more than a quarter of a second behind in third lewis hamilton will behind in third lewis hamilton willere in barcelona. always a great crowd. a lot of british fans and spanish fans and even supporting a break so i appreciate everyone. for a close in qualifying but very happy. the first run in 03 was not so happy. the first run in 03 was not so good. i locked into the first corner but the last one i was happy and feeling good. until the end. then i looked at the tower there and i saw that my name did not go to the top, so not entirely happy, but we expected mercedes to be very strong, so expected mercedes to be very strong, soi expected mercedes to be very strong, so i think tomorrow should be an interesting race. four points is the difference between jimmy chip interesting race. four points is the difference betweenjimmy chip leader lewis hamilton and sebastian battle. —— championship. we hope for another one here around five 52nd here in barcelona. a quick heads—up. leinster had just won the champions cup. they won by 15 points to 12. the third round is under way at the players champi

the 74th position for lewis hamilton and is this 805. just 0.04 seconds behind his team—mate.huffled back on the grid and just not finding his true form out there today and then you have got the two red as well. a really quick qualifying session with

lewis hamilton's on pole in barcelona also coming up in the programme...the prowl at sawgrass, but has he left it too late to catch runaway leader webb simpson? and something never seen on sportsday before, medieval jousting is officially a sport. or so we are told by some international enthusiasts. hello, thanks forjoining us. we'll get to details of a relegation in the scottish premiership — and that lewis hamilton pole in barcelona — injust a bit. but we're starting just down the road in bilbao. where leinster have won rugby union's champion's cup final after beating racing 92. and, as alex gulrajani reports. it means the irish side have been crowned european champions for a record—equalling fourth time. the colour and atmosphere flags. new ground for european rugby. racing 92 suitably smart as the top prize arrived in build—out for the first time. in the opening minutes his replacement was gone as well. still, not enough for them to put a smile on the face of the leinster coach and he was right to be cautious. different a cite mejust and he was right t

lewis hamilton must be a very happy man as he waits to get on his flight home.nts. a commanding victory and have teammates, valtteri bottas, and have teammates, valtteri bottas, and mercedes, they must be really happy with this result. not only was it 81, two, it starts to show a slight dominance over ferrari. the ebb and flow of the season has been dramatic. it was not scintillating, but it was very good for one team and that was mercedes. 0ne and that was mercedes. one of the risk is moments in formula one was the start. 20 cars going for it, just inches apart. wartime world champion sebastian vettel showed how it should be done in barcelona, —— four—time world champion. zooming past valtteri bottas. remy grosjean showed how i shouldn't. he took out hulkenberg and gasly. it was not going to be ferrari's day as kimi raikkonen retired before the halfway point. that'll‘s gamble on a second pitstop didn't pay off, allowing verstappen to get past. hamilton inherited his victory last time out, this time there was no doubt he deserved it, claiming the chequered flag

and it's two in two for lewis hamilton at formula one's spanish grand prix.me to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. it's been quite a dramatic final day in the premier league. we already knew manchester city were champions, and stoke and west brom were going down. but there was a final relegation spot that needed confirming. the race for the top four got very interesting, and arsene wenger took charge of arsenal for the last time. our sports correspondent david ornstein was at that match. still a couple of issues to be resolved, the final champions league spot, would it go to liverpool chelsea? the spot, would it go to liverpool chelsea ? the last spot, would it go to liverpool chelsea? the last relegation place, would that be swansea southampton quins back here at huddersfield, there was a mixture of celebration and nostalgia, as the curtain came down on another memorable season in the premier league. after nine months and 380 games, one team stood head and shoulders above the rest. pep guardiola's manchester city, champions of england, a celebratory end to a

next up, montreal, a track that has lewis hamilton's name all over it.naco for daniel ricciardo will go on into the night but for us it is time to pack up until two weeks' time for the next race. england's cricketers succumbed to a miserable nine—wicket defeat at the hands of pakistan on the fourth day of the first test at lord's. the hosts resumed on sunday morning with a slender lead thanks tojos buttler and dom bess' century stand the previous day. but it proved in vain as england added just seven runs for the loss of four wickets, leaving pakistan to chase down 6a to win. they lostjust the one wicket as they sealed victory 90 minutes into the day. it means england can only draw the series with one test remaining. it is very disappointing. we have been outperforming another three environments for stop and a first innings in particular, showed character in that second innings, but you have to be better. there have been a number of collapses recently. we have got to find a way asa recently. we have got to find a way as a group and that is a very individ

