celebrations in abu dhabi as lando norris drives mclaren to their first contractors�* title for morequarter of a century. and it's a new season and new tricks for snowboarding's half pipe world cup opener. so, welcome to the programme. we're starting with football and the premier league where there's been a lot to talk — about the late kick—off in particular. an extraordinary game between tottenham and chelsea. spurs, who've been far from consistent this season, looked to be cruising at 2—0 up and dominating after just 11 minutes. but it didn't take chelsea long to stage their comeback, jadon sancho scoring chelsea's first, then cole palmer netted two penalties before enzo fernandez made it four. spurs got a consolation in added time but it was all too late. 4—3 the final score leaving chelsea second in the table, four points behind leaders liverpool. all in all i think even we were in control of the game and when you consider goals like we conceded it is not easy but the reaction from the players, mentally strong. we continued with the plan on and off the ball and at the end we dese

lando norris finished down in tenth after a penalty. nick parrott reports.kend hasn't sated max verstappen�*s appetite for success. after being demoted to second on the grid for an incident with george russell in qualifying, he bounced back by taking the lead from the briton at the first corner. mclaren�*s lando norris also got a great start, moving up a place to second. while they kept it clean, chaos unfolded behind them with several collisions bringing out the safety car. things were shaken up again when valtteri bottas hit a wing mirror that had fallen off another car. lewis hamilton and carlos sainz hit the debris and the safety car was back out. no sooner had they got under way again, sergio perez and nico hulkenberg spun out. a final twist saw lando norris sent to the pits to serve a penalty for failing to slow during a yellow flag. he fought back to finish tenth with the fastest lap. it doesn't matter now, does it? um...yeah... i didn't finish p2, it doesn't matter who i'm fighting if i get a penalty. so, disappointed and i can only apologise to the

lando norris got a great start, moving up a place to second.ringing out the safety car. things were shaken up again when bottas hit a wing mirror that had fallen off a car. lewis hamilton hit the debris and the safety car was back out. no sooner had they got under way again, perez spun out. the final twist saw lando norris sent to the pits for failing to serve a penalty. he fought back to finish tenth with the fastest lap. it doesn't matter now, does it? yeah... it doesn't matter. disappointed and i can only apologise to the team. verstappen got his ninth win of the season. verstappen got his ninth win of the season-— the season. very happy. it has been a while, _ the season. very happy. it has been a while, to _ the season. very happy. it has been a while, to be _ the season. very happy. it has been a while, to be this - been a while, to be this competitive and very happy for everyone, to turn it around within a day. they definitely deserve this victory. ferrari's ho es deserve this victory. ferrari's hepes of _ deserve this victory. ferrari's

the last time mclaren won the constructors�* title, lando norris wasn�*t even born. so long as he stayed in front, his team would become champions. but things started to go wrong at the first corner — his teammate oscar piastri hit by world champion max verstappen. charles le clerc of title rivals ferrari carved his way through the field. he�*d surged from 19th to third behind teammate carlos sainz. one slip from norris and the title would be heading to italy, but the briton held his nerve and took the chequered flag for the fourth time this season. to end the season like this is perfect so just to congrats and a big thank you mclaren, everyone in mclaren, everyone in papaya, everyone who supported us this year, because it�*s been a tough one but for us to win a constructors after 26 years is pretty special. congratulations first of all to mclaren. they deserve this championship. they've been rocksolid in the last two—thirds of the championship and they've been incredible, from our side, i think we can be proud of the effort and the championship we put together. it h

lando norris got a great start, moving up a place to second.t the safety car. jacob bethell is playing in his first and waited no time chasing down 104 to win, 12.5 overs it took england. he was enjoying himself, a maiden test 50 and hitting the winning runs. a special start to this three—test tour. world champion max verstappen underlined his dominance in formula one as he won the penultimate race of the season in qatar. mclaren started the day with a 30 point lead over ferrari in the constructors' championship, but that's been cut to 21 after a torrid day for lando norris and a good one for charles leclerc in a chaotic race, as nick parrott reports. winning his fourth world title last weekend hasn't sated max verstappen's appetite for success. after being demoted in qualifying he bounced back by taking the lead at the first corner. lando norris got a great start, moving up a place to second. while they kept it clean, chaos behind them with several collisions bringing out the safety car. things were shaken up when he hit a wing mirror that had

