of cricket there. valtteri bottas will start tomorrow's formula one 70th anniversary grand prix from pole. he just edged out mercedes team mate lewis hamiltonurprise there really, but there was quite a big one at silverstone, as nick parrott reports. at the end of last year, nico lost his seat in formula i. he came back last weekend to replace perez who tested positive for coronavirus. didn't start the british grand prix because of problems with the sky. he is not a second chance. it looked as though his light hadn't improved. silverstone can get windy, and he was almost blown off course. having qualified 13th last weekend, she would have expected an improvement. but —— few. while mercedes are a class a pa rt but —— few. while mercedes are a class apart with val three potash taking a poll head of lewis hamilton —— valterri bottas. taking a poll head of lewis hamilton -- valterri bottas. i felt more prepared. it was still tricky, i think i made life hard for myself andi think i made life hard for myself and i was worried i damaged the car. iama bit and i was worried i damaged the car. i am a bit surprised, to be honest, to stand here, but ob

improvement but racing point of mercedes engines and were even punished for copying parts of the car while mercedes are a class apart without reporters taking pole ahead of lewis hamiltonrke won that contest given the chance of first podium finish in what will be his 178 race. bournemouth have appointed eddie howe's former assistant jason tindall as their new manager following relegation from the premier league. tindall has signed a three year contract and replaces howe who left bournemouth at the end of the season by mutual consent following their demotion to the championship. so while bournemouth have found a new manager, juventus are looking for a new head coach after sacking the former chelsea boss maurizio sarri afterjust one season in charge. sarri guided juventus to a ninth straight serie a title but they were knocked out of the champions league by lyon last night. as we heard not so long ago, eight aberdeen players who broke lockdown rules by going to a bar have apologised for a "huge error of judgement" after two tested positive for coronavirus. the other six players are also self isolating after being in close contact with the players who tested positive, cau

in final practice, valtteri bottas topped the timesheets ahead of his mercedes team—mate and record winner at silverstone, lewis hamilton race of the season. very different look to the second day of snooker‘s world championship, which has resumed in sheffield today without crowds. yesterday, around 200 spectators were allowed in to see the first day's action, but after the government reversed its decision to allow sports events to trial crowds inside venues, today the crucible theatre will remain empty. and it meant nobody was watching on to see stuart bingham beat ashley carty, the 2015 champion bingham reaching the second round after winning by ten frames to seven. that's all the sport for now. thank you, john. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at az10pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. more now on our top story. the further easing of restrictions in england has been postponed for at least two weeks amid concerns over an increase in coronavirus cases. casinos and bowling alleys will remain shut, with borisjohnson saying it was time

nearly 20 points clear of manchester city top arrived at liverpool in 2050 last season he led liverpool to the champions league trophy. in formula one mercedes is lewis hamiltonsecured pole position for the spanish grand prix extending his record to $92.00 poles it's the 4th season for the defending champion following hamilton on the grid will be his mercedes teammate of all terry both tests in 2nd and red bulls max for stop and 3rd or save his teammates said here pettitte and stroll complete the top 5 in 6th the other red bull driver alexander album. you're watching d w news live from berlin will be back at the top of the next hour to take your seats in. the last census of the utility to keep it there you go to the people vote for the over the direction home the for example the numbers for the most news in that we can about. the bottom of the belly that the last dragons this word has called the true use. to go green.

of the day's play. valtteri bottas will start tomorrow's formula one 70th anniversary grand prix at silverstone from pole. the fin celebrated signing a new contract for mercedes this week by beating his team mate lewis hamiltonsecond.

of the month. mercedes have dominated both at today's practice sessions ahead of the spanish grand prix. lewis hamiltond red bull. another disappointing day for the british contingent at cycling criteria stop the woman transfer the tour de france with the leader still out in front. stage three and a fight today and he finished ahead of his main rivals. he was second on the stage behind it totally. he now leads the race by 16 seconds. not a great day for the british writers. gary thomas lost five minutes on the leaders on state street. chris froom finished nearly 16 minutes down. mark selby is still lee's riney sullivan by two frames after the honours were set in their latest session of the world championship semifinals playing in sheffield. sullivan was struggling early on and had a really lucky escape when he managed to sink a red from a tight spot and a complete flu care. look at that going. selby was four frames clear at one point brent 0'sullivan won the last two. —— a complete flu ke. won the last two. —— a complete fluke. he targeted 17 frames and they will play to a finish tonight. have a look a