romain g rosjea n place behind lewis hamilton. pin, taking out nico hulkenberg. afterfive laps behind the safety car, hamilton was able to put his foot down, reeling off lap records and opening a massive gap over sebastian vettel. it wasn't going to be ferrari's date as kimi raikkonen retired before the halfway point and sebastian vettel‘s gamble didn't pay off, allowing va ltteri bottas gamble didn't pay off, allowing valtteri bottas and max verstappen to get past. hamilton inherited his victory last time out but this time there was no time he —— no doubt he deserved it, claiming the chequered flag by 20 seconds from his mercedes ji made. with his lead now 17 points over sebastian vettel, he is back in the driving seat. ireland are learning the hard way about test cricket. it is day three in theirfirst about test cricket. it is day three in their first game about test cricket. it is day three in theirfirst game in the about test cricket. it is day three in their first game in the longer format after their opponents pakistan declar

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the world champion flexing his muscles lewis hamilton started from pole and left the competition in its tracks even during the caution period following this crash by roman grows the briton kept his cool. first sebastian fettered on the other hand it just wasn't his day his ferrari team's choice of tires didn't work out and the german had to be satisfied with fourth place. hamilton crossed the finish line unchallenged for the sixty fourth grand prix title of his career. these guys have done an amazing job and is really proud of everyone and today the car and myself i felt that city today which i had been feeling for the whole year so it's a good feeling. the triumph in spain gives hamilton a whopping seventeen point lead in the battle for the drivers' championship. the largest song competition on the planet has a new champion israel has won this year's euro vision song contest which was held on saturday night in the portuguese capital lisbon the winning entry was a quirky pop tune performed by a charismatic rising star. her funky chicken moves are already influencing politics. now to vir

the world champion flexing his muscles lewis hamilton started from pole and left the competition in his tracks even during the caution period following this crash by roman grose the briton kept his cool. first suggestion fettered on the other hand it just wasn't his day his ferrari team's choice of tires didn't work out and the german had to be satisfied with fourth place. hamilton crossed the finish line unchallenged for the sixty fourth grown prieto of his career. these guys have done an amazing job and is really proud of everyone and today the car and myself the city today which i had been feeling for the whole year so it's a good feeling. the triumph in spain gives hamilton a whopping seventeen point lead in the battle for the drivers' championship. germany's alexander's there of was in top form in madrid on sunday as he bowled those dominic team to claim victory in the madrid open final after an early break zaf pulled out the first set six four under the approving gaze of german tennis legend boris becker it was more of the same the second is that with vera making short work of the

the world champion flexing his muscles lewis hamilton started from pole and left the competition in its tracks even during the caution period following this crash by roman grows the briton kept his cool. first sebastian fets of on the other hand it just wasn't his day his ferrari team's choice of tires didn't work out and the german had to be satisfied with fourth place. hamilton crossed the finish line unchallenged for the sixty fourth grump retitle of his career. these guys have done an amazing job and it's really proud of everyone today that i myself felt that city today which i had been feeling for the whole year so it's a good fit. the triumph in spain gives hamilton a whopping seventeen point lead in the battle for the drivers' championship. in tennis patrick who told bob beat the netherlands kiki bird tends to win the madrid open women's singles for a record third time but the win didn't come easy but told i was pushed to her limits in a marathon match that lasted nearly three hours but the czechs battling performance was rewarded with a three set victory away and continues her r

the world champion flexing his muscles lewis hamilton started from pole and left the competition in its tracks even during the caution period following this crash by roman grose the briton kept his cool. first sebastian fetch on the other hand it just wasn't his day his ferrari team's choice of tires didn't work out and the german had to be satisfied with fourth place. hamilton crossed the finish line unchallenged for the sixty fourth grand prix title of his career. these guys have done an amazing job and it's very proud of everyone and today that i myself called the city today which i had been feeling for the whole year so it's a good fit. the triumph in spain gives hamilton a whopping seventeen point lead in the battle for the drivers' championship. you're watching news join us again at the top of the hour or you can check out our web site or follow us on twitter at d w news i'm having an inverter land thanks for tuning in to. the road to the media. joining the discussion. at full speed.

