it is either lewis hamilton or max verstappen winning. yes, today not a bit of it. the first sign of drama came for stroll, a tyre failure at 200mph. a freak accident right? he walked away unhurt. verstappen still led. hamilton remained stuck behind the two red bulls. hamilton remained stuck behind the two red bulls. i don't think i can overtake these guys. he needed some luck. verstappen out. could hamilton kick verstappen while he was down. the restart was his chance. the win was in his grasp. he overshot. sorry, guys. putting the brakes only on his title ambition. verstappen keeps the championship lead and perez takes a victory. as memorable as it was unpredictable. next to football where both england and scotland are in the closing stages of theirfinal euro 2020 warm up matches. marcus rashford led england out as their captain tonight at the riverside stadium in middlesborough, but for the second time in four days, a minority of fans booed the players as they took a knee to protest against racism before kick off. england haave just ta

this is i the best season of max verstappen's formula 1 career.cricket where england's women cruised to an eight—wicket victory against india in the first of their three one day internationals at bristol. england now lead the multi—format series 4—2, after points were shared from the opening drawn test match. jim lumsden was watching this one. this was the first time the two size have met in a one—day international since the triumph two years ago. the hosts won the toss and chose to bowl, with a 17—year—old sensation soon brought down to earth. india were mean with the bat, the runs reluctant. a modest target of 202. the reply was all about tammy and natalie. beaumont wasted little time in passing her half century.— in passing her half century. brings u . in passing her half century. brings u- 50 of in passing her half century. brings no 50 ofjust _ in passing her half century. brings no 50 ofjust 48 — in passing her half century. brings up 50 ofjust 48 deliveries. - in passing her half century. brings up 50 ofjust 48 deliveries. she i up 50 ofjus

eight metres clear on the grid. —— max verstappen. away we go.lap max verstappen to control, further back things were not quite so smooth. max verstappen and hamilton were in a race at their own, but even with a seven time champion on his tail... irate own, but even with a seven time champion on his tail... we expect him to push- _ champion on his tail... we expect him to push. the _ champion on his tail... we expect him to push. the 23-year-old - champion on his tail... we expect i him to push. the 23-year-old never looked flustered, _ him to push. the 23-year-old never looked flustered, managing - him to push. the 23-year-old never looked flustered, managing to - him to push. the 23-year-old never looked flustered, managing to turn | looked flustered, managing to turn 71 lapse into a cruise, behind him in the mercedes, there was frustration.— in the mercedes, there was frustration. . , ., in frustration. what should i do? i cannot close — frustration. what should i do? i cannot close the _ frustration. what should i do? i cannot close the gap.

it is either lewis hamilton or max verstappen winning.yes, today not a bit of it. the first sign of drama came for lance stroll, a tyre failure at 200mph. a freak accident right? he walked away unhurt. verstappen still led. hamilton remained stuck behind the two red bulls. i don't think i can overtake these guys. he needed some luck. verstappen out. another tire blowing the race and the championship back in hamilton's favour. could hamilton kick verstappen while he was down. the restart was his chance. the win was in his grasp. he overshot. sorry, guys. putting the brakes only on his title ambition. verstappen keeps the championship lead and perez takes a victory as memorable as it was unpredictable. to cricket and a rather disappointing final day of england's first test against new zealand at lords. chasing 273 to win, england's batsmen never really looked like chasing that total down, the match ending in a draw. patrick gearey�*s been watching. final day at lord's, pick a direction and set your pace. new zealand needed to travel fast to

max verstappen goes off the track. toughened up his car, so as he crept back up on hamilton, now verstappen had the edge. max verstappen goes past lewis hamilton. the overtake came with one lap to go. for the team and the driver, this was a breakthrough. and he wins! and at one of the sport was my oldest races, a foundation has been laid that could make this one of f1's great seasons. cameron norrie s wait for a first atp tour singles title continues, after the british number two was beaten in the final at queen s club. norrie fought back from a set down to level the match against the top seed matteo berretini... but the italian world number 9 won the decider 6—3?. to become the?first player to win the title on their debut since boris becker in 1985. and at the birmingham classic, tunisia's ons jabeur became the first arab woman to win a wta title... after she beat russia's daria kasatkina in straight sets. as you heard earlier, wales are into the last 16 of the european championship, despite losing 1—0 to italy. they

max verstappen goes past lewis hamilton! in the standings. once we reached the first pit stop, the post _ once we reached the first pit stop, the post form behind. but likely at the post form behind. but likely at the end _ the post form behind. but likely at the end that paid off. but we had to work hard _ the end that paid off. but we had to work hard for it. very rewarding. they— work hard for it. very rewarding. theyiust — work hard for it. very rewarding. theyjust had the better power of strength. and i thinkjust considering that we had such a difficult friday, we didn't win and we were in the lead, but i had no tires left in the end. unfortunately i lost the position. but still, it was a good race. next week the battle moves to red bull's own circuit in austria, leaving little time for mercedes and hamilton to find an answer. nick parrott, bbc news. cameron norrie's wait for a first atp tour singles title continues after the british number two was beaten in the final at queen's club. the top seed and world number 9, ma

