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max verstappen comfortably beat red bull— winning.tably beat red bull team-mate sergio - beat red bull team—mate sergio perez, showing he is unlikely to be challenge the season. earlier this morning — england's women lost their final 0di against new zealand in hamilton. new zealand reached their target of 195 to win with seven wickets in hand and 66 balls remaining. sophie devine hitting a six to not only win the match, but reach 100 runs too. england had already won the series heading into this one, after taking the first two games. the pitch wasn't quite as straightforward, it was a bit of a tricky one. i thought sophie showed us exactly how to bat. the way she soaked up pressure at the start of her innings, tactically targeted a bowler that was a good matchup for her, and was able to soak up that pressure and put it back on us, i think it a really good lesson for our middle order and our batting group. let's take a quick look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines. after three losses, mumbai indians finally g

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max verstappen has maintained his perfect qualifying record this season.ous difference in moving the japanese grand prix from autumn to spring is that the circuit is now adorned with cherry blossom. no change in who was at the front, with world champion max verstappen claiming pole here. george russell's camping got off to a bad start. that cost mercedes more than £4000 after race stewards fined them. salt in the wounds after russell's worst qualifying this year, seeing him start in ninth. lewis hamilton was feeling chipper, though, after his best qualifying of the season saw him in seventh. i hope where i put the car is going to be good in the race tomorrow, and it will be about management and strategy. pit stops, maximising everything along the way, and hoping we can ship off and leapfrog some guys up ahead. i'm excited, definitely more amped. i know we are seventh, it is not the greatest, but we can work from here. the honour of being the best british driver went to lando norris. he will start in third, and will be hoping he can at least match a second—

back to winning ways for max verstappen — he tops the podium injapan after a non finish last time outzealand's women win the final one—dayer in hamilton, but england have already taken the series. welcome to the programme. it doesn't always live up to its hype, but the manchester united — liverpool battle at old trafford was exhilarating and it was end to end. the high tempo match finished 2—2 with both sides missing chances to take the victory. liverpool will be disappointed not to have taken the opportunity to go top of the league, instead, they had to come from behind to rescue a point. ben croucher was watching. in the premier league era, manchester united have the history. for liverpool, well, this modern version let their actions speak louder, in a game where it's important to let the neighbours know you're there. or in luis diaz's case, sneaking around the back unnoticed. the opener no more than liverpool deserved. the rain relented, the torrent of efforts on united's goal did not. but 1—0 it remained, enough to keep everyone on tenterhooks, because in this funny old game, abso

max verstappen has maintained his perfect qualifying record this season.s now adorned with cherry blossom. no change in who was on the front, with world champion max verstappen claiming pull here further time in a row. george russell's camping got off to a bad start. that cost mercedes more than £a000 after race stewards fined them. salt in their wounds after russell's worst qualifying this year, seeing him after nine. lewis hamilton was feeling chipper, though, after his best qualifying of the season saw him in seventh. i best qualifying of the season saw him in seventh.— best qualifying of the season saw him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going — him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to _ him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to be _ him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to be good _ him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to be good in - him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to be good in the - him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to be good in the racel car is going to be g

max verstappen�*s fi rivals are already admitting defeat this season — after he cruised to victory at verstappen led a red bull clean—sweep in suzuka, prompting mercedes to concede �*no one can catch him'. the 200m freestyle final at the british swimming championships looked like an olympic final, such was the talent on show. world champion matt richards was the first to touch the side — beating a star studded line—up including the reigning tokyo champion tom dean who came third and now won't be able to defend his title in paris. olympic silver medallist duncan scott finished second to take the other individual spot at this summer's games. the line up for the quarterfinals of rugby union's european champions cup is complete — premiership leaders northampton saints are through after beating munster. and the final team through is toulouse who comfortably won at home against racing 92. now west ham united captain kurt zouma and women's vice—captain hawa cissoko have joined members of the local community at a special iftar event at the club's training ground. "iftar" is a community meal d

