max verstappen is delighted as lewis hamilton was dejected.em away the result seemed a formality. around the streets of monaco, overtaking is almost impossible. a spectacular setting perhaps that less than spectacular racing and hamilton were stuck in traffic to his obvious l frustration. how am i still behind l him, man? at least he fared better than his team—mate valtteri bottas. how do you change tyres when they won't budge? race over. no such problems for lando norris who took an impressive third but no one could get near verstappen in what was by and large a victory procession. r— verstappen wins the monaco grand | prix! joy for the dutch fans for the | first time is a the championship as hamilton trailed in seventh. hardly an action packed race but one man at least won't mind. andy swiss, bbc news. certainly a day max verstappen won't forget in a hurry, and after the race he said he couldn't be happier with how it played out. everything went very well. we looked after our tire as well. the concentration levels for 78 laps is enormous. am

and max verstappen got the jump on hamilton.e hunter and a ruthless one. it tookjust four laps to get his place back. valtteri bottas had claimed pole but couldn't match the pace. 0nce bottas had claimed pole but couldn't match the pace. once in front, hamilton never looked back. after giving up his lead the thin surrendered second place. on cooler tyres he was easy pickings for max verstappen but for the second year in a row nobody could stop hamilton and portugal. in a row nobody could stop hamilton and portugal-— and portugal. very windy out there so very easy _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put a _ and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put a foot - and portugal. very windy out there so very easy to put a foot wrong, l so very easy to put a foot wrong, and just didn't quite get as good a start as valtteri and lost out on the restart which was not good, so today wasn't all perfect. ist

verstappen couldn't get close on his only attempt. of a second behind his mercedes team—mate. the car in front in the last two corners just disturbed you, especially with the low group we already have, any tough wind out here. it basically cost me a lot of lap time. here. it basically cost me a lot of la- time. , here. it basically cost me a lot of la. time, , ., , here. it basically cost me a lot of la- time. ., , ., here. it basically cost me a lot of la- time. .,, ., feels like it has been a while, so it was a good qualifying. it's been a weak point for me the first two races. i don't think we can never be satisfied. i that's what we exist to do, - is to continue to push forward. but i'm definitely happy. with the work we're doing. verstappen might be down, but he's certainly not out. he won the last race from third, so mercedes know not to get too excited. nick parrott, bbc news. next to agony for geraint thomas, who was denied victory on the fourth stage of the tour of romandie after crashing within sight of the finish line. he w

now, it's been a memorable day for max verstappen.'s world championship for the first time, knocking off reigning champion lewis hamilton in the process. 0ur correspondent andy swiss reports. so, was this the day the title changed direction? max verstappen as delighted as lewis hamilton was dejected. starting seventh, he needed something special and from the moment verstappen led them away, the result seemed a formality. around the streets of monaco, overtaking is almost impossible. a spectacular setting, perhaps, but less than spectacular racing and hamilton was stuck in traffic, to his obvious frustration. how am i still behind him, man? come on! at least he fared better than his team—mate valtteri bottas. how do you change tyres when the tyre won't actually budge? race over. no such problems for britain's lando norris, who took an impressive third but no one could get near verstappen in what, was by and large, a victory procession. commentator: max verstappen wins the monaco grand prix! _ joy for the dutch fans. for the first time,

max verstappen will be hoping to change that next weekend in spain.leinster 32—23. leinster were on course to reach the final — leading their opponents 13—12 at half time — tied furlong with their try. but la rochelle scored two tries in the last 14 minutes to secure the win — and reach the final for the first time, where'll they play toulouse at twickenham on the 22nd of may. the second session of the world snooker championship final between mark selby and shaun murphy will begin shortly. just under 1,000 spectators are present at the crucible theatre in sheffield where murphy has the edge. he leads 5—3 heading into tonight's session. the first to 18 frames wins, so still a long way to go across today and tomorrow. you can watch the action on bbc two from 7pm. it was one of the most eagerly anticipated fights in womens boxing and last night the bout between katie taylor and natasha jonas certainly did not disappoint. the pair, who fought as amateurs back at the london 2012 olympics went ten very even rounds but katie taylorjust managed to cling on to

jot; verstappen wins the monaco grand prix!, ., , . verstappen wins the monaco grand prix!irst time is a the _ prix! joy for the dutch fans for the first time is a the championship i prix! joy for the dutch fans for the | first time is a the championship as hamilton trailed in seventh. hardly an action packed race but one man at least won�*t mind. andy swiss, bbc news. the final day of the premier league season is all about the race for the top four and those valuable european football places. all the games kicked—off at 4pm. champions manchester city will lift the trophy in front of their home fans after their game. second placed manchester united have also already qualified. and, as it stands, liverpool and chelsea will be joining them. great britain are still on top of the medal table on the final day of the european aquatics championships and ben proud nearly added another gold in the men�*s 50 metres freestyle, just losing out by 800th�*s of a second to take the silver. olympic champion adam peaty is going for his 4th gold in the medley—relay later this evening. the mu