max verstappen goes past lewis hamilton! fit, max verstappen goes past lewis hamilton! _ hamilton! a third win of the season putting more distance _ hamilton! a third win of the season putting more distance between - hamilton! a third win of the season putting more distance between him and his rival in the standings. next week the battle moves to red bull's and circuit in austria, leaving little time for mercedes and hamilton to find an answer. cameron norrie's wait for a maiden atp tour title goes on. the british number two was beaten in the last hour, in the final at queen's club. he lost in three sets to top seed matteo berrettini. the italian won the opener, but norrie came back to win the second and force a decider. that was the first set berrettini had lost all week. but norrie, in his fourth tour final, just couldn't get it over the line, berrettini taking the final set 6—3. but reaching the final takes norrie to number 31 in the world, which means he'll be seeded for wimbledon. really enjoyed my tennis here. if you had told me before the tournament i would sign

despite struggling in practice, hamilton followed suit, beating max verstappen's red bull to second.paring for the finalfight, their battle ended early. two crashes in a matter of seconds saw red flags waved and red arms raised. i finally found my rhythm, started to push quite hard and it came straightaway. so, ifelt like a pole was ours and it is great to be starting from there but i believe mercedes and red bull has a lot more to come in the race, they showed that in practice, so it will be difficult to keep that position. massively anxious not knowing if we would even get into the top ten, that was my goal, just get there. so, to be on the front row is incredible and i'm proud of everyone for being open—minded and working so hard. last time out in monaco, leclerc broke down before he could even get to the grid, this time, he will be hoping his luck has changed. should be fascinating tomorrow. st helens have won the women's challenge cup for the first time as they comfortably beat york city knights 311—6. neither side had won the competition before but as craig templeton explains,

despite struggling in practice, hamilton followed suit, beating max verstappen�*s red bull to second.final fight, their battle ended early. two crashes in a matter of seconds saw red flags waved and red arms raised. i finally found my rhythm, started to push quite hard and it came straightaway. so i felt like a pole was ours and it is great to be starting from there but i believe red bull has a lot more to come in the race, they showed that in practice, so it will be difficult to keep that position.— keep that position. massively anxious not _ keep that position. massively anxious not knowing - keep that position. massively anxious not knowing if- keep that position. massively anxious not knowing if we - keep that position. massively i anxious not knowing if we would keep that position. massively - anxious not knowing if we would even -et anxious not knowing if we would even get into _ anxious not knowing if we would even get into the _ anxious not knowing if we would even get into the top ten, that was my goal. _ get into the top ten, that was my goal. just— get into the top ten, tha

and in formula one — red bull's max verstappen extends his lead over lewis hamilton good evening. javid, says his immediate priority is to get the country through the pandemic so life can return to normal as quickly as possible. he's returning to the government to replace matt hancock who resigned after pictures emerged of him breaching social distancing by kissing an aide in his office. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. after 18 months away from the cabinet, sajid javid is back. an old hand in a newjob. the former chancellor and home secretary arrived at the department of health this morning and the cameras outside were ready. we are still in a pandemic. and i want to see that come to an end as soon as possible and that will be my most immediate priority. to see that we can return to normal as soon and as quickly as possible. mrjavid was appointed quickly following matt hancock's resignation last night. on friday, images were published of him kissing a colleague in his office. by breaking the government's own covid regulations, mr hancock's political credibility was

max verstappen goes past lewis hamilton. _ had the edge. max verstappen goes past lewis hamilton.ast lewis hamilton. the overtake came with one lap to go. for the i came with one lap to go. for the team and the driver, this was a breakthrough. bud team and the driver, this was a breakthrough.— team and the driver, this was a | breakthrough._ and team and the driver, this was a - breakthrough._ and at breakthrough. and he wins! and at one of the sport — breakthrough. and he wins! and at one of the sport was _ breakthrough. and he wins! and at one of the sport was my _ breakthrough. and he wins! and at one of the sport was my oldest - one of the sport was my oldest races, a foundation has been laid that could make this one of f1�*s great seasons. cameron norrie s wait for a first atp tour singles title continues after the british number two was beaten in the final at queen's club. norrie fought back from a set down to level the match against the top seed, matteo berretini, but the italian world number nine won the decider 6—3 to become the?first player to win the title on their debu

max verstappen now was the man to beat. his devoted fans in for a treat.hamilton time. first to go out in the final session, he set the benchmark. his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas stated it but 13 place mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas stated it but i3 place grid penalty for the firm met that didn't matter. verstappen was quick, smooth and stable producing two laps that no one could beat. it’s stable producing two laps that no one could beat.— one could beat. it's going to be better but _ one could beat. it's going to be better but it — one could beat. it's going to be better but it was _ one could beat. it's going to be better but it was good - one could beat. it's going to be better but it was good enough l one could beat. it's going to be i better but it was good enough and one could beat. it's going to be - better but it was good enough and i think the whole weekend we had been quite competitive and it was quite easy to set up the car, so that's always what you like. still easy to set up the car, so that's always what you like.— easy to set up