max verstappen is powering towards a 4th consecutive formula one world title — already leading the drivers — this time winning the returning chinese grand prix. starting from pole position, the red bull driver finished in shanghai ahead of mclaren�*s lando norris and verstappen�*s teammate sergio perez. he's already 25 points clear at the top of the drivers�* standings after four wins from the season's first five races. this track is very heavy on the tyres so you still managing around that to make this thing work. but, it was an incredible weekend where it was really enjoyable. enjoyable to drive a car. american nelly korda has won the first women's major of the year — the chevron championship. she finished 2 shots ahead of the chasing field at the woodlands in texas and has becomes one of only 3 players to win five consecutive lpga events. some tennis now and casper ruud earned arguably the biggest tournament victory of his career after beating stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets to win the barcelona 0pen. a week ago ruud had lost to tsitsipas in the monte carlo final, but this time, it

max verstappen was fifth quickest. max verstappen was fastest.season. nine matches were set to get under way at the start of the day — but four of the opening day's were abandoned without a ball being bowled, including at old trafford, where lancashire were set to face defending champions surrey. there was play at middlesex though, much to the delight of glamorgan's captain sam northeast as he scored the first century of the new season. they ended the day of closing 374—3. as they collapse from 170—2 after they won. the government has announced a £35 million investment in grassroots cricket to widen access to the sport £35 million will be ploughed into cricket state schools. the programme aims to get more than 900,000 young people playing cricket over the next five years. we spoke to ebony rain for brent and jimmy anderson about what this could mean for the future of the sport. we what this could mean for the future of the sport-— of the sport. i've come through the sort now of the sport. i've come through the sport now for _ of the sport. i've c

people like max verstappen and others are big names in formula 1 today, they grew up with computer gamesmarket size of the sport and it is definitely still in a sport with where it is beneficial to have money and wealth, so those coming from a well—off background are most likely to get through. travellers are stranded in dubai after the city was battered by a year's worth of rain in less than 12 hours. videos posted on social media showed roads being turned into rivers. the rain also sumerged the runway of dubai's airport, that is the busiest in the world, causing hundreds of flight cancellations. and that's it for this edition of asia business report. thanks for watching. hey, i'm zoff with the catchup. tonight, flooding causes chaos in dubai, paris gears up for the summer olympics, and 500 ballet dancers on point. we start in dubai, where things are still very chaotic after the heaviest rain since records began 75 years ago. flights have been temporarily suspended, and dubai international airport has urged people to stay away. cars were washed away in the streets and several buildings

people like max verstappen and others are big names in formula 1 today, they grew up with computer gamescratises of the sport and it is definitely still in a sport with where it is beneficial to have money and wealth, so those coming from a well—off background are most likely to get through. mike gallacher there speaking ahead of the shanghai grand prix. that takes place this weekend after a five year break due to covid. let's get you up to speed with some travellers in dubai. they have been stranded after the city was battered by more than a year's worth of rain in less than 2a hours. videos posted on social media showed roads being turned into rivers. the rain also submerged the runway of dubai's airport, that is the busiest in the world, causing hundreds of flight cancellations. more from me in the next hour. goodbye for now. hey, i'm zoff with the catchup. tonight, flooding causes chaos in dubai, paris gears up for the summer olympics, and 500 ballet dancers on point. we start in dubai, where things are still very chaotic after the heaviest rain since records began 75 years ago. flig

hamilton's mercedes headed fernando alonso's aston martin as max verstappen managed only fourth. red bull driver made errors on two laps before sneaking in at the end. i think we may be off the paste of red bull in —— of the pace of red bull in wet conditions but i can push hard. tough, i saw charles go off in front of me so that made me chill out a little bit. i was getting a bit giddy but those conditions are where you have to push and take risks in they all paid off, so perfect start to the weekend. round two of the chevron championship women's golf�*s first major of the season is under way with world number one nelly korda among the early starters in texas. not the start she would have wanted. three straight birdies seeing a move to four and under three straight birdies seeing a move to fourand underand three straight birdies seeing a move to four and under and tied for second. world athletics' decision to award prize money to the medal winners at this summer's paris olympics has drawn criticism from the association of summer olympic international federations who say they wer