lando norris got a great start, moving up a place to second.ng out the safety car. things were shaken up when he had a wing mirror that had fallen off a car. lewis hamilton hit the debris and the safety car was back out. no sooner had they got under way again, peres spun out. the final twist saw lando norris centre the pits to save a penalty. he thought back to finish tenth with the fastest lap. max verstappen took the chequered flag for his ninth win, while charles finishing second keeps their championship fight alive. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other sports stories. england'sjude bellingham scored a penalty for real madrid as they beat getafe 2—0 at the bernabeu. they win 2—0 to close the gap on leaders barcelona to one point in la liga. botafogo clinched the first copa libertadores in their 123—year history last night, beating brazilian rivals atletico mineiro 3—1, despite being down to 10—men almost the entire game. junior santos sealed victory in the 97th minute at the river plate stadium in argentina. sale sharks have cl

celebrations in abu dhabi as lando norris drives mclaren to their first contractors�* title for moreks for snowboarding's half pipe world cup opener. so, welcome to the programme. we're starting with football and the premier league where there's been a lot to talk — about the late

some formula i news now — mclaren have called for an inquiry into the penalty lando norris was givening yellow flags during the qatar grand prix. a decision was made to give norris a io—second stop—and—go penalty — the most severe that can be handed out other than a disqualification. team principal andrea stella is arguing the call "lacked any specificity and proportion". it meant norris dropped from second place, and a close fight with the leader and eventual winner max verstappen, to an eventual 10th place. it's been a breakthrough season for abbi pulling who won the formula i affiliated all—female academy title in qatar at the weekend. she's hoping to become the first woman in almost 50 years to make it on to a formula one starting grid and believes that historic moment isn't too far away. it is a matter of when not if i think we will see a female get it. i would like to say it would be me but even if it is not i hope it is the girls, i'm racing against or the younger watching this been inspired by what we are all doing and it is really special to me to be a part of that kind of m

formula one now, and it was a thrilling weekend for mclaren�*s lando norris as he helped secure theirs�* championship for 26 years. mclaren had a slow start to the season, before vital car upgrades in may saw them improve dramatically. ceo zak brown explains why a newly reconfigured team was vital to their success. men and women at mclaren have done an unbelievable job, men and women at mclaren have done an unbelievablejob, and thatis done an unbelievablejob, and that is everybody, because to be successful as a formula i team of course you have to build a great race car but you need to be able to afford a great race car, so your commercial department is critically important. that depends on a huge fan base, thatis depends on a huge fan base, that is where your communications department comes in, hr and finance. all aspects need to be firing on all cylinders, forgive the pun, to be able to rally everyone to be the best in the business, because this business is hard. and that's all the sport for now. in france, a historic mass rape trial is drawing to its conclusion. at the centre of it

lando norris was quickest in second practice tottenham manager ange postecoglou says he's not interestedback him, after a confrontation with suppporters. his side were beaten 1—0 at bournemouth on thursday and there was an angry exchange between him and the travelling fans after full—time. spurs are currently tenth in the table and have a london derby against second—placed chelsea on sunday. they are buying the club, i am not interested whether they are behind me. last night, you have got to figure the ones to travel to bournemouth are fairly hardcore supporters, they were not happy with what they were not happy with what they saw, they felt like they need to give some feedback, i took the feedback on board and we move on. two days after leaving ineos grenadiers, great britain's tom pidcock has joined the 036.5 pro cycling team. he's signed a three—year contract and willjoin his new team for a preseason training camp in spain injanuary. the double olympic champion, who retained his mountain bike title in paris this summer left ineos despite signing a five—year contract in 2022. it's been

celebrations in abu dhabi as lando norris drives mclaren to their first contractors�* title for more programme. we're starting with football and the premier league where there's been a lot to talk — about the late