max verstappen made sure of that. ear of hamilton in the championship. eight metres clear on the grid. away we go. from the first lap verstappen took control, further back things were not quite so smooth. verstappen and hamilton were in a race of their own, but even with a seven time champion on his tail... the 23—year—old never looked flustered, managing to turn 71 laps into a cruise, behind him in the mercedes, there was frustration. what should i do? i cannot close the gap. in front of him was only the chequered flag. and he wins the styrian grand prix. hamilton's only consolation, a point for the fastest lap. in the end, there was little hamilton could do as the greatest threat to his dominance of formula 1 continues to prove he is up to the challenge. katie gornall, bbc news. and you can head to the bbc sport website for more on how teenager keely hodgkinson beatjemma reekie and laura muir to secure an 800m spot at the tokyo 0lympics. that's it from me, mishal. sarah, thank you very much. a first look at the moral

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max verstappen has beaten mercedes' lewis hamilton in a dominant display to win the styrian grand prixed bull driver extends his lead in the championship to 18 points, putting him in control of this year's title race. nick parrott has the details. at red bull's circuit spurred on by his fans, nothing would stop max verstappen winning the grand prix. starting from pole, the dutchman had reigning champion lewis hamilton a role alongside him. this would be the britain's view 40 71 laps. his mercedes has been the best car for years but now it struggles to run with the red bulls. there was some action behind him with sergio perez moving his red bull asked the mclaren of britain's lando norris and then valtteri bottas leapfrogging the mexican after a pit stop. hamilton settled for second making a let stop for fresh tyres to gain an extra point for the fastest lap, giving verstappen's dominant victory and even more flattering margin of more than half a minute. with three poles, this is the best season of verstappen's formula 1 career. the question now is how much better can it get? england's

also coming up on the programme: life is getting sweeter for max verstappen as he's enjoying the most mathieu van der poel wins stage two in brittany. welcome to wembley. day 17 of euro 2020, a day which has thrown as you can see, we just lostjohn, but we will be going to our coverage of the euros. day 17 of euro 2020, a day which has thrown up the biggest shock of the tournament so far. netherlands, who breezed through the group phase with three victories, knocked out by the czech republic in the last 16 of the competition. the czechs only qualified as one of the best third place finishers. 2—0 it finished in budapest as the czechs go on to face denmark in the quarterfinals. as ben croucher reports. summer games at the euros have motored along at some speed. others you need to look at it very a while to appreciate their beauty. the netherlands and the czech republic played out a tight first half. defence�*s rock—solid defence carved out, the third reich i have the best of them. there was the freedom of the czech defence, he chose the wrong one. there was a slip and a large hand on hi

his red bull team—mate, max verstappen, had led for most of the race, before a tyre failure with four second — went off the track. the result moves perez up to third in the drivers championship, with verstappen top and hamilton second. football — and england and scotland are among a number of countries who play their theirfinal warm up matches, ahead of the european championship. while scotland are away to luxembourg, england face romania in middlesbrough — at the same venue they beat austria 1—0 on wednesday. both matches kicked off about 25 minutes ago — there are no goals so far. tennis — and the former world number one roger federer has withdrawn from the french open a day after winning his third round match, so he can rest his knee ahead of wimbledon. federer beat germany's dominik koepfer last night at roland garros, and had been due to play his last 16 match tomorrow. having recently returned to action after knee surgery, he said it was important that he listen to his body and not rush back into competition. cricket — and it's the 5th and final day of the 1st test between engla

max verstappen gets the better of lewis hamilton to win the french grand prix.the final at queen's as the top seed matteo berretini powers to victory. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. we start tonight in rome, where wales had a man sent off and were beaten 1—0 by italy in theirfinal group game at euro 2020. their automatic qualification spot was under threat for a while with switzerland leading turkey in the other game in their group, but wales withstood the italian pressure to ensure they finish second and qualify for the last 16. adam wild reports. rome today providing perhaps the most fitting backdrop for the belief and passion of wales — to meet the beauty and the style in dutch oven italian side, so far impressive. they were assured of progression. wells were almost there... chris gunter as close as wales would get in the first half dominated by italy. they got their goal eventually just before italy. they got their goal eventuallyjust before half—time. manteo pristina, the faintest of touches, the fullest of celebrations. the lead at the break almost d

after the disappointment of crashing out of the last race, max verstappen bounced back to claim poleifying for tomorrow's french grand prix. the championship leader had dominated practice and put his red bull on the top spot on the grid a quarter of a second ahead of world champion lewis hamilton. valtteri bottas in the other mercedes will start from third. i'm just going to stay hopeful and do what i can. obviously, you have a fighting chance and there's going to be some interesting tomorrow. you'll potentially to see them do their thing. i'm excited. the feature race on the final day of this year's royal ascot meeting, the diamond jubilee stakes, was won by the 3—1 favourite, dream of dreams, ridden by ryan moore — with the queen in attendance for the first time this week. it was the second time one of sir michael stoute's horses has won the race, which gives him 82 ascot wins overall, more than any other trainer. that's all from sportsday. now ros atkins on the delta variant.( now ros atkins on the delta variant. this is the story of the delta variant — of how it came to the uk, o

