with all the sport — here's lizzi greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. here's lizzi greenwood—hughesurth f1 world title despite missing out on glory at what could be the last malaysian grand prix. at what could be the last the briton had to settle for second in sepang behind red bull's max verstappen, but extended his lead to 3a points with five races to go. but extended his lead to 3a points joe wilson reports. but extended his lead to 3a points lewis hamilton, f1 elder statesman, calm. these days, the young tearaway is max verstappen. he turned 20 this weekend. tearaway is max verstappen. barely a wrinkle beneath those eyes. tearaway is max verstappen. hamilton saw verstappen in his mirror. well, 0k, he's through, nice move but no drama. verstappen‘s team celebrated. nice move but no drama. but there's a bigger picture. nice move but no drama. ferrari often wore an embarrassed shade of red in malaysia. sebastian vettel, hamilton's rival for the title, had to fight from the back of the grid. he reached fourth. of the grid. verstappen crossed the line to win. of the grid. a big momen

time attack barbaric. now for the sport with lizzie greenwood time now for the sport with lizzie greenwoodou, good evening. lewis hamilton is still on course for the fourth formula i world title despite missing out on glory of the last of malaysia grand prix. he had to settle for second behind max verstappen of red bull, extending his lead to sa points with five races to go. joe wilson reports. hamilton, formulai five races to go. joe wilson reports. hamilton, formula i elder statesman, com. these days the young tea raway statesman, com. these days the young tearaway is max verstappen who turned 20 this weekend, barely a wrinkle. hamilton ‘s maxvorstadt and in his mirror, you through, my smooth, but no drama, max verstappen‘s team celebrated, there isa verstappen‘s team celebrated, there is a bigger picture. ferrari often w0 re is a bigger picture. ferrari often wore an embarrassed shade of red. sebastian vettel hamilton's rival for the title had to fight from the back of the grid and reached forth. max verstappen won, a big moment for him and his family. hamilton in second was quick with

time for the sport with lizzie greenwood hughes. thanks very much. good evening.eighth super league grand final, overturning castleford's outstanding season by thrashing the debutants 2a—6 at old trafford. less tha n less than 20 miles separate these west yorkshire neighbours. in recent yea rs west yorkshire neighbours. in recent years they have been much further apart than that. now brought together on the biggest stage, big—city leeds, the most successful clu b big—city leeds, the most successful club in the modern game, castleford, small—town neighbours in theirfirst grand final. castleford came here as favourites, their title to lose, or to be stolen. tom briscoe did that to be stolen. tom briscoe did that to open the scoring. castleford has a population of around 40,000. they brought 30,000 fans to old trafford. they needed luck. they didn't get it. a golden opportunity lost. if this was billed as their fairy tale, there was another. after 16 years, danny mcguire leaves leeds rhinos after tonight. this was the most spectacular way to say goodbye. now there wa

world cup qualifier which broke scottish hearts and a win for lewis hamilton, let's cross to lizzie greenwood—hughesak and hope for two of the home nations trying to reach next yea r‘s football world cup. northern ireland booked their place in the play—offs. more on that in a minute, but in ljubjana, scotland, knowing only a win would do, couldn't keep alive their dreams of a first major tournament in 20 years. chris mcloughlin reports. wherever they go, there's usually a party. but in terms of the football, they really get their hopes up. skom on scotland. until now. each and every one of these fan has an individual tale of world cup qualifying woe but at the end of a campaign that at one stage looked lost they are daring to dream this time it dobb different. the equation was simple. the task was not. defeat a side who'd yet to lose a single goal at home during the entire campaign but this is a new and improved scotland. a scotland unbeaten in five matches. a scotland with celtic striker, leigh griffiths. i—o. one almighty roar. clinical but will it be crucial. the 4,000 celebrated and dared to bel