so all important for the championship will be that lewis hamilton still leads the way.stion is daniel ricciardo still in contention for the championship, is he back in the? 21! points behind sebastian vettel and i think he could well be in contention. next up its montreal, a track which has lewis hamilton‘s name all over it, he‘s won there are several times, can he do it again is the question. the party here in monaco will go on into the night. but for us it‘s time to pack up. england's cricketers suffered an embarrassing defeat to pakistan in first test at lord‘s. they resumed on day four with a slender thanks to jos they resumed on day four with a slender thanks tojos buttler and dom —based‘s century stand but it proved in vain as they abbeyjust seven runs pakistan chasing just 64 to win. england can only draw the series with one test remaining. it's very disappointing. we‘d been outperformed l3 departments. we‘ve not batted well enough, first innings in particular. we have to be better. there‘s been a number of colla pse better. there‘s been a number of collapse is r

and formula one racing britain lewis hamilton has found his groove once again will tell you why he was leaping from his car and into the arms of his teen in barcelona. are brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show well it is a highly controversial move on a politically loaded date the u.s. moving its embassy in israel to jerusalem today on the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the jewish state last night israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu welcomed president trump's daughter of banca her husband jared kushner and other american officials for a special dinner but on voice from more than half of those countries that were actually invited did not show up european union mission to israel for example tweeted that it respected the international consensus on jerusalem while the president's decision to move the embassy to the contested city is deeply controversial palestinians of course also claim jerusalem as their own capital and then yahoo however was full of praise for the president's move i call on all countries to join the u.s. and moving their embassies to jerusalem. mo

and it's two in two for lewis hamilton at formula 0ne‘s spanish grand prix. welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. it's been quite a dramatic final day in the premier league. we already knew manchester city were champions, and stoke and west brom were going down. but there was a final relegation spot that needed confirming. the race for the top four got very interesting, and arsene wenger took charge of arsenal for the last time. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein was at that match. david, more on wenger in a moment. but we have to start with the teams chasing the champions league. matters were still alive but both the top of the premier league in terms of champions league qualification. would it be liverpool chelsea? at the bottom, could swa nsea com plete a chelsea? at the bottom, could swansea complete a ten goal swing to save themselves and sent southampton down? here at huddersfield there was both a celebratory and a sentimental atmosphere. the curtain came down on the 20th17-2018 atmosphere. the curtain came down on the 20th17—2018 season. it

sebastian vettel finished second, ahead of britain's lewis hamilton in third.ints from vettel. the story of today's race comes from out sports correspondent andy swiss. plain sailing? monaco would prove anything but. for lewis hamilton, starting third on the grid but above all for the man in pole position... lights out. ..daniel riccardo sped away and it seemed like a victory parade, the australian easing clear but with 50 laps still to go, his car suddenly lost power and his lead vanished. sebastian vettel on his tail, as the field concertinaed behind him. at one stage, the top five separated by just eight seconds. but they could not find a way past, including hamilton, who stayed stuck in third, as ricciardo brilliantly nursed his car towards the finish. the most spectacular moment was undoubtedly this, an untimely brake problem, which ended his and brendon hartley's race. both thankfully unhurt. ahead of them, it was ricciardo's day, a masterful drive as he finished ahead of vettel and hamilton, a victory over his own car as well as his rival‘s. england succ

sebastian vettel finished second, ahead of britain's lewis hamilton in third.championship by 1a points from vettel. the story of today's race comes from out sports correspondent andy swiss. plain sailing? monaco would prove anything better. for lewis hamilton, third on the grid, but above all for the man in pole position. daniel riccardo sped away, he initially seemed a victory parade. he eased clear with 50 lap still to go, his car lost power and his lead vanished. sebastien vettel on his trail as the field concertina behind him. at one stage the top five were separated by just him. at one stage the top five were separated byjust eight seconds. they couldn't find a way past, including hamilton who stayed stuck in third as riccardo nursed his car towards the finish. the most spectacular moment, undoubtedly this. an untimely brake problem which ended his and brendon ha rtley‘s which ended his and brendon hartley's race. both are unhurt. ahead of them it was riccardo's date, a masterful drive as he finished ahead of vettel and hamilton, a victory over his own car

lewis hamilton reigns in spain.he formula one world champion extends his lead in the race for this year's title. police say three separate church bombings in indonesia that killed at least 11 people were the work of one family. a mother with two young children blew herself up in one church, the other attacks were carried out by the father and two sons. dozens of people were injured in the bombings in the city of surabaya in east java province. the indonesian presidentjoko widodo called the attacks ‘barbaric‘. our correspondent jonathan head reports. blazing motorbikes marks the site of one of the three attacks. all suicide bombers, say the indonesian police, and all from the same family, including a mother and two daughters aged nine and i2. a known islamic state media outlet has claimed that the attack was the work of its loyalists. the police claimed the family had recently returned from fighting is in syria. the president visited the site, and called for indonesians to fight the scourge of extremism. translation:

lewis hamilton has made it back—to—back wins in formula 1 to extend his lead in standings.f the spanish grand prix in barcelona. that wiped out three cars, that crash. lewis hamilton was untroubled upfront to move to 17 points on top of the drivers' championship. dominic thiem has been beaten. and the voice of football has called time on his commentating career, today. don watson hung up his microphone and probably sheep skin coat after the game crystal palace before heading to the british academy television awards. he really is retiring after 50 years of the bbc, receiving a special award for his ascent in contribution to sports broadcasting. is covered more than 2000 games, including ten world cups. he will be met. more on the website, including the latest in the play this championship. tiger woods caused a bit of a stirjudging of the leaderboard. —— players championship. thank you a much, then. by this time next week, prince harry and meghan markle will be married after a wedding that will include an address from a senior african american bishop. meghan markle herself is

lewis hamilton won his last race, due to the misfortune of others.ay out of trouble, away from places where this can happen on the first lap. romain grosjean's mistake, two other drivers lost behind the smoke screen. when the fog cleared and the race restarted, hamilton headed over the horizon. his nearest rival in the drivers standings, sebastian vettel, gambled on the change of tyres. the pit stop cost. va ltteri bottas on the change of tyres. the pit stop cost. valtteri bottas past them, as did max verstappen. this victory for hamilton, unlike the last, more emphatic than dramatic. today the current myself not the synergy today which i had not been feeling for the whole year so it is a good feeling. hamilton crowd serves clear at the top of the championship. others will have to catch him if he falls. british cyclist simon yates won the gruelling 9th stage in the giro d'italia, doubling his overall lead to 32 seconds in the grand tour. chris froome continues to struggle, he's more than two minutes behind. there are 12 stages left. and it was an end

lewis hamilton has made it victories to maintain his lead in the standings. lap of the spanish grand prix in barcelona which wiped out three cars. hamilton was untroubled to move 17 points clear at the top of the drivers championship. alexander's aero has won his third masters title by beating dominik thiem. he won the match in straight sets beating his austrian opponent 6-4, 6-4, his sets beating his austrian opponent 6—4, 6—4, his second title in two weeks after winning in munich. and that's all the sport for now. much more through the evening. theresa may says people who voted to leave the eu will get the brexit they wanted but that compromises will be needed on all sides. while the prime minister has reaffirmed her commitment to leaving the customs union, one of her senior ministers said today he had doubts about one of the alternatives she favours — a customs partnership. our political correspondent, chris mason, reports. once again, with her cabinet divided, the prime minister is defending her approach to brexit, telling voters and her mps in a sunday t

lewis hamilton will start on pole position in tomorrow's spanish grand prix.ltteri bottas. ferrari's sebastian vettel will start in third, ahead of team—mate kimi raikkonen. hamilton leads vettel byjust four points in the drivers standings after four races so far. and just before we go... ireland cricketer‘s have finally got theirfirst ever test match underway. on day two, as they took on pakistan in dublin. after rain washed—out the first day, their bowlers enjoyed a productive spell. at one point pakistan were 13—2 — they recovered to reach 268—6 at stumps. the wickets were fairly evenly spread at malahide, but notably two of them fell to the former england test player boyd rankin. that's all the sport for now. if you want to see that interview with president erdogan of turkey it is on at 430 in the morning on monday and half past midnight on cheese steak. —— on tuesday. countryside campaigners are calling for action on what they say is an "appalling lack of progress", in improving mobile phone coverage in rural areas. they've been backed by more than 50 mps

after valterri bottas topped the timesheets in the morning, lewis hamilton set the pace in the secondn was more than a tenth of a second quicker than red bull's daniel ricciardo, who crashed in first practice. our reporterjennie gow is at the circuit de catalunya. it looks like we could have a six way battle for pole position here tomorrow in spain. it is round five of the formula 1 world championship 2018 and at the moment, lewis hamilton leads the title standings by four points from sebastian vettel. both of those men will be challenging for pole position here is well as the red bulls and other team—mates in mercedes and ferrari. all but three of the last 17 races have been won from pole position so it is critical. elsewhere, williams having a terrible day right at the back of the field, they will hope for better if not a miracle to get through with a decent qualifying. great britain's simon yates retained the leader's pinkjersey after the seventh stage of the giro d'italia. ireland's sam bennett claimed his first win on a grand tour as he came out on top in the sprint to the finish