red bull's sergio perez was quickest, just ahead of his team mate max verstappen.tages, the welshman is more than a minute behind the overall leader. a month after fans demonstrated against the manchester united owners at old trafford — forcing the postponement of their game against liverpool — the club's co chairmanjoel glazer has taken part in a fans forum for the first time in his 15 years at old trafford. glazer said he wanted to be more receptive to the club's supporters following the controversy around the failed european super league. ourfootball reporter simon stonejoins me now.

after the disappointment of crashing out of the last race max verstappen bounced back to claim pole inted practic and put his red bull on the top spot on the grid, a quarter of a second ahead of world champion lewis hamilton. valtteri bottas in the other mercedes will start from third. the feature race on the final day of this year's royal ascot meeting, the diamond jubilee stakes was won by the 3—1 favourite, dream of dreams ridden by ryan moore with the queen in attendance for the first time this week. it was the second time one of sir michael stoute's horses has won the race, which gives him 82 ascot wins overall, more than any other trainer. that's all from sportsday. goodbye. hello again. today's been a pretty cloudy day. we've seen a few cloud breaks, a little bit of sunshine coming through for some through the afternoon and a few showers in scotland, but my attention's now turning to the south, where we started to see some big thunderstorms break out again and these are going to be pushing northwards. the rain will be quite extensive, quite heavy with some thunder mixed in acros

max verstappen was quickest in both practice sessions ahead of this weekend's styrian grand prix in austrial be tough session for valtteri bottas, who's been given a three—place grid penalty for spinning his mercedes in the pit lane. his team—mate and world champion lewis hamilton was fourth. idid not i did not really have too many big problems today. happier with where we got the car to. i've been working flat out all week trying to understand where i want to put the car, and i'm hopeful that the hard work starts paying off soon. the tour de france starts tomorrow in brittany — 2,121 miles of racing over 21 stages. slovenia's tadey pogacar is the defending champion, but there's been a british winner six times in the last nine years. geraint thomas is part of a strong ineos grenadiers line—up and he's looking to regain the yellowjersey he won in 2018. the second round of the women's pga championship in atlanta continues, with england's charley hull in the clubhouse on five under par. she was one under for the day. you can get full coverage on the third women's major of the year by heading t

and red bull's max verstappen set the pace in second practice at the french grand prix, ahead of thes hamilton. the dutchman was eight milliseconds quicker than bottas, and just over a quarter of a second faster than hamilton. next, tottenham hotspur�*s search for a new manager continues. they're now not considering gennaro gattuso, who was available after leaving fiorentina. some spurs fans reacted angrily to stories linking gattuso with the vacancy and created a #notogattuso hashtag, which was trending on social media. some referenced controversial comments the former italy midfielder had previously made about same—sex marriage and women in football. that was communicated to the club by the tottenham hotspur supporters trust. mark bullingham — the chief executive of the fa — spoke to the bbc this morning. referring to fans' influence over the demise of the ill—fated european super league, he said it's important supporters have a voice. in terms of fans have bigger voice in some things i think that is something we will look at and i think their role in helping stop the super league

red bull's sergio perez was quickest, just ahead of his team mate max verstappen. elfyn evans says it wasn't a great day at the rally italia sardegna . after eight stages, the welshman is more than a minute behind the overall leader. a month after fans demonstrated against the manchester united owners at old trafford — forcing the postponement of their game against liverpool — the club's co chairmanjoel glazer has taken part in a fans forum for the first time in his 15 years at old trafford. glazer said he wanted to be more receptive to the club's supporters following the controversy around the failed european super league. ourfootball reporter simon stonejoins me now. what was said at this forum? well, it was very interesting because right at the start of a meeting that lasted two hours and 22 minutes, one of the fans who represented or was speaking on behalf of the other 11 who were part of the meeting, explained what manchester united meant to them and the devotion that they have with the club. i'm told that tom glaser was generally moved by this statement. he w

red bull's max verstappen was quickest in both practice sessions for this weekend's styrian grand prixs' hopes of winning safari rally kenya are over with two days still to go. hitting a rock on stage three shattered the front right wheel and suspension on his toyota yaris. after a two—year wait, wimbledon returns on monday. we now know the draw and who's playing who in the opening round. one person who won't be there, though, is the women's defending champion simona halep, who was forced to pull out today after failing to recover from a calf injury. patrick geary�*s been looking ahead to the start of the championships. two years ago, no two years ago, no one two years ago, no one to meet as a part of the novak djokovic said thank you and goodbye. for longer thank you and goodbye. for longer than anyone. so much has happened to him and the world since but when wimbledon reopens come he will be favoured to win the men's title again. it might even have got better. �* ., ., , , better. i'm feeling good on grass and i better. i'm feeling good on grass and i think— better. i'm feeling good

