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in the last hour, max verstappen has tweeted this... lewis hamilton gave his take on what happened. ican i can see he was not going to concede. and so anyways he cut across me and we collided. and i was quite frustrated that we have to give space for one another. but anyways... so i knew i had the penalty and i was like i am going to give it everything for the team and for the fans here and we will see where we get and just never gave up. a day to remember for lewis hamilton. the same can be said for collin morikawa. he is the open champion after a bogey—free final round 66 saw him finish two shots ahead of fellow american jordan spieth. disappointment in the end for south africa's louis 0osthuizen, who started the day with a one—shot lead but faltered in his final round. ben croucher has been following the action forfour days for us. what a moment ultimately for who is doing on debut again.— doing on debut again. astonishing sto from doing on debut again. astonishing story from collin _ doing on debut again. astonishing story from coll

a good day, too, for the formula one championship leader — max verstappen will start the british grandwinning the new trial sprint race at silverstone. and all smiles for st helens, who fightback to beat castleford in a thrilling challenge cup final at wembley. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. they don�*t call it moving day for no reason — plenty of drama at the open golf today, where louis 0osthuizen began his third round with a two—shot lead. but is that still the case? ben croucher is at royal st george�*s for us and has been following the action. it�*s getting tight at the top. yes, really tense here and you call it moving day, but there is no movement at the top of the leaderboard for now. it is all quiet behind me because most of the action is taking place on the far side of the course at the moment. it is louis 0osthuizen you had a two shot lead at the start of the day, that has been reduced to one. he has been playing some calm and consistent golf for the most part, a birdie at seven and nine to —13 he has dropped back to —12. the man chasing him is the 2017 championjordan

lewis hamilton chased max verstappen all the way today and crossed the line 1.4 seconds back.ritish grand prix from second on the grid. identity if i over delivered power or what, identity if i over delivered power orwhat, but identity if i over delivered power or what, but it is frustrating. but after that, or what, but it is frustrating. but afterthat, i or what, but it is frustrating. but after that, i couldn't get close after that, i couldn't get close after that, i couldn't get close after that and he was too fast. but we live to fight another day and it is exciting and we did a greatjob trying something new and we go into tomorrow and hope tomorrow is a better day. next to a fantastic challenge cup final, which was exactly what rugby league needed after all its covid challenges. the reigning super league champions, st helen's, have ended their 13 year wait for the trophy after beating castleford 26—12 at wembley. joe lynskey reports. 115,000 brought the noise from the north. after so long in the silence for rugby league, it means so much. this is the sport's showpiece ma

the most important thing was that max verstappen was ok. of- that max verstappen was ok. ad him to enter second to challenge for the lead. the red ferrari seem to move aside. hamilton through. fans in the stands, film stars in the pits, lewis hamilton crossing the line in first, a hollow victory, claimed that verstappen�*s team. spectators leaving may still be discussing what happened on the first lap, but the outcome of this race has dramatically changed the dynamic of the championship, in lewis hamilton�*s favour. joe wilson, bbc news, silverstone. this year�*s open golf champoinship has been won by the young american — colin morikawa. he held his nerve on the final round to overtake long time leader louis oosthuizen and hold—off his rivals. our correspondent andy swiss has been watching for us at royal st george�*s in kent. yes, lizzie, what drama we�*ve had here, and what a day for colin morikawa. in the last few minutes, he has clinched victory on the 18th green in front of thousands of fans, a terrific moment for the 24—year—old american who was making his debut here

max verstappen is out of the race, and that�*s a big crash.pen moved into him. red bull said that hamilton was fully to blame. intense discussions followed. who wrote this plot? when the race resumed, it was decided that hamilton was at fault, a ten—second penalty taken in the pits. but he was soon moving, past lando norris here into third. hamilton�*s team—mate lead him to enter second to challenge for the lead. charles leclerc in the red ferrari seemed to move aside. hamilton through. fans in the stands, film stars in the pits, lewis hamilton crossing the line in first, a hollow victory, claimed verstappen�*s team. the drivers continue to comment on social media. verstappen said it was unsportsmanlike. hamilton maintained that he will always raise hard but fair. spectators leaving may still be discussing what happened on the first lap, but the outcome of this race has dramatically changed the dynamic of the championship in lewis hamilton�*s favour. joe wilson, bbc news, silverstone. the young american collin morakawa has won golf�*s open cha

we have seen max verstappen crashed out after contact with lewis hamilton's car.her lewis hamilton will face any penalty. remarkable scenes when you consider the context around this british grand prix, that max verstappen went into this grace was that 33 point lead over hamilton in the championship race. we knew hamilton had to claw this back and real opening drama and we will wait and see what the stewards to side and see what the stewards to side and whether there will be any punishment for lewis hamilton. at the moment, the race suspended. it is all happening this afternoon. now to the gulf. royal st george's, where south africa's louis 0osthuizen has got his final round under way at the open as he looks to win his second major. he's not the only one with his eyes on that claretjug though. ben croucher is there for us. 0osthizen�*s enjoyed himself in the sunshine there these past few days, with a one—shot lead going into his final round — how's he started? very solidly. parts through his first two holes. he has made his way down and he had a lovely chip from th

