lando norris wednesday _ be lando's. lando norris wednesday singapore i be lando's.the race and it took a point of norris. the gap to verstappen is still more than 50. for norris to reach the top, he needs six more like this one. joe lynskey, bbc news. so, six races remain, starting with the us grand prix next month. the mclaren driver is understandably pleased with his work today. it was an amazing race. if you too many close calls. i had a couple of little moments in the middle. but it was well controlled, i think, middle. but it was well controlled, ithink, otherwise. the car was amazing. i could push, we were flying the whole race. and at the end i could just chill. it was a nice race. i am a bit out of breath, but a very fun one. quite a bit of tyre degradation. second, iwas quite a bit of tyre degradation. second, i was a bit better— degradation. second, i was a bit better and a bit more comfortable as well. i a weekend where we knew we were going _ weekend where we knew we were going to _ weekend where we knew we were going to struggle to be p2, it is a good _

if lando norris looked close to tears, it's little wonder.osted, but bad luck bit in baku, the frenchman slowed down for the rest of his lap but coming up fast behind him was noris who fast behind him was norris who saw a yellow warning flag and backed off, that and this mistake were enough to condemn the british driver to 17th on the grid. i had plenty of chances but i'm not expecting so and there's a lot of cars behind who are low downforce which will be pretty much impossible to overtake, i'm not expecting it from 17th but i will put in a good plan tonight and we'll do our best of course, but... i don't know what's going to happen, so we willjust have to wait and see. fortunately for him, verstappen wasn't having a great date either, the dutchman will start from sixth. from the first lap i did not qualify i wasn't happy with the car and ijust tried to drive around it but yeah. when you're not confident and comfortable with the car, on the street circuit, you cannot push to the limit and i think that's basically what happened, as soon as it

lando norris made it onto the top step in singapore, but why have f1 stewards put max verstappen on thety step. also coming up on sportsday. it's delight for glamorgan — as they become one—day champions — with somerset getting that sinking feeling once again this season. and we'll hear from great britain's newest european champions — after double bmx success for sasha pardoe and kieran reilly. evening, after one of the most tumultous years in the club's history, there is finally some good news for everton, it was just over 12 months ago, that the owner farhad moshiri, agreed to sell his 94% stake, but as the first takeover stalled and eventually fell through, two separate points deductions for financial breaches followed leaving the team facing another potential relegation battle, they avoided that by some margin to their credit, but two more potential investors came and went over the summer, and the team have now made their worst start to a season since the 50's, butjust as they picked up their first point over the weekend, it emerged today that one of those summer suitors was back in

a bad day in baku for britain's lando norris as his formula one title hopes suffer a blow in qualifying the azerbaijan grand prix. also coming up on sportsday before seven... red roses in bloom — england make it 17 matches unbeaten as they see of the world champions new zealand. and defending champions somerset beat surrey to reach the t20 blast final — we'll have the latest from edgbaston as they take on gloucestershire. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. we start with the shock of the season so far in the premier league — liverpool's winning start under new manager arne slot has come to a crashing end thanks to an outstanding performance from nottingham forest who've got their first win at anfield in over 55 years. joyous celebrations for manager nuno espirito santo and his team at the end as forest tasted victory here for the first time since february 1969. substitue callum hudson—odoi with a brilliant finish close to 20 minutes from time. liverpool failed to take their chances — full credit to forest who were disciplined at the back and grew in confidence as the game went on, s

and how does that play into how lando norris l does that play into how lando norris feels and the car are having struggles and that is helping him perform and bridging that gap to watch max verstappen still has at the moment. watch max verstappen still has at the moment-— watch max verstappen still has at the moment. whether he's looking across at the _ the moment. whether he's looking across at the rebel _ the moment. whether he's looking across at the rebel garage - the moment. whether he's looking | across at the rebel garage thinking, oh, across at the rebel garage thinking, oh. no _ across at the rebel garage thinking, oh. no i _ across at the rebel garage thinking, oh, no i have a chance because they are slipping — oh, no i have a chance because they are slipping away or whether he is thinking _ are slipping away or whether he is thinking i— are slipping away or whether he is thinking i need tojust focus on what _ thinking i need tojust focus on what i — thinking i need tojust focus on what i am _ thinking i need tojust focus on what i am doing and what maclaren are doing. — wha