we are five races into the the formula one season, lewis hamilton leads the standings as the teams head to monaco for the next race. david coulthard, a two—time winner in the principality, joined me here earlier at the bbc sport centre. we spoke about the championship, dwindling terrestrial tv coverage and also a book he's written about how businesses can learn from f1. what the business of sport teaches you is a work ethic, and attention to detail, a relentless bishoo of marginal gains. people tend to be looking for that one big idea. if you have lots of little ideas that come together collectively, if you're looking for those i% gains everywhere, at the end, that can give you the advantage that makes you success. give you the advantage that makes you success. a lot of sports are bubble sports. formula 1, talking about big business, it is global, enormous, the new owners want to expand the sport. how healthy do you think it is at the moment? well, the revenue for formula i is as big as it ever has been, largely promoted by some fairly hefty television broadcasting contracts. we're on t

the first time since the opening weekend in australia lewis hamilton was unstoppable. that old one at a quarter of a second behind in third you will be hoping he can extend his championship lead. great atmosphere here in barcelona. we always get a great crowd and a lot of british fans here in spanish fa ns lot of british fans here in spanish fans here even. i appreciate eve ryo ne fans here even. i appreciate everyone and very happy. fans here even. i appreciate everyone and very happylj fans here even. i appreciate everyone and very happy. i was happy with the lab. the first running was the last time i looked into the first goal but the last i was happy i was feeling good and then i looked. i had the tower there and looked. i had the tower there and look where i ended up. i said i never go to the top so i'm not entirely happy but expecting mercedes to be very strong something tomorrow should be an interesting race. it will be. the rovers aback back end football league after two away. they won in the national league playoff final this afternoon despite having to play a

for no one now and reigning champion lewis hamilton will start in pole position in the spanish chrome for a after a blistering qualifying session in barcelona the briton tops the driver astounding the nukes determined to stay there just over one minute sixteen seconds to finish ahead stevie's team makes a terrible toss do about. current and will make up the second row of the grays in sunday's race. that's it for me for now you are watching d.w. news coming to you live from berlin to join us again at the top of the hour or you can always check out our website on the dot com. tom. you know what special. dot com. football made in germany. time for an upgrade.

formula one now and lewis hamilton has one of the spanish grand prix the mercedes driver produced a scintillating performance which saw him twice break the last record to romp home ahead of teammate well terry botha's the briton started in pole position and never lost his head in an incident padres that's all three drivers crashed out on the first lap the win extends hamilton's lead over ferrari's of us and settle in the driver's championship to twenty points the german could only finish fourth behind red bull's max first stop an whose teammate daniel rickey r.t.o. and haas driver kevin magnussen made up the rest of the top six federals teammates kimmie wright conant was forced to retire with car trouble now you're a vision has a new champion israel has one of this year's song contest which was held on saturday night in the portuguese capitalised and the winning entry was a quirky pop to performed by a charismatic rising star. her funky chicken moves are already influencing politics. the. net to virtualize song toy was inspired by the hash tag me too it celebrates female empowerment i always star

soil most sadie's dominating during the practice run of the spanish grand prix on friday with lewis hamilton finishing fastest the reigning world champion clocked in at a time of one minute and eighteen seconds to finish ahead of the chasing pack strong winds in catalonia made it tough for the drivers as you see here red bull's daniel ricky otto failing to keep his car on the track in those tricky conditions in the first session despite the accident though he managed to clock the second fastest time in the session that followed that. now europe is gearing up for its annual pop extravaganza the eurovision song contest and for the first time portugal is hosting the event so the past week has seen a string of semi finals in the capital lisbon and trees from twenty six countries are now busy getting ready for the contest grand finale on saturday evening. eurovision is as much about the spectacle was the song and as far as that goes estonia's elina a vote will be hard to beat the trained opera singer will be wearing a giant gown decorated by three hundred sixty elaborate projections that move and

verstappan was the next quickest ahead of ferrari's sebastian vettal and championship leader lewis hamiltong dominant at the top of rugby league's super league. they've extended their lead after beating castleford tigers 40—18. saints scored a massive eight tries away from home. the win takes them four points clear of second placed wigan, although the warriors do have two games in hand. castleford, who were last yea r‘s grand finalists, remain fifth. now take a look at this, shock is an understatement to describe the expression worn by this young aston villa fan haydn farrell, after he found out he'd been picked to be the club's mascot, leading out the team against fulham in the championship play off final at wembley this weekend. here's the moment he found out, take a look. how do you fancy walking out was like in particular, the captain? do you reckon? yeah! is one! you have one! you are walking out there on saturday. really. that's all from me and the sportsday team. coming up in a moment, it's the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tom