valtteri bottas was fastest as he and lewis hamilton led mercedes to a one—two in first practice ahead ofrsary grand prix at silverstone. it's not been a good day so far for racing point. the silverstone—based team are still without driver sergio perez who tested positive again for coronavirus yesterday. nico hulkenberg has replaced him for a second week. the team have also been docked 15 points and fined £360,000 for copying parts of last year's mercedes car. three—time champion mark williams is through to the third round of the world snooker championships in sheffield. the welshman endured a lengthy tussle with england's stuart bingham. williams who's the world number three eventually prevailed by 13 frames to ii. he'll face ronnie 0'sullivan or ding junhui next. and, china's yan bingtao is mounting a comeback against reigning champion judd trump. the 20—year—old was trailing by four frames, but has won two in a row and will resume this evening at 9—7 to trump. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll be back with another update

mercedes is lewis hamilton secured pole position for the spanish grand prix extending his record to $92.00 poles it's the 4th season for the defending champion following hamilton on the grid will be his mercedes teammate of all terry both tests in 2nd and red bulls max for stop and 3rd or save his teammates said here pettitte and lance stroll complete the top 5 in 6th the other red bull driver alexander album there watching d w news live from berlin will be back at the top of the next hour to take your seats in. the last census of why you don't need to keep a date on the books both for the over the rights and home the 4th time for the most news in that we can about. the bottom of the valley that the last dragons this word has been called the whole truth. be told it is for me. is for. beethoven is for the great. beethoven is for. beethoven is for everyone. beethoven 2020 years of the 50th anniversary year on d w. whether you seek inspiration for your next holiday on take talk or instagram then get in line with the trend it could cost you the individuality of the experience i was social media's changing traveling i want topic today on ship. sitting at the beach listening to the waves. is something that i c

welcome sport now in the formula one way of defending champion lewis hamilton has won the spanish grand prix for a 4th straight time the mercedes driver extended his lead in the standings after easily fighting off red bulls max fished up who finished 2nd hamilton's but savings teammate valtteri bottas came in 3rd rounding out the podium hamilton is aiming for a 7th title which would equal the record set by germany's michelle schumacher. when next an athlete who followed her heart into the waves some learned how to surf as a teenager and soon became senegal's 1st female professional surfer now the olympic hopeful is inspiring a generation of young girls to defy cultural norms and hone their skills on a surfboard. all the streets of senegal this is something you don't see every day women with surfboards it's a male dominated sport here. though that didn't discourage dodgy son now the country's only female professional some fell in love with surfing years ago at the age of 13 black women surfers were nowhere to be found in senegal back then and some feel that void becoming a pioneer for the sport however her journey wasn't easy. w

of movement. and then they were off with world champion lewis hamilton starting from pole position and his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas also in the front row. and in a masterful performance hamilton managed to hang on to the lead throughout the race on a sweltering afternoon outside boss alone with very little drama or suspense hamilton cruise to victory 24 seconds ahead of his closest title rival max 1st stop in the red with botox finishing 3rd. but the double today is a real surprise because we had this problem with the ties. management was. was very very good at best understanding what happened last week what is this weekend is never too late they would have to do it today. hamilton celebrated his 156th podium finish surpassing the record held by the great michael schumacher. the win increases his lead in the title race to 37 points ahead of her stop and. you're watching news i'll be back at the top of the hour you can keep up to date by downloading the data when you stop to your smartphone or by going to talk all you can focus on tweet that instagram to. m g r l in for me and in the entir

is the dutch driver's 1st victory of the season after mercedes won the previous 4 races for stop and success means he closes the gap on championship leader lewis hamilton who had to settle for 2nd place and over to football byron munich have flown off for a short training camp in portugal after stealing their passage into the champion li quarter finals they thrashed chelsea to set up a clash with barcelona a one like game next friday in lisbon. byron's of adelphi converted in early penalty and then laid on in a 41 home win behind closed doors even was also among the scores as byron wrapped up a 71 aggregate victory having won the 1st leg way back in february before the coronavirus suspension. you're watching t w news here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you 11 his government minister has resigned following angry overnight protests and the whole cabinet may be about to quit after the massive blasts on tuesday french president emmanuel marks on said the world powers have a duty to support the lebanese people he's hosting an emergency donor's conference . that's all from us for now up next it's reporter on location with a look at what li

