he still trails max verstappen, - hamilton's title hopes. he still trails max verstappen, but.tle hopes. he still trails max verstappen, but as| hamilton's title hopes. he still. trails max verstappen, but as he proved here, anything is possible. they surprised many in reaching the final — so perhaps it was no surprise that australia today delivered on the big stage yet again — by becoming t20 world champions in a superb win over rivals new zealand. they were set a tough total but an excellent and clinical batting display led them to their first ever trophy in the format. michael redford was watching. after four weeks and 44 matches, it was time for fireworks one last time. but who could handle the heat in dubai? australia found their spark quickly and soon had the edge. new zealand, stuttering and scrapping for every run. they needed a helping hand. kane williamson, dropped on 17, and a flurry of shots followed, so did a flurry of boundaries. the captain's innings guiding his side to 172. which seemed a daunting target. not when david warner is in the mood. straight down the g

verstappen, though, was second and took the fastest lap.prix left. the race is on. it was pretty straightforward. it's pretty lonely at the front, of course i enjoy those races where you are battling through but we needed those points today so i think a solid job from the team. fiur solid job from the team. our startin: solid job from the team. our starting position _ solid job from the team. our starting position was compromised but we _ starting position was compromised but we had a really good start and everyone — but we had a really good start and everyone was quite quickly back into second _ everyone was quite quickly back into second so— everyone was quite quickly back into second so to get that fast lap was very nice — second so to get that fast lap was very nice and of course i know it will be _ very nice and of course i know it will be difficult to the end but that's— will be difficult to the end but that's nice, it keeps it exciting. on to— that's nice, it keeps it exciting. on to rugby union. ireland have finished off their autumn

verstappen, though, was second and took the fastest lap.s with two grands prix left. the race is on. patrick gearey, bbc news. it was pretty straightforward. it's pretty lonely at the front, of course i enjoy those races where you're battling through but we needed those points today so i think a solid job from the team. our starting position was compromised but we had a really good start and i was quite quickly back into second so to get that fast lap was very nice and of course i know it will be difficult to the end but that's nice, it keeps it exciting. it certainly is exciting. ireland have finished off their autumn internationals with a dominant 53—7 win over argentina in dublin. the irish ran in seven tries in all, each coming from the forward line, dan sheenan getting this one over in a game where argentina were reduced to 14 men after tomas lavanini was sent off for a high tackle. england's women made it 18 test wins a row after thrashing usa 89—0. they ran in 15 tries from 12 different players to cap off a successful autumn campaign

it is up to verstappen, if he wins every race, he will be the world champion.as been the better driver, red bull has been the better driver, red bull has been the better driver, red bull has been the better team this year. i the better driver, red bull has been the better team this year.— the better team this year. i know that is u- the better team this year. i know that is up for— the better team this year. i know that is up for debate, _ the better team this year. i know that is up for debate, but - the better team this year. i know that is up for debate, but he i the better team this year. i know that is up for debate, but he has| that is up for debate, but he has had a great season. it would be great if it goes down to the wire in abu dhabi but right now it seems hard to think it will happen that way. arsenal maintained their unbeaten start in the women's super league, vivienne miedama with a late goal in injury time in today's north london derby as it finished 1—1 with spurs. arsenal had beaten everyone in front of them so far and now tottenham in their lo

hamilton just about managed to stave off the attack, as verstappen cruised to a dominant victory.ictory. he wins the mexico city grand prix! _ victory. he wins the mexico city grand prix! but _ victory. he wins the mexico city grand prix! but there _ victory. he wins the mexico city grand prix! but there was - victory. he wins the mexico city grand prix! but there was no i victory. he wins the mexico city i grand prix! but there was no doubt he was the — grand prix! but there was no doubt he was the crowd _ grand prix! but there was no doubt he was the crowd winner. - grand prix! but there was no doubt he was the crowd winner. sergio i he was the crowd winner. sergio perez, the first mexican to finish on the podium here. fiesta time. natalie pirks, bbc news. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's football results, as match of the day 2 and sportscene in scotland follow soon on bbc one. aston villa have sacked their manager, dean smith, after their fifth league defeat in a row. smith leaves with villa in 17th place in the premier league. the west ham man

no one could get close, not even title rival max verstappen.h the engineers who also always work so late, they are such hard workers for that and found a lot of areas in which i can improve. made some changes for petri and it seemed to work. of course you've got to carry that through into qualifying. but i'm so grateful for the time that it's put us out on track, we didn't have any traffic. i was just, the last lap was just beautiful. so will the stars align for lewis hamilton? the pole sitter at every new venue since 2010 has gone on to become world champion. time now for some of the days other salisbury and joe salzberg is become the first man in history to reach the first man in history to reach the finals. his american partner beat the world number one pair in the semifinal in tourette. meanwhile it's been confirmed that unvaccinated tennis players won't be allowed to compete in the australian openin january for champion djokovic is not yet revealed his vaccination status. the reigning champion is currently on course to retain his world ral