lewis hamilton, third on the grid, but manning pull position...ardo sped away and it seemed like a victory parade, the australian easing clear but with 50 laps still to go, his car suddenly lost power and his lead vanished, sebastian vettel on his tail as the field concertina behind him. at one stage the top five separated by just eight seconds. but they could not find a way past, including hamilton, who stayed stuck in third, as ricciardo brilliantly nursed his car towards the finish. the most spectacular moment was undoubtedly this, leclerc with an untimely brake problem which ended his and brendon hartley's race. both thankfully unhurt. ahead of them, it was daniel ricciardo's day, and a masterful drive as he finished ahead of sebastian vettel and hamilton, a victory over his own car as well as his rival‘s. two years two yea rs in two years in the making, so i finally feel like the redemption has arrived and we had problems, i don't know how much was heard on the radio broadcast but we had a lot to deal with during the race and i think it was b

ferrari's sebastian vettel was third, one place ahead of world champion lewis hamilton, who enjoys ahe championship standings. now finally — what about this for a brilliant reaction? what do you think has got this guy so excited! well, it's football related and haydn farrell has just been picked to be a mascot for aston villa at wembley this saturday, when they take on fulham for a place in the english premier league next season. this was how he found out. how do you fancy walking out was like in particular, the captain? john terry? do you reckon? yeah! i entered you into a competition and you want. you are walking out on saturday with john terry. really? really. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. we will be back again in the next hour. hello. the forecast for the bank holiday weekend is, a somewhat messy one. yes, there will be a lot of warmth, there will be some muggy conditions too and some spells of spring sunshine. but, also some thundery downpours and predicting exactly where and when the worst of those will turn up is going to prove q

chance for revenge next season when the two sides meet again in the top flight in formula one lewis hamilton has won the spanish grand prix the mercedes driver produced a since leaving performance twice breaking the lam for record to romp home ahead of teammate terry boats us the briton started in pole position and never lost his head in a race that saw three drivers crash out on the first lap the win extends hamilton's lead in the drivers' championship over ferrari sébastien federal to seventeen points. and the euro vision has a new champion israel has won this year's song contest which was held saturday night in the portuguese capital lisbon the winning entry was a quirky pop tune performed by a charismatic rising star. the more funky chicken moves are already influencing politics. now to virtualize song toy was inspired by the hash tag me too it celebrates female empowerment i always start with the fact that people people want to get this right i know that but but. but now i'm. super guidance a problem that is that people recognize and realize the different is that it is wonderful. back h

in formula one reigning champion lewis hamilton will start in poll position in the spanish grand prix after a blistering qualifying session in barcelona the brit tops the driver standings and looks determined to stay there he clocked just over one minute sixteen seconds to finish ahead of mercedes teammate valtteri bottas and ferrari duo sebastian vettel and can be right in and will make up the second row of the grid in sunday's race. hollywood's leading women have taken part in a historic red carpet protest at the cannes film festival denouncing sex discrimination in the industry australian actress cate blanchett who heads this year's jury read a statement calling for equal pay and opportunities for women in film and beyond eighty two women took part the same number as the number of films directed by women ever to feature at cannes that compares to more than sixteen hundred for men it's the first time the event in france has been held since a sexual abuse scandal swept hollywood. you're watching d.w. news rise again at the top of the hour but stick around for the bonus they got show

the former wall and reigning champion lewis hamilton will start in pole position in the spanish graw prix after a blistering qualifying session in barcelona the brit tops the driver standings and looks determined to stay there he clocked one minute sixteen point one seven three seconds to finish ahead of me save his teammate valtteri valtteri bottas there ferrari duo sebastian fattal and human right will make up the second row of the grid in sunday's race europe is gearing up for its annual camp pop extravaganza the euro vision song contest entries from twenty six countries will compete in saturday evenings grand finale in the portuguese capital lisbon is a look at some of the favorites. eurovision is as much about the spectacle as the song and as far as that goes estonia's elina will be hard to beat. you but your official is also sometimes used for political or social messages and this year france is in the running with a song about the refugee crisis. one of the hot tips to win is israel's neta barcella who's also chosen to address a current topic with her song talk. of. the song h