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the strikeforce striking again, kerr holding the ball up before setting up her partner verstappen ofutes later and kirby returned the favour, this time kurt netting her 21st goal of the season, and with it bagging the golden boot. it was becoming a question not if chelsea would win but by how many. their fifth courtesy of this scrappy effort, erin cuthbert getting over the line for somejohn —— getting over the line. job done and in ruthless mansion tonic fashion. —— ruthless fashion. next up, when they play in the first ever champions the final, when this set of players are hoping to continue this winning feeling. jo currie, bbc news, kingsmeadow. great pictures there. and asjo was saying, it could get even better. having already won the league cup, it moves them a step closer to what could an historic quadruple. my myjob has my job has always myjob has always been to put them into the position where they can compete. when i am sat great and old, it is good to be these things to talk about. of course the friendships, but winning. forall to talk about. of course the friendships, but w

his main rival max verstappen had his chance right at the start, elbows out into turn 1, no way through no avail. so instead, his team decided to switch things up — a set of fresh tyres and the chase was on. how far have i got to catch up? currently 22 seconds — you've done it before. | in 22 laps, too. and in the red bull corner... i don't see how we're going to make it. he was right, as the champion timed his attack with six laps to go and into the lead for good. hamilton and his team in perfect harmony. to all the men and women in the team, you guys just continue to impress me. thank you so much for the hard work. ben croucher, bbc news. a quick look now at some of the day's other top stories. filippo ganna, the italian rider with the british ineos grenadiers team, leads the giro d'italia after stage two. he finished safely in the main bunch, to lead by 13 seconds. belgium's tim merlier sprinted to victory. on the final day of the walker cup, the amateur version of the ryder cup, the united states lead great britain and ireland byjust one point. it's 8.5 to 7.5 going into the final s

now, it's been a memorable day for max verstappen who's won his maiden monaco grand prix and, in thee first time — knocking off reigning champion lewis hamilton in the process. verstappen was helped out when ferrari's charles leclerc, who was on pole, broke down before he could get to the grid. pit stop problems then ended valterri bottas' race. so verstappen avoided trouble to take the chequered flag. hamilton could only finish seventh in his mercedes. the concentration levels were enormous. but of course, yeah amazing — enormous. but of course, yeah amazing. and to the championship is amazing. and to the championship is a nice _ amazing. and to the championship is a nice bonus — amazing. and to the championship is a nice bonus. i've said it many times— a nice bonus. i've said it many times before it still a very long season— times before it still a very long season and we have to keep on top of it but_ season and we have to keep on top of it but for— season and we have to keep on top of it but for now— season and we have to keep on top of it but for now of course i'm super happx _

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in barcelona, it's set to be another epic battle between hamilton and verstappen.ester, exeter and newcastle. we've had the last of the quarterfinals in rugby league's challenge cup — hull fc beat wigan 20—10 but it was much tighter in the other quarter. castleford needed extra time to get past salford. gareth o'brien's golden point drop goal saw them make it through to the last four. 19 points to 18. in the next few hours, we're going to see the biggest crowd at a us sporting event since the start of the pandemic. 70,000 fans will pack the at&t stadium in arlington, texas, for the super—middleweight unification fight between saul "canelo" alvarez and british fighter billyjoe saunders. it will also be a record for an indoor boxing event in the us. mexico's alvarez is putting two belts on the line against the unbeaten saunders, who holds the wbo title. you're going to see an absolutely boxing masterclass from billyjoe saunders and he will win a unanimous decision over 12 rounds. a lot of gypsy decision over 12 rounds. a lot of gypsy magic in the air, billiejo is on

max verstappen won the monaco grand prix to go top of the formula 1 drivers' standings for the firstbroke down before the start. lewis hamilton and mercedes had a rare bad day leaving verstappen four points ahead after five races. and you can follow the uspga golf on the bbc sport website as phil mickelson bids to become the oldest major winner. but that's it from me. back to you mishal. that's it from us — on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodnight. hello. this is bbc news with ben mundy. some of china's top long distance runners are believed to be among 21 athletes who died in extreme weather during a 100 kilometre race. the competitors were hit by plummeting temperatures, freezing rain and gales on a mountainous course in gansu province. aru na iyengar reports. it's one of the deadliest incidents in chinese sporting history. the race crosses complex terrain, making search and rescue operations more difficult. over 20 competitors in the 100km mountain ultramarathon have died and others are receiving treatment in hospital. 1200 rescuers were sent to search for the mi

verstappen avoided trouble to take the chequered flag.inish 7th in his mercedes. the final round of premier league fixtures are under way. manchester city may already be champions but there's still lots to be decided. it's a crucial afternoon for three teams in particular. chelsea, liverpool and leicester city — they're all vying for the final two champions league places. just over 15 minutes gone in all of the games. leicester have got a penalty in the last few moments. that could be a crucial goal if it is converted against tottenham hotspur in the race for the champions league places. staying with football, morecambe have booked their place at wembley for the league two play—off final. the shrimps beat tranmere 3—2 on aggregate over their two legs. morecambe were 2—1 ahead after the first leg and they got off to the perfect start after aaron wildig put them ahead in the first ten minutes. tranmere did get a goal back but it wasn't enough to stop the shrimps reaching their first play—off final. they'll face forest green rovers or newpor

max verstappen is left thinking of what could have been as valtteri bottas claims pole for the portuguese the tour de romandie after crashing just short of the finishing line.