and after the disappointment of crashing out of his last race, max verstappen bounced back to claim polethe weekend so far, put his red bull top of the grid, a quarter of a second ahead of lewis hamilton. there's more on the bbc sport website including the latest from the us open golf. but that's all from me, for now, goodnight. and finally, one of india's greatest athletes, milkha singh, has died of covid—related complications at the age of 91. he was popularly known as "the flying sikh", winning four gold medals at the asian games and finishing fourth in the 400 metres at the 1960 rome 0lympics. 0ur india correspondent yogita limaye takes a look back at his life. with each run, milkha singh pushed a newborn india to dream bigger. his ownjourney, rooted in his nation's tragedy. his family was killed in religious violence during the partition of british india in 1947. he escaped on a train, hiding in the women's compartment. a refugee, an orphan. and in 1958, at the commonwealth games in cardiff, a sprinter — seen here as he stunned record holders. commentator: and milkha singh, milkha s

after the disappointment of crashing out of the last race max verstappen bounced back to claim pole for and put his red bull on the top spot on the grid more than four tenths of a second ahead of world champion lewis hamilton. valtteri bottas in the other mercedes will start from third. bbc one, bbc two and the bbc sport website. there is no need for us, really, is there? enjoy your break, we will plough onto your! at its peak, 20 million people watched on tv yesterday, as well as 22,500 fans at wembley, to see scotland play england. it was the first time the two home nations met in a one—off encounter at a major men's football tournament in 25 years. the game ended 0—0 but scottish fans were delighted, as they go into the final group game with their hopes alive. frankie mccamley has the story. the morning after the night before, a headache all round. especially for those dealing with the aftermath in london's leicester square, cleaning throughout the night and this morning. the odd scottish fan helping out, too. the square is starting to regain some sense of normality but there is dama

red bull's max verstappen finished fastest in the first practice session for the azerbaijan grand prixf mercedes�* lewis hamilton, was 0.043 seconds faster than ferrari's charles leclerc. hamilton finished down in seventh after running off the track on his best lap. chelsea and manchester city have dominated the pfa's women's super league's team of the year. the wsl champions have five players named in the team including fran kirby, who has already been named as the football writers' assosication's player of the year. manchester city have four players on the list and arsenal make up the rest, which means all players come from the top three clubs. less than a week after winning the champions league, thomas tuchel has agreed a new contract with chelsea. the deal will run until 2024 after he initially replaced frank lampard from paris saint—germain on an 18—month contract. as well as beating manchester city in last week's european final, tuchel led chelsea to a fourth—placed finish in the premier league. trent alexander—arnold says he's "absolutely gutted" to miss the upcoming euros throu

perez took the chequered flag after his red bull team—mate, max verstappen, crashed due to a tyre failureking into the first corner and went off to hand the mexican victory in baku. four giant cooling towers at a former power station in staffordshire have been demolished today. this was the scene this morning at rugeley power station, which closed in 2016. standing at 384 feet, each tower used to cool six million gallons of water in an hour. the demolition was delayed for 20 minutes, to prevent a clash with a ceremony at the region's national memorial arboretum and crowds were urged to stay away due to covid restrictions. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. quite a mixed picture today, we saw variable cloud, some sunny spells and also a few showers especially across england and wales. a drier story for scotland and northern ireland. monday is pretty similar, a mixture of sunny spells and a few showers which could become heavy and thundery across northern england in particular. this weather front is bringing thicker cloud and showers across england and wa

there's also live commentary on bbc radio 5 live, and highlights on bbc one at 1115 max verstappen hasnant display to win the styrian grand prix. the win for the red bull driver extends his lead in the championship to 18 points, putting him in control of this year's title race. nick parrott has the details. at red bull's zone circuit and spurred on by his fervent fans nothing was going to stop max winning the stevie and grand prix. starting from pole, he had dutchman lewis hamilton alongside him but this would be the briton�*s the full 71 laps. his mercedes has been the best car for years but now it struggles to run with the red bulls. behind him, there was some action with sergio heather is moving his behind briton�*s and then vow but rebut us leapfrogging the mexican into third thanks to a better strategy. with hamilton making elites point to get an extra point for the fastest let he had a flattering margin of more than half a minute. this is the best season of the statin�*s formula 1 career. the question now, is how much better can it get? nick parrish, bbc news. england's women hav

after the disappointment of crashing out of the last race max verstappen bounced back to claim pole int paul ricard circuit and put his red bull on the top spot on the grid a quarter of a second ahead of world champion lewis hamilton. valtteri bottas in the other mercedes will start from third. that's all the sport for now. senior conservatives have responded to the party's shock defeat in thursday's by—election in chesham and amersham, by warning the government not to "drift away" from its core voters. the conservative co—chairman, amanda milling, described the result as a "warning shot" by voters over the hs2 high—speed rail link and reforms of the planning system in england, which critics fear could reduce local influence over planning decisions. a little earlier our political correspondentjess parker explained what the by—election could mean for the conservatives. it's parts of the south and south—east particularly, where there are concerns that the reforms the government is putting forward could see more green spaces built on, in areas who feel they have already had to take a lot