lewis hamilton and valterri bottas locking out the front row for mercedes ahead of the race at silverstoneite and app. that's it from us, more in an hour. back to you in the studio. international leaders are holding talks aimed at raising aid for lebanon following the devastating explosion in beirut five days ago. the video conference is being coordinated by france and the united nations with the french president macron opening the conference saying "our role is to be by the side of the lebanese people". earlier today, the lebanese government saw its first resignation of the crisis — the information minister manal abdel samad annouced she was quitting — citing the failure of the government to carry out reforms. at least 220 people died and 300,000 were left homeless when a huge store of ammonium nitrate exploded in a warehouse in the city's port. officials estimate that it caused up to $15 billion worth of damage and a crater that is 43 meters deep. today the uk government has pledged an additional £20 million — around $26 million — to help provide food for the most vulnerable in lebanon.

edged out daniel ricardo and world champion lewis hamilton with the top three separated by the finest of margins, less than 100th of a second. hamilton's mercedesfastest in the first session. meanwhile, hamilton says he's united behind the racial inequality protests in the us. a number of matches across a range of sports have been postponed in recent days following the shooting ofjacob blake in wisconsin. so many people are standing with the players and really pushing for change. it's a shame that that's what's needed over there in order to get a reaction. but that is in america and i don't know if really need doing anything here will particularly have any effect. -- if —— if really need doing anything here. we are in belgium, were not in the united states, and so i haven't spoken to anybody about it but i am really proud of so many out there and i do stand unified with them trying to do what i can over here. i don't really know how. of so many out there and i do stand unified with them trying to do what i can over here. i don't really know how. if not doing the race as to not doing the race, it's deal will go on is the theme. one of the events

the spanish grand prix, with valtteri bottas fastest in the first session ahead of his mercedes team—mate, lewis hamilton — with last weekend's winner at silverstone, max verstappen, third —fastest. mark selby still leads ronnie 0'sullivan by two frames, after the honours were shared in the latest session of their world championship semifinal in sheffield. 0'sullivan was struggling early on and he had a really lucky escape, when he managed to sink a red from a tight spot — a complete fluke. selby was four frames clear at one point but 0'sullivan won the last two, to bring it back to 13—11. the target is 17 frames. they resume at seven o'clock. before that, kyren wilson and anthony mcgill play to a finish in their semifinal — wilson leads 13—11. that's live on bbc two right now. that's all the sport for now. there is mounting anger about the way a—level grades have been awarded, after this year's exams were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. grades were decided through a controversial modelling system, and nearly 40% of them were lower than teachers' predictions. labour says thousands of stude

mercedes team mate lewis hamilton. no surprise there really, but there was quite a big one at silverstone, as nick parrott reports. at the end ofseat in formula 1. the german dropped everything to head to silverstone, but didn't start the british grand prix because of problems with his car. with perez still ill, he's got a second chance. at first in qualifying, it looked like his luck had not improved. silverstone can get windy, and he was almost blown off course. having qualified 13th last week, few would have expected an improvement. even punished for copping parts of the world champions' cars. valterri bottas taking paul ahead of lewis hamilton, the fight was on to be ahead of the rest —— pole. hamilton, the fight was on to be ahead of the rest -- pole. this week i felt better in the car, much more prepared. it was still tricky. i think i made life hide from myself a bit and think i made life hide from myself a bitandi think i made life hide from myself a bit and i was scared i had damaged the car. a bit surprised, to be honest, to stand here, but, obviously, a big smile on my face. he will be hoping he is still smiling afte

sunday's belgian grand prix, just holding off his mercedes team—mate lewis hamilton, with max verstappen close behind. the top three were separated by fractions of expected to rain during second practise later. as british sport continues to slowly re—introduce spectators — murrayfield will stage the first rugby match with fans since the lockdown. around 700 will be allowed in to watch edinburgh take on glasgow in the pro 1a, with strict social distancing measures in place. tickets have been sold in pairs so members of the same household can sit together. season—ticket holder darren coutts will be back at murrayfield for the first time in six months, taking his partner anna healy to her first rugby match. i'm part of edinburgh rugby fans group which we started up a few years back and is going strong and everybody has a sense of, well, we are going to make this work, not just for rugby but for sport in general and, you know, there is a sense of responsibility. we understand that covid has racked sports across the land and we just want to make it work and hopefully a great event tonight leads to another great event and we can get back to watching r