lando norris was quickest in second practice two days after leaving ineos grenadiers, great britain's6.5 pro cycling team. he's signed a three—year contract and willjoin his new team for a preseason training camp in spain injanuary. the double olympic champion, who retained his mountain bike title in paris this summer left ineos despite signing a five—year contract in 2022. after five defeats in a row, the golden state warriors are back to winning ways in the nba. they beat the houston rockets 99—93 in san francisco — jonathan kuminga getting a career—high points points haul of 33. warriors were missing starters steph curry and draymond green because of injuries, but both are likely to return against the minnesota timberwolves on friday. and that's all the sport for now. reports from syria say islamist—led rebels may bejust five kilometres away from the country's third biggest city, homs, as they continue their advance after taking hama on thursday. tens of thousands of people have been fleeing the city. the foreign ministers of three of the main outside powers involved in syria — tur

some formula i news now — mclaren have called for an inquiry into the penalty lando norris was givenoring yellow flags during the qatar grand prix. a decision was made to give norris a io—second stop—and—go penalty — the most severe that can be handed out other than a disqualification. team principal andrea stella is arguing the call "lacked any specificity and proportion". it meant norris dropped from second place, and a close fight with the leader and eventual winner max verstappen, to an eventual tenth place. the tributes to terry griffiths have continued to pour in from the world of snooker. the welshman who, in only his second professional tournament, won the world championship in 1979 as a qualifier, passed away aged 77 yesterday after a long batte with dementia. the man he beat in that world final dennis taylor, spent some time with him at the weekend and has been reflecting on his friends life. that great final in 1979, i mean his father was so emotional about it. and all of the families of mixed together back at the hotel afterwards and the lovely story, terry did not have a

formula one now, and it was a thrilling weekend for mclaren�*s lando norris as he helped secure theirship for 26 years. mclaren had a slow start to the season, before vital car upgrades in may saw them improve dramatically. ceo zak brown explains why a newly reconfigured team was vital to their success. men and women at mclaren have done an unbelievable job. and thatis done an unbelievable job. and that is everybody because to be successful as a formula i team, of course you have to build a great race car but you need to be able to afford a great race car, so your commercial department is incredibly important. they depend upon a huge fan base, so that is where the communications department comes in, hr and finance. all aspects need to be firing on all cylinders, forgive the pun, to be able to rally everyone to be the best in the business, because this business is hard. and that's all the sport for now. let's return to our main story — israel says it has destroyed syria's naval fleet. the defence minister warned islamist rebels who overthrew bashar al—assad that his country would never

lando norris was quickest in second practice.eos grenadiers, great britain's tom pidcock hasjoined the 036.5 pro cycling team. he's signed a three—year contract and willjoin his new team for a preseason training camp in spain injanuary. the double olympic champion, who retained his mountain bike title in paris this summer, left ineos despite signing a five—year contract in 2022. and day two of the second test between new zealand and england gets under way at around ten o'clock this evening. a harry brook century gave england the upper hand on day one. the tourists lost early wickets, but brook then took control, continuing his excellent form, on overseas pitches, hitting 123 from just 115 deliveries. ollie pope also made 66 as england were bowled out for 280. new zealand struggled in reply — brydon carse taking two wickets. and that's all the sport for now. thank you. government forces in syria appear to be struggling on several fronts as rebel groups advance. footage shows islamist— led units are within kilometres of the country

into this final weekend, jenny, mclaren are looking very good for the constructors' title and lando norris of anyone and he had a really good day out there on track. and the papaya orange looking great underneath these big floodlights that surround the abu dhabi track. and you'd have to say that mclaren have one hand on that constructors' championship now because charles leclerc in the ferrari was handed a ten place grid penalty for having used too many batteries this season. so that gives them a real, um, chance of sealing the win this weekend and collecting that really important constructors' championship. if we're going to read it a bit too much, perhaps, into practice, which i know we shouldn't. how do we see the race? how do we see the race playing out when we get there on sunday, do you think? i think it looks really close once again. with the ferraris, you can never write them off, even though they don't have a chance of getting that front row lock out. but let's say mclaren, ferrari, the usual suspects, red bull, and this weekend, lewis hamilton, on his last race after 12 years of

