all is going well for lewis hamilton. he's 13 clear of sebastien vettel, with nico rosberg four behind. the next race in bahrain in a week's time. >>> there was a near risk for competitors in a paris race. they raced over a railroad crossing while a barrier was coming down and a train approaching. one of the cyclists were clipped by the barrier. police held back the field. the race won by a man who won both classics since shaun kelly in 1986 >>> hundreds of foreign runners have been allowed to compete in the north korean marathon for the second time. locals packed to pyongyang to see the start of the race. an annual part of celebrations for kim il-sun grandfather of kim jong un. the race is now formally recognised by the international athletics federation. >>> indian tennis player and partner twice came out of retirement and are the new world doubles number one. they won in miami and indian wells recently. they beat casey dell aqua and her partner. hingis was called up to play doubt for the swiss federation cup team for t

lewis hamilton locked untroubled but pit stop problems nearly cost him the lead. re-entering the track nico rosberg and sebastien vettel were hot on his heels. lewis hamilton kept his cool in the desert heat, slowly building his lead, while the battle for second and third raged behind. the pressure too much for sebastien vettel and rosberg seized his opportunity, with two laps to go mercedes promised the procession to the podium. nico rosberg lost his brakes and mercedes lost hopes of a one-two finish. raikkonen reeked revenge for an early pass. lewis hamilton held on for his fourth win in four races. >> ferraris gave us a good run for money. it was hard to look after the tires. fortunately was able to keep the car together. >> obviously you never have to when you finish second. but at this side of the year, i'll placed to get some rul. >> reporter: as hamilton hits his rival's hopes out of the park they'll need to find an extra spark to stop him running away with the title. >> formula 1 chief bernie eccleston cities the matt grimshaw -- grand prix will go ahead.

and lewis hamilton makes his mark at the shanghai circuit. we have access qualifying at the chinese grand prix in sport. u.s. president president obama shook hands with the cuban president raul castro and they are expected to hold a private meeting at the summit of the americas in panama. it is the highest level meeting between the two sides since the cuban revolution in 1959 fidel castro and his revolutionaries seized control from the u.s.-backed government. relations between the two countries deteriorated with the u.s. breaking off diplomatic ties in 1951. washington imposed a tough trade embargo that hurt the cuban economy. president obama relaxed some but the embargo can only be overturned by a congress and president obama faces opposition. james bays joins us from panama city. lots to talk about when they meet. >> i think they are going to. that is the signal we are getting from the white house, there'll be a discussion between the two leaders. that in itself historic let me give you an idea. we are not given a timing for any meeting, bu

lewis hamilton the fourth drive to notch up five or more suppositions at the same circuit. sebastien vettel starts sunday in third. one of the biggest names in international badminton is fighting to save his career. lee chong we is facing a 3-man panel from the badminton federation. he tested positive for banned substances at last year's world championships in copenhagen. while he was world number one, he's been temporarily suspended from all competitions since then. more from the executive editor of the mallet mail. can you explain what the significances of lee chong we and how he contributes to malaysian sport? >> it's a big deal because he has been number one national champion. number one for a long time. and the sat reality that this whole episode shows that we don't have anyone else. if anything was to happen if he was banned for two years, we will not have anyone for the next decade or more. it will be a big blow to malaysian sports. >> there's many unanswered questions about the positive test. what has the impact been on the sport of badminton as a whole. >> ever sin

lewis hamilton was outpaced by nico rosberg on friday. lewis hamilton won two of the seasons three races so far. second fastest behind his closest rival. the pair had a bit of a falling out in china. lewis hamilton accused of driving too slowly with the aim of allowing other drivers to catch up and overtake nico rosberg. >> no we discussed it sunday after the race. it's all good again. we are good to go. looking forward to the race. putting our heads down focussing. that's it. the best way to do it is to be here in this race. that's the best answer >>> huge match in the monte carlo masters with rafael nadal and novak djokovic set to play. they build up to the french open at the end of next month. rafael nadal showing signs of returning to his best form after a difficult start to his season. he won the tournament eight times. he was made to work hard in the quarterfinal against david ferrer. rafael nadal coming through 6-4 5-7, 6-2. >> a victory like this helps me in terms of confidence in terms of physical in terms of mentality, the way t

lewis hamilton wins grand prix and attempts for another race in the middle east hit a speed bump. ♪ lebanonved the first shipment of french maid weapons in a deal worth $3 billion and funded by saudi arabia, the weapons are supposed to be use to defend lebanon border and mohamed joins us live now from the lebanese capitol beirut and tell us why these weapons are so crucial for the lebanese government? >> well, sammy, the lebanese government said for a while they are in dire need of weapons because of the threat they are facing and the country are facing from groups of i.s.i.l. or al-nusra and since the syrian crisis began you see a spill over of violence intermittently in lebanon and refugee crisis has brought with it over a million refugees in the country and extremist and extremist groups and because of that lebanese army said they needed somebody to bolster capabilities and in need of arms to protect this vital country. saudi arabia fronted this money and went in a deal with the french, up to date was the first delivery, the first shipment of these weapons. it was a simple ceremony held