lando norris. the italian grand prix with matt for stefan. with a difficult session. this is what he needed as he looks to close a 70 point gap. he starts third head of the ferraris and ahead of his team—mate. if third head of the ferraris and ahead of his team-mate. if not madrid, ahead of his team-mate. if not madrid. so _ ahead of his team-mate. if not madrid. so i — ahead of his team-mate. if not madrid, so i felt _ ahead of his team-mate. if not madrid, so i felt better- ahead of his team-mate. if not madrid, so i felt better out - madrid, so i felt better out there today. it the australian open. as the women's, the 22 champion in new york eager to pass rusher�*s player 6—4, 6—2. she said a chat with serena williams give a positive kick, another is also into the last 16. lando norris. the italian grand prix with matt for stefan. this is a seventh pole in rural and they didn't his career combined with a difficult session. this is what he needed as he looks to close a 70 point gap. he starts third head of the ferraris and ahead of his team

lando norris started the day expecting to lose ground in the title race.started from 15th in the back after suffering in the qualifying. overtaking is difficult on these street circuits, but getting past fellow britain, oliver, on the eighth flap put him into the points position. with just two laps to go, the different strategy he was on finally saw him catch championship leader max verstahpan. he was now up to sixth, but fate was about to help him a frantic a—way battle for the race when exploded for ferrari, he got too close to the red bull racer. fortunately, only their egos were bruised. oscar took the chequered flag ahead of charlotte claire, they saw mclaren take the lead in the constructed championship, with seven races to go, they will be hoping norris can still win the drivers title. nick parrot, bbc news. he is still in the hunt. let's get some reaction to the race in baku, from the mclaren driver. it's not what we were expecting today. when i see the top point scores as a team, it's not something i think many people would have bet on before the

britain's lando norris will start tomorrow's singapore grand prix in pole position.ed bull. vertsappen won the first seven grand prix but has failed to win any of the last seven. lewis hamilton will start third. but carlos sainz�* car will need plenty of work to be ready to race tomorrow, after he made a mess of a bend and crashed his ferrari. it was tough. especially through qualifying, i was finding it a little difficult to progress much and get a lot of lap time. and the more guys around, it seemed to get quicker and quicker, and it put me under more pressure, especially with one lap at the end. but it was enough to pole and i'm happy with that, especially here in singapore. so, a good feeling, ifelt good all weekend, felt confident — not so much in quali, but we got the job done. the walls aren't the only hazards on the marina bay street circuit, as aston martin driver and former double world champion fernando alonso found out in final practice this morning. so we are told that the track is clear, but let's have a look for the lizard.— for the lizard. it's in the

of the season helped the british team overtake red bull in the constructors' championship.and lando norrisppen in the driver's championship, finishing fourth, ahead of the dutchman to cut his lead to 59 points with seven races to go. nick parrott reports. lando noris started the day expecting to lose in the title race. by the end of its term of the release he hadn't was clear. the briton started from 15th in the back after suffering in the qualifying. overtaking is difficult on these street circuits, but getting past fellow britain on the eighth flap put him into the eighth flap put him into the points position withjust two laps to go the different strategy he was on finally saw him catch championship leader max for stepan. he was now up to sixth, but fate was about to help him a frantic a—way battle for the race when exploded for ferrari, he got too close to the red bull racer. fortunately, only their egos were bruised. oscar took the chequered flag ahead of charlotte claire, they saw mclaren take the lead in the constructed championship, with seven races to go, they will be hoping noris

time now for ten seconds of lego and lando, formula i driver lando norris drove around silverstone in from lego. have a great night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. english football's biggest and most controversial contest is set to begin on monday, with a showdown between champions manchester city and the premier league. ten hag strikes back and says his man united are in a period of flux, but will ultimately come good. hear what he has to say. and we speak to britain's youngest ever formula i driver as oliver bearman prepares for the azerbaijan grand prix. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. it's set to be one of the most captivating contests in the world of english football. the hearing into manchester city's alleged 115 breaches of the premier league's financial rules is due to start on monday, subject to any legal delays. the current champions are accused of failing to comply with the regulations dating back to the 2009/10 season. city deny the charges. they claim they have a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence in support of their position,

lando norris won the singapore grand prix to eat further into max verstappen�*s lead in the driver'ssition and claimed a third victory of the season, dominating the race and finishing well ahead of the red bull of verstappen with norris�* mclaren team—mate. 0scar piastri taking third to complete the podium. verstappen leads norris by 52 points with six races remaining. having seen his lead cut after a turbulent weekend, verstappen said that his punishment for swearing in a news conference could speed up his exit from formula 1. the red bull driver has been ordered by governing body the fia to "accomplish some work of public interest". verstappen said: "these kinds of things definitely decide my future as well, when you can't be yourself or you have to deal with these kinds of silly things. "now i am at the stage of my career where you don't want to be dealing with this all the time. it's really tiring." a daring last gasp overtake from italian enea bastianini saw him win the emilia—romagna motogp bastianini was trailing bastianini was trailing championship leader jorge martin as the