lando norris handed team mate oscar piastri victory in the earlier sprint race to stretch mclaren�*spionship in york in the barbican, the best of 19, judd trump is up against barry hawkins. and that's all the sport for now. georgia's prime minister irakli kobakhidze has said the country's president must leave office when her term ends later this month, as mass protests against his government continue. president salome zourabichvili on saturday restated her refusal to accept the legitimacy of the government, following october's disputed parliamentary election which kept his georgian dream party in office. mr kobakhidze today denied suspending talks on european union membership, an apparent contradiction of his comments on thursday, that negotiations would not take place until 2028. he also praised police for cracking down on protesters, who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state. riot police used tear gas and water cannon for a second consecutive night on saturday in the centre of tblisi, where pro—eu demonstrators have set up barricades. let's speak now to our c

lando norris enjoyed a breakthrough season in 202a.pulted into a title battle with red bull's max verstappen, thanks to both mclaren�*s improved performance and his own superlative drives. what's changed here since 2019? 2019 was your first? everything. the atmosphere of work ethic and that feeling of what you kind of expect in f1 team to be. but i don't tell guys what to do. that's something i'm still a way away from. but the more you can help them understand things, the better. while norris might talk a humble game, as one ofjust 20 f1 drivers on the grid, he has a unique insight into how safety of formula 1 might develop in the next ten years. tell us about safety, or what you think could or should happen, if anything, in the future of the sport. sadly, sometimes you've got to witness something for some things to change. it's a tough one because you want that risk, you want that fear. i think that's what makes it exciting and what people love. but you also never want things to go wrong. but we know, when i sign up for going out and

mclaren�*s lando norris is top with team—mate 0scar piastri in second in a weekend where they could winer gus atkinson has become the first man to take a test hat trick in wellington as new zealand ended day two of the second test heading for a series defeat as england stretched their overall lead to a huge 533 runs brydon carse took two quick wickets. but then it was all about atkinson, bowling very quickly and accurately. first he got nathan smith, then next ball he dismissed matt henry caught by ben duckett. and then the hattrick was complete as he had tim southee lbw. so atkinson only the 15th england player ever to take a hat trick in tests. and the tourists rammed home their advantage ending the day on 378 for five in their second innings..half centuries, for duckett, jacob bethell, harry brook and joe root. meanwhile, over in adelaide australia are in total control of their second test against india after day two of the day/night match. australia were finally all out for 337 in their first innings — a lead of 157, thanks largely to travis head who scored 1110. india have struggle

a penalty for lando norris seeing him finish tenth.dd trump taking on barry hawkins in snooker�*s first triple crown event of the season. trup is looking to secure the fifth triple crown title of his career, but last won this title in 2011, he was 5—3 up heading into the evening session, in the last couple of minutes trump, who is looking for his fifth triple crown title, has made it 7—5. they have shared the evening session so far. it is the first to ten. if you are watching in the uk you can watching in the uk you can watch that final from york on the bbc sport website. i will have another update in the next hour. votes are still being counted in ireland's general election — but more than half the seats have now been filled. let's speak to our chief presenter caitriona perry, who's in dublin for us. there are still some seats outstanding but the two biggest government parties, fianna fail and fine gael will book the global trend for incumbent government parties and they will actually be returned to power. not the same story for theju

lando norris handed team—mate 0scar piastri victory in the earlier sprint race to stretch mclaren's leadll go forward. but there are some very quick cars behind at the same time. so, yeah, i think we look forward to it, i think we showed good race pace today. i did have the benefit of being out front and being in clean air, which is a beautiful thing, but i expect a tougher race. and in the nba, the milwaukee bucks won their sixth straight game with a 124—114 victory over the struggling washington wizards. giannis antetokounmpo made his return in style after missing the bucks' previous game through injury, scoring 42 points and recording his third triple—double in six games to lead his team to victory. the bucks are currently sixth in the eastern conference. and that's all the sport for now. georgia's prime minister has denied suspending talks onjoining the european union, a move which has sparked mass protests in the capital and elswhere. riot police used tear gas and water cannon for a second consecutive night on saturday in the centre of tblisi, where demonstrators have set up barrica