the latest from the chinese grand prix as world champion lewis hamilton eyes another victory. ctory. >>> now if you like fast driving, you'll like the next story, robin is here to tell us about the grand prix. lewis hamilton claims his second race of the formula 1 season. dominating the chinese grand prix. after starting from poll at the shanghai circuit he kept the rest of the field at arm's length to win for a record 14th time. nico rosberg second and sebastien vettel third. the final round of the first major of the golf season the masters is set to be a classic. 21-year-old jordan spieth the leader of augusta. he's chased bay host of names, including phil mickel sop and tiger woods. >> reporter: dale three of the masters and for overnight leader jordan spieth there were none of the fireworks of the opening two days. a solid, rather than spectacular round of 70 ensuring he'll lead the masters going into the final round of 16-under par. the new record after 64 holes. >> reporter: it's about throwing those out of my mind not worrying or caring. setting a goal and being patient

and lewis hamilton dominates qualifying for the bahrain grand prix will it car him him in the race on sunday. details coming up. let's return to iraq where 90,000 fled fighting in anbar. they are trying to get into baghdad. many are not allowed in. talk us though the fighting omar salah. >> sources in ramadi say the u.s.-led coalition is carrying out air strikes on a number of i.s.i.l. positions to the north and north-east of ramadi sources. inside they say the city is almost deserted. the g.s.t. has sent two regiments backed by iraqi police forces. they say the humanitarian situation is deteriorating. people are fleeing in masses. there's no water, no electricity. the u.n. says the situation is dramatics, and they are concerned about the safety of the people there. >> why some of them stopped from entering baghdad? well we have been hearing that for the last couple of days. then we find out that checkpoints run by iraqi army and intelligence for the police and for the military say they demand any incoming family to bring a sponsor from baghdad. and that's why we have seen a lot of lo

lewis hamilton only 60 quicker than his teammate.d to take it easy during the daytime session, because final qualifying and race itself taking place under lights after sunset. >>> raphael nidal is through to the next stage. taking the quarter final 6-6 6-3. >>> now for decades baseball has given some young venezuelans a shot at a better life in the united states, but due to increased diplomatic tensions, the chances of making it from the south american country to the u.s. major leagues are now smaller than ever. virginia lopez reports. >> reporter: this is the last time these seattle mariner players will be practicing in venezuela, their home country. after 15 years the u.s. team has decided to quit their training school in this town and move to the dominican republic. >> translator: baseball doesn't escape from all of the problems the country is going through, but the work the academies do is done our product is the individual, and that talent is year. >> reporter: american schools across the country have been closing their doors, b

and lewis hamilton, we have more from the chinese grand prix coming up in sports. >> two nigeria now where there have been wide-spread reports of voter irregularities in the final phase of nigeria's election. people have been casting ballots for local competitions. it's closely watched to see if buhri's party will defeated. people will choose 29 state governs and local politicians in all 26 states. the elections are important because governors wield power and influence. there is a battle over lagos which has a gdp higher than 42 countries in africa. and river state tried to control a crowd who were angry because voting materials had not arrived. yvonne ndege. >> we now understand that there is violence and some election irregularities taking place in quite a number of polling areas and polling stations. what we're being told is that electoral materials have failed to arrive. you have electoral staff sitting there with no materials with which to conduct any kind of election. we're also told in some areas armed men have shown up and snatched ballot boxes ballot papers and other sensiti

we start with formula one, lewis hamilton will begin the bahrain grand prix after clenching his firsttances on saturday. a mercedes driver after winning 2 of the 3 races finished qualifying ahead of sebastian bettle and roth buy. hamilton won last year's grand prix after the grid. >> feel great. feel very happy. i was here coming into the weekend. that was the target to kind of try to master this track and get car into an area i am comfortable with. and that's generally how the week has kind of gone. the laps were pretty good. you can always i don't have. i am really grateful to have this boost underneath me which you can attack these corners with. i think last year i wasn't comfortable. it's a gate thing. >> this four-year dominance of the dutch ball league has been broken. credited the champions on saturday after a 7-year absence. 4-1 with two of the goals. nether land's international loop de john and a stunning free kick. which was the fourth goal that colleged it. the title is the 22nd in the club's history and comes with three games left to spare. chelsea could wrap up the englis