tonight: a big nhs warning, the mai lights and lando norris races in lego.he first time we've seen something like this. that's billionaire businessmen jarrod isaacman, who has become the first non—professional astronaut to walk in space. he bankrolled the mission which blasted off on tuesday. spacex engineer sarah gillis also did the spacewalk, which lasted around ten minutes and took place over 400 miles above earth. the crew will return to earth on saturday. some other stories now, and a warning the nhs in england is in a critical condition. a review ordered by labour says ballooning waiting times and delays getting emergency treatment are costing lives. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has promised a ten—year plan to fix things, but says the focus will be on major reforms rather than more money. and taylor swift has become the biggest ever winner at the mtv vmas. she scooped seven trophies, including best video. eras tour mate sabrina carpenter won song of the year for espresso. chapel row and took home best new artist, and katy perry was honoured wi

the conventional two—stop approach — and it allowed leclerc to finish ahead of oscar piastri and lando norrisfirst lap. his third place reduces max verstappen�*s lead in the standings to 62 points after the world champion finished sixth. it's been over 1,000 days but marc marquez has won again in motogp. the six—time world champion�*s last victory in a grand prix came in 2021, but after a crash took out two of his rivals in the race in aragon the spaniard beatjorge martin into second place to move into third in the championship standings. i give many things to arrive on this moment and, yeah, when i cross that finish line and i saw the team and started to think about the people around me that helped me, very human team, very nice family, very nice girlfriend, brother, and, yeah, i approach this opportunity as a rookie driver. i try to work more than ever on it. much more reaction to all the latest sports news at our website and indeed via the bbc sports app. and the us open, it included defeat for the women's defending champion coco gauff to another american, emma navarro. all the details at

lando norris has cut max verstappen�*s f1 championship lead to 59 points with seven races to go afterfinishingjan grand prix. the briton had to start from near the back of the grid but he overtook verstappen and ended up finishing fourth after ferrari's carlos sainz and red bull's sergio perez crashed out. norris�* team—mate oscar piastri won the race and their points haul means mclaren take the lead in the constructors�* championship. i'm very happy with today, i'm very happy with the result, not just for myself but for oscar. another win for him is amazing, so i'm very happy for him, and therefore the whole team, because a win is always an amazing thing. a win and the fourth is even better from where we started and it was not what we were expecting today, so a good points haul, outscored red bull again, which is exactly what we were hoping to do. we were actually the top point scorer as a team, which was not something i think many people would have bet on before the race. so, a very strong race, the car was amazing today, and that gives us a lot of confidence going into the next few races. o

the conventional two—stop approach — and it allowed leclerc to finish ahead of oscar piastri and lando norris first lap. his third place reduces max verstappen's lead in the standings to 62 points after the world champion finished sixth. it's been over 1,000 days, but marc marquez has won again in motogp. the six time world champion's last victory in a grand prix came in 2021. but after a crash took out two of his rivals in the race in aragon the spaniard beat jorge martin into second place to move into third in the championship standings. the i gave many things to arrive on this moment and the outcome i cross that finish line and i saw the team and ijust have to think about the people around me that helped me.— think about the people around me that helped me. very human team from _ me that helped me. very human team from a _ me that helped me. very human team from a very _ me that helped me. very human team from a very nice _ me that helped me. very human team from a very nice family, i team from a very nice family, very nice girlfriend, brother, team. and i approached this opportunity as a

practice is in progress at the singapore grand prix ferrari's charles leclerc was fastest in p1, with lando norrismcclaren only seven hundredths of a second behind. leclerc�*s team mate carlos sainz and red bull's championship leader, max verstappen, were just behind in third and fourth, less than four tenths of a second off the pace. bath will be looking for revenge as they host northampton in the first game of rugby union's new premiership season later, in a repeat of last season's final. northampton won that game at twickenham 25—21 to win only their second domestic title. it was a fitting way to say goodbye to three stalwarts of the club, courtney lawes, alex waller and lewis ludlam. now the saints will be hoping the next generation can continue the success of last season. and shohay ohtani has created baseball history by becoming the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season. the los angeles dodgers superstar needed one stolen base and two home runs to achieve the feat and ended the night with 51 home runs and 51 steals in a 20—4 win over the miami marlins. the japanese