valtteri bottas was just quicker than his mercedes team—mate lewis hamilton, in first practice for the spanish grand prix — there was only four—hundredths oft weekend's suprise winner max verstappen third fastest. second practice starts in just under half an hour. mark selby still leads ronnie o'sullivan by two frames, after the honours were shared in the latest session of their world championship semi—final in sheffield. o'sullivan was struggling early on and he had a really lucky escape, when he managed to sink a red from a tight spot — a complete fluke. selby was four frames clear at one point but o'sullivan won the last two, to bring it back to 13—11. the target is 17 frames. they resume at seven o'clock. before that, kyren wilson and anthony mcgill play to a finish in their semi—final — wilson leads 13—11 — that's live on bbc two, as well as the bbc sport website. rugby union returns in england tonight after a five—month break it's taken longer than other sports to be given the green light because of the amount of contact involved. sale were second in the table when the lockdown hit. they're away to harlequins in the premiership. ther

of movement. and then they were off with world champion lewis hamilton starting from pole position and his mercedes teammate valtteri bottas also in the front row. and in a masterful performance hamilton managed to hang on to the lead throughout the race on a sweltering afternoon outside barcelona with very little drama or suspense hamilton cruise to victory 24 seconds ahead of his closest title rival max 1st stop in a race with photo os finishing 3rd. but it was a bit of it today's it is a real surprise because the problem with the ties management was it. was very very good at this understanding of what happened off the border this weekend is that it's really they would have to do that today. hamilton celebrated his 156th podium finish surpassing the record held by the great michael schumacher. the win increases his lead in the title race to 37 points ahead of her stuff. and in football the semifinals of the europa league sylvia have beaten manchester united to one but enough for now and has converted a penalty to open the scoring for united in the 9th minute but this then suso equalized for sivia

of movement. and then they were off with world champion lewis hamilton starting from pole position and his mercedesteammate valtteri bottas also in the front row. and in a masterful performance hamilton managed to hang on to the lead throughout the race on a sweltering afternoon outside boss alone with very little drama or suspense hamilton cruise to victory 24 seconds ahead of his closest title rival max 1st stop in the red with photons finishing 3rd. but not in the double today as it was a real surprise because that's the problem with the ties. management was. was very very good at best understanding of what happened off the water this weekend. evidently they would have to do it today. hamilton celebrated his 156 the podium finish surpassing the record held by the great michael schumacher. the win increases his lead in the title race to 37 points ahead of her stop. show are you watching to get you coming up next our show global 3000 looks at the growing influence of the nigerian mafia in italy state. did you think in chinese children's room. paris should be kept in the middle a christies online.

felty botter so it will go into the race 30 points adrift of teammate lewis hamilton but he's just secured a new contract with mercedesor next season the finish driver has signed on until 2021 it will mark potter says 4th campaign with the british based team. the mass participation race at the london marathon has been canceled because of the pandemic the race which normally attracts almost $40000.00 runners was originally postponed from april until october but now organizers will only run the league race on a short loop with. looking for a 3rd straight win we just over a month away from the planned start of the n.f.l. season and the league has unveiled a new measure to help keep players safe they've been working on a mouth shield to go inside helmet sunglasses manufacturer oakley has helped design the shield which it is hoped will limit transmission of covert 19 although some players have said they won't wear it and the teams have already agreed to undergo daily coronavirus tests major league baseball has tightened its coronavirus rules after the break at the miami marlins introduced mandatory mask wearing in dugouts

three, just a glimpse of frailty from hamilton's mercedes as he felt the tyres grow weary, but no real damage, no real drama, just another victory. it's the belgian grand prix for lewis to really push the envelope. he makes all the others seem ordinary. if you want to, call that a superhero. joe wilson, bbc news. england's cricketers have beaten pakistan by five wickets in the second twenty20 international at old trafford. they comfortably reached 196, the highest run chase by any side against pakistan in the short format. alex gulrajani reports. after 20 years away, live cricket was back on bbc television — time to look your best. pakistan certainly did, the tourists at home on the old trafford wicket, and finding the boundary with relative ease. half centuries from babar amir and mohammad hafeez had them marching ahead to set england a target of 196. a big chase needed a quick start, and england got it. pakistan introduced shadab khan, and he introduced wickets. bairstow out, and with the next ball, banton followed suit. pakistani celebrations were halted by eoin morgan. the england captain keeping them in the game with his own half—century. there was a brief wobbl