formula one grand prix, which was stopped three laps from the end, after championship leader max verstappen, which appeared to be due to a sudden puncture or tyre failure. the crash left mexican sergio perez, verstappen�*s team—mate, in the lead with seven—time world champion lewis hamilton second and sebastian vettel third. cricket, it's the 5th and final day of the first test between england and new zealand at lord's. new zealand have set the hosts england 273 runs to win. a short time ago, england were on 35—0 as they chase an unlikely victory. england and scotland are among a number of countries who play their theirfinal warm—up matches ahead of the european championship. while scotland are away to luxembourg, england face romania in middlesbrough this afternoon — at the same venue they beat austria 1—0 on wednesday. and the england manager is in optimistic mood. the future for our team, when you look at the age of all of those players, it's really exciting. it means that we can play in different ways, and we have got the balance of the squad to play different systems and ourjob again,

championship leader max verstappen will start from pole position for tomorrow's syrian grand prix inst at the red bull ring. both laps he set would have been good enough for pole at a track he's never started from the front at. lando norris will line—up a career best third. there's been a couple of big crashes on the opening stage of the tour de france — which has just finished in the last couple of minutes. one of the favourites, primoz roglic, was involved but got back up on his bike to finish third, behind the french world champion, julian alaphilippe. earlier, the dutch rider demi vollering claimed her first la course in a thrilling sprint finish in landerneau. britain's lizzie deignan was ninth. next year, the one—day race will be replaced by an eight—day tour de france for the first time since 1989. wimbledon gets under way on monday and jelena ostapenko has had the pefect preparation by winning the eastbourne international. the 2017 french open champion beat estonia's anett kontaveit in straight sets 6—3, 6—3 to claim her first grass court tournament and her fourth on the wta

benchmark time in the final session in baku, just ahead of the mercedes of lewis hamilton, with max verstappentheir final laps, two crashes brought qualifying to a premature end, handing leclerc pole for a second race in a row. fabio quartararo has become the first rider in seven years to claim five motogp pole positions in a row. the championship leader clocked the quickest time on his yamaha early on in the final session of qualifying for the catalunya grand prix. australia's jack miller will start from second despite this crash stopping him from beating the frenchman's time. britain's geraint thomas has moved up to third overall with just one stage to go at the criterium du dauphine. ukraine's mark padun broke clear to win the penultimate stage by 3a seconds ahead of australia's richie porte, whose second place secured him the overall lead. thomas finshed ninth, and although he's moved up the standings, he trails his ineos grenadiers team mate porte by half a minute. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. visitors may be returning to some of the uk's most pop

max verstappen is looking to extend his formula one championship lead at the syrian grand prix this weekend red bull ring for the first time — with his main title rival lewis hamilton starting alongside in second. britain's lando norris meanwhile will start a career best third. england look on course to make it a hattrick of t20 victories over sri lanka. they set the touring side 181 to win in southampton with dawid malan and jonny bairstow both passing 50 opening the innings although a late flurry of wickets stopped england reaching 200. in reply — sri lanka's batsmen have barely threatened. . .. wimbledon gets under way on monday and jelena ostapenko has had the pefect preparation by winning the eastbourne title the 2017 french open champion beat estonia's anett kontaveit in straight sets 6—3, 6—3 to claim her first grass court trophy and her fourth on the wta tour. the world number 43 is not seeded for wimbledon. yeah, just to go again without any expectations, to not be hard on myself, recover as much as i can, and just to enjoy it, because i think i got some confidence and now it's tim

his rival max verstappen was leading — until the red bull driver crashed late on.finishing 15th. there was relief for red bull though, as sergio perez won the race. england bowler 0llie robinson has been suspended from all international cricket, pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation following historic tweets he posted. the news came after england drew the first test against new zealand at lords. the tourists declared on 169—6 to leave england chasing 273 to win after lunch. but the target was never seriously pursued, dom sibley�*s unbeaten 60 from 207 balls, helping to secure a draw. serena williams is out of the french open, after being beaten in the fourth round by kazakhstan�*s elena rybakina but there was delight for alfie hewett and gordon reid who've become the most successful all—british doubles pair, after a straight sets win in the wheelchair final. they've now won 11 grand slams together, after they beat stephane houdet and nicolas peifer in straight sets. that's all your sport for now. back to you, reeta. that's it. now on bbc one, it's tim