the most important thing was that max verstappen was ok. of course, he was out of the race. ng, past lando norris here into third. hamilton�*s team—mate let him into second, to challenge for the lead. charles leclerc in the red ferrari seemed to move aside. hamilton through. fans in the stands, film stars in the pits, lewis hamilton crossing the line in first — a hollow victory, claimed verstappen�*s team. spectators leaving may still be discussing what happened on the first lap, but the outcome of this race has dramatically changed the dynamic of the championship in lewis hamilton�*s favour. joe wilson, bbc news, silverstone. the american golfer has won the open in cans. he finished on 15 under par, two shots ahead of his fellow countrymen. at 24—year—old who won his first major on his us pga championship debut last year becomes the first open debutante to win since ben curtis did so in the 2003. the comedian and television presenter has died at the age of 81, he was a staple of light entertainment in the 1970s and 80s. his family said he had been living with parkinson�*s fo

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commentator: max verstappen wins the austrian grand prix!ead in the title race, it is verstappen now very much in the driving seat. andy swiss, bbc news. england's cricketers won their one day international series against sri lanka 2—0 after the third match was abandoned. the tourists were bowled out for 166 in bristol before heavy rain arrived during the change of innings and no further play was possible. in rugby union, england ran in seven tries to beat the usa by 43 points to 29 at twickenham. harlequins fly—half marcus smith was one of eight players handed a first test start by eddiejones — and he crossed the line late on to help seal the win. emma radacanu, the 18—year—old british wildcard, will headline court 0ne tomorrow when she looks to continue her dream run at wimbledon. she's ranked 338 in the world, and if she wins she could face the world number one in the last eight. laura scott reports. cheering long—term goals... my dream is to win wimbledon. emma raducanu is hardly the only tennis mad teenager without ambition. the differe

last max verstappen, who won last weekend's race at the red bull ring.h is named alongside harry charles as travelling reserve, while london 2012 gold medallists scott brash and ben maher are in the squad. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. ten minutes to go until potential penalties. we'll be back a little bit later on. you're watching bbc news. the family of saskia jones who was murdered by a convicted terrorist in a rehabilitation centre in central london are calling on the organisation to step down. her uncles and say the family will be distressed and insulted if the cambridge university athletics remain in place. they have been speaking to our correspondent, zoe conway. people need to know what has actually happened here. the enormity of what's happened and what a devastating effect it has had on ourfamily and on a number of other people. convicted terrorist usman khan surrounded on london bridge. three men armed with a fire extinguisher and a narwhal tusk tackle him to the ground. nearby in fishm

max verstappen was literally on fire at the start of the new sprint qualifying on saturday. hed. verstappen pipping hamilton at the pole ahead of the main race today. but while hamilton couldn't quite deliver for his fans on saturday, they were still happy to see him. with today's crowd set to take the number of spectators over the three days to more than 300,000, many more people across the country will be hoping that scenes like these will soon be a normality again. lydia campbell, bbc news. a man has been arrested for attempted kidnapping after a five—year—old boy was dragged into a car in broad daylight in new york city. he snatched the boy right in front of his mother and siblings as they were walking down the street in the queens district. a street camera filmed the moment the mother rescued her son by pulling him through the car window. the presenter and comedian tom 0'connor has died in hospital at the age of 81. we were poor but we were happy, weren't we? the days when you could go to somebody�*s ours and they would say, come in, help yourself and they had nothing. s

when you observe the collision between max verstappen and lewis hamilton it is possible to have a great cost him ten seconds which enabled him to get into the race and win it. there are legitimate opinions that can stem from that collision between two drivers competing for the world title. what it has triggered in some circumstances is racial abuse of lewis hamilton. the wearying thing about this and the depressingly familiar thing is that it is almost what we've come to expect. there are a great number of high—profile sportsmen and sportswomen in britain who are black and they come to expect that if they make a come in inverted, a mistake, like missing a penalty, it will trigger in some sort of twisted logic, a reaction online which is racist. thanks for watching. hello. in response to the ongoing heat across the uk, the met office has now issued an extreme heat warning for parts of england and wales. it's the first time we've seen one of these warnings issued, but this part of our warnings only came into force from the 1st ofjune. it essentially indicates elevated temperatures both by

