this is the sound of sebastien vettel's champion hopes slipping away. his ferrari's engine had already been changed before qualifying but the secondary problems couldn't be fixed to allow him to set a time. after singapore, he faces a battle to score points in malaysia, starting from the back of the great. that put pressure on the other ferrari driver, kimi raikkonen, to get ahead of lewis hamilton. despite mercedes struggling in practice, hamilton pulled out all the stops when it mattered. his first run in the final shoot out is enough to secure pole but only because raikkonen missed out by 400th of a second. hamilton will not get an easy ride with the ferrari alongside him, but provided his steers clear of trouble, he should keep his advantage in the title fight. still 0—0 with sunderland. pep guardiola's said will be without sergio aguero, who broke a rib in a car accident in amsterdam yesterday. i would like to play with sergio but we can't. we do the same we would have done with him. we will overcome the situation. there are five games in the scott

and sebastien vettel is sensational in singapore.f tomorrow's grand prix, but championship leader lewis hamilton can only manage fifth. also coming up in the programme: another huge fight night in las vegas approaches. we bring you all the build up to alvarez versus gennady golovkin — two of boxing's biggest punchers. we begin with the day's football, and manchester city just can't stop scoring — 6—0 they beat watford this afternoon. now topping the premier league table on their own, with manchester united not playing until tomorrow. sergio got itjust cheering away from the all—time manchester city goal—scoring record. much of the day for a third goal. he is likely on messy. raheem sterling with the penalty. gabriellejesus. maybe controversial offside calls but they thoroughly deserved this. manchester city. they can't stop scoring. 15 goals in the last three games, if you include champions league. next up they play crystal palace. let's hear from league. next up they play crystal palace. let's hearfrom pep guardiola. it's complicate

his great rival, sebastien vettel, can only watch, as his title hopes fade.to fix, a race they ultimately lost. radio:m we know what to do, i can limp back. that left kimi raikkonen to try to hold hamilton fan for a while he was fastest, that hamilton pulled off a remarkable fightback. the said he‘s had been off the pace in practice. not so when it mattered. kimi raikkonen had one last chance to topple him but locked up on the final corner, and expensive day for ferrari. a 70th pole position for lewis hamilton, while vettel start from the back of the grid. stay out of trouble tomorrow, and hamilton will be a step closer to a fourth world title. there were 17 goals in today‘s premier league fixtures. match of the day follows the news, so if you want to wait for the results, you know what to do... manchester city are still top of the premier league on goal difference after beating the champions chelsea at stamford bridge, kevin de bruyne scoring the only goal of the game. elsewhere, there were 4—0 victories for tottenham — harry kane scoring two today — and man

and sebastien vettel is sensational in singapore.ition ahead of tomorrow's grand prix, but championship leader lewis hamilton can only manage fifth. also coming up in the programme: another huge fight night in las vegas approaches. we bring you all the build up to saul alvarez versus gennady golovkin — two of boxing's biggest punchers. we begin with the day's football and roy hodgson‘s return to management with crystal palace began in defeat to southampton. if the former england boss didn't know the size of the task facing him, he does know, as palace lost again. —— he does now. that's now five defeats from five, without scoring a goal, the first time that's ever happened in the top flight. adam wild reports. from the terraces to the top job, roy hodgson‘s life now comes full circle. taking charge of crystal palace, the club he supported as a boy. these won't be the circumstances of which he once dreamed. he is inheriting a crisis at crystal palace. if that wasn't obvious before, it was soon crystal clear. southampton took the lead a

this is the sound of sebastien vettel's champion hopes slipping away.ry problems couldn't be fixed to allow him to set a time. after singapore, he faces a battle to score points in malaysia, starting from the back of the great. that put pressure on the other ferrari driver, kimi raikkonen, to get ahead of lewis hamilton. despite mercedes

singapore will be on whether lewis hamilton can increase his lead in the world championship over sebastien vettelk. we expect a series of announcements over the course of this weekend. here is what you need to know. first, mclaren are expected to officially announce their divorce from honda, a partnership that began in 2015 and has been woefully unsuccessful. they will switch to renault engines in 2018 and they are expected to re—sign fernando alonso as a result. i want to give time to my team. after the last three years after the sun struggles that we went through together, to have time for them to make decisions and to see the future for next year's car and after they make their decisions i will make my. i want to stay loyal to that. do not make any decisions without them making their decisions. so relaxed, happy and we will see what happens in the next few weeks. the honda engine supply will swap in 2018 and then to red bull racing in 2019 who are expected to sever links with renault. it is all happening here in singapore. play was called off for the day at the fifth and final women's golf maj

championship leader sebastien vettel will start from sixth.hat record breaking pole position italy, i love you, so happy to be here, we are in ferrari homeland but we have such great support for mercedes, i appreciate the love. to do this on such a historic circuit, beautiful country, i am going to have some pasta tonight to celebrate! we've had lots of tries on the opening weekend of the rugby union premiership, there was a double header at twickenham yesterday london irish beat harlequins and the european champions saracens are up and running after a thumping win over northampton saints. sarries scored nine tries — three of them by scotland winger sean maitland. 55—24 the final score. there was also a big win for wasps against sale chris froome is still wearing the leaders red jersey there were a pro 1a winds for glasgow, ospreys and leinster. chris froome is still wearing the leaders red jersey at the vuelta espana , he has a 55 second lead the 14th stage was won by poland's rafal majka . froome finished in fourth a few seconds behind vince