his red bull teammate max verstappen had led for most of the race, before a tyre failure with four laps, which is when world champion lewis hamilton — who was second — inadvertantly locked up, going off the track and finishing in 16th. and england and scotland are among a number of countries who play their their final warm—up matches ahead of the european championship. while scotland are away to luxembourg, england face romania in middlesbrough this afternoon — at the same venue they beat austria 1—0 on wednesday. and the england manager is in optimistic mood. the future for our team, when you look at the age of all of those players, it's really exciting. it means that we can play in different ways, and we have got the balance of the squad to play different systems, and ourjob again, as always, is to prepare the team for each opposition, find the best way of playing for each opponent, and we feel better equipped to cope with different sorts of tactical challenges as well. tennis — and the former world number one, roger federer, has withdrawn from the french open a day after winning his

valtteri bottas topped lewis hamilton in a mercedes one—two ahead of red bull's max verstappen in firstton byjust over 0.3 of a second while verstappen was just behind his title rival, who he leads by four points in the standings after six races. england's women have forced india to bat again — as they look to seal victory in the one—off test match in bristol. a stunning start to day three, saw them bowl the visitors out for 231... significantly behind england's first innings total of 396... sophia ecclestone with three wickets today. india are 29—1. in the start to their second innings. this the third of the four day match. but the world test championship final between india and new zealand hasn't got underway yet because of heavy rain in southampton. the toss has been delayed and there will be no play before lunch. the weather forecast also doesn't look good for the rest of the day. american russell henley has the clubhouse lead at us open after a first round four under par. a 90—minute delay to the start of play at torrey pines meant 36 players didn't finish because of fading light.

max verstappen has extended his formula one championship lead to 12 points by winning the french grandust the second corner. his red bull team then changed the strategy, and a second pit—stop gave him fresh enough tyres to retake the lead from the briton with a lap to go, to claim his third win of the season. spain's marc marquez banished 18 months of struggles as he dominated at the sachsenring to win the german motogp. the six—time world champion crashed in the opening race last year and missed the next 15. he started from a season's best fifth on the grid, took the lead on the opening lap, and held on to take his first win since the last race of the 2019 season. world number 24 0ns jabeur made history when she won the birmingham classic on sunday becoming the first arab woman to win a wta title. the second seeded tunisian was a 7—5, 6—4 winner over russia's daria kasatkina and has won 28 matches on tour this year, level with world number one ashleigh barty. iamso i am so proud to represent the arab and tunisian women. my goal really is to inspire much more and hopefully i want to se

world champioship leader max verstappen was quickest in first practice for the styrian grand prix in ahead of pierre gasly�*s alphatauri, with lewis hamilton third for mercedes. verstappen's win at the french grand prix last weekend moved him into a 12—point lead over hamilton in the standings. we've also heard today that the turkish grand prix has been added to the calendar on 3rd october, replacing the cancelled singapore race. england's charley hull is one shot off the pace after the opening round of the women's pga championship in atlanta, georgia — the third major of the season. she shot a four—under par 68 to finishjust behind the american lizette salas on a very congested leaderboard — there's a seven—way tie for third place. that's all the sport for now, but there's more on the bbc sport website. i'll be back later. the health secretary, matt hancock, has apologised for breaching social distancing rules after the sun published a photo of him in a close embrace with one of his aides. downing street has said that the prime minister has accepted matt hancock's apology for breach

max verstappen has extended his formula one championship lead to 12 points by winning the french grandt lost the lead to mercedes�* lewis hamilton atjust the second corner. his red bull team then changed the strategy, and a second pit—stop gave him fresh enough tyres to retake the lead from the briton with a lap to go, to claim his third win of the season. all the players are out on course now for the final round of the us open at torrey pines in california. former 0pen champion louis 0osthuizen was one of three who were on five under heading into the last day. while 2011 winner rory mcilroy is well poised two shots further back as he teed off looking for a fifth major title overall, and defending champion bryson dechambeau is also lurking on the same score as mcilroy, with full coverage on the bbc sport website. new zealand have the edge over india at the close on day three of the world test championship final in southampton. india were bowled out forjust 217 in theirfirst innings. kyle jamieson taking five indian wickets. new zealand started their reply steadily with devon conway rea

red bull's max verstappen has extended his formula one championship lead to 18 points over lewis hamiltonone of the seventy one laps at the red bull ring in austria. britain's seven time world champion could only finish second, with his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas third. we were looking after our tires well this race, so i was pleased with that. i think also with the hard tyres, good consistent pace, nothing crazy, we could just manage our tyres well till the end. superb to win again here at home as well. absolutely gave everything and pushed — absolutely gave everything and pushed to the maximum. unfortunately 'ust pushed to the maximum. unfortunately just couldn't answer to any of the lap times — just couldn't answer to any of the lap times that they put in. all those — lap times that they put in. all those times they were putting in when _ those times they were putting in when he — those times they were putting in when he was doing it for hours, just impossible — when he was doing it for hours, just impossible to match them. mathieu van der poel sprinted to victory on stage two