�* championships with williams and mclaren before masterminding red bull's success, including max verstappen. but newey is said to be unsettled by the situation at red bull since team principal horner was accused and then cleared of sexual harassment and coercive, abusive behaviour by a female employee. here's our formula i correspondent andrew benson. there's been a big power struggle going on at red bull ever since these allegations emerged, as you say, horner denies them. but homer and the red bull motorsport adviser, a man called helmut marko, there is dispute between the two sets of shareholders. the main shareholder in thailand and the one in australia, and newey has found himself in the middle of the situation he finds uncomfortable, so he's decided after nearly 20 years it's time to move onto another team of formula i. he's the greatest formula i designer in history. that's how important he is. now, at red bull in recent years, there's been kind of been a messaging starting to emerge that he's not as important as he used to be, you know, he's not working on formula i any more, but mo

hamilton's mercedes headed fernando alonso's aston martin, as world champion max verstappen managed onlyps before sneaking in at the end. yesterday, we heard how olympic champion diver tom daley is not ruling out continuing in the sport beyond the paris 2024 games and today he's shown just why he is feeling so optimistic right now. the 29—year—old took two years out after tokyo 2020 and was expected to retire, but is now back and has added to an impressive honours list with silver alongside new partner, noah williams, at the world aquatics super final in china. they scored 440.37 from their six dives to finish behind the reigning world champions yang and lian from the host nation. their next event will be the british championship at the end of may. golf now and world number one nelly korda has made an encouraging start the chevron championship in texas, with the american tied in second after the opening round. she is seeking a fifth—successive victory on the lpga tour, which would match annika sorenstam, who did it in 2004/5, and the great nancy lopez, who achieved the feat back in 1978.

you max verstappen, has won every race this season, except the australian grand prix. forced to pull out with that race early due to mechanical issues. and finally, this hour, i want to show you this incredible video of an american surfer who won her first world championship taught event on sunday, all whilst riding a wave next to a product, dolphins 22-year-old, gabriele brian called the winning wave. and the dolphins absolutely magical thanks for joining me here on cnn. using my max foster in london, cnn this morning, up next after this break ou think, you know the story, but there's more beneath the surface. how it really happened with jesse l. >> martin sunday at nine and cnn. >> pain means pause on the things you love. >> but brene me go cool the pain with bio free and keep on going bio freeze green means go, not flossing. well, then add the wo of listerine to your routine. new science shows. listerine is five times more effective than floss ever reducing plaque above the gum line for it cleaner, healthier mouth this three, feel the world. >> there's only 47 aneur

lopez as the owner the woman to win five consecutive tournaments played formula one champion max verstappenry on his belt this time in china, the red bull driver had a comfortable lead in sunday's chinese formula one grand prix in shanghai, finishing 14 seconds ahead of the second-place driver it was the first race in china's since before the pandemic and also the home debut of china's first f1 driver joe guan max verstappen has won every rais this season except the australian grand prix. he was supposed to pull out of that rais elie due to mechanical issues thanks so much for your company this hour. i'm lynda kinkade. i'll be back with much more seen and user after shope, right you think you know the story, but there's more beneath the surface now we really happen with jesse l. >> martin next sunday at nine on cnn, everybody wants super straight, super white teeth. they want that hollywood white smile, news censored in clinical white provides two sheets, wetter teeth and 24/7 sensitive your production. i think it's a great product. it's going to help a lot of patients i brought in a juror

max verstappen was fastest in practice at the japanese grand prix after the weather played havoc withs verstappen topped the first session, leading team—mate sergio perez and ferrari's carlos sainz, the mercedes pair of lewis hamilton and george russell made big strides forward as they were less than half a second off the pace the best session that we have had this year, the best car has felt this year, the best car has felt this year, the best car has felt this year so it felt really positive and i was excited. this is a circuit that every driver loves to drive and at the last couple of years we have had a really difficult balance, a difficult car and a difficult balance to drive here and given the difficult last few races we have had great work is being done this past week and we seem to have hit the ground in a sweet spot. week and we seem to have hit the ground in a sweet spot. ronda rousey says she hid "concussions and neurological injuries" for years during her time as ufc bantamweight champion. the american became the first woman tojoin ufc in 2012, defending her title six time

