on a track proving tricky for overtaking, it was nico rosberg to lose. lewis hamilton was hampered by wheel spin, nico rosberg raced ahead. sebastien vettel went past. lewis hamilton suffered. the pit crew put paid to hopes. mercedes continued ford. -- forward, others went back ward. kiko alonso in the pits. motorists grateful grosjean left them moaning. it was a roller-coaster ride. starting fifth a pair picked off and battling to stay in the top 10. in front nothing trouble the german extending his lead. lewis hamilton hunted steven vitoria. a shake-up allowing mercedes to manoeuvre their man to second. there was no way to reclaim the race from nico rosberg, as he took the checkered flag by 17 seconds and the first win of 2015. >> it was a perfect weekend great to be in poland and win the race. very, very happy. the car has been awesome all weekend. perfect. really great. >> had lots of wheel spin on the car. it was a good race he did a fantastic job, i'm grateful i could get back up to second >>> with a statement challenge revived nico rosberg will lo

nico rosberg is second in title, 27 points behind his team-mate and current leader lewis hamilton. lewis hamilton was second quickest missing out on a fifth straight poll. sebastien vettel is the closest arrivalful and helle be third on -- he'll be third on the grid. >> rafael nadal beat tomas berdych in the semifinals. he lost an clay three times this year but the challenge has not dropped a set so far. warming up nicely for a 10th french open title later this month. andy murray beet kei nishikori, and britain looking to win back to back titles after claiming his first ever trophy, which was in munich last week on that surface. >>> 3-time pga winner chris kirk takes a one-shot lead, 10-under par for the tournament. not a lot of breathing space. rory mcilroy is right in contention the northern irishman finishing 6-under par. he is four strokes behind the leader. >> they have a chance to win this thing. it is so bumped. anyone that is sort of you know five, maybe six shots behind they can go out and shot tomorrow and especially during the afternoon, the greens get a little firmer, c

want pablo montoya his second indy win for owner penske and nico rosberg winning hiss third great monaco grand prix at f1. as we look forward to carl edwards he showed before his championship meadow. like we saw kevin harvick go to a new team, put on a new run, could this be it for carl edwards? >> i know it could be it. the most important thing we could take away is the power underneath the hoods of the toyotas. that's behind them now. they've got the power to compete with kevin harvick and kurt busch, two of the guys that have been dominant on the bigger tracks. that means these teams are now thinking championships. they can think anywhere. >> denny "the hammer" hamlin does have a win. h went to the nascar hauler to discuss things. wasn't necessarily called. either way. i think he wanted to talk about darrell waltrip throwing the debris. we'll talk more about this and more with carl edwards coming up at 9:00 p.m. eastern on fox sports 1. next here late local news. and next sunday on fox sports 1, presented by castro gtx, coverage beginning at 11:30 eastern time with race day. we'll be

nico rosberg qualified in poll for sunday's spanish grand prix first of the season. he is second in the overall title standings, behind his mercedes team-mate. lewis hamilton second. sebastien vettel is the closest title rival, qualifying in fifth. >> i had to sooner rather than later, that's for sure. it's a step in the right direction to winning the race this weekend. yes, it was a good day in the office for sure. >> barcelona and "real money" in league action this saturday with two points separating the top in spain. leaders, barcelona are about to kick it off. off the back of a 3-0 champion's league win. huge uncertainty for the end of the spanish season. the games suspended from may 16th because of a dispute over tv rights. >> reporter: i don't think that we can get to that point. i think dialogue will win and the whole thing can be solved before a strike. players and the league have arguments >>> chelsea confirmed as english champions, much of the focus is on who can avoid relegation. sunderland picked up an important win. goals from daniel gray and defoe helpi

starting at good looking cars in formula 1 mercedes lewis hamilton posted the fastest lap ahead of nico rosberg who will start from second. it's lewis hamilton's first ever poll at a circuit that is difficult to take on. he won it in monaco in 2008. sebastien vettel has third quickst. >>> at the rally of portugal. after the second full day of racing there was a leader. it was action backed. a belgium driver rolled his car on to its roof. it caused a 10 second delay for his team-mate who had to slow down and barge past the car. drama too when essans broke the suspension of the ford feeder causing it to catch fire. >>> it was hard to this team to control their emotions as they played their first home match in six years. it marked a return to top tier cricket in pakistan for the first time since an attack on the sri lankan team bus in 2009. david garrett reports. >> reporter: before the match outside the gaddafi stadium, there was enthusiasm not seen for dozen years. 4,000 police were in attendance inside the ground they were ready for contribute to return. zimbabwe was described as brave no other

. >> nico rosberg qualified in poll position for the spanish grand prix it is his first poll of the season. he's second in the standings behind the team-mate and defending champion lewis hamilton. lewis hamilton was second quickest missing out on a fifth straight poll. sebastien vettel is the closest rival, qualifying back in fifth. barcelona and real madrid in league action this saturday with two points separating them at the top of the spanish league. they are there after the win over bayern munich. huge uncertainty over the end of the series with games set to be suspended with concern over tv rights. >> i don't think that we can get to that point. i think dialogue will win, and the whole thing can be solved before a strike. players will have arguments. >> chelsea confirmed the champions, much of the focus. sunderland picked up a win, a 2-0 victory lifting it out of the bottom three. nigel pearson has been named manager of the month, after four straight wins saw him move out of the relegation zone and they continued a bid for safety against southampton. >> a couple of months ago it looke

i thought it started with his defense and rebound, and that got him into the game >>> nico rosberg hasn quickest in final practice ahead of the spix. he is second in the overall title standings, behind team-mate and champion lewis hamilton. he was third quickest and suffered a bit of a spin during the session. ferrari's sebastien vettel second fastest, qualifying starting in an hour's time. barcelona and real madrid in league action this saturday. with two points separating them at the top of the spanish league. leaders barcelona at home on the back of a 3-0 semifinal win over bayern munich. huge uncertainty. games at the moment set to be suspended by may 16th because of a dispute over tv rights. >> i don't think we can get to that point. i think dialogue will win, and the whole thing can be solved. the players in the league have their arguments. but i think we'll reach agreement >>> another league where it's all to play for is the algerian division. look at the title race wide open with all the teams in the league mathematically going first, with all games remaining. 11 points separat