hamilton's first run was quick enough for pole ahead of mercedes team mate valterri bottas and max verstappent at silverstone. the dutchman's fans booed hamilton loudly afterwards. i have never booed any team before in any other sport because it's just not in my character, but of course i want one team to win more than others, but i have seen that it, we have grown up around it, we know what it is, but... we do have to be so careful with our words, particularly as there are young kids watching. and before we go... a special part of any olympic journey, is when you finally arrive home to be greeted by your loved ones. and if there were gold medals for hugs, they'd surely go to helen glover's 3 little ones. the two—time olympic champion was rowing at her final olympics and although she narrowly missed out on a medal, her remarkable comeback to get to tokyo, has been inspirational and at the end of it all, there's no place like home. they will be delighted to have her back. that's all we have time for, have a very good night, goodbye. hello there. lighter wind today but quite a lot of cloud arou

max verstappen will be hoping to extend his lead in the formula one drivers championship after claimingds of his passionate fans at the red bull ring he was the quickest in qualifying for the third race in a row. britain�*s lando norris will line up alongside him after missing out on the top spot byjust five hundredths of a second. world champion lewis hamilton who�*s signed a two—year contract with mercedes could only manage fourth on the grid. with just a few minutes to go before england kick off against ukraine, let�*s bring you live pictures from the stadio olimpico in rome. as the players sing the national anthem, not many in at the stadium because of travel restrictions but a few thousand expats will be there. it�*s england�*s chance to get into a euros semifinal for the first time in 25 years. that�*s it, coverage of the england game is across the bbc. thanks for watching sportsday. good night. hello, the chance of seeing some warm, sunny spells, yes, but also plenty of heavy downpours out there as we go on through the rest of the day. out there as we go on through the out there

coming up on tonight's programme: a formula 1 race that'll go down in history — max verstappen crashesthe british grand prix. dream debut — history maker colin morikawa becomes the first golfer to win two different majors at his first attempt, as he lifts the claretjug at royal st george's. and some huge hitting sees england take the t20 series against pakistan to a decider.

a good day too for the formula one championship leader max verstappen, who'll will start the britishter winning the new trial sprint race at silverstone. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. it's been a dramatic hour at the open golf since we were last with you. withjordan spieth and collin morikawa fighting hard. but louis oosthuizen, who began the third round with a two—shot lead, is trying to keep his nose in front. ben croucher is at royal st george's for us and has been following the action. it has come alive in the last hour or so. we had a three—way tie for the lead about 15 units ago and now it has all changed on what we call moving day at the majors. but no change for louis oosthuizen at the top of the leaderboard. the 2010 open champion had a little bit of a wobble in the middle of the round and madejust one bogey in his first two rounds, but then it made a couple of bogeys in three holes. on the 14th it did not help, but then showed his mettle and made a birdie on the 16th, making all the difference to him. collin morikawa, that means he is a shot behind leader, louis oost

the briton was more than two—tenths of a second quicker than championship leader max verstappen, whothe great britain showjumping team for the olympic games. smith is named alongside harry charles as travelling reserve, while london 2012 gold medallists scott brash and ben maher are in the squad. and that's all the support from us for now. we will see you soon. we've got some big showers in the forecast for saturday, so be prepared. the skies could turn dark almost at any time, thunder and lightning is possible too, and even the possibility of flash flooding in some areas. so this is what it looks like early on saturday morning — warm and muggy in the south, 16 celsius, a little bit fresher further north. we'll see one band of rain moving northwards through the morning, already giving quite a lot of rain in an initial space of time, but then come the afternoon, we'll see very heavy showers developing across the west country, the midlands, east anglia, the london area possibly, too. we could see, in the extreme case, up to 80mm of rain. now, that's a lot of rainfall in a relatively sh

well the abuse came after hamilton was called "disrespectful" and "unsportsmanlike" by max verstappenerstone. well lets speak now to our formula one reporterjenny gow. jenny, we'll come on to the incident in a moment — but first of all weve seen the racist abuse of sports stars recently in other sports — and f1 must be disappointed that they're no exception. as he said, they have issued a joint statement between the fia, f1 and mercedes, and the other teams have also issued statements today saying that they condemn all of the actions that they condemn all of the actions that have taken place. they also say that have taken place. they also say that such unacceptable instances of online abuse must be highlighted and eliminated. i sat down with lewis hamilton on thursday and spoke about his feelings after that england match, and he said he wasn't really surprised. i mean, iwould love match, and he said he wasn't really surprised. i mean, i would love to sit down with him again now and find out his feelings, but i think the whole of the f1 community is just frustrated. the whole of the sp

session was quick enough to secure the top spot for the new qualifying race ahead of title rival max verstappenull crowd like this, to see the energy... when i was coming into it, i was hopeful that with the great work that we've done together in the team, plus the energy of the fans would get us there. so, this is down to the fans, i think. england have been beaten by pakistan in the first of three t20 internationals. it was a highly entertaining game with 27 6's at trent bridge. pakistan bowled first and hit their biggest t20 tally, reaching 232 — captain babarazam top scoring with 85. it would also have been england's highest run chase, and after a shaky start, liam livingstone gave them hope scoring england's fastest t20 century — a spectacular 103 off 43 balls. but once he was out, the task was too great and pakistan went on to win by 31 runs. the t20 world cup is later this year in the middle east. tottenham's new manager, nuno espirito santo, insists harry kane is, in his words, "our player". the england captain's future has been the subject of much speculation over the last few months.