verstappen wins to lead the formula one world championship for the first time.onight, because the full time whistle has blown on the premier league season. all 20 teams were in action this afternoon, but all eyes were on chelsea, leicester city and liverpool as they battled it out, for the final two champions league spots. and after defeat at home to tottenham, it's leicester that miss out. well, our reporter adam wild joins me in the studio. thanks forjoining us. lots to be keeping across. let's start with the champions league. chelsea lost today, but they still managed to sneak in. . ., ., ., sneak in. yeah, thanks to that the feet as well _ sneak in. yeah, thanks to that the feet as well for _ sneak in. yeah, thanks to that the feet as well for leicester - sneak in. yeah, thanks to that the feet as well for leicester city. - feet as well for leicester city. will not come to that in a moment, but it has been a terrifically busy afternoon. chelsea went to villa, they started the day in third but they started the day in third but they made it very difficult for

max verstappen is the new leader in formula one following his win at the monaco grand prix on sunday.m the win. it was disappointing for mercedes — lewis hamilton, who topped the standings before the race, came seventh. and egan bernal leads the way at the giro d'italia as the race enters the toughest leg on monday for stage 16, with nearly 6,000 metres of climbing to come in the dolomites. three riders crashed out early on in the 15th stage and racing was suspended for more than 25 minutes. belgium's victor campenaerts took the victory and now holds the pinkjersey and finished amongst his rivals and is still a minute and a half ahead of britain's simon yates. and that's it from us. you can, of course, get all the latest sports news at our website — bbc.com/sport — but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport team, we'll see you soon. dogs are adorable and loyal, but they are also very clever, and find new ways to amaze us. we already know they can sniff out drugs, weapons, and even certain cancers. now they've been trained to detect coronavirus too — as our health correspond

max verstappen was third.irst race for three years after what he is calling an embarrassing crash in the tour of romandie. the former tour de france champion was about to win the fourth stage and take the overall lead in switzerland, when his bike slipped just metres from the finish line. he's now 11 seconds behind the leader with the final stage tomorrow. there was an exciting finish to the first classic horse race of the season — the 2000 guineas. it was won by poetic flair in a photo finish at newmarket. and the result proved age is no barrier in racing — the jockey kevin manning is 54 and the trainer, jim bolger, 79. shaun murphy will play mark selby in the final of snooker�*s world championship after an extraordinary comeback and a day of epic semi—finals in sheffield. murphy had been 10—4 down to fellow englishman kyren wilson but he fought back to win17—12. he'll play three—time champion selby in the final which starts tomorrow in front of a full house at the crucible, the first indoor sporting event to

he had to to use all his experience to overtake rival max verstappen and then hunt down team—mate valterrit points after three races. i lost at the restart which was a mistake from my side, but i do not feel bad about it because i fixed it. 0vercoming obstacles and overtaking these two guys, it is a good feeling. and mark selby and shaun murphy are locked at six frames all in the final of the world snooker championship in sheffield. in front of a capacity crowd at the crucible theatre, selby has clawed his way back level after trailing 5—3 and 6—4. and mark selby and shaun murphy are locked at six frames all in the final of the world snooker championship in sheffield. the first to 18 frames wins the title, so a long way to go, with of the finale on monday evening. that's all the sport for now. it's exactly ten years since 0sama bin laden was killed —— shot by us marines in a daring raid on his compound in pakistan. key to tracking down the al qaeda leader was a pakistani doctor, shakil afridi. he's currently detained in pakistan, where he faced charges of operating a fake vaccine programme

he wasjust quicker than carlos sainz in the ferrari, followed by max verstappen in the other red bullthe sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. thank you very much, jane. the boss of easyjet has defended people who want to travel to amber list countries — such as spain and italy — saying it is "absolutely legal". it comes after the government advised people not to go to those countries on holiday. ceo johan lundgren told my colleague ramzan karmali that the uk risks falling behind other european countries, if it fails to operate a "data—based " approach to opening up travel: we have been very supportive of this risk—based approach, of having different countries being in different buckets depending on the risk they represent and the restrictions introduced are there to make sure travel can take place in a safe way. we are all for that, we are all behind that but what i do not see happening is the government using the latest data available that would consist of a number of countries now on the amber—list could actually go on the green list. whils