. >> y hoy tuvo lugar la final del gran premio de shanghai, el actual campeon neerlandes max verstappensi 14 segundos de ventaja del bri botanico landon norris. >> en tercer lugar, lo completo elmexicano sergio checo perez para el tapatio, este fue su decimo intento en la pista china y su trofeo 39, al terminar la competencia dijo que habria sido mejor un doblete, pero era feliz con subir al podio. >> tambien reconocio que tuvo problemas de equilibrio y el valor y la rapida respuesta de seis samaritanos en una carretera en minnesota lograron salvarle la vida a un hombre atrapado dentro de su vehiculo envuelto en envuelto la decision es por la camara de un auto era evidente. >> seis personas trataban i incesantemente de sacar a la persona atrapada. >> las puertas estaban bloqueadas y el auto estaba envuelto en llamas. >> segun patrulla de carreteras, la emergencia comenzo en horas de la tarde jueves sobre la interestatal i-94 en sempo, p paul, minnesota. >> despues que un vehiculo honda todoterreno se terreno se saliera de la carretera, chocando contra un poste electrico y la valla de se

to formula i now — and max verstappen has secured the 36th pole of his career after dominating qualifyingback from failing to finish the last race in australia by topping the time sheets in all three sessions. his red bull team mate sergio perez will line up alongside him on the grid at suzuka. britain's lando norris was the best of the rest, but was more than a quarter of a second slower than verstappen. this track is very sensitive, with the tires, with the tarmac being aggressive. when you want to go to the limit, it doesn't always work out. nevertheless, it is important to be on pole position. you want every lap to be perfect, but around a track like this that is not always the case. overall, a good day, good starting position for tomorrow, and tomorrow is what counts. to tennis now, and jessica pegula will face daria kasatkina in the semi finals of the wta charleston open on saturday. danielle collins is also into the semis, after she defeated iith—seeded elise mertens in straight sets on friday. she will face third seed maria sakkari, after the greek beat veronika kudermetova in her

max verstappen is on pole, maintaining his perfect qualifying record this season.race in australia but topped the time sheets in all three sessions. his red bull team mate sergio perez will line up alongside him on the grid at suzuka. britain's lando norris was third quickest, but was more than a quarter of a second slower than verstappen. another goal in the premier league. aston villa's top four place could slip because brentford have equalised. brian mweb more at villa park, 2—2. we'll be back back next hour. and that's all the sport for now. an investigation's underway after two passenger planes collided on the ground at heathrow airport. the wing of a virgin atlantic plane collided with a stationary british airways aircraft. the virgin boeing was being towed at the time. virgin has launched an investigation. a heathrow spokesperson says no passenger injuries have been reported, and they are not expecting any impact on airport operations. the mayor of ukraine's second—largest city, kharkiv, says there's been a second russian attack, killing one person. six peop

max verstappen is on pole, maintaining his perfect qualifying record this season.lthough verstappen was only 600ths of a second quicker than his team mate sergio perez. britain's lando norris was third fastest and lewis hamilton will start from seventh on the grid. and that's all the sport for now. dutch police have arrested several climate activists who attempted to block a main road in the hague. those detained included the swedish campaigner, greta thunberg. our correspondent, anna holligan was there. the final few climate activists have packed up their banners and are preparing to go home. earlier, there were cries, cheers of you are not alone as greta thundberg was picked up alone as greta thundberg was picked up off the highway by dutch police and put onto a minibus, along with hundreds of other protesters. you can see her here, chatting happily to fellow activists. she is here in the hague to announce international actions against governments who make it cheap and easy for large companies to use fossil fuels by offering them tax breaks and subsidies on excis

max verstappen was fastest on day one of practice for the japanese grand prix.f rain wrecked second practice, but in the first session there was a marked improvement for the mercedes with both lewis hamilton and george russell finishing within half a second of verstappen. but williams�* awful start to the season conintined with american logan sargeant losing control at a high speed control at a high—speed corner and crashing out. thankfully he was ok, the car not so. a silly error, to be honest, one i shouldn't be making, especially in p1. but yeah, fortunately it wasn't like the mistakes last year, it wasn't over pushing. nevertheless, still left the team with some damage but fortunately got away better than it could have been. ronda rowsey says she hid "concussions and neurological injuries" from ufc�*s governing body for years during her time as bantamweight champion. the american became the first woman tojoin ufc in 2012, defending her title six times before tasting defeat in 2015 to holly holm. rowsey says she finds it hard to watch that fight back and that