lewis hamilton dominated both practice sessions on friday.scathed after spinning his car at the end of the long back straight. the nba's western con for instance leaders have notched up another win. steven scoring 45 points. broke his own nba record for three-pointers in a season. the victory over the portland trail blazers. >>> the red wings are headed to the nfl playoffs despite losing to the montreal canadiens. giving montreal a 4-3 win, but detroit earned a point from the game which was good enough to win a place in the post season. >>> and interesting details are starting to emerge from cairo. we are hearing a belly dancer shook up the meeting. egyptian officials unimpressed. they walked out during a cameo. she says she honored egypt and presented a respectable performance. but the egyptians said they were shocked at why the display was needed at such an important gathering. entertainment isn't so unusual at these meetings. >> you expect two three minute dance from a well-known group. it might have been a bit odd considering the [ inaudi

lewis hamilton, defending world champion, is in top form. he dominated qualifying in the two races so far, winning the season-opening australian grand prix. sebastien vettel is looking to pull off a surprise after a shock victory in the malaysian grand prix two weeks ago. >> the team has not won for quite a while, so i think they enjoy the fact they have something to celebrate. there's a couple of rituals there's a couple of rituals as well involved. it was nice for them to get that feeling again. for the next races nothing has changed. we want to confirm we have a strong package and car and stay ahead of the people we stayed ahead of in the last couple of races. >>> the owner of vettel's former team, red bull, threatened to pull out if it can't get a better engine. they team had a difficult start relationship with renault, and over the years we have seen sons of formula 1 drivers emulate their father's achievements with degrees of success. the son of the greatest driver history, michael schumacher, is hoping to step into the racing line lig

lewis hamilton dominating.a second clear of his closest r i have a l who was unscathed after spinning his car at a long back stretch. details emerging at this week's confeddishonesty of capital football. a belly darningser has can caused controversy. unimpressed, walking out during the performance by one of the country's most well-known performers. she said she honored egypt and presented a respectable performance. the egyptian fa doesn't seem to agree. they were shocked at why the performance was needed at the event in the first place. african football journalist joins us to talk more about what has been an event week in african football. why must it be a belly dancer at an event of this magnitude? >> well i mean for anybody who watches football it is an event. you expect a two-3-minute dance from a well-known group. a dancer or entertainers iffrom their host country. she doesn't know about it adds well. i suppose it has something to do with the shaking of the hips. >> that isn't the only controversy. there is

. >> absolutely and lewis hamilton won it for the second year in a role and was at the desert track andd by his teammate or two ferraris and finished second with rossburg and it was the third win in four races and extent over all lead in driver standing to 27 points over rossburg. chief egleston says the grand prix will go ahead next season despite concerns over the country human rights record and it will be a street race and more races heading to countries in asia and middle east because government funding can cover the high costs of hosting races and the grand prix removed due to financial problems and uncertainty about the future of the italian grand prix. and he won the first man to be the first three masters titles of the year the world number one needed three sets to edge out and broke early in the third set to take control for 7-5, 4-6 victory and the fourth win for the year. they are in the final of the fed cup after they beat france in semi on sunday and wimbledon champion had a fourth final for them when she beat garcia in straight sets and returning to action for the first ti

. >> lewis hamilton will start the chinese grand prix from poll position in a few hours time. on the front row with mercedes nickel rossbergrosberg, to keep up his 100% road in poles qualifying this. ferrari seb after the accurate vettle held off and is starting from third place. >> he is not very far to turn 1. i guess that's fairly straightforward. it's a long race. tires are very important here. so obviously we try to do well and get a lot of points. >> china is continuing to be generated, a good circuit from the end. a very very positive one here the car is handling fantastically well this weekend, a little bit better or a lot better than it was in terms of the whole weekend compared to how it was in malaysia. >> italian football club in prices. parma pulled off one of the most surprising wins in any football league this beat the juventus 1-nil. parma were declared bankrupt. they remained bottom of the table, 54 points behind. barce loan appear, now just two points. real madrid won. barcelona two goals ahead through messi. sevilla has not lost at home since barca hit back

lewis hamilton the fourth drive to notch up five or more to notch up five or more poll positions at the same circuit. sebastien vettel starts sunday in third. . >> china continues to be a good circuit for me, and a very positive vibe here. the car is handling well, a little better or a lot better in terms of the whole weekend in terms of how it was in malaysia. one of the biggest names in international badminton is fighting to save his career. lee chong we is facing a 3-man panel from the badminton federation. he tested positi f bne wlee s rlnuerne ot havenye se pointeaatheopf stretch. a win away could be challenging. unbeaten in over a year at home. aiming to secure champion's league qualification. cristiano ronaldo will play in the match against abar, kicking off in a few minutes time. picking up a yellow card. real appealed after video showed he did not give and was brought down by a defender. >> translation: this match can be a trap. we have this two days rest after a hard game. we need to concentrate. we can't fail. we need to win. >> manchester derby's deep pick of the premier lea