then reinstated in the final minutes of the session as he beat hamilton by 1.261 seconds. hamilton�*s mercedes headed fernando alonso�*s aston martin as max verstappen managed only fourth. round two of the chevron championship — women�*s golf�*s first major of the season — is under way with world number one nelly korda among the early starters in texas. it�*s been an eventful start for the american. after a double bogey on the first, two birdies have seen her back to a—under. england�*s georgia hall, meanwhile, has had an equally up and down round. three birdies and three bogeys mean she remains 2—under. to tennis where world number one iga swiatek will take on britain�*s emma raducanu injust over an hourfor a place in the semi—finals of the stuttgart open. swiatek and raducanu will be on court after the conclusion of marketa vondrousova and aryna sabalenka. that match is currently one set apiece with vondrousova up. earli

lando norris beat lewis hamilton to pole position in a hectic wet session in shanghai.ce of the red bull in our conditions, in the dry especially. but surprisingly very quick, i could push hard. but surprisingly very quick, i could push hard. tough, like i saw charles in front of me, so that made me chill out a a bit. i was getting a bit giddy, but you have to push and take risks. perfect start for the weekend. english temperature golfer — lottie woad is in contention midway english amateur golfer — lottie woad is in contention midway through the first women's golf major of the year — the chevron 0pen. the student, who's based in florida won the augusta temperature title won the augusta amateur title earlier this month and this is her first lpga event. woad shot a second round of 69 in texas to draw level with her compatriotjodie ewart—shadoff on four under par — and three shots behind the clubhouse leader and world's top player — nelly korda who's going for her fifth tournament win in a row. emma raducanu's run at the stuttgart 0pen is over in the quarterfinals, but th

lando norris beat lewis hamilton to pole for the sprint race at the chinese grand prix, in a hectic, high temperatures. in total, almost a billion people are eligible to vote — that's roughly one in eight of the entire population of the world. more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast their ballots, but they'll have to return to india in person to do so. voting starts today but takes place in seven phases over the next six weeks, with the result announced on june 4th. india's prime minister, narendra modi, is aiming for a rare third consecutive term in power. samira hussain reports from delhi. casting a ballot, exercising their democratic right, this man happily displays his inky fingers, saying the voting is in the interest of his nation. 166 million eligible voters in this first of seven faces, more than the combined populations of the uk and france. some of the issues that matter to voters, the economy. india has a big population and the highest and implement. education is ve costl highest and implement. education is very costly and _ highest and implement

the honour of being the best british driver went to lando norris.think that is a good thing. iunfith two tenths of red bull, so i think that is a good thing. with team-mate seru io that is a good thing. with team-mate sergio perez — that is a good thing. with team-mate sergio perez alongside _ that is a good thing. with team-mate sergio perez alongside him, - that is a good thing. with team-mate sergio perez alongside him, or- that is a good thing. with team-mate sergio perez alongside him, or only l sergio perez alongside him, or only a mechanical issue is likely to stop first at them from claiming victory. —— first at so here's how they'll line up for tomorrow's race. ferrari's carlos sainz, who won the last race in australia, is in the second row with norris. it was a disappointing day for charles leclerc only managing ninth ahead of george russell, with japanese driver yuki tsunoda completing the top ten. and finally scotland's men, the reigning champions, have been beaten by canada in the semi—finals of the world curling championship in switzer

britain's lando norris was the best of the rest though — he finished second — his highest place thisig trouble at the world snooker championship. the four—time champion is trailing qualifierjoe o'connor by seven frames to two in their first round match — first to ten is the target. the 2019 championjudd trump is safely through to the second round though after a 10—5 win over iran's hossein vafaei. hazel irvine has more. three men are through to round two so far in this year's championship and significantly two of them are qualifiers. dave gilbert knocked out the champion and thenjackjones sent home the number 11. it has been an eventful day. lats sent home the number 11. it has been an eventful day-— an eventful day. lots to en'oy. it certainly has i an eventful day. lots to en'oy. it certainly has a it i an eventful day. lots to en'oy. it certainly has a itjust h an eventful day. lots to enjoy. it certainly has a itjust shows - an eventful day. lots to enjoy. it certainly has a itjust shows the l certainly has a it just shows the strength— certainly has a it just shows the strength

he started from pole and went on to win the chinese grand prix in shanghai ahead of mclaren�*s lando norrisr wins from the season's first five races. this track is very heavy on the tyres so i was managing around that to make it work. but yes, it was an incredible weekend when it was really enjoyable to drive the car. american nelly korda is out in front on the final day of the first women's major of the year — the chevron championship. she's three shots ahead of the chasing field after 11 holes at the woodlands in texas — a win would mean she becomes one of only three players to win five consecutive lpga events. and that's all the sport for now. lizzie, thank you very much. here in uk, the mp mark menzies who was suspended from the conservative party over allegations he misused campaign funds is to quit as an mp at the next election. in a statement, mark meznies said... our political correspondent iain watson has the story. this all got under way, really, when the times newspaper reported a bizarre story where apparently, last december, mr menzies, according to the times, had called, met a