qualifying ensured he finished just ahead of hamilton who will start from second and red bull's max verstappenson is set for a thrilling conclusion later after this morning's session ended with the match level at 12 frames all. murphy had been 10—6 down overnight, but produced an improved performance, including this century break, to tie the match. 17 frames are needed for a place in the final, with mark selby or stuart bingham awaiting the winner. and we can bring you live pictures of that match right now which you can watch on bbc one. tom daley and matty lee have marked their return to competition with a synchronised 10 metre gold at the fina world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo olympics and the first competition for 1h months for the pair, who have already qualified for the games. they finished clear of mexico in second and canada in third to take gold. there was an exciting finish to the first classic horse race of the season — the 2000 guineas... it was won by poetic flair, in the white, at 16—1 — who just beat master of the seas, in a photo finish at newmarket. t

starting on pole, he lost the lead to max verstappen, but overtook his title rival with six laps remainingr races. harlequins are looking good for the rugby union premiership play—offs, after an incredible victory against wasps at the stoop. fly—half marcus smith scored 28 points, and that included a last—minute try which he then converted to seal victory by 48 points to 46. and that's all the sport for now, mishal. thank you. that is it from us on bbc one, the news where you are, goodnight. hello, this is bbc news. i'm mary and machinery. more than 400 athletes, including us athletejustin gatlin, are taking part in a test event at the olympic stadium in tokyo. it is hoped this will show everyone that the olympics can take place safely injuly, as they were cancelled last year due to the pandemic. but there are concerns, as parts ofjapan are under a recently extended state of emergency due to the number of coronavirus infections in the country. rachel stanton reports. on your marks, get set, and go. athletes here in tokyo are preparing for the upcoming olympics. due to happen injuly, more t

max verstappen has shown he'll take the fight to mercedes when they battle it out for pole position inndy conditions at portimao. he was almost a quarter of a second quicker than the world champion as he topped the time sheets for red bull in final practice. valtteri bottas was third. shaun murphy has closed the gap on kyren wilson in their semifinal at the world snooker championships in sheffield. murphy trailled 10—6 overnight but has won five of the seven frames today, including one with this century break. wilson currently leads 12—11. the first to 17 frames will go through to tomorrow's final. tom daley and matty lee have marked their return to competition with a synchronised ten—metre gold at the fina world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo olympics and it's the first competition for 1h months for the pair, who had already qualified for the games. they achieved a total of 453.60 from their six routines to finish clear of mexico and canada. and tonight sees one of the most eagerly—anticipated fights in women's boxing. ireland's katie taylor, the undisputed wor

wasn't easy for the reigning champion who started from pole for the 100th time, with title rival max verstappenesher tyres from a second pit stop, taking the lead with six laps left and going on to claim the 98th win of his career. red bull obviously had a great start and after that just hunting. and i was so close for so long and i didn't think in doing that i was going to be able to make it but ijust managed to keep the tires in somehow and it is a long way to come back from 20 odd seconds it was a good gamble. rory mcilroy has got that winning feeling back — for the first time in 18 months. he made this putt to win the the wells fargo championship by one shot in north carolina. it's the northern irishman's first tournament win since november 2019. when we came back from the pandemic, i thought i would enjoy the peace and quiet a little bit and i soon realised that to bring the best side of myself, i need this. and ifeed of the energy so much and maybe hear more so than anywhere else because i think it is the first place i have won three times. so the crowd has just been awesome all week and

a premature end , but the ferrari driver had already set the best time ahead of red bull's max verstappenoday's women's challenge cup semi—finals. with less than half an hour left, st helens lead by 14 points to 2 meanwhile, earlier york city knights thrashed castleford tigers 32—4 in the first of the semis. savannah andrade scored a hat—trick of. you can watch the leeds—st helens game now on the bbc sport website, the iplayer, or via the red button. and there are three matches in super league today. wigan warriors have already beaten salford red devils. warrington wolves currently lead castleford tigers16—10. catalans dragons face st helens later, that one starts at 5pm. that's all the sport for now. there's plenty more though on the bbc sport website, including the latest from the third round of golf�*s us pga championship in south carolina. but that's all your sport for now. animal rights protesters have been blockading four mcdonald's distribution centres in the uk to stop deliveries to the fast—food chain's 1,300 uk outlets. animal rebellion said about 50 activists were using trucks

hamilton, starting from pole for the 100th time in his career, but max verstappen got past him at theit stop gave him fresher tyres and the extra speed to catch the red bull driver with six laps to go. the briton took the chequered flag for his 98th race win. valtteri bottas completed the podium. cardiff blues edged out dragons by 17—16 in the second round of the pro14 rainbow cup. despite losing their lead after centre 0wen lane was sent off for this foul, the hosts fought back to win at cardiff arms park. replacement lock teddy williams�* converted try giving cardiff their first win in this season's competition. rory mcilroy is well placed to win his first title since 2019. he heads into today's final round of the pga tour event in north carolina two shots off the lead. this birdie putt in a third round 68 helped put him in position to challenge for victory. bryson dechambeau is down the field, but had to make a hasty 2000 mile round trip before saturday's 3rd round. he'd gone home to dallas on friday thinking he'd missed the cut. halfway through the flight my agent texts, and he's

