wet weather poses some problems for f1 drivers including lewis hamilton in hungary but it's sebastian vettelin second practice. hello and welcome to sportsday it's the news sports fans have been eagerly awaiting. spectators will be allowed in to watch some test events in england over the coming weeks and stadiums could reopen in october, under new government plans announced today. two county cricket matches — including surrey against middlesex are among the early events earmarked. along with snooker‘s world championship, being held at the crucible, at the end of the month. and 5000 fans will be allowed in to see the glorious goodwood horse racing festival next month too, with more pilots planned in the future. we will also pilot larger gatherings in venues like sports stadiums, with a view to a wider reopening in the autumn. from october, we intend to bring back audiences in stadio, these changes must be done on a covid—secure way, subject to the successful outcome of pilots. well let's get some on this now, with austin halewood, who joins me in the studio. austin what further details do we

heavy rain frustrating hamilton in budapest as ferrari's sebastian vettel goes quickest. more than 6 months now since the 1st cases were reported but the resurgence of corona virus is now such a real threat with some nations seeing their worst spikes yet india for example has become the 3rd country to record more than a 1000000 cases infections spreading in the smaller rural areas where health systems are far weaker and some states are now re imposing their restrictions after the nationwide lockdown was lifted last month in brazil the hospitals are struggling to cope with what is the world's 2nd biggest outbreak and there are concerns there as there are in india as well and a lack of testing has left many infections on reported let's not forget also president diables unary himself continues to isolate after being infected and the u.s. has shattered yet another record with more than 77000 cases in a single day even with those numbers politicians remain divided over the orders to wear a face mask the governor of georgia is now urging residents to wear them a day after suing

it was a bad day for ferrari, sebastian vettel is going to start in 11th. charles leclerc, seven.have to do a betterjob, naturally. it's a long way so we will see what we can do. it's very close, yeah, this is a very strong track for valtteri bottas. there are tracks that you are stronger out, sometimes they are stronger, and this is one of his. so i'm pretty happy. there was an upset in a famous flat race. serpentine gave the irishman and a record eighth diary win in 19 years after his first was that mand mcnamara's debut in the classic. but not as depicted it, with the race taking place behind closed doors. a bit of a surreal feeling, there was behind closed doors. a bit of a surrealfeeling, there was no massive crowd but at the same time you are on stafford, you hear roaring from the side and there is a sense of occasion. that's the most important win, so that's the most important win, so when you go by doesn't matter if there is nobody in the grandstands. and that's all your sport an hour. —— for now. the national gallery will be the first major museum in the uk to re—open its

in the end, charles leclerc managed to make it into seventh, but sebastian vettel only down in 11th.with ferrari over recent seasons. better news, though, for red bull. max verstappen is on third for today's race. but it is mercedes who have blocked out the front row of the grid. the first weddings since lockdown are taking place this weekend, after the ban was lifted yesterday. although big receptions are still banned, couples are allowed to take their vows with up to 30 family and friends — as long as they stay two metres apart from anyone outside their household. let's speak to one happy couple who tied the knot yesterday. alastair and rebecca whitelaw are in kennington in south london. many congratulations. what was it like? it was amazing, thank you. we got married. it was very different from the date we originally planned. we were meant to get married on the 6th ofjune. but as soon as the announcement came through, we thought, let's get married straightaway. talk is through what happened, what did you have planned and how was it different? our wedding injune and how was it diff

charles leclerc managed to make it into second but sebastian vettel only down in 11th, so there willng with ferrari over recent seasons. better news for red bull. max verstappen is on the third for the race today but it is mercedes who have blocked out the front row of the grid. in iran, a new rule has been introduced making the wearing of face masks in covered public spaces mandatory, to help combat the spread of coronavirus. towns and cities in five provinces have been put back into lockdown after the daily rate of infection rose again after falling in april. i'm joined by baran abbasi from bbc persian. the government say you have to wear masks and there is quite a few strict measures if you do not wear masks. what are the saying exactly? the government say people have not taken it seriously and numbers have been rising, so as of today, eve ryo ne been rising, so as of today, everyone going to a public space, closed public space, has to wear masks. if places avoid this they will be shutdown for a week and if employees of public offices avoid wearing masks, they will be sent home an

in the end, charles leclerc managed to make it into seventh, but sebastian vettel only down in 11th.wrong with ferrari over recent seasons. better news, though, for red bull. max verstappen is on third for today's race. but it is mercedes who have blocked out the front row of the grid. let's get some of the day's other news from around the world. the relatives of a coronavirus victim in bolivia have placed his coffin in the middle of the street in protest at the difficulty in getting him buried. the 62—year—old man died a week ago in the city of cochabamba, which appears to be overwhelmed by the rising number of deaths. the number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in mexico has risen to more than 30,000, with 500 fatalities recorded there in the past 2a hours. the pandemic is accelerating across latin america, with brazil — the worst hit country in the region — registering more than 1,100 deaths from covid—19 on saturday. iran has reported a new record single—day virus death toll of 163. it comes as the country makes face masks compulsory in covered public spaces. after a drop in cases

