the ferrari was more than a quarter of a second ahead of max verstappen.ng his mercedes car this season. nick parrot reports. after three years without a race, suns and melbourne were keen to see some drama. it didn't take long for qualifying at albert park to deliver some. the two canadians had a little misunderstanding day come to a premature end. lewis hamilton almost came to a similar fate, premature end. lewis hamilton almost came to a similarfate, coming against max verstappen. his day didn't get much better, he was on pole position last time he raced here but today could only get fixed. and this delayed qualifying for a second time. when it resumed, world champion verstappen set the time to beat and then charles leclerc smashed it to put his ferrari on pole for the second time this season. ~ ., ~ ., ., , ., pole for the second time this season. ~ ., ~ ., ., , season. we worked hard, it was a bit messy free — season. we worked hard, it was a bit messy free practice _ season. we worked hard, it was a bit messy free practice session - season. we worked

ferrari's charles leclerc grabs pole from red bull's max verstappen in qualifying for the australianrand prix. welcome along to sportsday. so much sport to bring you on one of the busiest weekends of the year — but we'll start with the grand national, which provides some brilliant stories, and the 147th edition of the famous race at aintree didn't disappoint. jockey sam waley—cohen won onboard noble yeats in the final race of his career, on a horse that was bought for him by his father robert and trained by emmet mullins. a remarkable way to bow out. our correspondent laura scott is at aintree. it really was, to quote sam waley—cohen, the winning jockey, he said that's beyond words, a fairy tale and a fantasy. but this is reality. he was a 50—1 shot in the race. the only amateur among the a0 jockeys in the race. few would have backed him because he was a 50—1 chance, butjudging by the reception he got here at aintree among the 70,000 strong crowd, no one was begrudging him his fairy tale finish to his career. it was a really thrilling finish to the race. he beat any second now, who f

the formula 1 world champion max verstappen will be on pole for tomorrow's emilia romagna grand prixwis hamilton, with mercedes way off the pace in italy. nick parrott reports. lewis hamilton isn't going anywhere particularly quickly at the moment. outqualified by his mercedes team—mate george russell and 13th on the grid for the sprint race. ferrari's fans probably had a better view of the main protagonists at imola, and they were roaring with delight as leclerc got the jump on max verstappen as his red bull made a stuttering start. the sprint turned into a stroll behind the safety car after zhou guanyu driver lost control. the championship leader stayed in control when the action restarted. just after the start of the penultimate lap, verstappen saw his chance and took it. taking the chequered flag not only puts him back on pole for sunday's grand prix but cuts the deficit to leclerc by a point. charles was having a bit more pace but then he ran out of tyres and then we closed the gap and i got the move into turn two. for sure, today it worked out for us to be on this compound, so

after starting on pole, leclerc was always in control — as world champion max verstappen was forced todway through the race — meaning his red bull team—mate sergio perez snatched second. nick parrott was watching. melbourne has missed formula 1 after three years without a race. ferrari has missed success after 15 years without a world champion. leclerc is giving them hope of ending that weight. he made the perfect getaway from pole position but his team—mate sainz�*s race ended early. changing tyres saw... fate intervened for verstappen again. way out in front, leclerc, 20 seconds ahead of perez. it is not a track that fits me very well. in qualifying a put everything together and drove in the race like i wanted to try. i think we have the best car. ., ., ., , ., best car. you have to be there at the end to _ best car. you have to be there at the end to have _ best car. you have to be there at the end to have a _ best car. you have to be there at the end to have a shot, - best car. you have to be there at the end to have a shot, a - best car. you have to be there at the end to have a s

max verstappen will start the grand prix from pole after winning the first sprint race this season.stayed in front until the penultimate lap went max verstappen was finally be able to get back in front and secured pole position for the grand prix. it was a difficult day for mercedes, lewis hamilton ended up 14th, one place down from where he started. charles will havin: down from where he started. charles will having a — down from where he started. charles will having a bit _ down from where he started. charles will having a bit more _ down from where he started. charles will having a bit more pace _ down from where he started. charles will having a bit more pace but - down from where he started. charles will having a bit more pace but then l will having a bit more pace but then i think he ran out of tires and we could close the gap and go for the move and turn to. i know maybe tomorrow it will be again different but for sure, today it worked out for us to be on this compound so very happy to have a clean sprint race at the end.— very happy to have a clean sprint race at the end. no