red bull's max verstappen is third on the grid thanks to the windy conditions at portimao.bottas went quickest, just a fraction of a second quicker than championship leader hamilton. it isa it is a good feeling to be on pole. it is a good feeling to be on pole. it feels like it has been a while so it was nice to get a good qualifying. it has been a weak point for me in the first few races, getting it to work but then this weekend we have been working hard and it is nice to see that it is paying off. and it is nice to see that it is paying off. 0lympic medallists jack laugher and dan goodfellow have won britain's second gold of the diving world cup in tokyo. their success came in the synchronised 3 metre springboard final. the pair, who had already secured a place for team gb in the event at the tokyo games, finished above germany and the united states. tom daley and matty lee secured gold in the synchronised 10 metre platform event yesterday. england scrum—half ben youngs has withdrawn from contention for the british and irish lions tour of south africa because of family re

max verstappen was third.neas. it was won by poetic flair, who just beat master of the seas in a photo finish at newmarket. the result also proved age is no barrier in racing — thejockey, kevin manning, is 54 and the trainer, jim bolger, 79. 13 years after he burst onto the diving scene, britain's tom daley has won his first world cup event. he took gold in the 10 metres synchronised injapan along with team mate matty lee. the competition is a test event for this summer's olympic games. and the line up for snooker�*s world championship final will be decided today — it's live on bbc 2 and the bbc sport website. but that's it from me. back to you kate. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news just after 10:00pm. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. which hello. this is bbc news. police have arrested five people, including a 16—year—old boy, in west yorkshire, wiltshire and north wales on suspicion of terrorism offences. the arrests were m

a premature end , but the ferrari driver had already set the best time ahead of red bull's max verstappen missed qualifying after crashing at the end of final practice. he'll have to start the race from last place. champions leeds rhinos are playing st helens in the second of today's women's challenge cup semi—finals. there's quarter of an hour gone, leeds lead 2—0. meanwhile, earlier, york city knights thrashed castleford tigers 32—1; in the first of the semis. savannah andrade scored a hat—trick of. you can watch the leeds—st helens game now on the bbc sport website, the iplayer, or via the red button. the british sprinter adam gemili says "all hell would break loose," if athletes are banned from protesting against racial discrimination at this summer's tokyo 0lympics. the international olympic committe forbids any kind of demonstration or what it calls "political, religious or racial propaganda." well, gemili says it would be unfair for an athlete to be stripped of a medal. i'd hope it wouldn't get to that for any athlete. i would hope any athlete who puts in a good performance on the

lewis hamilton leads max verstappen in second, sportsday at 1830.the united states will get hurt if it provokes pyongyang. the north was giving its first response to the biden administration's policies on the country, which it has set out this week. mark lobel reports. north korea has issued a sharp response to these recent comments from president biden. 0n iran and north korea, nuclear programmes that present serious threats to american security and the security of the world, we will be working closely with our allies to address the threats posed by both these countries, through the diplomacy as well as stern deterrence. in turn, north korea also cracked the whip, with its defence ministry saying... north koreans are again returning to their acerbic and belligerent rhetoric to try and get the sanction relief and try to reset the negotiations. it's a far cry from president biden's predecessor's hopeful, but ultimately unsuccessful attempts, to try to strike a deal with kim jong—un. the white house insists its goal is the complete denuclearisation of

reminder the spanish grand prix's under way — lewis hamilton with his 100th pole, but trails max verstappenc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport that is it from me from the socially distanced distance, it is back to you. i think we are within the rules, john. virtual high fives until tomorrow! rules, john. virtual high fives untiltomorrow! i'm rules, john. virtual high fives until tomorrow! i'm sure we will get together at some point to celebrate it all being over. nice to see you. thank you. 3:27pm. 3:27pm. police investigating the death of community support officer julia james have been granted more time to question a man in his 20s. 53—year—old ms james was found dead on the 27th of april in woodland near dover. she'd suffered serious head injuries. police arrested a man from the canterbury area on friday. our correspondent simonjones is in aylesham and he gave us this update on the investigation. this is day 13 of the murder investigation. the man arrested was detained on friday evening at around 9:30pm and today officers have been granted more time to question him, an additional 36 h

world champion was three hundredths of a second quicker in qualifying than his title rival max verstappenplay—offs in the rugby union premiership. the leaders trailed their local rivals bath at half time but roared back to win by 40—20. max malins scored two of their tries. there were also wins for gloucester, exeter and newcastle. we've had the last of the quarter finals in rugby league's challenge cup, hull fc beat wigan 20—10. but it was much tighter in the other quarter, castleford needed extra—time to get past salford. gareth o'briens golden—point drop goal saw them make it through to the semis 19—18. finlaly, british fighter billyjoe saunders has a world title fight in the early hours tomorrow morning, you can follow that on the bbc sport website with commentary on 5 live. that's it from us. tomorrow morning, nicola sturgeon and michael gove will be on the andrew marr show — that's at 9am on bbc one. goodnight. brighter skies tomorrow. clearing the but we are _ brighter skies tomorrow. clearing the but we are left _ brighter skies tomorrow. clearing the but we are left with _ bright