verstappen they were second and take the fastest lap. up the room if you don't want to know the football results. manchester city moved up to second place in the premier league after a comfortable 3—0 win over everton. while antonio conte celebrated his first league win of the season as tottenham's manager with spurs coming from behind to beat leeds 2—1. a martin boyle first half hat—trick gave hibernian a 3—1win over rangers in the scottish league cup semi—final. hibs will face celtic in next month's final. ireland had a comprehensive 53—7 win over argentina to bring rugby union's autumn nations series to a close. ireland scored seven tries at the aviva stadium to claim a clean sweep of victories in their three internationals with impressive wins over argentina, new zealand and japan. england's women have made it 18 test wins in a row, with yet another victory this time, over the usa. and it was a dominant performance with england scoring 15 tries in an 89 points to nil win. the olympic champion, alexander zverev has won tennis's end of

max verstappen's lead at the top of the standings is now down to 14 points with three races to go.ven by lewis hamilton's standards, this was a win which almost defied belief. it had seemed mission impossible. while his title rival max verstappen charged into an early lead, hamilton began way down in tenth after being penalised in qualifying. but soon he was blazing through the field, in a flash up to second with max verstappen in his sights. could he get past him? he tried once in the car was nearly a collision, both because briefly off the track. with 12 laps left, another chance for hamilton, and this time there was no stopping him. from tenth to triumph, against all the odds, somehow he had done it. ~ . . against all the odds, somehow he had done it. ~ ., ., . against all the odds, somehow he had done it. ., ., ., , done it. what a victory for lewis hamilton! _ done it. what a victory for lewis hamilton! yes, _ done it. what a victory for lewis hamilton! yes, come _ done it. what a victory for lewis hamilton! yes, come on, - done it. what a victory for lewis - hamilton! yes, co

hamilton falsity is way through, overtaking it because before he eventually passed max verstappen witho cup champions lead by 1a points. chelsea took full advantage of arsenal dropping points yesterday — with a thumping win over manchester city in the women's super league this afternoon. they're just a point off the top now. a defensive mix up cost manchester united all three points today too, asjo currie reports. a north—west derby to kick off the day's fixtures. a moment of reflection and then it was down to business. this could turn into something for manchester united. united striking first, the visitors going ahead. everton came close to equalising but had to wait until late on to eventually find the net. a mix—up at the back, the goalkeeper thought she had her hands on the ball only for simone magill to poke at home, a mistake costing united the win as both teams settled for a draw. city started the season poorly and the start of this game was indicative of that form. less than two minutes and disaster struck asjesse fleming was gifted the ball and she wasn't going to miss from t

verstappen started third but overtook both mercedes on the opening straight.ird. the dutchman leads the drivers championship by 19 points with four races left. and finally, saul "canelo" alvarez made history in las vegas by beating caleb plant to become the first undisputed world super—middleweight champion. the 31—year—old knocked out plant in the 11th round to unify all four major belts in fewer than 12 months. the win for alvarez means he becomes the first mexican and only the sixth fighter to hold all four belts from the separate governing bodies at the same time. that's all the sport for now. the people of nicaragua are going to the polls — in what the united states is calling a "sham" election. president daniel ortega is widely expected to maintain his grip on power after clamping down on his political opponents. journalists are not being allowed in to observe the vote. will grant sent this report from neighbouring costa rica. if this were a normal election, the people of nicaragua would be reflecting on a long, hard fought campaign and deciding who to i

lewis hamilton's hopes of closing the 14 point gap to championship leader max verstappen have been boostedline up alongside him, but hamilton will have the support of his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas in third. nick parrott reports. formula i is always looking for new horizons. the latest is in qatar and the sale circuit has witnessed drama when hosting was up but it looks like the arrival of cars will see them return of mercedes dominance. last weekend in brazil lewis hamilton one from ten. this time he wants to lead from the front. he was quickest in the first two sessions of qualifying but by less than a tenth of a second. a sign things may go his way he came with sergio perez with the top ten to spite using a pass or tire. hamilton was first over the final runs and pulled out all the stops. he'd already set the benchmark time but improved it by almost half a second. no one could get close, not even title rival max verse tapping. i get close, not even title rival max verse tapping-— verse tapping. i was here till midniaht verse tapping. i was here till midnight last _ verse tapping

verstappen had started in seventh place after a grid penalty but finished second.pen runner up won tennis�*s end of season atp finals title to add to his olympic gold in tokyo. the german taking his tour—leading sixth trophy of the season and ended a run of five straight losses to defending champion daniil medvedev. zverev broke once in each set as he swept the reigning us 0pen champion aside in 75 minutes to add to the season—ending crown he won in 2018. to golf, and what a way to end the season! colin morikawa birdied five of the last seven holes to win the dp world tour championship in dubai and clinch the european tour's season—long race to dubai title. the world number two carded a closing six—under 66 to finish three clear of england's defending champion matt fitzpatrick and alexander bjork. the day and the season belonging to open champion morikawa who picks up a tidy $3 million cheque and becomes the first american to win the european tour's money list. kojin—young has clinched the biggest first place prize money payout in women's golf as she won the lpga t