the formula one world champion max verstappen will be on pole for tomorrow's emilia—romagna grand prixewis hamilton isn't going anywhere particularly quickly at the moment. 0utqualified by his mercedes team—mate george russell and 13th on the grid for the sprint race. ferrari's fans probably had a better view of the main protagonists at imola, and they were brawling with the light as a racer got the jump on max verstappen as is red bull made a stuttering start. the sprint turns into a stroll behind the safety car after a chinese driver lost control. the championship leader stayed in control when reaction restarted. just after the start of the penultimate lap, verstappen saw his chance and took it, taking the chequered flag not only puts him back on pole for saturday's grand prix but cut the deficit to leclerc by a points. prix but cut the deficit to leclerc by a points-— prix but cut the deficit to leclerc by a points. charles was having a bit more pace — by a points. charles was having a bit more pace but _ by a points. charles was having a bit more pace but then _ by a points. charle

red bull's max verstappen will start from pole ahead of ferrari's charles leclerc.he could be an investor in chelsea fc�*s new ownership. the seven time world f1 champion said it would be a �*great opportunity.�* he joins the former world tennis number one serena williams as potential investors supporting the bid of the club's potential new owner sir martin broughton. this is what lewis had to say. my my uncle terry is a big fan, so i've been so many games with him and to watch arsenal and chelsea play. and ultimately, i'm a sporting fan. it is the biggest port in the world and chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in the road and the most successful. and when i heard about this opportunity, i was like, well, as when greatest opportunities to be a part of something so great. meanwhile, manchester united midfielder paul pogba may have played his final game for the club. the france international has a calf injury which according to united's manager ralf rangnick is likely to rule him out of the rest of the season. pogba is out of contract in the summer and has been link

red bull's max verstappen dominated a wet—dry emilia romagna grand prix to revive his title hopes as to pass verstappen�*s team—mate sergio perez after a late pit stop when he lost control and could only finish sixth. verstappen finished way out in front. mercedes�* george russell was fourth with team—mate lewis hamilton down in 1ath, but it was a better day for another brit lando norris, who came home in third. andrey rublev denied novak djokovic a first title of the season by beating the world number one in the final of his home tournament at the serbia 0pen. faced with a partisan home crowd, world number eight rublev dominated the deciding set to win 6—2, 6—7, 6—0. it's the first time the 24—year—old has beaten djokovic in his career and it earns him a third title of the year already. world number one iga swiatek won her fourth consecutive wta title this year as she beat aryna sabalenka in straight sets to claim the stuttgart final on sunday. swiatek picked up her 23rd straight victory as she added stuttgart to title wins in doha, indian wells and miami. the polish player was rele

max verstappen the defending champion is out, the second of the three races he has had to retire.sell, second podium finish in his career. and so it continues. lovely to see you again. thank you. here's tomasz with a look at this morning's weather. you've been promising us a mixed bag, it is what we would call whether good for the garden. i bag, it is what we would call whether good for the garden. ! yes, aood for whether good for the garden. ! yes, good for the — whether good for the garden. ! yes, good for the ducks. _ whether good for the garden. ! yes, good for the ducks. but _ whether good for the garden. ! yes, good for the ducks. but that - whether good for the garden. ! yes, good for the ducks. but that is i whether good for the garden. ! yes, good for the ducks. but that is to i good for the ducks. but that is to come tomorrow. today is dry. it's frosty. pretty chilly, temperatures dipping to minus five degrees, —2 in bournemouth. the frost should clear fairly quickly, the sunshine really strong this time of the year so it will not not last for very long and the temperatu

max verstappen will start tomorrow's emilia romagna grand prix from pole after winning this afternoon'sr charles leclerc got past him before the first corner at the imola circuit. the ferrari stayed in front until the penultimate lap when verstappen was able to finally get back in front and hold on to secure pole for tomorrow's grand prix, another difficult day for mercedes, lewis hamilton ended up fourteenth, one place down on where he started. a huge crowd is expected at wembley stadium later for the all british world title fight between tyson fury and dillian whyte. fury is defending his wbc heavyweight belt and is 12 pounds lighter than his last fight against deontay wilder in 0ctober...but at 18 stone 8lb he's still a stone heavier than whyte. 94 thousand are expected to be there, which would be a post—war 94,000 are expected to be there, which would be a post—war european record for boxing. another busy day at the crucible at the world snooker championship. ronnie 0'sullivan needed just the one frame when play resumed to reach the quarterfinals and he took the first frame of the s