to finish in australia a fortnight ago, normal service resumed for formula one world champion max verstappenlean sweep of pole position, fastest lap and race win as he claimed the 57th victory of his career. he beat his red bull team—mate sergio perez by 12.5 seconds. carlos sainz continued his impressive start to the season completing the podium at suzuka. england's women lost their final one—day international of their three match series against new zealand in hamilton. new zealand reached their target of 195 to win with seven wickets in hand and 66 balls remaining. sophie devine with an unbeaten century. england had already won the series heading into this one, after taking the first two games. england captain heather knight says her side can learn from devine's excellent innings. the pitch wasn't quite as straightforward, it was a bit of a tricky one. i thought sophie showed us exactly how to bat. the way she soaked up pressure at the start of her innings, tactically targeted a baller that was matchup for her, and was able to soak up that pressure and put it back on us, i think it a reall

max verstappen has become the first driver this century to qualify on pole position for the opening fiverand prix, the world champion qualified fastest for sunday's main race ahead of sergio perez and fernando alonso. lewis hamilton, who was second in the sprint, was then knocked out of the first session of qualifying and will start 18th out of 20 on the grid in shanghai. manchester city were knocked out of the champions league quarter finals by real madrid this week, but can still win a double, with the next step their fa cup semi final against chelsea on saturday. they might be without striker erling haaland, who asked to come off during that match. and city will be up against one of theirformer players, cole palmer. who's having a sensational season for chelsea. isaid many i said many times maybe he didn't get the minute he deserved and now he is at chelsea. i am happy for him, he is a lovely guy, a shy cake, he has incredible potential. so it is what it is. it's chelsea's second trip to wembley this season after the efl cup final, which they lost to liverpool. and with their season n

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yet another victory for max verstappen in what appears to be an unstoppable run to a fourth formula oned went on to win the chinese grand prix in shanghai ahead of mclaren�*s lando norris and verstappen�*s team—mate sergio perez. the red bull driver is already 25 points clear at the top of the drivers' standings after four wins from the season's first five races. this track is very heavy on the tyres. so i was managing around that to make it work. but, yes, it was an incredible weekend where it was really enjoyable to drive the car. to golf now, and round three of the chevron championship has resumed after play had to be suspended on saturday because of storms in texas. canada's brooke henderson is in the clubhouse on ten under after finishing her round. world number one nelly korda and korea's hae ran ryo are also on ten under. meanwhile scottie scheffler�*s dominance of the pga tour shows no signs of letting up. after winning the masters last weekend, he's heading into the final round of the rbc heritage in south carolina with a one shot lead. the world number one's bogey free 63 on s

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yet another victory for max verstappen in what appears to be an unstoppable run to a fourth formula onend went on to win the chinese grand prix in shanghai ahead of mclaren�*s lando norris and verstappen�*s teammate sergio perez. the red bull driver is already 25 points clear at the top of the drivers�* standings after four wins from the season's first five races. sunday's fa cup semifinal at wembley brings together manchester united and a man who's credited with playing a famous part in their success. mark robins is now the manager of championship team coventry, but legend has it that his goal for united in the fa cup — when they were struggling in the early years of alex ferguson's reign — helped save his boss' job. what followed at old trafford was two decades and more of historic achievement, ensuring that robins' link to his former club endures to this day. it puts into perspective. united have always been a top, top club and to be involved in that was a brilliant experience. to win the competition, i had just been brought into the team in the squad and played a part in the run—up