algarve to win the portuguese grand prix.he had to to use all his experience to over—take rival max verstappennds hamilton's lead in the drivers championship to eight points after three races. frankie dettori won his 20th british classic in the 1000 guineas today. the 50—year—old jockey rode mother earth to a convincing victory at newmarket for ireland's aiden 0'brien — who becomes the first trainer for more than a century to win it three times in a row. and the final of the world snooker championship is extremely close, you can follow the action across the bbc. but that's it from me. back to you, clive. at sefton park in liverpool, 5000 fans have been at a music festival. the revellers had to show a negative covid test, and must have follow—up tests in five days' time. it is one of a number of piloted events is lockdown restrictions are easing. dan johnson lockdown restrictions are easing. danjohnson is there tonight. it is dan johnson is there tonight. it is all over and _ danjohnson is there tonight. it 3 all over and people are heading home. at whatever you fancy doing with your weekend, w

red bull's max verstappen will line up in third third.fully we can have a good race. at the world snooker championship shaun murphy is through to the final after producing a stunning comeback to beat fellow englishman kyren wilson. he won eight frames in a row i against last year's beaten finalist to win 17—12. murphy now through to his first championship final since 2015. he will face either mark selby or stuart bingham. stuart bingham kept his chances alive with a break of 85 in the finalframe of alive with a break of 85 in the final frame of the afternoon session. they will resume shortly with selby leading, the first to 17 will make the final. tom daley and matty lee have marked their return to competition with a synchronised 10 metre gold at the fina world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo 0lympics and it's the first competition for 14 months for the pair, who had already qualified for the games. they achieved a total of 453.60 from their six routines to finish clear of mexico and canada. next to tennis — britain

in barcelona, it's said to be another epic battle between hamilton and verstappen. the 18th green. bristol bears extended their lead at the top of rugby union's premiership with a dominant 40—20 win over local rivals bath at the rec. the home side actually started the stronger — this interception from rhys priestland opening up a 12—0 lead for bath. but from that point on, the bears took control — max malins scoring one of their six tries to give them an eight—point lead at the top. hull fc will play st helens in the semi—finals of rugby league's challenge cup. they went into the last four with a confident win over wigan this afternoon. it finished 20—10 to hull — this brilliant run—in try from adam swift sealing their win. a tough afternoon for wigan who are above hull fc in the super league, but they just weren't at the races today. and there was a dramatic finish to the last quarterfinal of the weekend with castleford going through against salford. the game was tied at 18—18 on the final whistle with a golden point drop goal two minutes into overtime from gareth

red bull's max verstappen is third on the grid thanks to the windy conditions at portimao.ough for pole, but was blown off course and had his time deleted. bottas went quickest, just a fraction of a second quicker than championship leader hamilton. qualifying wasn't the greatest, still, erm, but really greatjob that we're front row. and i think tomorrow we should be. hopefully it's a calmer day wind—wise, and hopefully we can have a really good race. it's the 1000 guineas at newmarket this afternoon and if the race is anything like yesterday's 2000 guineas it will be a real treat. it was won by poetic flair, in the white, at 16—1 — who just beat master of the seas, in a photo finish. the result also proved age is no barrier in racing — jockey kevin manning is 5a while the owner, breeder and trainer of poetic flair — jim bolger — is 79. england scrum—half ben youngs has withdrawn from contention for the british and irish lions tour of south africa because of family reasons. youngs had been one of more than 50 players to receive notification from lions management that he was

verstappen avoided trouble to take the chequered flag waved by serena williams, and moved four pointsor the first time in february last year. since then, they've been helping each other — and last week they were finally able to meet up in person. as doddie said, the support has been absolutely amazing. we can't thank everyone enough for that. seeing how the disease has progressed, and affected rob and doddie in the last 12 months is hard. you can see within a year how brutal the disease is because last year we would all be able to walk into here, this year, two of us need a little bit of help. i want to say that, as i sit- here with limited use of my legs, arms and can't speak, i want people to know i feel as mentally— strong as i've ever done. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in that interview, you can contact the bbc action line. the website is bbc.co.uk/action line. we'll have the full interview with rob, doddie and stephen after 8 o'clock. do not miss it. thank you very much stop thanks to all of them as well. shall we find out what is happening with the weath

he is top of the drivers standings as well with max verstappen just behind him on eight points behinde desperate to get away. many people will be looking forward to long—awaited family reunions. one of them is clara ferreira, who is originally from portugal but now lives in coventry. we can say hello to her now. good morning. first of all, how long has it been since you have seen the family and how long have you got to wait now? ,., ., ., ., , wait now? good morning. it has been a year and five months since i have i a year and five months since i have see my family for the last time. last time i went back was christmas 2019. so why haven't seen them since. ~ ., , ., 2019. so why haven't seen them since. ~ ., i. i. since. when have you booked your flioht since. when have you booked your fli . ht to since. when have you booked your flight to go — since. when have you booked your flight to go see — since. when have you booked your flight to go see them? _ since. when have you booked your flight to go see them? i _ since. when have you booked your flight to go see them? i booked i since.