the man everyone will be expecting to beat at silverstone is championship leader — max verstappen. lewis hamilton in the drivers�* standings but isn't taking anything for granted. we of course tried to beat each other_ we of course tried to beat each other on— we of course tried to beat each other on track but we can also appreciate when someone does well. yeah, _ appreciate when someone does well. yeah, we _ appreciate when someone does well. yeah, we are having a good time. i think_ yeah, we are having a good time. i think the _ yeah, we are having a good time. i think the seven—time world champion, he's achieved already a lot. it's 'ust he's achieved already a lot. it's just great— he's achieved already a lot. it's just great to see. he still pushing very hard — just great to see. he still pushing very hard he wants of course that eight _ very hard he wants of course that eight titles with them i want to go for my— eight titles with them i want to go for my first one. we will see a course — for my first one. we will see a course at _ for my first one. we will see a course at the

he's 33 points behind red bull's max verstappen in the world championship standings. to this. there were 15,000 people on centre court to watch the wimbledon finals, 60,000 at wembley to witness the final of the european championship, and now, 140,000 at silverstone. a critical part of the events research programme is that everybody here is either had a negative lateral flow test in the 48 hours before they arrive, or they are second vaccine jab plus two weeks. we've stopped at nothing to make sure this is a safe as it possibly can be. and for places like silverstone, allowing a capacity crowd has allowed them to think about the future. this was really a crunch moment for silverstone. if they couldn't get fans in, it could have been they didn't have any more money, they'd he broke, and that would be a desperate time for the track. and what about the racing? that's what the crowds are here for after all. max verstappen was literally on fire at the start of the new sprint qualifying on saturday. that must have helped him as he overtook lewis hamilton before the first tur

the most important thing was that max verstappen was ok. of course, he was out of the race. e to let him through into second to challenge for the lead. charles leclerc in his red ferrari seemed to move aside. hamilton through. fans in the stands, film stars in the pits, lewis hamilton crossing the line in first, a hollow victory, claimed verstappen's team. spectators leaving may still be discussing what happened on the first lap. but the outcome of this race has dramatically changed the dynamic of the championship. in lewis hamilton's favour. joe wilson, bbc news, silverstone. since then, hamilton has been the target of racist abuse on social media after his victory on sunday. his team mercedes, as well as formula i and the fia, have condemned the abuse, "in the strongest possible terms". they said in a statement, "these people have no place in our sport. "we urge that those responsible should be held accountable "for their actions." britain's mark cavendish says he will take a break before deciding on his future, after a successful tour de france. i spoke to him a short time

starting with formula 1 where red bull driver max verstappen has had victory in the austrian grand prixonship. he leads lewis hamilton by 52 points. hamilton had a difficult race, finishing fourth behind teammate valtteri bottas and mclaren�*s. english footballers are back at their training base after their 4—0 win over ukraine in rome on saturday. they are through to the semifinals where they will now face denmark at wembley on wednesday but having lost and drawn to the danish team last year, they would be taking any. wheels wanted to grow as a team and that is important. —— we always wanted to. it will be a tough test against denmark. they are a very good side. we have seen a lot of the games and they are a tough side. we want to be at our very best if we want to progress to the final but hopefully we can do that and get a good result. staying with football and crystal palace have appointed former arsenal captain patrick vieira as their new manager. the 45—year—old frenchman emerged as palace's preferred candidate after a lengthy process since roy hodgson announced he was leaving the

max verstappen won formula 0ne's first sprint qualifying race — to take pole for tomorrow's british grand start and the red bull driver managed to stay in front of him for all 17 laps of this trial qualifying format at silverstone. there were plenty of thrills and spills so the idea really delivered the entertainment to the 100,000 fans watching. valtteri bottas took third place in the second mercedes. but with the points on offer, it means verstappen will start sunday's race — now 33 points ahead of hamilton in the drivers�* championship. real close again between louis and me. he pushed each other hard in the beginning of the race. i expected it to be the same tomorrow. tomorrow, we ran on a fall and, and the car will feel a little bit different, but nevertheless can i expect it to be tough because i have two mercedes cars behind me now, and they can do different strategies if they want to make it difficult. wejust different strategies if they want to make it difficult. we just have to keep on pushing and try to did the best. i don't know if i over—delivered power or what, but it is frus