red bull have locked out the fron row for sunday's japanese grand prix max verstappen is on pole, maintainingg record this season the world champion failed to finish the last race in australia but topped the time sheets in all three sessions. his red bull team mate sergio perez will line up alongside him on the grid at suzuka. britain's lando norris was the best of the rest, but was more than a quarter of a second slower than verstappen. this track is very sensitive with the tyres, with - the tarmac being really aggressive. when you want to go to the limit, it doesn't always work out. - nevertheless, most important to be on pole position. - you want every lap to be perfect, but around a track like this - that is not always the case. overall, very good day, _ good starting position for tomorrow, and tomorrow is what counts. the champions cup round of 16 continues, including an all—english clash between exeter chiefs and bath. one match has already finished, bulls beating lyon 59—19. saracens will play harlequins in the quarterfinals if they beat bordeaux. later, leicestertigers are away at lei

a shanghai downpour to qualify on pole for the first sprint race of the formula i season with max verstappenon as people of all ages run 26.2 miles through the capital. millions of pounds will be raised for charity. famously, many run in costume, like daniel fairbrother, who will be running with a fridge strapped to his back to raise money for diabetes. and jess walkin will be donning a costume of a brain to support research into brain tumours. organisers believe this year's event, the 44th, will be the most inclusive yet. the elite wheelchair and able—bodied racers will earn equal prize money, and there's growing recognition of all disabilities, asjoe wilson reports. turn a bit more towards me. you are good there. in london, the elite gathered. the world's best marathon runners, and they know who's missing. last year here, kelvin kiptum set a new course record. in october, the world record. in february, with his coach, kiptum was killed in a car crash. he'd redefined what people thought was possible. marathon running teaches us a lot about life. it teaches that the more you put in, the more

yet another victory for max verstappen in — what appears to be an unstoppable run to a fourth formulahead of mclaren�*s lando norris. verstappen is already 25 points clear at the top of the drivers' standings after four wins from the season's first five races. nelly korda is out in front on the final day of the first women's major of the year — the chevron championship. she's two shots ahead of the chasing field approaching the turn in herfinal round — a win would mean she becomes one of only three players to win five consecutive lpga events. that's the sport for now. let's get some of the day's other news now. ecuadoreans are voting in a referendum on proposals to tighten security in response to a surge in violence by drugs gangs. the measures includejoint military and police patrols, longer sentences and the extradition of criminals wanted abroad. as he voted, president daniel noboa said the outcome would define state policy in fighting violence, corruption and organised crime. more than 1,000 residents of the serbian city of nis have been evacuated after the discovery of an unexplo

to finish in australia a fortnight ago, normal service resumed for formula one world champion max verstappen fastest lap and race win — the 57th victory of his career. verstappen beat his red bull team mate sergio perez by 12.5 seconds. carlos sainz continued his impressive start to the season with third at suzuka. england's women lost their final 0ne—day international against new zealand in hamilton, although they'd already won the series. new zealand reached their target of 195 to win with seven wickets in hand and 66 balls remaining. sophie devine hit a six, to not only win the match, but reach her century too. mathieu van der poel broke his own record time to win the paris—roubaix race for the second year in a row. after a gruelling 260 kilometres on the cobbles, the dutch world champion broke away near the finish, taking almost three minutes off the mark he set last year. it was his sixth win in a "monument" — the name given to road cycling's five most prestigious one—day races. and that's all the sport for now. a british man hasjust become the first person to run the entire length of a

world champion max verstappen could only manage only fourth, after making mistakes on two of his lapsaducanu is in action at the stuttgart open hoping for a place in the semi—finals, but she has her work cut out. she's playing the world number one iga swiatek, who's also the defending champion and on a nine—match unbeaten run. raducanu is playing well. the first set is going with serve. raducanu has dropped to number 303 in the rankings after an injury—hit last year. i think it looks like raducanu may have lost the tie—break. she could be a set down. we will have an update for you at the end of the bulletin. meanwhile at the barcelona open, cameron norrie missed—out meanwhile at the barcelona open, cameron norrie missed out on a semi—final spot after losing to tomas martin etcheverry. the british number one was matching the argentine, but lost out in the tie breaks. number two jack draper also fell at the quarter—final stage at the bavarian open. the london marathon takes place tomorrow and it will be a poignant occasion for the men's elite runners, who'll be remembering last year's w