he had to to use all his experience to overtake rival max verstappen and then hunted down team mate valterri. i'll be back with the late news. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. we're less than a week from may's elections, with different polls depending on where you live. 0ur correspondent lewis goodall has been taking a look at what's happening — and where. we have got a bumper mammoth leviathan crop of exciting elections coming up on may the 6th across much of the country. but how can we judge on may the 7th how each of the main parties have done? well, the answer is it's quite complicated because there are lots of elections happening in lots of different places. let's take scotland just to begin with. in scotland, obviously the big question is whether the snp are going to get their majority back. they lost their majority rather unexpectedly back in 2016, this was the 2016 result. you need 65 seats to get a majority. 129 seats in the chamber and back in 2016 they got 61. the number of seats unexpectedly went down. still by far the biggest party in the

he had to to use all of his experience to over—take rival max verstappen, and then hunt down team mates. i lost out to max at the restart, which was a...mistake from my side. but i don't feel bad about it, actually, because i fixed it. but then overcoming obstacles and overtaking these two guys, it's a good feeling. and geraint thomas has won his first race since the 2018 tour de france. the welshman started the final time trial of the tour of romandie in switzerland in second place. he finished third in the stage, but that was enough to take the overall victory almost half a minute ahead of his nearest rival. and that's all the sport for now, joanna. i'll have more throughout the afternoon. nhs workers at wales largest hospital are planting trees to offset the carbon emissions from treating covid patients in their intensive care unit. staff in the critical care unit at the university hospital of wales say they hope their woodland inspires other hospital trusts and industries to do the same. health, science and environment correspondent laura foster reports from the brecon beacons nati

he had to to use all his experience to over—take rival max verstappen and then hunted down team matebecause i fixed it. but then overcoming obstacles and overtaking these two guys, it's a good feeling. geraint thomas has won a race for the first time since the 2018 tour de france. the welshman started the final time trial of the tour of romandie in switzerland in second place. he finished third in the stage, but that was enough to take the overall victory almost half a minute ahead of his nearest rival. after that dramatic crash yesterday, a victory finally for geraint thomas. that's all the sport for now. back to you. thank you, catherine. now, just over a week aago, two menjumped into the river thames to save a woman who had fallen in. one of the rescuers, folajimi olubunmi—adewole, died. the other man, joaquin garcia, managed to reach the woman and keep her afloat until the police arrived. graham satchell reports. bell tolls at one end of london bridge, a collection of flowers to remember folajimi olubunmi—adewole, known to his friends asjimi. just over a week ago, jimi was on his

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it wasn't easy at the spanish grand prix with max verstappen overtaking him at the first corner.here is good respect there and long may it continue. what a tussle it is turning out to be between the pair. rory mcilroy has that winning feeling again — for the first time in 18 months. this putt saw him win the wells fargo championship by a stroke, in front of a packed i8th green in north carolina. the crowd loved it. as did the northern irishman. it's his first tournament win since november 2019 — and look what it meant to him. when we came back from the pandemic, i thought i'd enjoy the peace and quiet a little bit. i soon realised that to bring the best out of myself i need this. and i feed off the energy so much and maybe here more so than anywhere else, just because i think it is the first place i have won three times. so the crowd have just been awesome all week. harlequins fly half marcus smith reminding warren gatland what he'll be missing on the lions tour scoring two tries in a thrilling win over wasps at the stoop. in a free—scoring game which had 12 tries, man—of—the—mat

it wasn't easy at the spanish grand prix with max verstappen overtaking him at the first corner.rst time in 18 months. this putt saw him win the the wells fargo championship by a stroke, in front of a packed 18th green in north carolina. the crowd loved it. it's the northern irishman's first tournament win since november 2019 — and look what it meant to him. when we came back from the pandemic, i thought i'd enjoy the peace and quiet a little bit. i soon realised that to bring the best out of myself i need this. and ifeed off the energy so much and may be here more so than anywhere else, because i think it was the first because i think it is the first place i have won three times. so the crowd have just been awesome all week. and as we know we've all had to adjust to social distancing in the last year or so. these next pictures prove that people have moved with the times. this at the rhythmic gymnastics world cup in baku. medals given via drones. something for the tokyo olympics to consider. it saves an awkward handshake. any distance you are fine with theirs. we could a blow tha