the formula 1 racing driver max verstappen has been discharged from hospital after a 290km/h crash withportsmanlike behaviour when hamilton crashed into him on a corner. hamilton was given a ten—second penalty for the incident but went on to win the race. hello again. sunday was the hottest day of the year so far in both england and wales. cardiff saw a maximum temperature of 30.2 degrees celsius — the new highest temperature of the year for wales. but it was a bit hotter at london's heathrow airport, at 31.6, and that's the highest temperature we've seen in both england and the uk as a whole in 2021 so far. now, if you're heading outside over the next few hours, chances are you'll come across clear skies. the exception — northern scotland, where we could see an odd spot of rain for the western isles and the highlands, but otherwise it's dry. the other thing i'm sure you'll notice is just how warm a start to the day it's going to be. now, looking at the week ahead, high pressure's going to stay dominating the weather picture, and that means lots more of this hot and sunny weather, like

formula one championship leader max verstappen branded lewis hamilton "disrespectful" and "unsportsmanlikesecond penalty for the crash that involved the dutchman and saw his race end early. the world champion went on to win the race but it was the mercedes drivers celebrations afterwards that the red bull driver didn't appreciate. verstappen now leads hamilton by 8 points, with the hungarian grand prix next up in a fortnight�*s time. 22—year—old slovenian taday pogarcher has been crowned the tour de france champion for the second year in a row. belgium's wout van aert won the final stage in paris which meant britain's mark cavendish failed in his bid to set a new record of 35 stage wins at the tour — losing out to van aert in the final few metres of the bunch sprint on the champs—elysees. pogarcher has been dominant in the race, leading the overall standings since his time—trial victory back on the 5th stage — his winning margin was more than five minutes. meanwhile these were the scenes in pogacar�*s home town of komenda, near ljubljana, as the slovenian crossed the line in paris. in 50 d

max verstappen will be hoping to extend his lead in the formula one drivers championship after claiming the third race in a row. britain's lando norris will line up alongside him after missing out on the top spot byjust five hundredths of a second. world champion lewis hamilton, who's signed a two—year contract with mercedes, could only manage fourth on the grid. the first of tonight's two quarterfinals is nearing its end. denmark taking on the czech republic. the winner will face either engalnd or the ukraine. an early goal for denmark, going ahead in the first five minutes. a routine corner and midfielder thomas delaney had the easiest of headers. completely unmarked in the box. they scored again just before half time. an impressive outside—of—the—foot pass down the left hand side was met by kasper dolberg, who sidefoots the cross high into the czech net. contender for golden boot of the tournament patrik schick got one back for his fifth goal of the euros. it is currently on 87 minutes, 2—1 to denmark. just to let you know, two changes to the england tea m team to face ukraine. not l

hamilton - similarly not size by being booed by max verstappen fans today.test match in cape town. second—half tries secured the victory, leaving the series increasingly poised at 1-1 the series increasingly poised at 1—1 going into the deciding test next saturday. pakistan had beating the west indies by seven runs in their second t20 international in guyana. west indies made 157—8 from their 20 overs. guyana. west indies made 157—8 from their20 overs. ? nicholas guyana. west indies made 157—8 from their 20 overs. ? nicholas pooran, top scoring with 62. pakistan lead the four match series one nil. that is all the spot for now. president erdogan has visited southern turkey to inspect efforts to fight dozens of wildfires that have now killed six people. he pledged financial support for the affected areas, and said most of the fires, which broke out on wednesday, were now under control. at least four people have died and dozens have been taken to hospital. the bbc�*s esra yalcinalp has more. didn't hasjust didn't has just declared disaster areas, meaning £4.2 o

for a third successive formula one race, max verstappen is celebrating at the chequered flag.rom start to finish to win the race in austria. valterri bottas came second, with britain's lando norris in third. lewis hamilton was fourth. the victory extends verstappen�*s lead at the top of the drivers championship to 32 points. rain has delayed play in bristol as england prepare to reply to sri lanka's total of 166 in their third and final one day international. it was a poor batting performance from the visitors who were bowled out for 166 after 41 overs. england's bowlers made hay with chris woakes, david willey, tom curran and adil rashid taking wickets. england already have an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series. england have beaten the usa 43—29 at twickenham in front of a crowd of 10,000 fans. with so many players on lions duty, it left room for eight debutants. three of them managed to get a try; marcus smith, jamie blamire and this one from man—of—the—match harry randall. next up for england is canada at twickenham on saturday. england manager gareth southgate says englan

lewis hamilton won the british grand prix despite a 10 second time penalty for wiping out rival max verstappennto the barriers and ending his race. the victory means hamilton is now only 8 points behind leader verstappen and puts his hopes of an 8th world title back on track but verstappen is not happy and later tweeted: "the penalty given does not help us and doesn t do justice to the dangerous move lewis made on track. watching the celebrations while still in hospital is disrespectful and unsportsmanlike behaviour but we move on one of america�*s tokyo tennis hopes — coco gauff will miss the olympics after testing positive for covid. the 17—year—old took to social media to say she won�*t be able to participate. the world number 25 went on to say she hopes there�*ll be many more chances for her to make this come true in the future.gauff is one of a number of high profile players to miss the games. it follows the news that two south african footballers have become the first competitors in the athlete�*s village with the virus. the young slovenian tad—eh pog—archer has been crowned the tour de