and world champion lewis hamilton dominates a dramatic spanish grand prix to win his second race in ame. we'll also tell you shortly how barcelona's dream of going the whole la liga season unbeaten was denied in their penultimate game in a shock result. but first, the english premier league season has come to an end, and what a way it finished. a goal—scoring frenzy, and late drama, involving the champions manchester city just one of the stories. the race for the champions league got plenty of attention too. liverpool claimed the final qualifying spot available with a 4—0 win over brighton. mo salah scored his 32nd goal in the premier league,

his teammate daniel ricciardo came in second to mercedes‘ lewis hamilton who finished quickest in secondtain's simon yates retained the overall lead at the giro d'italia — with ireland's sam bennett claiming a maiden stage victory. second tier leigh have knocked out super league salford from the challenge cup. the promotion challenging centurions claimed a 22—10 sixth—round victory at the sports village. the win extended the home sides winning run to 10 matches. today was meant to be a historic one for irish cricket but the rain in dublin had other ideas — delaying the start of their first ever test match. ireland are hosting pakistan at malahide cricket club — the match will make them the 11th nation to play the longest format of the game. but heavy overnight showers with further rain on friday have pushed back the start to tomorrow. seth bennett was there for us. ireland's wait to play test cricket will continue after the weather in dublin proves too poorfor them to bowl that historic first ball. frustration as the rain and wind whipped across this ground at malahide, leaving the groun

time kill in a playoff to stay in the top flight flight other formula one and reigning champion lewis hamilton will start from pole position at the spanish grown pretty after a blistering qualifying session in barcelona the brit tops the driver standings and looks determined to stay there clocking in an unbeatable lap to finish ahead of most aids teammate and he bought us ferrari do a sebastian vettel add to commute i can make up the second row of the grid in sunday's race. finally to europe's biggest most popular ime to cheesiest song competition twenty six nations are competing in the final of the european song contest which takes place in lisbon portugal tonight amongst the favorites estonia's entry. trained officer no wearing a giant down adorned with three hundred sixty elaborate projections. cyprus is the bookmakers a diverse with a classic club track called for you. that's it you're up to date more of the top of the hour or so a good day. look blessing. and a curse. for supposed nature and in this.

daniel riccardo came in second to lewis hamilton, who finished quickest in second practice.claiming a maiden stage victory. —— island's. and second—tier league have knocked out super salford from the challenge cup. the century and claimed they 22- cup. the century and claimed they 22— ten six round victory at the sports village. the win extends the home side winning run to ten matches. today was meant to be a historic day for irish cricket, but the rain in dublin had other ideas, delaying the start of the republic of islands first—ever test match. they are hosting pak stance. the match will make them the 11th nation to host the long format of the game. heavy overnight showers with further rain on friday pushed back the start until tomorrow. seth bennett was there. island's waste to play test cricket will continue, after conditions seen dublin proved to pour on this opening day for them to bowl that historic first ball. frustration, then, as the rain and wind whipped across this ground here right the malahide cricket club. it left the ground staff working overtime to get any

much more on the website, including details of lewis hamilton taking pole for tomorrow's spanish grand all the sport for now. now it is time for the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. our guests joining me tonight are the broadcaster, lynn fauld wood, and ruth lea, economic adviser to the arbuthnot banking group. don't look nervous, it will be fine. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. let's start with the observer which leads with students from the university of kent campaigning for a vote on the final brexit deal. they claim one million fellow students have joined the cause. the independent leads with the surie, united kingdom's eurovision entry, who they say went down "a storm," despite that stage invasion. the mail on sunday reports on the family of meghan markle, prince harry's soon to be wife, claiming her father thomas staged pictures with the papparazi. the sunday telegraph says at least a dozen members of theresa may's cabinet are lining up to block her plans for a new "customs partnership" with the europ

and lewis hamilton extends his lead in the drivers' championship, after winning the spanish grand prixelona. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. tributes are being paid to the former labour cabinet minister, dame tessa jowell who's died aged 70. she was diagnosed with brian cancer a year ago, and then went on to campaign for more awareness. a leading light in tony blair's government from 1997, she was also instrumental in bringing the olympics to london in 2012. politicians have been sharing their personal memories. and i think even this morning, even though she has just died, when i think of tessa, it is almost all kind of positive, life—affirming stuff. when i woke up this morning, the first memory i had was actually of her dancing in her kitchen to a piece of music we had introduced her to, a song called "alive". she knew she was dying but that is how she felt and i think she was saying to the people she was going to leave, "you are alive, enjoy it." we went on holiday with her, especially in scotland and sometimes in france and she is just somebody, my daughter said this, some