lando norris beat lewis hamilton to take pole position in a hectic wet session in shanghai.n in a row — a feat which hasn't been achieved since 1978. korda is the clubhouse leader on seven under after her second round of 69 at carlton woods in the us state of texas. but the round of the day so far goes to south korea's hae ran ryu who shot a 66 including six birdies to sitjust a shot behind korda. and special mention has to go to the english temperature to the english amateur lottie woad who's on four under after another impressive round in houston.

britain's lando norris was third fastest and lewis hamilton will start from seventh on the grid.ection between those who support the west and those who favour the kremlin — people in slovakia are voting in presidential elections. they are choosing a successor to the country's liberal president zuzana caputova. she decided not to seek re—election after receiving what she said was a torrent of abuse, including death threats. two men are now bidding for the largely ceremonial but highly influential post — the pro—western former diplomat ivan korcok and peter pellegrini, the candidate of the populist nationalist government. i am joined now by our correspondent rob cameron, who is in prague in the neighbouring czech republic. hello to you, rob. have the polls now closed?— now closed? yes, the polls were extended by _ now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a — now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a few _ now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a few minutes - now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a few minutes to i now closed? yes, the polls were i extended by a f

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britain's lando norris was third fastest and lewis hamilton will start from 7th on the grid.el, and the military operation it sparked in gaza. the ongoing conflict — and decades of tensions in the middle east have led to division and despair, but many still cling to hope of a day where both israelis and palestinians can live peacefully together. there are groups in the region trying to open up a dialogue between the sides, as a step to ending the violence. one of those is the parents circle families forum — a group of palestinian and israeli parents who have lost a family member in the conflict. i was joined by two of the group's members — bassam aramin and robi damelin. they told me about their loss — and their hopes for the future. two days after i lost my ten years old daughter to an israeli police, injerusalem, who killed and shoot her in front of her school from a distance of 15 to 20 metres in her head, from the back, she fell down, and two days later, she passed away. but ijoined the parents circle two days after i lost my daughter, because i know the parents circle tw

britain's lando norris was the best of the rest, but was more than a quarter of a second slower thanat she said was a torrent of abuse, including death threats. two men are bidding for the largely ceremonial but highly influential post — the pro—western former diplomat ivan korcok and peter pellegrini, the candidate of the populist nationalist government. i am nowjoined by our correspondent rob cameron, who is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. the significance is because it picks the candidates, one more west leaning and one more pro—kremlin. is that how you would characterise this? ~ , ,., , , that how you would characterise this? ~ , , . ., that how you would characterise this? absolutely. this election is seen as hugely _ this? absolutely. this election is seen as hugely consequential- this? absolutely. this election is seen as hugely consequential for slovakia with some saying slovakia's very system of liberal democracy is hanging in the balance. the populist national government has really taken a sledgehammer to slovakia's institutions, he has already watered down s

hamilton started second but quickly beat pole—sitter lando norris off the line.er thrashing hull fc by 58 points to nil last night. they ran in ten tries with two for waqa blake. hull remain one off the bottom. saints now lead a really tight table on points difference from wigan and catalans. it's pretty tight at the top of another super league too. netball�*s version has a two—way fight developing and an incredible performance from mary cholhok helped her team stay in the hunt. she scored all but three points for defending champions loughborough lightning, who beat saracens mavericks 68—60. that was their ninth win in 10 games so far this season. they're still second in the table, only goal difference separating them and manchester thunder, who beat severn stars. the world snooker championship starts in sheffield today amid uncertainty at the event's future at the crucible theatre. the arena has been the home of the tournament since 1977 and has seen some iconic moments. but barry hearn, who is the president of the sport's promoters matchroom, admits there's gro

lando norris was the highest placed british driver, finishing fifth for mclaren.s robin park, with last year's golden boot winner jeremy bourson scoring five tries for the french visitors. catalans drew last year's final 32—all with halifax panthers in the inauguralfinal, but went one better this year. earlier this morning, england's women lost their final one—day international against new zealand, in hamilton. new zealand reached their target of 195 to win with seven wickets in hand and 66 balls remaining. but reach 100 runs, too. sophie devine hitting a six to not only win the match, but reach 100 runs, too. england had already won the series heading into this one after taking the first two games. in the county championship, glamorgan captain sam northeast hit the highest first—class score at lord's, an unbeaten 335 against middlesex. northeast hit 36 fours and six sixes on his way to the record, with his total surpassing graham gooch's 333 for england against india in1990. it's the final day of the british swimming championships, with the standout race of the d

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