hamilton's championship rival max verstappen had to settle for third.t want to look away now. rangers began their title defence with a 3—0 win over livingston at ibrox, extending their unbeaten league run to 40 matches. hearts beat celtic 2—1. there's more on the bbc sport website, including today's results from the hundred. but that's all from me. back to you, martine. chetan, thank you very much. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. the singer, kt tunstall, has been speaking to the bbc about her decision to pull out of an upcoming us tour, due to problems with her hearing. the brit award winner went completely deaf in her left ear three years ago. earlier this month, she noticed the early signs of deterioration

final practice took place earlier this afternoon with red bull's max verstappen the fastest.er winning last night's qualifying event. the inaugural "sprint race" starts at 4:30 this afternoon with the winner of the 17—lap sprint taking pole for tomorrow's race and three championship bonus points. you will be able to follow that on the sport website on bbc, as well as the sport website on bbc, as well as the latest from the challenge cup, it is all happening there. that's all the sport for now. let's turn to afghanistan now where high—level talks between afghan political leaders and the taliban have begun. afghan government sources have told the bbc that peace negotiations are off to good start but have warned that the window for negotiations is closing fast, as taliban militants continue their unexpectedly rapid advance across the country. the talks are underway in doha. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in doha. she explained what these negotiations mean for the people of afghanistan. afghanistan, even in the best of times — but no—one can remember the bes

the mercedes driver is 32 points behind max verstappen of red bull before this weekend's british grandg today before the new sprint race to decide the grid tomorrow and hamilton is hoping the home crowd of more than ia0,000 will make a difference for him. the roar of the crowd here is unlike anywhere else, so, considering we have had a drought in terms of fans not being at the races in the past year, the energy is definitely very much missed and, yeah, you arrive with his excitement but kind of with this nervousness also because he want to deliver for anyone anyone everyone and you want to do good on the weekend. away from golf, england's lewis ludlow has been banned for four matches for kneeing an opponent in the head during the side's win over canada at the weekend. gloucester�*s ludlow had been captaining england on what was just his second appearance, but he'll now miss club games against ealing, hartpury and northampton. the ban was reduced to four games from six because of his admission of guilt. england's cricketers are back in action tonight at trent bridge with the first of th

hamilton was involved in a collision with his main rival max verstappen in the first lap of the race,s star was able to fight back and take the lead in the penultimate lap. american golfer collin morikawa has won the claretjug on his open championship debut. the 24—year—old ended on 15—under par at royal st george's at sandwich in southern england to beat fellow american jordan spieth by two shots. he becomes the only golfer ever to win two of the sport's four major tournaments on his debut. this is bbc news. hello again. for the majority of us, sunday was another hot and sunny day. indeed, it was the hottest day of the year so far for both england and wales. 30.2 celsius the new mark for wales — that was recorded in cardiff — and 31.6 celsius at london's heathrow, that's also the uk's highest temperature of the year so far, along with england's highest temperature. now, you can see the extent of the day's sunshine. we do have some cloud coming round our area of high pressure into northern areas of scotland. and overnight, that cloud could be thick enough for an odd passing spot of ra

under way at silverstone after an extraordinary opening lap which saw the championship leader max verstappend flagged. hamilton's since been given a ten—second penalty for causing a collission. drama there — and seemingly at royal st george's too. it's the final round of the open, it's changed at the top of the leaderboard. ben croucher is there for us. what's happened ? we wa nted we wanted a drama and boy have we had it in the last half an hour. we have a new leader in the shape of colin morika. they are at the tenth hole at the moment and all of the drama has happened at the seventh hole. he is at —12, colin morikawa, and that is a two shot lead because the overnight leader louis oosthuizen has been struggling today, making two bogeys on his round on the fourth and seventh, which everybody else has been getting birdies on and he has slipped back to —10. what ofjordan speith? is started sluggishly with two bogeys in his first five, but picked up a fine eagle on the seventh hole to hole themselves back into contention, along put and he is only three shots off the pace, just like at the star

but he was more than half a second behind red bull's max verstappen in final practice for the austrianrd race in a row. england bowler 0llie robinson is free to play cricket again, despite being given a ban for offensive tweets he posted some years ago. the comments came to light injune, as he made his international debut in the first test against new zealand. he received an eight—match ban, five of which are suspended for two years, and he's already served the other three. he was also fined £3,200. robinson has apologised again, saying he was "incredibly embarrassed and ashamed". over on the bbc sport website you can follow england women's one—dayer against india, and there's news too that the england men's squad is unchanged for their series against pakistan. that is it for now. thank you. authorities in miami say the number of people confirmed dead after last week's building collapse has risen to 22 with at least 126 others still unaccounted for. they've now evacuated a second residential building in the miami beach area out of what they are calling an "abundance of caution". the te