defending champion lewis hamilton has recorded his 93rd pole position after topping qualifying for sunday's belgian grand prix the britain will share the front of the grid with mercedes team make terry bought us maxtor staff and was 3rd fastest with daniel ricardo 4th germany's struggling sebastian vettel was only 14th in his ferrari. you're watching t.v. news from berlin coming up next world stories look at how the proto fires pandemic in mexico has caused the death of homelessness i'm nick spicer thanks for watching . you. where i come from we have to fight for a free press i was born and raised in a military dictatorship with just one of the shadow and a few newspapers with official information as a journalist and hard work all of the strengths of many characters and their problems are always the same forward to social inequality a lack of the freedom of the press. corruption who can afford to stay silent when it comes to the sounds of humans and see them wired to fools who have decided to put their trust in us. my name is jennifer and i work a day w. this week on world stories. we look at a 2nd wave of corona virus infections in israel and visit in mutu issue exh

lewis hamilton has won the spanish grand prix for the fourth consecutive year. he finished over 2a seconds ahead of red bull's max verstappen in second and mercedes‘ team mate valteriottas, in third. hamilton is now 37 points clear in the drivers‘ championship. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. well, downpours for some of us again today, there is bound to be some thunder and lightning as well. but for some other parts of the country, just another cloudy, sort of murky, drizzly day, bit like in the last couple of days and you can see just how much cloud there is across the uk. also a lot cloudier in the north—west of the country compared to what we had yesterday. western scotland is not doing so bad, some sunshine there in the western isles. these are the early evening temperatures, around 23 in london, pleasant enough, but fairly cool air on the north sea coast. here are the storms moving across the south to the north through the course of the night. it's going to be another muggy night, 16 degrees, we have had some very warm nights in the last week or so or more, that is not going to change and tomorrow's weather forecast, i think t

of alexis but he is a top professional and we wish him all the best. valtteri bottas has secured a new contract to stay at mercedes in 202i.the finn is likely to partner lewis hamilton agreed a new deal with the team. bottas says he is the strongest he's ever been but can get even stronger. i'll have more for you in the next hour. it would take you through the afternoon development is on coronavirus but also in beirut. three days of national mourning have begun in lebanon following the devastating explosion in the capital, beirut, on tuesday. at least 137 people were killed, thousands were injured and many more were made homeless. people in beirut have expressed anger at the government over what they say was negligence that led to the explosion. gebran bassil was lebanon's foreign minister from 2014 tilljanuary this year. my colleague babita sharma spoke to him and asked whether he felt any responsibility for the explosion and loss of life — given his decade long stint in government. actually i was never in direct involvement in this government and even before but this happens since 2014 so all the consecutive government officials who are directly involved in this m

lewis hamilton has won the spanish grand prix for the fourth consecutive year. he finished over 24 seconds ahead of red bull's max verstappen in second and mercedes‘ team mate valterior a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. well, downpours for some of us again today, there is bound to be some thunder and lightning as well. but for some other parts of the country, just another cloudy, sort of murky, drizzly day, bit like in the last couple of days and you can see just how much cloud there is across the uk. also a lot cloudier in the north—west of the country compared to what we had yesterday. western scotland is not doing so bad, some sunshine there in the western isles. these are the early evening temperatures, around 23 in london, pleasant enough, but fairly cool air on the north sea coast. here are the storms moving across the south to the north

mercedes tore their tyres to shreds. lewis hamilton still leads the championship by 30 points afterfinishing second, ahead of valtteri bottasan we had experienced in any of these races coming up, so definitely wasn't expected. but i did the best i could with it. we had a lot of pace in the car. i didn't really have a lot of tyre issues at all, and yes we just kept pushing and an incredible result to win here and we just had a great day. i think everything worked out well, we had the right strategy, everything was running smooth so, yeah, i was incredibly happy to win. the five—time world superbike championjonathan rea has gone to the top of this season's standings, after a superb weekend in portimao. after winning race one on saturday, he took the honours in yesterday's sprint race, and completed a hat—trick with victory in race two. he's now four points ahead of fellow—briton scott redding after this, the third round of the series. rangers have two wins out of two in the scottish premiership, after beating st mirren 3—0. but champions celtic dropped points, drawing 1—all at kilmarnock — chris burke with killie's equaliser