red bull's max verstappen beat lewis hamilton to take a dominant victory in the styrian grand prix and mercedes had no answer to his rival with the same venue next weekend as it hosts a second successive race. mathieu van der poel leads heading into stage three of the tour de france later after powering clear at the end on sunday in what was an emotional win. he dedicated the victory to his late grandfather raymond poulidor who came second in the tour three times — but never wore the yellow jersey. while defending champion tadej pogacar and 2020 runner—up primoz roglic are third and fourth respectively in the general classification. the phoenix suns are one win away from making the nba finals for the first time since 1993. they lead the los angeles clippers 3—1 in the best of seven series after winning game four 8a—80 on the back of 25 points from devin booker, and it now moves back to arizona. the montreal canadiens are already into the nhl�*s stanley cup final and they're also apperaing for the first time since 1993 when they last won it. they'll take on the reigning champions, tampa

max verstappen will be hoping to extend his formula one championship lead over lewis hamilton at sunday'sd champion in qualifying earlier, claiming pole position: it is never easy of course, but very pleased with the result because this is naturally not been a great track for us. but to be here come i think everybody can be very proud of that achievement. now to cricket where india and new zealand got the delayed inaugural world test championship final under way on saturday in southampton. the first day was completely lost to the weather and the black caps won the toss and chose to field where india finished the day after delays due to bad light on 146 for three. virat kohli with an unbeaten 44 from 124 balls. while in saint lucia — day two of the second and final test is under way — south africa resumed on 218 for five and were dismissed for 298 in their first innings with quinton de kock making 96 against west indies as they look to take a clean sweep of the two test series. in response the hosts are 96—4. india frustrated england on the final day of their one off women's test in bristo

max verstappen crashed in final practice for the azerbaijan grand prix this morning leaving red bullix his car ahead of qualifying, which has just got under way. championship leader verstappen is the favourite for pole position with lewis hamilton's mercedes struggling for pace. and cameron norrie says playing 13—time champion rafael nadal at the french open is the toughest task in world sport. norrie, the british number two, meets nadal in the third round in paris later. it's his first time at this stage of the tournament, whereas nadal has only lost twice at roland garros in 15 years. you can follow how he gets on over on the bbc sport website, latest action from england against new zealand in that first test. that's all your sport for now, back to you. and before we go — the first big event of coventry�*s year as the uk city of culture is taking place, after a six—month delay because of the pandemic. # i rise above. the singer pauline black of the �*80s band the selector, opened coventry moves, an online event, with this performance in a residential part of the city. you can see m

lewis hamilton will be trying to catch max verstappen at the grand prix. who will start from second, ahead of fellow briton who third. i second, ahead of fellow briton who third. �* ., second, ahead of fellow briton who third. �* s, ., third. i didn't have a good qualifying _ third. i didn't have a good qualifying session. - third. i didn't have a good qualifying session. i'm - third. i didn't have a good l qualifying session. i'm kind third. i didn't have a good - qualifying session. i'm kind of baffled by the car feeling different. not the perfect lap at the end but it was making no difference, i was still down. ijust hope that tomorrow is a better day. the british and irish lions have beaten japan the british and irish lions have beatenjapan in their warm up match in their tour beatenjapan in their warm up match in theirtourto beatenjapan in their warm up match in their tour to south africa but they will now be without their captain who dislocated his shoulder during the game. he suffered the injury in the first half, forcing him out of the game. the li

max verstappen was quickest in both practice sessions ahead of this weekend's styrian grand prix in austriawis hamilton was fourth. i didn't really have too many big problems today. i'm happier with where we got the car to. i've been working flat out all week trying to understand where i wanted to put the car, and i'm hopeful that the hard work starts paying off soon. the tour de france starts tomorrow in brittany — 2,121 miles of racing over 21 stages. slovenia's tadey pogacar is the defending champion, but there's been a british winner six times in the last nine years. geraint thomas is part of a strong ineos grenadiers line—up and he's looking to regain the yellowjersey he won in 2018. the second round of the women's pga championship in atlanta continues, with england's charley hull in the clubhouse on five under par. she was one under for the day. you can get full coverage on the third women's major of the year by heading to the golf page on the bbc sport website. and there is loads more on the website as well, but that is all your sport for now. hello there. friday evening brought some

from the french grand prix — lewis hamilton currently in the lead ahead of championship leader max verstappen is not quite all the sport because we will keep talking about wales and the euro is an spotlight very much on the welsh team who will be looking to seal their place in the last 16 when they take up italy in that match this afternoon in rome. we caught up with a few of the wales fans ahead of the game. we have to decide whether we end up at wembley or amsterdam, so i think a win today would mean wembley for the next round. a game at wembley with all the fans. a nice cheeky 2—1win ithink, today, for wales. i will take any win, - to be honest, but if not, a draw would be good. 1—1 draw. if we have to go to wembley, we have to go to wembley, so... wales are going to win. we have come all this way. but italy are a good team, italy are a good team. - it does not matter, we are here, having fun, that is the main thing, does not matter about the game. nice one, mate. cheers, i will get the next one. actually, it does matter about the game. mark bowen is a former wales international defender —