the mercedes driver is 32 points behind max verstappen of red bull before this weekend's british granditon is hoping the crowd will make a difference for him. the roar of the crowd here is unlike anywhere else, so, considering we have had a drought in terms of fans not being at the races in the past year, the energy is definitely very much missed and, yeah, you arrive with his excitement but kind of with this nervousness also because he want to deliver for anyone anyone everyone and you want to do good on the weekend. tadej pogacar is within touching distance of a second successive tour de france title as heads into stage 19 later. the 22 year old accelerated clear on the summit finish of stage 18 on thursday to extend his overall lead to five minutes and 45 seconds. jonas vingegaard and richard carapaz finished second and third. pogacar is expected to win the time trial on the penultimate stage on saturday to seal his tour defence. it's been announced that the rugby cup in england will be held and the favourites australia i get to sign up organisers are confident they will, now it has

max verstappen sets the pace in practise on day one of the british grand prix as thousands of fans back are back at silvestone. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. more than 100 people have died across europe in severe flooding, the worst in several decades, and many hundreds are also missing. in germany, emergency crews are searching for dozens who are unaccounted for, with the chancellor, angela merkel, describing the floods as a catastrophe. torrential rain has also devastated parts of belgium, the netherlands and luxembourg. swollen rivers, including the rhine, the meuse and the ahr, have swept through towns and villages, destroying homes leaving many stranded. in erftstadt in germany, whole houses have been submerged and a landslide has demolished parts of the town. well, our correspondent, jenny hill is in erfstadt, with the very latest for us this evening. good evening. this is the headquarters for the emergency services who through the night and through the day have been running their search and rescue operation. terrible scenes in this part of the town last night,

just under two hours to go now until the british grand prix, and max verstappen will start today's racerstone yesterday. a crowd of around 100,000 were in attendance to see f1's first sprint race. lewis hamilton started at the front of the grid, but verstapppen took the lead from the start and he wasn't to be caught. it's his fourth consecutive pole and also gets him three championship bonus points — he's currently 33 points clear of hamilton. a capacity crowd of 140,000 is expected to watch the race this afternoon. i don't know if i didn't have the power, but to lose position is definitely frustrating. after that, i couldn't get close, they were just too fast. but, we live to fight another day and it is exciting. formula 1 has done a greatjob with trying something new. we go into tomorrow, lots of learning from that session and hope that tomorrow is a better day. tadej pogacar is set to successfully defend his tour de france title this afternoon, as the race concludes in paris. the slovenian finished 8th in yesterday's 20th stage to retain a substantial lead. aand with the tradition th

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the british driver is locked in a tough title fight this season with red bull's max verstappen, who'sthey race again in austria. tennis, and sir andy murray is questioning his future, after being knocked out of the third round of wimbledon. dan evans also failed to make the last 16. 0ur senior sports reporter laura scott is there. laura, not the night the british tennis fans would have liked but some real hope for them today? well, yes. last night was not the night they would have hoped for and it is hard to know who will be more disappointed today, andy murray or dan evans. murray suffered his worst ever wimbledon defeat in terms of games won against denis shapovalov and that performance has sowed some doubts in his mind about his teacher. he says he has to work out of all the hard work to come back from injuries is worth it to stop dan evans, he worked hard against his opponent and said his four set defeat was a tough one despite sebastian korda's future looking bright. talking of right, it is writing up the covers are still on behind me because we've had some rain. a lot of the foc

he was involved in a collision at the very start with his main rival max verstappen.but the mercedes star was still able to fight back and take the lead in the penalty meant lap. —— penultimate lap. the british prime minister borisjohnson has urged the public to be cautious and said people must self—isolate when told to do. he was speaking in a video message on twitter after he and the chancellor both said they were isolating after coming into contact with the health secretary, who had tested positive for covid—19. in the face of a growing backlash, borisjohnson and rishi sunak were forced to abandon a previous plan to not isolate, as they were part of a pilot scheme which would made them exempt from quarantine. it all comes as covid—19 restrictions are lifted in england from tomorrow. like so many hundreds of thousands of other people across the country, i've been pinged, i've been asked to self isolated by the test, trace and isolate system after i have been in contact with somebody who has a covid in this case, the health secretary, sajid javid, and we did looks br