lando norris said singapore is the hardest race he has competed in.hat is the strategy for mclaren? >> it is the most difficult on the drivers. the weather. it is quite humidity and hot and a difficult circuit. when you you make any mistakes and you're in the fence or i.e., the wall. this is the most physically demanding. i think we have to just keep doing what we're doing. no matter what lead we have, it will feel slim. one race at a time. execute. not make mistakes. i'm very excited with our two drivers on the grid that we have a strong grand prix. >> finally, zak, i want to go back to the question i asked lando norris last year. i want to ask you now, zak brown, in the same sepapirit. do you feel mclaren is in the same position? >> definitely. a lot of racing to go and things can change quickly. we have to keep doing what we're doing. >> that's zak brown there. >>> britain could be set to face a exodus. karen gilchrist is joining us now at the table. some have relocated to asia and dubai. what are you hearing? >> reporter: that is something i have

we heard yesterday how mclaren are going to adopt team orders to favour lando norris as they try anda replica of the mclaren pi road—car — made entirely from lego. norris gave it a spin around silverstone. it's comprised, of 342,000 bricks and components and hundreds of their own battery units. it took 23 people 8,344 hours of development using 393 different different bits. i wonder if there was one left in the box after the'd finished it? the first test match to take place between afghanistan and new zealand has been washed out without a single ball bowled across the five days. this was in the greater noida region in india near delhi and it's the first time a men's test has been completely washed out in the country. it was the first time a test had been scheduled there and the prospects of play were never good with persistent rain for the last 2 weeks. rafael nadal says he won't play for europe in the laver cup in berlin next week. the 22—time grand slam winner hasn't played since his defeat alongside compatriot carlos alcaraz at the paris olympics in august. he didn't give a specif

lando norris has won the singapore grand prix leading from start to finish.onship leader max verstappen. the red bull driver and reigning world champion holds a 52 point lead over norris while mclaren also landed third on the podium through 0scar piastri. the champions manchester city host arsenal in the late kick off in the premier league. mikel arteta's arsenal have finished second in the past two season's and a win her would show a statement of intent, while city's manager is aiming for improvement. i am looking forward to play the game. every game is a chance to getting better or playing better or doing better than before. they are consistent and doing similar things, you always have a chance to improve some aspects. so, it is a chance for us, we play at home. hopefully we will do a good performance. so they'll play later at the etihad — but the first game of the day is underway as brighton host nottingham forest at the amex. both teams are unbeaten so far this season and forest will be hoping to build on their away win at anfield last weekend. and they s

sainz collided with two laps to go, that handed mercedes�* george russell a place on the podium lando norrisrting from down in 15th. he finished ahead of championship leader max verstappen to close the gap between the two to 59 points with seven races left. great britain's hopes of reaching the davis cup finals are over. they had to win all three of their rubbers in the tie against canada in manchester, but they fell at the first hurdle, dan evans was unable to recoverfrom his poor start against denis shapovalov — he lost the first set 6—0 and the second 7—5. the win means that canada qualify for the finals in malaga in november, along with argentina from this group. jack draper is playing felix auger—aliassime right now. all 12 singles matches are under way on the final day of the solheim cup in virginia. the usa led by 10—6 so need just four and half points to win back the trophy. charley hull and georgia hall have made strong starts for europe, but usa are up in more of those matches at the moment as holders. europe need 1a points to claim the title for a record fourth time in a row, just

lando norris has won the singapore grand prix leading from start to finish.e position and claimed a third victory of the season finishing well ahead of championship leader max verstappen. the red bull driver and reigning world champion holds a 52 point lead over norris while mclaren also landed third on the podium through 0scar piastri. anthonyjoshua says he won't give up after being defeated by daniel dubois — who retained his ibf world heavyweight title with a blistering performance on saturday night. dubois dominated the all—british fight in front of 96,000 spectators at wembley stadium and ultimately knocked joshua down for a fourth and final time in the fifth round. he could not keep me down. he was going to have to nail me to that canvas. i was unstoppable tonight. it was a good fight. i just enjoyed it. i enjoyed the whole moment, winning and coming through that and fulfilling my potential tonight anyway, so on we go. of course i want to continue fighting _ of course i want to continue fighting. that is what i said, we took_ fighting. that is what i sa