rival sebastien vettel is on pole. you can read more on that on the bbc sport website.e had some long spells of sunshine but equally some pretty heavy showers and the hello. this is bbc news. north korea's leader kimjong un has said his goal is to match the military power of the united states. his comments come after the united nations security council described the latest missile test overjapan as highly provocative. washington has again warned pyongyang of possible military action. but russia and china say diplomacy is the only solution. stephen mcdonnell reports from seoul. north korea has released footage which it says is of its latest ballistic missile test, the day after it was carried out. also images of an elated kim jong un, present at the site. the country's state media has quoted their leader as saying "this was to achieve equilibrium force, so that the us would not even talk about a military move against his regime". across the pacific, washington is considering its next move. we've been kicking the can down the road and we're out of road. so for those who h

on a circuit where ferrari were expected to dominate, a crash at the start forced title rival sebastien vetteld he needed a miracle to win amid the tight twists of this circuit. in the darkness, came his light. in the land of the singapore sling, the lashing rain served up a perfect cocktail the chaos. max verstappen and sebastian vettel were out from the word go. it was the first time in the history of the sport that both ferraris had crashed out in the opening lap. plotting his waist is a really through the carnage was hamilton. the master of taming wet conditions went on to claim his third win in a i’ow went on to claim his third win in a row and seventh of the season. hamilton wins in singapore. what a turnaround today. fantastic drop with this strategy. what a great day. hamilton is now 28 points clear of vettel. singapore could now have changed the destiny of the formula i title. there were two big games in the premier league today. match of the day 2 follows the news, so if you don't want to know the results just yet, then look away now. wayne rooney's return to his former club ended in

championship leader sebastien vettel will start from sixth in his ferrari.ng pole position. we've had lots of tries on the opening weekend of the rugby union premiership, there was a double header at twickenham yesterday london irish beat harlequins and the european champions saracens are up and running after a thumping win over northampton saints. sarries scored nine tries — three of them by scotland winger sean maitland. 55—24 the final score. there was also a big win for wasps against sale. the defending champions the scarlets got their pro 1a campaign off with a win. 57—10 to them. there was also pro 1a wins for ospreys, leinster and glasgow. chris froome is still wearing the leaders red jersey at the vuelta espana, he has a 55 second lead. the 14th stage was won by poland's rafal maj ka. froome finished in fourth a few seconds behind vincenzo nibali — who is second in the overall standings. there's another mountain stage today. remember, froome is going for a rare grand tour double, having already won the tour de france this year. it was a much easier d

just before we go, sebastien vettel has failed to set a qualifying time after problems with his ferraril the action on the bbc sport website. there is live commentary on bbc radio sports extra. that's all bespoke for now, more in the next hour. jessica, thank you very much. i think we will be seeing more pictures of the line during the course of today. i don't know what to say after that, except i try that home! a portrait of an sak suit she has been removed from oxford university over her handling of the crisis involving the rohingyas. bbc radio 1 turns 50 today, and it's celebrating it's special birthday with a three—day pop—up digital radio station. radio 1 vintage will broadcast hour—long, nostalgic shows made up of archive material. tony blackburn, the host of the very first radio 1 breakfast show in 1967, returned to the station for a special show with current presenter nick grimshaw. here's how the show began. tony blackburn and nick grimshaw. good morning, everybody.” tony blackburn and nick grimshaw. good morning, everybody. i am nick grimshaw. and i am tony blackburn. here we

ferrari were expected to dominate, but a crash involving sebastien vettel at the start, handed victoryuit mixed with rain is the perfect cocktail for chaos in mixed with rain is the perfect cocktailfor chaos in formula 1. and this singapore sling left sebastian vettel, max verstappen and kimi raikkonen all feeling both shaken and stirred. got down it! is the first time in history also bought that both riders crashed out on the opening lap. —— history of the sport. the main beneficiary was lewis hamilton. before starting from fifth he said he needed a miracle to stop vettel leapfrogging him in the championship standings. his prayers we re championship standings. his prayers were answered as he picked his way through the wreckage to take the lead. hamilton has shown made tags before he's a master of all racing in the wet. little surprise he claimed his third win in a row an seventh of the season. six remaining races favoured a mercedes car over the ferrari so singapore could be the ferrari so singapore could be the turning point in the destiny of the turning point in the destiny of the c

championship leader sebastien vettel will start from sixth.eals the show at a premier league football match but bradley lowery broke the hearts of hardened football fans across the country. a sunderland fanatic, he suffered from a rare form of cancer and sadly died last month. a fundraising match in his memory kicks off this afternoon, and we‘ll talk about that in a moment, but first let‘s remind ourselves of the nation‘s favourite football fan. let‘s talk now to kevin cooper, who‘s helped organise today‘s charity football match and adam woodyatt, better known as ian beale from eastenders, who‘ll be playing in it. good morning to you both. thank you both so watch for coming. adam, you area both so watch for coming. adam, you are a huge football fan, how did you get involved with this plan for the game today? i've been playing for the team, i stopped playing for the tea m the team, i stopped playing for the team two years ago because i got too old to play. co—ops phoned me up and said, do you want to play in this? bradley captured everyone‘s he

championship leader sebastien vettel will start from sixth..the williams driver lance stroll has becomeamilton's day with that record breaking pole position. it's the opening weekend in the rugby union premiership, we've had lots of tries, there was a double header at twickenham yesterday and the european champions saracens are up and running after a thumping win over northampton saints. sarries scored nine tries — three of them by scotland winger sean maitland. 55—24 the final score. saracens are looking to regain their title after losing in the play—off semi—finals last season. and the high scoring at twickenham didn't stop there. that match was followed by 39—29 win for london irish over harlequins. brendan mckibben taking advantage of a mistake in the quinns backline to score the decisive try. defending pro12 champions scarlets got their pro 14 campaign off to a winning start, beating league debuta nts southern kings from south africa 57—10. leigh halfpenny joined them in the summer and wasted no time in scoring his first points for the club. chris froome is still wearing the leader