lewis hamilton is targeted with racist abuse following his clash with max verstappen on his way to victorygrand prix. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. 16 months after they were introduced, most legal restrictions on social contact have been lifted in england. there are now no limits on how many people can meet or go to events; nightclubs can reopen; table service won't be needed in pubs and restaurants. but the prime minister, borisjohnson, is urging people to remain cautious. he, the chancellor, and the health secretary are all self—isolating, and ministers warn that the number of new infections will continue to surge. our first report from luxmy gopal contains flashing images. all: six, five, four, three... the moment they've been waiting for for over a year. cheering. the final stage of unlocking in england, with social—distancing rules dropped. 1,000 people packed into this club in central london — no testing, contact—tracing details orjabs required — with many more lining up outside. they've waited 16 months. what's a little longer? there's so many people there, and

coming up on the bbc news channel: the red bull of max verstappen was quickest in first practice for lewis hamilton needs to up his game in the mercedes — he finished down in seventh. the england squad flies to rome this afternoon, for their euro 2020 quarter final against ukraine tomorrow night. fans have been urged not to travel there because of coronavirus restrictions, but some lucky supporters who live in italy will be at the game to see whether england can clinch a place in the semi—finals. 0ur sports correspondent, 0lly foster, reports. after the euphoria of wembleyjust three nights ago, the players are refreshed and refocused. the mantra running through this england squad is that the victory against germany will count for very little unless they can get it right against ukraine tomorrow in the quarterfinals. if they do, then it won't be like this. tuesday night will live long in the memory but in what will be their first away game in the tournament, there'll be no travelling fans. rome be much quieter. well, it was immense the other night. i thought the fans were incredible.

contract to continue racing for mercedes, lewis hamilton will be wondering whether he can stop max verstappenp. for the second week in a row, the dutchman claimed pole position at the red bull ring in austria. he was almost beaten by britain�*s lando norris — who was just five hundredths of a second slower. hamilton could only manage fourth on the grid. england women lost the third one day international against india by four wickets in worcester. india captain mithali raj was the star of the show, not only did she become the leading run scorer in women�*s international cricket but she also hit the winning runs. england still lead the multi—format series 6—4 on points. that�*s all the sport for now. next up is the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us. it's it�*s not a look ahead, they actually with us! with me are american author and broadcaster carol gould and deputy political editor of the sunday times caroline wheeler. before we look at the front pages, carol, i want to extend a really warm welcome back, great to have you with us at this mor

session was quick enough to secure the top spot for the new qualifying race ahead of title rival max verstappenns, i think. england have been beaten by pakistan in the first of three t20 internationals. it was a highly entertaining game with 27 sixes at trent bridge. pakistan bowled first and hit their biggest t20 tally, reaching 232 — captain babarazam top scoring with 85. it would also have been england's highest run chase, and after a shaky start, liam livingstone gave them hope scoring england's fastest t20 century — a spectacular 103 off 43 balls. but once he was out, the task was too great and pakistan went on to win by 31 runs. the t20 world cup is later this year in the middle east. tottenham's new manager, nuno espirito santo, insists harry kane is, in his words, "our player". the england captain's future has been the subject of much speculation over the last few months. the bbc understands kane has an "agreement" that would allow him to leave spurs this summer. but his new manager wouldn't be drawn on kane's future. he is our player, period. no need to talk about anything else. now is

the briton was more than two—tenths of a second quicker than championship leader max verstappen, who us for now. we'll see you soon. well, it's going to be one of these days where the weather might turn like that and you'll have to run for cover if you're not prepared. big showers and thunder and lightning on the way. not everywhere. in fact, many of us will miss the storms altogether, but where they occur, they could even bring some flash flooding. now, early in the morning, there will be already some heavy rain spreading across the southern half of the uk, moving northwards. to the north of that, across scotland, it will have been been generally a dry night. a bit fresher here — 11 degrees — but in the south, it's muggy — 16 celsius first thing. now already, that band of rain could bring 30 mm or so in a short space of time, so even with that, there could be a bit of flash flooding here and there. but later in the afternoon, that's when we'll see the really heavy showers and thunderstorms developing. and the thinking is somewhere in the southwest of england, into western england, w

time on his first flying lap in the final part of qualifying, with his main championship rival max verstappene. it's definitely great having a look out for our team, the first time in a long time, soa team, the first time in a long time, so a big thank you to everyone back at the factory and i hope the weather is good for everyone tomorrow, enjoy the sun and stay safe. time now for a look at some of the day's other sport stories. the manchester originals beat the welsh fire by seven wickets in the hundred. chasing 151 for victory, the originals crusied home with 5 balls to spare, withjoe clarke making a half century. there was a dramatic finish in the stewards' cup at goodwood, as the 10—1 shot comanche falls made a late charge to take victory. it's the first win in this race for trainer michael dods. and preparations for the start of the new premier league season continues. with west ham 1—0 winners at league new boys brentford. and it was ex—bees forward said benrahma who sealed the win with that brilliant goal in the second half. and all of australia's national rugby league fixtures were c