mercedes dominating across the race weekend, and it's happened again in qualifying for the spanish grand prix. six time world champion lewis hamilton just edging out team—mate valtteri bottas, to lock out the front of a good chance mercedes would be in pole position. they did it once again. bearing in mind they have done it the previous seven years. one or other of their cars being in pole position, so that is done. not a lot to do about that but our hope is max. he will start in third place. much like last time at silverstone, they will hope that he will get amongst the fight and maybe even win the race and for the championship that is what really needs to happen. he is the one pushing at the moment 30 points behind lewis hamilton. can you believe it? his 92nd pole position. it is quite formidable to form he finds himself in at the moment. and the racing points will make it a decent battle behind those top three drivers really aiming to get in the mix and try and really just emphasise that they have got last year's mercedes and they can do something decent with that. worth bearing in mind they are at barcelona and this is not the usual time they race there. normally we race in april. this is round

of this weekend's formula 1 70th anniversary grand prix. lewis hamilton and valtteri bottas took it in turns to top time sheets, but the bigger news involves your mercedesmercial and sporting issues and the contract f1 want them to sign to take part next season. they've got until wednesday to agree a deal. second practice runs came to a premature end when sebastian vettel‘s ferarri suffered engine failure. it was also at tough day for racing point after sergio perez tested positive once again for coronavirus and a refined and docked points for copying parts on their car from mercedes. and the latest from the second round of the us pga championship golf and the world snooker championship in sheffield, you can head over to the bbc sport website tonight. for now though, that is all from the bbc sport centre. hello there. for the second friday in a row, some of us have experienced some extreme heat drifting up from the near continent. in fact, the first friday of august saw temperatures peaking at 36.4 degrees in central london, and the heat was pretty widespread across the midlands, central and southern england. widely seeing those temperatures in excess o

mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas got a puncture, which meant that he finished back in 11th, now 30 points behind hamilton in the championship. and most dramatically of all, in the penultimate lap, the same happened to lewis he was around 30 seconds ahead of the red bull of max verstappen. now, his team took the fateful decision to bring him into the pits just before that incident to change his tyres in what was a successful bid to record the fastest lap and get a point. but had they not done so, had they kept their man out there on the circuit, he would've overtaken hamilton because he was effectively on just three tyres for the final lap. and that meant that in the final reckoning, it became an incredibly dramatic finale. hamiltonjust clinging on byjust over five seconds to secure a record seventh british grand prix victory. it puts him on course, of course, for a record—equalling seventh world championship crown. next weekend, he'll be back here and expected to reinforce and strengthen that bid. once again, of course, there'll be no fans here. what happened earlier on was surely one of the most dramatic ends to a british grand prix. just a shame that there were no fans here to witness it. that was our

mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas got a puncture, which meant that he finished back in 11th, now 30 points behind hamilton in the championship. and most dramatically of all, in the penultimate lap, the same happened to lewispoint, he was around 30 seconds ahead of the red bull of max verstappen. now, his team took the fateful decision to bring him into the pits just before that incident to change his tyres in what was a successful bid to record the fastest lap and get a point. but had they not done so, had they kept their man out there on the circuit, he would've overtaken hamilton because he was effectively on just three tyres for the final lap. and that meant that in the final reckoning, it became an incredibly dramatic finale. hamiltonjust clinging on byjust over five seconds to secure a record seventh british grand prix victory. it puts him on course, of course, for a record—equalling seventh world championship crown. next weekend, he'll be back here and expected to reinforce and strengthen that bid. once again, of course, there'll be no fans here. what happened earlier on was surely one of the most dramatic ends to a british grand prix. just a shame that there were no fans here to witness it. dan roa

just a glimpse of frailty from hamilton‘s mercedes as he felt the tyres grow weary, but no real damage, no real drama, just another victory. it's the belgian grand prix for lewis hamiltoncricket was back on bbc television — time to look your best. pakistan certainly did, the tourists at home on the old trafford wicket, and finding the boundary with relative ease. half centuries from barbara amir and mohammad hafeez had them marching ahead to set england a target of 196. a big change needed a quick start and england got it. england got it. pakistan introduced shadab khan, and he introduced wickets. bu rstow khan, and he introduced wickets. burstow was out, and with the next ball, banton burstow was out, and with the next ball, ba nton followed burstow was out, and with the next ball, banton followed suit. pakistani celebrations were halted by eoin morgan. the england captain keeping them in the game with his own half—century. there was a brief wobble is three wickets fell, but england were guided home in the final over by david milan. all the drama you need for your sunday afternoon. rugby union‘s punishing schedule after the re—start is making for some extreme results.