leclerc has taken pole for sunday's azerbaijan grand prix there was a big shock as mclaren�*s lando norrise'll only start 17th in baku, but his championship rival max verstappen in the red bull did not take advantage, he starts sixth while leclerc was fastest of all in the final session to take a fourth consecutive pole in baku ahead of norris' team—mate oscar piastri and the second ferrari of carlos sainz. next to the biggest team competition in women's golf. europe are attempting to overturn an already—imposing lead for team usa on day two of the solheim cup in virginia. the hosts won both the foursomes and fourballs to establish a 6—2 lead. europe have made a fine start to saturday's foursomes — emily pederson and carlota ciganda leading the way, they are currently one up over the world number one nelly korda and allisen corpuz. europe also currently up in two of the other ties while america lead the other. in tennis, the united states have beaten germany to top their group in the davis cup. both teams had already clinched their place in the quarter—finals after winning their opening tw

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lando norris has gone fastest after second pratice a at the singapore grand prix.ged ferrari's charles leclerc by six hundredths of a second, with team mate carlos sainz six tenths off the pace in third. red bull's championship leader, max verstappen, has dropped way down the list and is currently fifteenth fastest. norris is looking to eat into verstappen�*s lead in the driver standings. pep guardiola says he's expecting a tough match when manchester city welcome arsenal to the etihad this weekend. it's a clash between the top two teams from the past two premier league seasons and in the last campaign city were unable to beat the gunners in either the league or the community shield. they have an unbeliever defined really well for the great chances, they score goals, they are good in really every aspect. really, the bigger challenge for the contenders, the last two seasons, they are that they will be there for many years because they created that scott, a younger team —— but they created that squat, young team. another good test, but in september, but i like to see

and to make sure it can run, formula one champ lando norris took it for a spin. looks pretty good.bike course like no other. >> a world champion cyclist from poland became the first person to ride his bike across the top of a moving train while performing flips and tricks. >> he cleared ten carriages with eight jumps at about 14mph, eight jumps at about 14mph, facing the wind and landing ♪ stay ahead of your child's moderate-to-severe eczema. and they can show off clearer skin and less itch with dupixent, the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, that helps heal your child's skin from within. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. ask your child's eczema specialist about dupixent. (grandpa) i'm the richest guy in the world. ask your child's eczema (man 1) i have time to give. (man 2) i have people i can count on. (gra

george russell was fastest in final practise, with championship contenders max verstappen and lando norrisifying for the azerbaijan grand prix. the session was red flagged twice. the first came when esteban ocon�*s alpine stopped on track, before oliver bearman — filling in for the banned kevin magnussen — hit the wall in his haas at turn one. when the session restarted, russell edged out ferrari's charles leclerc at the top of the timings, with norris three tenths back in third, while verstappen was only fifth fastest. qualifying starts in just over two hours' time. and that's all the sport for now. the fallout of tuesday's us presidential debate between donald trump and kamala harris is still being unpicked. but when will we know how and if it affected voters opinion? anthony salvanto is polling director at our us news partners, cbs. i think it will be next week towards the end of next week. and i'll tell you why. first is contextually, if you look at post—debate immediate post—debate polls from 2016, from 2020 past years, you've mentioned there have been times when you saw winners or pe

leads the italian grand prix has won the grand prix. ahead of the mclarens of oscar piastri and lando norrisx verstappen is sixth behind lewis hamilton, having started seventh on the grid. all on the bbc sport website, i will have more for you later but that is all for now. let's ta ke let's take you back to israel where the funeral is taking place of one of the hostages whose body has been recovered from gossett this weekend. it is the funeral of almog, 27 years old. he had been missing since the morning of october the 7th last year when hamas attacked the nova music festival that he had been attending with his girlfriend, shaha. she died in that attack. his family and now have his body back after 11 months. of waiting. you are watching bbc news. next, we bring you special coverage of the snp�*s party conference. we are in conference season now, let's showed the scene life in edinburgh. where we expect to hear from first minister john swinney in the next few minutes. in his closing speech at the conference he is expected to set out his government's priorities. this is being held at the edin