now with news of lewis hamilton's win injapan and the rest of the day's sport let's cross to lizzie greenwood—hughese bbc sport centre... thank you. lewis hamilton is on the verge of winning his fourth formula 1 world championship. he eased to victory in the japanese grand prix while his nearest rival sebastien vettel was forced to retire. patrick geary reports. one man and his mercedes. a tender moment between lewis hamilton and the car that might carry him to a fourth world title. they started as so often in front, his main rivaljust behind him. that was as close as sebastien vettel would get as hamilton sped off, that'll lost power, his car developed problems at the wrong time. spark plugs with the issue, that might that sebastien vettel reversed out of the title race. he was left to channel his hopes through others in particular max verstappen, the next big star. he beat hamilton in the last grand prix and chased him in the final stages, hamilton lost speed but never composure. he knows just hamilton lost speed but never composure. he knowsjust what hamilton lost speed but never composure. he kn

hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, john watson and lizzie greenwood—hughes.eadlines this evening... it's grand final day at old trafford. will it prove to be the crowning moment in castleford's impressive season? lewis hamilton finds another level — and another pole — in sepang. scotland's world cup hopes rest on victory over slovenia — we'll assess the situation facing the rest of the home nations heading into the final match of european qualifying. also coming up in the programme... jazz carlin on jellyfish — how the british swimmer is tackling her phobia as she goes for olympic gold in the pool and in open water. and the fast feet of futsal — the british league which could bring about world cup glory. yes, hello and welcome along. so much to get through this evening. but we start with the super league grand final at old trafford, the culmination of an enthralling season. and what would be a crowning moment for either castleford or leeds. yes, 30 minutes played between two teams with contrasting fortunes in the league's showpiece occasion. it is leeds' tent

hello and welcome to sportsday i‘m lizzie greenwood hughes, the headlines tonight.ns cup. vettel finds it tough in texas, more than half a second slower in practice than title rival lewis hamilton who could wrap up the championship this weekend. so lots to tell you about this evening... starting with the night‘s premier league football where brighton won their first away game of the season and in some style, beating west ham 3—0 at the london stadium, to increase the pressure on west ham‘s manager slaven bilic. —— thanks the visitors were ahead after only ten minutes thanks to glenn murray‘s first goal of the season. west ham were punished again in spect moments before the break whenjose izquierdo curled pastjoe hart from distance, despite the england goalkeeper getting a strong hand to the ball. murray added his second from the penalty spot in the 75th minute after he was fouled by pa blo za baleta. west ham dropped to 17 in the table, increasing the pressure on the manager. i have to say sorry to them. it‘s not the first time. they definitely deserve better than t

cambridge university is, but first we will find out what is happening in the sports news with lizzie greenwood—hughesns were involved in a brawl with lyon players last night. everton were a goal down when captain on the night ashley williams shoved the lyon goalkeeper, and that sparked a brawl between the players and some of the everton fans. one of those fans having a go was holding a small child. he has since been banned by everton, and merseyside police are also investigating. williams then scored an equalizer, but lyon went on to win 2—1. so everton have only got one point from three games in europe so far and are very unlikely to make it to the knockout stages. manager ronald koeman is under even more pressure, as david bornstein explains. he has described the scrutiny as increased after that defeat, he had previously, earlier in the week, had the dreaded vote of confidence from the club and said he had the total support of the majority shareholder, farhad machinery, and the chairman, bill kenwright. everton and spend in excess of £100 million in the tra nsfer excess of £100 million in the trans

now, it's time to take a look at the day's sporting action with lizzie greenwood—hughes.rting just around the corner from here at old trafford, where the super league showpiece event, the grand final puzzle is about to kick off. castleford tigers are hoping to upset the competition's most successful club, leeds rhinos. our sports reporter adam wild is there. this is always a huge games, but particularly this year for castleford who have been the form tea m castleford who have been the form team but have never been in this position before, can they overcome the experience of leeds? that is certainly the big question. this is as you say rugby league's domestic big game of the calendar. leeds rhinos, domestically they've been the most successful team of the modern error, against their small—town neighbours castleford. they've never won the grand final, never been in a grand final before. just to put it into some context for you — castleford has a population of 40,000, around 30,000 of those have turned up here at old trafford to cheer their team on this afternoon. everybody