champion lewis hamilton has dedicated his pole position at the belgian grand prix to chadwick boseman following the actor's death allison was again dominant in his mercedes finishing ahead of team and fell terry bought us red bulls max the stepan will start alongside daniel ricardo of renault on the 2nd row it was also habitants mine t. 3rd career pole and 6th at spa. so i ran across a section he. speaks. for henri were on the front row in belgium last year but saturday session was in stark contrast to the italian team as a battle to get through the 1st qualifying sessions the car made it into the top 10 and what's turning out to be one of the teams would just seasons for many years surely claire will start from 13th just ahead of teammate sebastian vettel. cycling's delay tour de france is underway nice despite rising numbers of coronavirus cases across france fans have been allowed to line their routes on the 1st of its 21 stages on saturday and riders will undergo covert tests throughout the tour which ends in paris on september the 20th again bad now is the defending champion previous winners get on thomas and chris froome or not competing this year because of a lack o

of the track hosting the first championship race in 1950. once again, mercedes are dominating the proceedings. world champion lewis hamiltonion judd trump moved into the quarterfinals of the world championship with a win over yan bingtao. it was a hard—fought victory from the world number one, though. he led 9—7 going into yesterday's final session and struggled to pull clear of china's yan, but sealed his13—11win with a superb break of 127. mark selby also made a century break of 124 in the deciding frame as he beats noppon saengkham13—12 to progress to the quarterfinals of the world snooker championship. last night was an historic one for women's boxing. the first all—british women's world title contest took place. terri harper retained her wbc women's world super—featherweight title, in a thrilling draw with natasha jonas, who was on the brink of winning a first world title at the age of 36. harper is undefeated in her career, and it's hard to believejust 18 months ago she was doing dawn shifts peeling spuds at her local chippy. actually, not only that, she also had to drug —— juggle her training in the ring and the chi

start with lewis hamilton who has taken pole position for the belgian called free and dedicated to the late actor chadwick boseman how it all was again dominant in his mercedes finishing ahead of taking my party bought us a good book as much for stopping and starting on the side down the yard and the 2nd day it was hamilton's 93rd career pole and 6 spot but. i'm sure i will grant the session. so. it is a really special one for me and i wanted it to be probably today i wanted to show strength and i wanted it to to be honest i wanted to be up front on my own but i chose. to make it significant to make it important and impactful because today is a special day to be a to dedicate that to jad. and i feel very honored to be able to do that and there was another sporting tribute suppose meant during football's community shield which starts the new season in england and if i can't win as arsenal came out on top against premier league champions liverpool on a penalty shoot out america bunny i'm hoping this is going fast and like hamilton celebrated with what kind of forever salute from the film black panther. or one of those men's most famous roles was the baseball hero jackie robinson

mercedes tore their tyres to shreds. lewis hamilton still leads the championship by 30 points afterfinishing second, ahead of valtteri bottasan forfamily reasons. he's leaving the uk to travel to new zealand, where his parents live. his father ged has been recovering there since he fell ill over christmas while he was injohannesburg to watch his son play against south africa. we've heard some extraordinary interviews with ronnie o'sullivan over the years — and it seems he's not mellowing with age. he beat china's ding junhui by 13 frames to ten to reach the quarterfinals of the world snooker championship in sheffield. and when he was asked why he thinks he's had such a long, successful career, he didn't hold back. if you look at the younger players coming through, they're not that good, really. do you know what i mean? most of them are, like, you know, wouldn't even... wouldn't even make... they'd probably do well as half—decent amateurs, do you know what i'm saying? they're not even amateurs. i mean, they're so bad that, you know, a lot of them that you see now, you just think, "cor, i've probably got lose an arm and a leg