britain's lando norris has cut max verstappen�*s lead in the driver's championship standings down toarted on pole position and, despite clipping the wall twice, claimed a third victory of the season finishing well ahead of verstappen. norris' team—mate 0scar piastri finished in third place to complete the podium in singapore. there are six races of the season remaining. it was an amazing race. a few too many close calls. a couple of little moments in the middle, but it was well controlled, i think, middle, but it was well controlled, ithink, otherwise and i could push and we were flying the whole race and, yeah, at the end it showed, it was still top, i'm a bit out of breath but a great fun one. a daring last—gasp overtake from italian enea bastianini saw him take the emilia—romagna gp. bastianini was trailing championship leaderjorge martinas the chequered flag approached but pulled alongside the spaniard before appearing to nudge him aside. both riders stayed on but bastianini took the win on home soil. despite finishing in second place, martin extended his lead in the world champi

with two laps to go, handing mercedes�* george russell third place, with the other mclaren of lando norrispionship leader max verstappen, the gap between the two is now down to 59 points with seven races left. great britain�*s hopes of reaching the davis cup finals are over. they had to win all three of their matches in the tie against canada but — they fell at the first hurdle in manchester. dan evans unable to recover from his poor start against denis shapovalov — he lost the first set 6—0 and though he almost took the second to a tie—break, he lost in straight sets. it means canada qualify for the finals in malaga in november, along with argentina from this group. the final t20 match in the series between england and australia was abandoned without a ball being bowled at old trafford — which means the series is tied at one game all. and there�*s some more bad news coming out of the england camp today — captain jos buttler, who hasn�*t played sincejune because of a calf injury, will miss the five match one—day series with australia as well. harry brook will skipper the side in his absenc

the mclarens of lando norris and oscar piastri third and fourth ahead of red bull's max verstappen.n tennis, britain's sonay kartal is set for a new career—high ranking after reaching herfirst wta tour semi—final. the 22—year—old beat ukraine's yuliia starodubtseva at the jasmin open in tunisia to set up a meeting with germany's eva lys in the last four. brighton's kartal, the british number four, reached the third round of wimbledon earlier this year and her run in monastir means she will move inside the world's top 130. it is half time out southampton, they trail to— zero. i will have more sport later. the trailblazing ballerina michaela deprince has died at the age of 29. a family statement said she was an "inspiration to everyone who heard her story". deprince was born during sierra leone's civil war, which took the lives of both her parents. she was taken to the us as a four—year old where her adopted family nurtured her love of ballet. she became the youngest ever principal dancer at the dance theatre of harlem and worked with the dutch national ballet before joining the prest

his team—mate lando norris started from 15th after bad luck in qualifying, but the briton is fightingenth place. it's the final day of the solheim cup. the usa lead 10—6 going into the singles that get going in the next half an hour in virginia. 14.5 points are needed for the hosts to lift the trophy for the first time since 2017. europe need just 1a to claim the title for a record fourth time in a row. they won the final two matches in the fourballs on day two to give them some hope — but the usa will be heavy favourites. i think we played amazing golf, morning and afternoon, obviously it is really tough to beat the americans, they are playing some great golf, and with the home crowd for them it is not easy. i think we have a chance, for sure, 12 points, i don't know what the final score is going to be, but 12 points, we can win all of them, that is what we are going to try to do, everyone focus on their match, and why not? the maths is simple for great britain in the davis cup — they have to win all three of their matches against canada to reach the finals. a crowd of around 15,000

england, despite bowling them out inside 50 overs, couldn�*t capitalise on their chase britain�*s lando norrised bull with lewis hamilton�*s mercedes in third. but carlos sainz�* car will need plenty of work to be ready to race on sunday after he made a mess of a bend and crashed his ferrari during qualifying. the session had to be paused for the car to be removed. after a positive showing at the korea 0pen there�*s been another injury blow for the former grand slam champion, emma radacanu. the british 21—year—old was forced to retire just half an hour into her quarter—final against the top seed, daria kasatkina. raducanu was trailing 4—1 in the opening set, when she had a medical time out, because of a problem with her left foot. that retirement meant kasatkina went through to the semi—finals, which had to be played on the same day due to weather delays, and the top seed beat diana shnaider in straight sets. kasatkina will face the third seed, beatriz haddad maia in the final on sunday. anthonyjoshua has a chance, later on saturday, to join an elite group of legends, including the likes of mu