the world champion max verstappen is on pole in his red bull ahead of ferrari's championship leader charlesght between tyson fury and dillian whyte. fury is defending his wbc heavyweight belt and is 12 pounds lighter than his last fight against deontay wilder in 0ctober...but at 18 stone 8 pounds he's still a stone heavier than whyte. he has a huge night and reach advantage as well. 94,000 are expected to be there, which would be a post—war european record for boxing. being back in england after all these years, four years away and i'm fighting my old pal dillian whyte at home in england for all the belts. fans are going to see a good tear up. i know dillian and he knows me and we are going to throw down a treat you well to a hell barnstormer, don't worry about that. (pres)another busy day at the crucible at the world another busy day at the crucible at the world snooker championship. ronnie o'sullivan needed just the one frame when play resumed to reach the quarterfinals and he took the first frame of the session against mark allen. so he goes through 13 frames to 4. the six time champion

leclerc took the top spot on the grid by more than a quarter of a second, ahead of world champion max verstappenou can see all the action behind me, plenty of support ongoing coding the three o'clock kick—offs in the premier league and you can find more on the bbc sport website and the app, and i will see you again in the next hour.- you again in the next hour. thank ou ve you again in the next hour. thank you very much- — let mejust bring let me just bring you a line we have received in relation to the news that boris johnson received in relation to the news that borisjohnson is an ukrainian capital, kyiv, to meet president zelensky, there is the picture showing the two men speaking, so the number ten spokesman saying the prime minister travelled to ukraine to meet president zelensky in person and a show of solidarity with ukrainian people. they will discuss the uk's quantum support to ukraine and the statement says that boris johnson will also set out a new package of financial and military aid. now here, labour has accused the chancellor rishi sunak of failing to be transparent about his hous

he led rival max verstappen comfortably for much of the race, but his win was assured when the world retire his red bull with 20 laps to go. ferrari's leclerc beat sergio perez to the chequered flag by 20 seconds. britain's george russell completed the podium finishing third to move up to second in the championship, 33 points behind leclerc. his mercedes team mate lewis hamilton finished fourth. what a car today. i mean, of course i did a good job all weekend but it was not possible without the car and this weekend, especially in the race pace, we were extremely strong, the tyres felt great from the first of the last lap, we were managing the tyres very well. we are never going to give up, we are going— we are never going to give up, we are going to— we are never going to give up, we are going to keep on fighting, we have _ are going to keep on fighting, we have to _ are going to keep on fighting, we have to keep up while we are on the back foot _ have to keep up while we are on the back foot and i am sure we will get there _ back foot and i am sure we will get there after— back foot

the formula one world champion max verstappen says he can't believe lewis hamilton, an arsenalfan, wouldby sir martin broughton, one of the three on the shortlist to buy the club. the former world tennis number one serena williams has come on board with hamilton. chelsea was put up for sale after roman abramovich was sanctioned by the uk government because of his links with vladimir putin. we should know by the end of the month who the preferred bidder will be. my my uncle terry is a big fan and so i've been to so many games with him to watch arsenal and chelsea play. and ultimately, i'm a supporting fan. it is the biggest board in the world and chelsea is of the biggest clubs in the world and was successful. and when i heard about this opportunity i was like, wow, is one of the greatest opportunities to be a part of something. so, great. hamilton is in italy because it's another formula one weekend. the emilia romagna grand prix is on sunday, the grid will be decided by a sprint race tomorrow and we've had qualifying for that at imola today. nick parrott was watching. april showers do n

resurgence for ferrari, to contend with a competitive red bull, featuring current world champion max verstappenn change that came into play at the beginning of the season. it meant basically every team had to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new car. one that mercedes has come up with just isn't working properly and they don't know how to unlock its potential which is even more infuriating for the team. like nicholas hamilton himself, reeling himself out this year, is it too early to be doing that? as got any of pushing later on? it will be difficult for mercedes are for lewis hamilton and really mount a challenge. already, they are quite far behind everybody else in the standings, but it is more to do with the car's potential, and at the moment, doesn't look like there's any quickfix. moment, doesn't look like there's any quickfix— any quickfix. you look at the d namic any quickfix. you look at the dynamic on _ any quickfix. you look at the dynamic on that _ any quickfix. you look at the dynamic on that team i any quickfix. you look at the dynamic on that team at i any quickfix.