sebastien that all finished second and lewis hamilton and third. —— sebastien fettle.above all in pole position. daniel recorders sped away. the australian easing clear, but with 50 laps still to go his car suddenly lost power, and his lead vanished. vettel won his tailors the fields concertina behind him. they couldn't find a way past, including hamilton who stayed stuck in third, as ricardo brilliantly nursed his car towards the finish. the most spectacular moment, undoubtedly this, and untimely brake problem which ended the race for two drivers, both tha nkfully the race for two drivers, both thankfully unhurt. it was ricardo's day, in masterful drive as he finished ahead of vettel and hamilton, a victory over his own car as well as his rivals. two years in the making this. ifinally as well as his rivals. two years in the making this. i finally feel like redemption has arrived. we had problems. i don't know how much the radio broadcast, but we had a lot to do with during the race. i felt a loss of power, and i felt like the race was done. i got through using 60 year

verstappan was next with ferrari‘s sebastian vettel recording the third fastest time ahead of lewis hamiltontoo close for comfort is just one of the challenges of racing in the principality. we know it is really close around the street circuit. it could make for exciting racing this weekend. simon yates‘ hopes of becoming the first british man to win the giro d‘italia have taken a knock — he‘s lost half his lead on stage 18. a group including chris froome and second—placed rider tom dumoulin left yates behind on the final climb of the day, and managed to pull out a gap of almost half a minute. the briton, who‘s looked so strong for the last two and a half weeks, suddenly seemed vulnerable — he made it across the line 28 seconds behind dumoulin. so his lead is down to 28 seconds, with three stages to go. froome is still fourth overall. elsewhere in sport today, rory mcilroy has made a bright start to the bmw pga championship at wenworth. he made seven birdies to put himself inc onctention after teh first round, one shot off the lead, behind south african duo dean burmester and darren fichardt

the con film festival hollywood stars kristen stewart and piers brosnan formula one standout lewis hamiltonand model and actor miller you overbid should time to the thursday your band organized by the us praised them for our charity only one regular was missing film producer harvey weinstein was retired in the wake of sexual abuse allegations but his presence wasn't nice to know him for is such a beautiful and such an amazing cause i really don't think one person's president should distract us from what's important. or a lack of presence. proceeds from the girl or go to a tribe the aids research last year at the event raised some eighteen million euros . on tuesday evening the flying steps returned to the german capital. the breakdown says from but it will be the following of a current show called flying edition full weeks of talks about. the group was formed twenty five years ago that shows that drawing more than six hundred fifty thousand feet was spoiled by. the tunnel right on time and not. last time spain has been transformed into a puppet wanted on the nineteenth international pastora

convent on first of all hollywood stars kristen stewart and piers brosnan the formula one standout lewis hamilton and model and actor miller your bitch attended the thursday event organized by the u.s. praised them for our charity only one regular was missing film producer harvey weinstein who's retired in the wake of sexual abuse allegations but his presence wasn't nice to know him for is such a beautiful and such an amazing cause i really don't think one person's president should distract us from what's important. or a lack of presence. proceeds from the girl or go to h.r. the aids research last year at the event raised some eighteen million euros. on thursday evening the flying steps returned to the german capital. to break dancers from berlin will be performing their current show called flying illusion full weeks of fuss about. the group was born twenty five years ago their shows have drawn more than six hundred fifty thousand feel this worldwide. the town of right on camera in northwestern spain has been transformed into a puppet wonderland the nineteenth international pop at pastoral has dr

lewis hamilton starts in pole position, looking for his second win of the season.eading the championship by four points from sebastian vettel. we should have a race between the mercedes and the ferrari and the red bulls, but let's see what happens. and a statistic you might like ahead of this spanish grand prix round five, all but three of the last 17 races have been won from pole position. former wales and british and irish lions rugby player gareth williams has died at the age of 63. he had been suffering from a rare nervous system disorder — multiple system astrophy. he won 5 caps for wales — but had been bed—bound since january last year. there are two games in the 6th round of the challenge cup this afternoon. hull kr host wigan but the most talked about game sees championship side toronto wolfpack facing their toughest challenge to date — warrington wolves. former wolves player ashton sims has made the move to the new canadian side and he is in line to face his former team. we are under no illusion, we have to be at our best to get a good result. the training