collided with two laps to go, handing mercedes�* george russell third, with the other mclaren of lando norristing 15th, finishing ahead of championship leader max verstappen, the gap between the two down to 59 points with seven races left. great britain's hopes of reaching the davis cup finals are over. they had to win all three of their rubbers in the tie against canada in manchester, but they fell at the first hurdle. dan evans was unable to recoverfrom his poor start against denis shapovalov, he lost the first set 6—0, and though he pushed the second to a tie break, he lost in straight sets. the win means that canada qualify for the finals in malaga in november, along with argentina from this group. jack draper is playing felix auger—aliassime right now. the start of the final t20 between england and australia has been delayed at old trafford. play looks very unliklely at the moment — it hasn't stopped raining in manchester. some other news coming out of the england camp is that white ball captainjos buttler will miss the five—match 0di series against australia as well. buttler has not pla

britain's lando norris is on pole position for the singapore grand prix. in six races. he's currently 59 points behind championship leader max verstappen who'll start second on the grid for red bull with lewis hamilton's mercedes third. but carlos sainz�* car will need plenty of work to be ready to race on sunday after he made a mess of a bend and crashed his ferrari during qualifying — the session had to be paused for the car to be removed. azadeh, i can tell you there was also a liver that had to be removed from the practical session early this morning, let's hope for none of that during the main race. yes, thank you. president zelensky says ukraine still does not have permission from the united states or the uk to use long—range western—supplied missiles, on targets in russia. fears are growing in the west about the war escalating. 0vernight, there were explosions at a russian ammunition warehouse in the krasnodar region. it's the second such strike inside russia this week, after a suspected drone attack on the town of toropets on wednesday. jessica par

lando norris is now 60 points behind the world champion with eight races to go, but the mclaren drivere oscar piastri and leclerc who was a popular winnerfor the ferrari fans at monza, verstappen trailed in behind them all in just sixth with his advantage in the stnadings eaten into once more. and england have beaten sri lanka by 190 runs on day four of the second test at lords — giving them an unassailable 2—nil lead in the series. the touurists were chasing an unlikely 483 to win and despite some resistance gus atkinson — who hit a sensational century in this test — took five wickets as sri lanka were ultimately bowled out for 292 in their second innings. atkinson is only the third englishman to take 5 wickets and score a century in the same test match. and that's all the sport for now. and tel aviv in israel, there on the streets with protesters being led away by security forces in these few were demanding the return of hostages being held by hamas in gaza for some 11 months. these people following six of those hostages in the past few days and the returning their bodies and the ret

collided with two laps to go, handing mercedes�* george russell third, with the other mclaren of lando norrisead of championship leader max verstappen. the maths is simple for great britain in the davis cup — they have to win all three of their matches against canada to reach the finals. dan evans made a very poor start to the opening rubber against denis shapovalov lolsing the first set 6—0. later, jack draper takes on felix auger—aliassime and evans will return for the doubles with neal skupski if the tie is still on the line. the final t20 between england and australia should also be taking place at old trafford in the next 15 minutes, but play looks very unliklely at the moment, it's hasn't stopped raining in manchester. some other news coming out of the england camp is that while england white—ball captainjos buttler will miss the five—match 0di series against australia as well. buttler has not played since the t20 world cup injune because of a calf injury. harry brook will captain the side in buttler�*s absence, while liam livingstone has also been called up to the one—day squad as a re

charles leclerc has taken pole for sunday's azerbaijan grand prix there was a big shock as mclaren's lando norris his championship rival max verstappen in the red bull did not take advantage, he starts sixth while leclerc was fastest of all in the final session to take a fourth consecutive pole in baku ahead of norris' team—mate oscar piastri and the second ferrari of carlos sainz. next to the biggest team competition in women's golf. the first match and first point of the day went to the united states on day two of the solheim cup in virginia. it means they increase their lead to 7—3. europe need to win some of the remaining foursomes — you can follow that on the bbc sport website. more for you later. typhoon yagi has caused severe flooding in myanmar with officials saying more than 230,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. the country's military has called for foreign aid to help cope with the disaster. michael bristow has more. the burmese military has become isolated from the outside world since it seized power three years ago. but such is the extent of the flooding in myanmar and

formula 0ne's title race has swung back in favour of championship leader max verstappen after lando norrisgo. on his final lap in the first session, norris had to back off after seeing a yellow warning flag and ended up 17th. he's been moved up a place after another driver — gasly — was later disqualified, but verstappen is sixth on grid and likely to increase his championship lead. ferrari's charles will start from pole for the fourth year in row. finally, rugby union, and england's women have beaten the world champions new zealand at twickenham at the newly renamed allianz stadium. they scored four tries in the 2a points to 12 victory. elswhere ireland beat australia and scotland thrashed fiji. and that's all the sport for now. thank you. severe drought and food shortages in zimbabwe have led authorities to announce they will cull 200 elephants. the meat from these elephants will be distributed to people struggling to feed themselves. neighbouring namibia also carried out a wildlife cull last month because of the drought. zimbabwe is home to an estimated 100,000 elephants — the second la