he was lapped by max verstappen at the emilia romagna grand prix at imola.tions with france this saturday. england only scored twice in the first half, but the floodgates opened after the break. they did it in front of a record home crowd of nearly 16,000 fans at welford road to set up that big game with france this weekend. the french crowd are going to be massive, but i think we just go out there, do ourjob and it's a final, at the end of the day, so we just need to make sure we put everything into it and, hopefully, we will come out on top. leeds rhinos' women made it into the challenge cup final with victory against york city knights. former cricketer turned scrum—half courtney winfield—hill scored the match—winning penalty to defeat last year's finallists 28—26. they will face the defending champions st helens, who dominated their semifinal against featherstone rovers, scoring 17 tries in an 82—0 win. amy hardcastle scored four of those tries. the final is at elland road on 7th may. the favourite is in trouble in the second round of the world snooker ch

max verstappen will start the emilia romagna grand prix from pole after winning yesterday's sprint raceas finally able to get back in front and hold on to secure pole for the grand prix. it was another difficult day for mercedes, lewis hamilton ended up 14th, one place down on where he started. there is nothing i can do. i've been trying to do the bestjob i can. some weekends ago is well and some weekends it doesn't. but we obviously aren't fighting for the championship, where fighting for, you know, to get into the top ten. over to the world snooker championship where defending champion mark selby was eliminated by china's yan bingtao last night. it was a gruelling match with the longest frame in crucible history — 85 minutes and 22 seconds, beating the previous longest by five minutes and 51 seconds. after winning that frame, the world number 16 cruised to victory in the final one with a century break. he moves on to his first world chamionship quarter—finals where he will face three—time champion mark williams. england will return to the top of the women's six nations table if they b

red bull's max verstappen will start from pole ahead of ferrari's charles leclerc as they look to secure yes. there are things we should have done that we didn't do, but anyways, we will work as hard as we can to move up in the sprint race. it will be a difficult race, but hopefully tomorrow is better, weatherwise, and who knows. emma raducanu's run at the sttutgart open has come to an end, beaten by world number one iga swiatek in the quarter—finals. it was raducanu's first—ever match against a top ten opponent and she put up a good showing, but the in—form swiatek was too strong for her on the clay, winning in straight sets, 6—4, 6—4. in the women's six nations, wales were thrashed 33—5 at home as france continued their 100% win record. laure sansus scored two tries in a dominant first half for france and the dominance continued after the break, as the french got a bonus point win at cardiff arms park and now sit top of the standings. and italy taking on scotland this evening. and then on sunday, england face ireland at wellsford road. it will be an emotional match for one of the engla

leclerc took the top spot on the grid by more than a quarter of a second ahead of world champion max verstappen, yeah, man city versus liverpool. people _ game. oh, yeah, man city versus liverpool. people are _ game. oh, yeah, man city versus liverpool. people are calling - game. oh, yeah, man city versus liverpool. people are calling it i game. oh, yeah, man city versus liverpool. people are calling ital liverpool. people are calling it a title decider.— liverpool. people are calling it a title decider. ., ~ ~ ~ , title decider. thank you, mike. his head is at aintree. _ here's tomasz with the weather. if you saw at aintree behind mike, we started to see those clouds bubbling up a bit like this. today, some parts of the uk are sunny but clouds are starting to develop now and we will see a future what here and we will see a future what here and there. not a completely dry day but i think a decent one for many of us. they clouds are streaming in all the way from the north, some of them carry by and on arctic wind. it certainly feels cold enough along the northern and eastern scotland and along t

he was lapped by max verstappen at the emilia romagna grand prix at imola. finished down in 13th. how about this for a win? england beating ireland 69—nil to set up a grand slam decider in the women's six nations with france this saturday. england only scored twice in the first half but the floodgates opened after the break, and they did it in front of a record home crowd of nearly 16,000 fans at welford road . leeds rhinos women made it into the challenge cup final with victory against york city knights. former cricketer turned scrum half courtney winfield—hill scored the match—winning penalty to defeat last year's finallists 28—26. they'll face the defending champions st helens, who dominated their semifinal against featherstone rovers, scoring 17 tries in an 82—nil win. amy hardcastle scored four of those tries. the final is at elland road on the seventh of may. now frustration, anger, bitterness. oldham fans will be feeling the full raft of emotions having watched their side drop out of the football league, becoming the fist team in history to have playe