they'll have a one—two on the grid after lando norris was quickest with team—mate 0scar piastri in secondwill start the race no better than 11th because of a penalty. lewis hamilton will start his final race for mercedes from 18th after a bollard got caught under his car. 0nto cricket and bowler gus atkinson was the star for england with a hat—trick, as they took a firm hold on the second test against new zealand. on day two in wellington — atkinson took the wickets of nathan smith, matt henry then tim southee in successive balls as they were all out for just 125. and england's batters then rammed home their advantage, ending the day on 378 for five in their second innings. half centuries, for ben duckett, jacob bethell, harry brook and joe root. meanwhile over in adelaide, australia are in total control of their second test against india after day two of the day/night match. australia were finally all out for 337 in their first innings — a lead of 157, thanks largely to travis head who scored 1110. india have struggled in their second innings. they were 128 for five at stumps trailing by

now — mclaren have called for an e inquiry mclaren have called for an inquiry into the penalty lando norrisow flags during the qatar grand prix. a decision was made to give norris a ten—second stop—and—go penalty — the most severe that can be handed out other than a disqualification. team principal andrea stella is arguing the call "lacked any specificity and proportion". it meant norris dropped from second place, and a close fight with the leader and eventual winner max verstappen, to an eventual tenth place. the tributes to terry griffiths have continued to pour in from the world of snooker. the welshman who, in only his second professional tournament, won the world championship in 1979 as a qualifier, passed away aged 77 yesterday after a long battle with dementia. the man he beat in that world final dennis taylor, spent some time with him at the weekend and has been reflecting on his friends life. that great final in 1979, i mean, his father was so emotional about it. all the families mixed together up it. all the families mixed together up at _ it. all the families mixed together up at

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lando norris was quickest in second practice.s after leaving ineos grenadiers, great britain's tom pidcock has joined the 036.5 pro cycling team. he's signed a three—year contract and willjoin his new team for a preseason training camp in spain injanuary. the double olympic champion, who retained his mountain bike title in paris this summer, left ineos despite signing a five—year contract in 2022. and day two of the second test between new zealand and england gets under way in a couple of hours. a harry brook century gave england the upper hand on day one. the tourists lost early wickets, but brook then took control, continuing his excellent form on overseas pitches, hitting 123 from just 115 deliveries. ollie pope also made 66 as england were bowled out for 280. new zealand struggled in reply, brydon carse taking two wickets. and that's all the sport for now. we will have more a bit later on, see you then. gavin, see you then, looking forward to it, thank you. the european union and the mercosur bloc of south american countries

bullied by him, or only was hamilton invited the drivers for routine jet or on thursday night, and lando norris saw the sunny side of the russell for staff in a few fang. yes for to your thinking about rosette as far away from each other as possible. michel star took 6 wickets as australia seized control of day, one of the 2nd test against india. and he took a wicket risk versus all of the match, uh, sort of the separate the heavy defeats and the 1st test in parts the system underway. and adelaide starts and going on to pick up career that's bigger since neighbors. it's a 180 how strongly lost in the early we get things to the work. number one, bullard just preach boomer house or something else that is going to do to that we're seeing on the sick. so why are we seeing that light stop play before in a test match, but never before has no light stop playing. players were left frustrated. late on in the day, as a floodlights turned off, spectators enjoyed it though i didn't receive something. for the 1st time in franchise history, the detroit lions of $111.00 straight gains the lines pulled off a t

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place saw ferrari cut mclaren�*s lead in the constuctors championship to 21 points, a penalty for lando norris the world number 0nejudd trump taking on barry hawkins in snooker�*s first triple crown event of the season. trump is looking to secure the fifth triple crown title of his career, but last won this title in 2011. he was 5—3 up heading into the evening session. he has maintained that lead. he is 8—6 up. he is well placed and looking to go 9—6 up. it is likely he will do that. it is the first to ten. if you are in the first to ten. if you are in the uk you can follow that on the uk you can follow that on the bbc sport website. that is all from me for now. votes are still being counted in ireland's general election — but nearly two thirds of the seats in parliament have now been filled. the centre right parties fianna fail and fine gael seem most likely to form a coalition government for the second time. let's go live to my colleague caitriona perry who is in dublin for us.— dublin for us. we are approaching - dublin for us. we are approaching the - dublin for us. we are approaching the