pole for the azerbaijan grand prix in the last few moments there was a big shock as mclaren�*s lando norrisventeenth in baku, but his championship rival max verstappen in the red bull did not take advantage, he starts sixth while leclerc was fastest of all in the final session to take a fourth consecutive pole in baku ahead of norris' team—mate oscar piastri and the second ferrari of carlos sainz. day two of the solheim cup is well under way with europe attempting to overturn an already—imposing lead for team usa. after reaching her first wta tour semi—final. the 22—year—old beat ukraine's yulia starodubtseva at the jasmin open in tunisia to set up a meeting with germany's eva lys in the last four. kartal, the british number four, reached the third round of wimbledon earlier this year and her run in monastir means she'll move inside the world's top 130. and that's all the sport for now. manchester are still 2—0 up against southampton. you can keep up—to—date on the bbc�*s sports website. thousands of people have turned out for the funeral as the ugandan olympic athlete rebecca cheptegei who

lando norris was fastest after second practice at the singapore grand prix.ix onehundredths of a second, with team—mate carlos sainz six tenths off the pace in third. red bull's championship leader, max verstappen, has dropped way down the list, and is currently fifteenth fastest. lucy, just to let you know, wells up against australia in the women's international. deep into the second half of that one. more on the bbc website. i just want to bring you some live pictures we are getting from the united states. kamala harris is speaking at a rally in the state of georgia. a key battleground state. she has been speaking on the issue of abortion. let's say in the united states. a secret service probe has found communication gaps and a lack of diligence ahead of the attempted assassination of donald trump at a rally in pennsylvania in july. in a news conference earlier, the acting director of the secret service said some employees will be held accountable — and that a shift on how they conduct their operations was needed. let's speak to our correspondentjohn sudwor

the formula 1 and lando norris.ith title rival max and stefan's back in seven. this is the second pole in a row and combined with his difficult session, this was what norris needed. he looks to close the 70 point gap to the dutchman in the championship. he fell from 30 mercedes head of and his lewis hamilton. the paralympics in paris, the swimming legs of the para— triathlon events have had to be postponed by a day because of a drop in water quality. we did see the same thing during the olympics and it is due to recent rainfall which has led to a spike in bacteria levels in the river. it means that the 11 para— triathlon medal events have been delayed until tomorrow, with another contingency date available on tuesday. don't forget you can keep up—to—date with all of sunday's action on the bbc sport website and app. finally, england's cricketers are unweighted and are taking an unassailable two no serious lead in the second test against sri lanka. the tourists are chasing an unlikely 192 to win, a few months ago they

lando norris was fastest after second practice at the singapore grand prix. driver leapfrogged ferrari's charles leclerc by six one hundredths of a second, with team mate carlos sainz six tenths off the pace in third. red bull's championship leader, max verstappen, has dropped way down the list and is currently 15th fastest. norris is looking to eat into verstappen�*s lead in the driver standings. plenty more on the bbc sports website and of course if you download the bbc sports app. that is it for me. i will be back with more and a little bit. see you then, thanks very much. prime minister keir starmer and chancellor rachel reeves will not accept any further donations for clothing after about a row that has dominated the last couple of weeks over donations, and thatis couple of weeks over donations, and that is according to a downing street source. let's go to westminster. figs street source. let's go to westminster.— street source. let's go to westminster. a , westminster. as you say, they will not be accepting _ westminster. as you say, they will not be acc

britain's lando norris is on pole position.'s facing a battle for victory with title rival max verstappen who he beat in qualifying by two tenths of a second and lewis hamilton, who starts from third. it's norris' fourth pole in six races but he's yet to turn one of those into a win. he's currently 59 points behind championship leader vertsappen. a bit more pressure to put a lap in at the end. i already put a latin so we had two bites of the cherry. yes, it was stressful than i wanted. where i wanted to be and needed to be, so happy. the final roud of the pga championship at wentworth is under way and it could be a thrilling finish. the leaders go out in around 40 minutes. rory mcillroy is up there after a round of 66 on saturday. he'sjoint second at 15 under par, three shots behind matteo manassero. victory would cap a career revival for the italian who was expected to become a golfing superstar after winning this tournament 11 years ago aged 20. he's currently 101st in the world rankings. matteo and i played in the final roun