hamilton�*s mercedes headed fernando alonso�*s aston martin as max verstappen managed only fourth.ron championship — women�*s golf�*s first major of the season — is under way with world number one nelly korda among the early starters in texas. it�*s been an eventful start for the american. after a double bogey on the first, two birdies have seen her back to a—under. england�*s georgia hall, meanwhile, has had an equally up and down round. three birdies and three bogeys mean she remains 2—under. to tennis where world number one iga swiatek will take on britain�*s emma raducanu injust over an hourfor a place in the semi—finals of the stuttgart open. swiatek and raducanu will be on court after the conclusion of marketa vondrousova and aryna sabalenka. that match is currently one set apiece with vondrousova up. earlier, elena rybakina booked her spot in the last four with a hard fought three sets win overjasmine paulini. world athletics�* decision to award prize money to the medal winners at this summer�*s paris olympics has drawn criticism from the association of summer olympic intern

they were have the pace off of leader max verstappen.rising says is suspending his campaign against horse racing and will not disrupt the grand national. 118 people last year were erected after a protest. animal rising says they are excited they have staggered it a national conversation about resource welfare. lebronjames lebron james junior has made himself available for the nba draft. he plays for his college team, but if he is selected by an nba side, it means he could play alongside or against his dad, which would be a first in nba and something lebron has long said he wants. finally, it's the first day of the county cricket season, but wet weather has already stopped play. nearly half of today's matches were abandoned without a ball being bold. that's it. there's much more on her website. many thanks, lizzie. there are concerns over the financial position of the uk's largest water and waste water company, thames water, after it was announced its parent company kemble has defaulted on debt interest payments. kemble told lenders it's

max verstappen has chalked up yet another victory in what appears to be an unstoppable run to a fourth win the chinese grand prix in shanghai ahead of mclaren�*s lando norris and verstappen�*s team—mate sergio perez. the red bull driver is already 25 points clear at the top of the drivers' standings after four wins from the season's first five races. this track is very heavy on the tyres. so i was managing around that to make it. but, yes, it was an incredible weekend where it was really enjoyable, to drive the car. that full. football. now, manchester united take on championship side coventry in sunday's fa cup semi final at wembley, and it will see a man credited with playing a famous part in united's success — come up against the premier league side. mark robins is now the manager of championship team coventry, but when he played for united — the side were struggling under sir alex ferguson. robin's winning goal in the fa cup against nottingham forest in 1990 is said to have saved his boss'sjob. what followed at old trafford was more than two decades of historic achievement, ensurin

max verstappen was in great form as he took pole position for the chinese grand prix, leading team—mate meant he couldn't find the same pace in qualifying for the grand prix. he will start 18th out of 20 cars on the grid tomorrow. verstappen's pole is red bull's hundreth, and he becomes the first driver since since mika hakkinen in 1999 to record the first five pole positions of a season. in general, the whole qualifying, doing really well. if you changes we made to the car definitely made it a bit nicer to drive for me, and then, yeah, you've got all out and you try to put the best lap out there and, yeah, it felt good. with the wind, it was quite tricky to be consistent in a few places, but in q2, it was quite tricky to be consistent in a few places, but in 02, with the lapse we had, we definitely can't complain. it's day one of the world snooker championship at the crucible in sheffield. reigning champion lucas brecel has begun the defence of his title. the belgian has slipped down the rankings since becoming champion last year but made a good start against qualifier david gilbert. b

max verstappen has become the first driver this century to qualify on pole position for the opening fivehe chinese grand prix the world champion qualified fastest for sunday's main race ahead of sergio perez and fernando alonso. lewis hamilton, who was second in the sprint, was then knocked out of the first session of qualifying and will start 18th out of 20 on the grid in shanghai. nelly korda's still very much in the mix at the chevron championship at the halfway point — she's going for a 5th tounament win in a row. the world number one is just a shot behind joint leaders im jin—hee of korea and thailand's atthaya thitikul who are on eight under. im made five birdies and no bogeys in her round of 67. thitikul, the world number 10, went one better with six birdies but dropped one shot to match the korean. korda bounced back from a double bogey on the first to shoot a 69, sit in outright third place. an update on the champions league semifinal. bustling against chelsea. chelsea are a goal up in the closing stages of that game. and that is all the sport for now. here in the uk the head of