charles leclerc collided with sebastian vettel on the opening lap after leclerc attempted to push pastnd apologised on social media. lewis hamilton is comfortably out in front in his mercedes with around 20 laps left to go, as he closes in on his first win of the season. the leading irish jump jockey barry geraghty has retired from racing at the age of a0. during his 24—year career, he won all the major races and is the most successfuljockey in cheltenham festival history with 43 victories including two gold cups. geraghty also won the grand national in 2003, the champion hurdle four times and champion chase five times. that's all the sport for now. the bollywood actress aishwarya rai bachchan and her daughter have tested positive for coronavirus. the confirmation came a day after her father—in—law and top actor amitabh bachchan and her husband abhishek said they were infected with the virus. we can cross over live to mumbai now to talk to the entertainment editor of indian news channel ndtv, rohit khilnani. he's spent the morning outside the hospital where mr bachchan is being treated

wet weather causes a few headaches for f1 champion lewis hamilton in practice in hungary, as sebastian vettelsir tom moore, the centenarian who's raised more than £32 million for nhs charities, has been knighted by the queen. he received the honour in an outdoor ceremony at windsor castle. he said it had been "an absolutely outstanding day". our royal correspondent, sarah campbell, watched the ceremony at windsor. sarah. in the midst of the pandemic, during some very difficult times, captain sir tom moore provided some hope, positivity when there was not much around. the honour conferred on him today behind windsor castle's walls really felt like a personal thank you from the queen. for such an inspiring individual, it seemed appropriate that he should be given a uniquely special investiture. bagpipes play a uniquely special investiture. this was the first face—to—face engagement with a member of the public the queen had taken part in since lockdown began. beneath brilliant blue skies, and adhering to socially—distant guidelines, she used the sword which had belonged to herfather, george vi,

ferrari have had a dismal start to the campaign with their drivers — charles le clarc and sebastian vettel's max verstappen will start in third. sports will start in third. did a greatjob today. i have got sports did a greatjob today. i have got to do a betterjob, actually —— va ltteri bottas got to do a betterjob, actually —— valtteri bottas did a greatjob today. if you look at all the tracks across the year, there are tracks where sometimes i am stronger, sometimes he is stronger, and this is one of his. so to be that close, iam is one of his. so to be that close, i am pretty happy. there are four more games in the premier league today. sheffield united still have an eye on qualifying for europe, after being boosted by their 3—1 win over spurs last week. they're currently away at burnley. they're about 15 minutes into the second half at turf moor. james tarkowski got on the end of a free kick to burnley ahead just before half—time. then at 2.15, newcastle host west ham united. the hammers are three points above the relegation zone after a vital 3—2 win over chelsea on wednesday. we will

charles lee clark managed to make it into second but sebastian vettel only down in 11th, so there will max verstappen is on the third for the race today but it is mercedes who have blocked out the front row of the grid. all right, thank you very much for that, katherine downes at the bbc sport centre. the american rapper kanye west has announced he is running for president of the united states in 2020. the unlikely challenger to donald trump and joe biden chose american independence day to make the surprise announcement on twitter, triggering a social media storm. but with just four months to go before polling day in november, it‘s not clear whether any official paperwork has been filed for him to appear on state election ballots. this is not the first time that west has suggested he would run for the white house and he has been a vocal supporter of president trump in the past. throughout the coronavirus outbreak, britons have paid tribute to workers in the national health service who have treated the vulnerable, often at significant risk to themselves. sunday marks the seventy—second

sebastian vettel may be contemplating his future, but he was quickest in his ferrari, in second practicettas but lewis hamilton, in the other mercedes, didn't set a lap time. the four—time world champion vettel has been linked with a move to racing point next season, when he leaves ferrari — he says "everything is still open", including giving up the sport. england's netball team are set to return to training — and they hope to be playing competitive matches before the end of the year. the players will resume individual programmes next tuesday, after the government outlined a five—stage return to elite sport. the next stage is closer contact training within small groups, before moving on to domestic competition, behind closed doors. the two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova believes some of the sports top players won't travel to the us open — if restrictions around the coronavirus pandemic continue. the grand slam is set to go ahead without fans from august the 31st — despite the us reporting tens of thousands of new cases a day and having the worst death rate worldwide. idid hear i