perez was just ahead of carlos sainz in the ferrari, followed by max verstappen in the other red bullor but it is a big hurdle to get to the second. so it was good to get that monkey off my back, especially here, playing so well. so yeah, it was a big deal. i definitely did not want to be stuck on one for a long time so happy to get that second. we'll leave you with some good news. cardiff city defender sol bamba has said on his social media in the last hour that he is cancer free. he was being treated for non—hodgkin lymphoma. that's all the sport for now. thank you. more now on the reform of railways in britain. our business correspondent sarah corker is at leeds station and has more details on what passengers can expect. hour but it has been really, really quiet. passenger numbers have plummeted during lockdown but as you say, there are big reforms on the way. described as the biggest shake—up of the rail sector in a generation. there will be a new public body called great british railways. that will manage trains and the tracks and the fairs and of the franchise model. but there i

red bull's max verstappen was second quickest, with hamilton's teamate valterri bottas third.during their win against hull fc on thursday. meanwhile, in the super league last night, this try from jake trueman helped castleford beat salford. and there were also wins for catalans, and st helens, who stay top. tonight sees one of the most eagerly—anticipated fights ireland's katie taylor, the undisputed world champion at lightweight, defends herfour belts against england's natasha jonas at manchester arena. the pair have history — they fought nine years ago as amateurs. at the london olympics, taylor beatjonas on her way to winning gold. jonas quit boxing in 2015 but, after having a baby, she returned to the ring two years later. england's women have kept their place at the top of the world rugby rankings — but in bizarre style. england were leading 17—15 in their test match, against france, knowing victory would keep them as the number one team, but with 18 minutes remaining the floodlights failed in villeneuve—d'ascq, and play was suspended, and then later abandoned — meaning e

the ferrari driver had already set the best time ahead of red bull's max verstappen.unification fight against anthonyjoshua looks to be further away than ever with fury saying he's signed a contract for a third fight with deontay wilder in july. that came just a few hours after the wbo had ordered anthonyjoshua to defend his heavyweight title against mandatory challenger oleksandr usyk. so not the news the fans had hoped for, in a really bizarre week. allen what's going on? we had this date set for august for the pair to meet in saudi arabia... set for august for the pair to meet in saudi arabia. . ._ in saudi arabia... they had the venue. there _ in saudi arabia... they had the venue. there was _ in saudi arabia... they had the venue. there was still - in saudi arabia... they had the venue. there was still a - in saudi arabia... they had the venue. there was still a clause j in saudi arabia... they had the i venue. there was still a clause in the contract _ venue. there was still a clause in the contract saying _ venue. there was still a clause in the contract saying

red bull's max verstappen will start third on the grid, thanks to the windy conditions at portimao.ip leader hamilton. qualifying wasn't the greatest, still, but really greatjob that we were front row. and i think tomorrow were front row. and i think tomorrow we should be, hopefully as a calmer day wind ways and we have a really good race. it's the 1000 guineas at newmarket this afternoon and if the race is anything like yesterday's 2000 guineas it will be a real treat. it was won by poetic flair, in the white, at 16—1 — who just beat master of the seas, in a photo finish. the result also proved age is no barrier in racing. jockey kevin manning is 54, while the owner, breeder and trainer of poetic flair, jim bolger, is 79. the world snooker championship final gets underway later today in front of a capacity crowd in sheffield. the 2005 winner shaun murphy pulled off a stunning comeback to beat kyren wilson in his semi final. he won 8 frames in a row against wilson, who lost in last year's final to go from 12—9 down to win17—12. murphy is now through to his fourth world championship

he had to to use all his experience to overtake rival max verstappen and then hunted down team—mate valterrins on the number of people allowed at funerals during the pandemic has added to the heartbreak for many bereaved families. as we�*ve been reporting this morning, the government has now said that, in england, unlimited numbers will be allowed from the 17th of may, as long as mourners can socially distance. let�*s discuss this more now with deborah smith from the national association of funeral directors. good morning. are you pleased with this announcement? yes. good morning. are you pleased with this announcement?— this announcement? yes, very pleased- _ this announcement? yes, very pleased- it _ this announcement? yes, very pleased. it gives _ this announcement? yes, very pleased. it gives families - this announcement? yes, very| pleased. it gives families more choice at a very difficult time. give us an idea. we have seen so many people going through all of this and it has had a huge impact. it has, and 700,000 people died in the uk last year. 700,000 families and countless more frie

he wasjust quicker than carlos sainz in the ferrari, followed by max verstappen in the other red bull lloyd said they still had a "long way to go", as they try to build a more diverse sport. they've today released a new inclusion strategy, and one of the commitments is to target under—represented groups. miles daley is a coach and he says it's time for action. tennis needs to be more diverse, it needs voices that are not saying that everything is ok, because everything isn't 0k. that everything is ok, because everything isn't ok. we need to widen the pool from which we can pick from. we need to see more colour in the sport because it is a very old white lawn tennis, wimbledon, classic game. i think it should be more varied. if we have more players from different backgrounds, the uk and dbee will produce a higher calibre of tennis player and we will have more than just andy murray, jamie murray, and others. world athletics president lord coe says he genuinely believes the tokyo 0lympics can be delivered safely. although around 80 percent of residents injapan are reported to be against