having impressed during the 1st practice sessions took place in relatively dry conditions for sebastian vettel went quickest in the wet but it's the miss a nice pair of hamilton and valtteri bottas who lead the championship standings heading into this 3rd rice of the seas. the car is perfect and no drive is perfect and what we do is just try to continue to build on that solid foundation that we have so you know it is a great car but we still are learning about it we're still trying to understand small nuances and in the changes that we make to just continue to build. well defending world champion marc marc has clocked the fastest time in practice ahead of the 1st moto g.p. race of a rescheduled season not a perfect return so worth markers in spain and a bit of a spin during the afternoon practice session in her breath mark has quickly back on board to get where he left off some 8 months after the last race that's a place for lance. now richard courage philipines it and says the circumstances in which his team won the spanish league title this season make the achievements extra special rail cel

ferrari continue to look well off the pace charlotte claire finished out of the points in 11th all sebastian vettel was 6. months and was so far ahead in the closing laps he had time to pit and get some fresh tires that allowed him to close the fastest lap and earn a bonus points off this last time when you were thinking big guys. so i think this team just continuous continues to amaze me and i love i love working with them and i'm grateful that i can do. on days or weekends like this no how or want to do it in the beginning of course ending up in the barriers to the grid but. yet in the mechanics of it amazing job to fix it i don't know how they did it but yeah incredible. so you had to pay them back with their 2nd place i was very pleased today. it seems i have a week off before heading to the british grand prix at the stalls of august and the richardson al-jazeera is not such a good day for the brain in moto g.p. champion mark mark has at the spanish mark has crashed out of the opening race of the season and will now work quite surgery on a broken arm france's fabio quite tomorrow went on to win

for ferrari chose the cleric to hold this race last year because only managed 7th place was sebastian vettel will start even further back in 11th there's been no f one action in more than 200 days because of cope at 19 and the sport's taking no chances more than 4000 tests have been carried out on personnel in austria this week all of which came back negative it seems operating bubbles so they're not. interacting with anyone from any other teams and then we've been that seems they're operating in in many bubbles if you say one of them within those bubbles test positive for the virus that would fit for 5 members of the team that may have people on standby you can then be drafted in your place that small bubble and then effectively the show can go on ahead of sunday's race the drivers have been told they can show support to the fight against racism in any way they choose but it's unclear whether all of them will take the knee david stokes al-jazeera. in the italian football title wise event has extended their lead with a comfortable win in their darby much again. to radar 42 year old give a go

ferrari continue to look well off the pace charlotte clare finished out of the points in 11th all sebastian vettel was 6. months and was so far ahead in the closing laps he had time to pit and get some fresh tires that allowed him to clock the fastest lap and earn a bonus points off this lap and when you. think you think i think this team just continuous continues to amaze me and i love i love working with them and i'm grateful that i can do perform them on days on weekends like this not how i want to do it in the beginning of course ending up in the barriers citigroup. yet to make an exhibit amazing job to fix it i don't know how they did it but you are incredible. so you have to to pay them back for their 2nd place so was very pleased about. it seems i have a week off before heading to the british grand prix at the start of august on the richardson al-jazeera. we are just over a month away before cyclists the egg on the bed now begins the defense of these 2 in france title of the colombians journey back to the top of the podium has already begun he joined fellow cyclists. and more than 100 other

continue to look well off the pace charlotte clare finished out of the points in 11th while sebastian vettelwas 6. months and was so far ahead in the closing laps he had time to pit and get some fresh tires that allowed him to close the fastest lap and earn a bonus points off this last time but when you. think you think i know i think this team just continuous continues to amaze me and i love i love working with them and i'm grateful that i can do a formal on days on weekends like this know how i want to do it in the beginning of course ending up in the barriers citigroup but. yet it would make an exhibit amazing job to fix a car or i don't know how they did it but you are incredible. so you have to debate them back with their 2nd place was very pleased about. it seems i have a week off before heading to the british. at the stalls of increased on the rich it's an easier. and not such a good day for the reigning moto g.p. champion marc marc has at the spanish grand prix arc has crashed out of the opening race of the season and one that requires surgery on a broken arm francis probably a quote

was another bad day for ferrari is their cars were forced to retire when charlotte clerk and sebastian vettel collided on the 1st lap the clerk later apologized to his teammate. when there's plenty of action in the formula 3 support race in austria earlier claim or never lacked was lucky to keep his back wheels on the ground often being forced off the track. the safety car was needed when sophia flourished crashed out midway through the race 16 year old teo pusha managed to avoid the accidents and in doing so became the youngest winner of an f 3 race. while f one is racing in front of empty stands indy car fans will welcome back for the 1st time this season the thousands of fans had their temperatures checked before they were allowed to enter the road america's circuit in wisconsin the wearing of mosques was encouraged but not one to tree. it's a 1st hand to mark. one of those tracks. that are sharp enough to take off in. search of our car back. scott dixon showed he's the driver to beat this season off to make it 3 wins from 3 a 5 time indy car champion force his way through the field after