lewis hamilton dominates the qatar grand prix to narrow max verstappen's lead at the top. tour finals as the tennis season comes to a close. thank you forjoining us. we start with the news that 0le gunnar solskjaer has been sacked as manchester united manager after their thrashing at the hands of watford on saturday. they have won just one of their past seven english premier league matches and sit seventh in the table. in an emotional interview with the club channel, he said he leaves manchester united with a better squad than he inherited and ready to kick on in the challenge for major honours. this has been a dark and dismal day for him and manchester united football club. he knew time had run _ united football club. he knew time had run out, _ united football club. he knew time had run out, even - united football club. he knew time had run out, even a - united football club. he knew time had run out, even a club| time had run out, even a club legend like 0le gunnar solskjaer couldn't be excused for yet another heavy defeat. assistant coach michael carrick takes over tem

it was lewis handles and under verstappen's car, and in the first race, it was max verstappen at veryin the last race? i think that's the question everyone is thinking. that takes me on _ question everyone is thinking. that takes me on very _ question everyone is thinking. that takes me on very nicely to this bit friction we have between the march 80s team and christian horner. by the suggestion from wolf that we could have a situation and there's nothing wrong with that and underhand tactics. whoever has her nose in front bumping the other driver off the track. although i don't think going to happen. they both said they respect each other and want to win in the right way, and want to win in the right way, and| and want to win in the right way, and i think that's very important to the two drivers. they don't want to win in a way that's deemed inappropriate for what has been an amazing season of formula one, so let's hope it goes down to the wire and that it is settled on track. grand slam—winning sisters serena and venus williams say more needs to be done to tackle racism in tennis an

verstappen is in to the lead.topped it was perez who briefly led his home race, revelling in the adoration. meanwhile sparks flew for bottas, just not in a good way. a day to forget while his team—mate hamilton was coming under serious pressure. hamilton just about managed to stave off the attack as verstappen cruised to a dominant victory. he wins the mexico city grand prix. but there was no doubt who was declared winner. sergio perez the first mexican to finish on the podium here. fiesta time. natalie pirks, bbc news. scotland continued their brilliant start to rugby union's autumn internationls — beating australia at murrayfield by 15 points to 13, to make it three wins in a row over the wallabies. debutant ewan ashman scored scotland's second try after the break with a brilliant finish, but the decisive points came from the boot of finn russell as his penalty gave scotland the edge. another brilliant win for england's women over new zealand — their biggest against the black ferns. 56—15 it finished as the red

it boiled down to a shoot—out between hamilton and max verstappen.ps. max verstappen had a 21 point lead at the start of the day, that's now down to 14. success always feels sweeter when you face adversity and when you start first and had success, there is a journey to get there of course but it's far, far greater. this is one of the most beautiful feelings that i've had in a win, knowing i've had all of those push backs, setbacks. had all of those push backs, setbacke— had all of those push backs, setbacks. �* , . ., setbacks. australia's men at the -- are the t20 — setbacks. australia's men at the -- are the t20 world _ setbacks. australia's men at the -- are the t20 world champions - setbacks. australia's men at the -- are the t20 world champions of - setbacks. australia's men at the --j are the t20 world champions of the first time. they beat new zealand by eight wickets. skipperset first time. they beat new zealand by eight wickets. skipper set the tone with a brilliant knock as they were put into bat first. david warner and mitch marsh helped t

to formula 1 and max verstappen was quickest in first practice in qatar, lewis hamilton fourth.intment for mercedes who have been denied a review of an incident in brazil where verstappen was said to have pushed hamilton off the track. mercedes were hoping for a time penalty for red bull. significantly hamilton wearing a special helmet with the rainbow flag on it. human rights remain a contentious issue in qatar, especially lgbt rights, so hamilton sending a strong message there. just 1a points between the two drivers in the standings going into this weekend. that's all the sport for now. plenty of preview on the men's and women's autumn internationals on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. the indian prime minister, narendra modi has announced the scrapping of agricultural reform laws that have seen a year of protests by hundreds of thousands of farmers. the measures allowed growers to sell produce beyond government—regulated markets. but they hurt small farmers who took to the streets in large numbers. earlier my colleague rebecca jones spoke to palaniappan chidamba

he was on pole position leading max verstappen, trying to redeem his demotion to a seventh.m? within five laps he was second. a swerve even he would admire. this would be a battle of wits and pits. a valtteri bottas left his tyres on too long, a blazing trail to mate hamilton avoided. in wearing his rainbow helmet he has made a point about this grand prix.— helmet he has made a point about this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning _ this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it _ this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it he _ this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it he has - this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it he has earned| qatar! in winning it he has earned 25 of them _ qatar! in winning it he has earned 25 of them in _ qatar! in winning it he has earned 25 of them in the _ qatar! in winning it he has earned 25 of them in the drivers - qatar! in winning it he has earned i 25 of them in the drivers standings. 0f 25 of them in the drivers standings. of a second and took the fastest lap. the gap betwee

in formula one, lewis hamilton closes the gap with max verstappen tojust eight points with a win in qatarning. manchester united have sacked their manager, ole gunar solskjaer, sacked their manager, following yesterday's 4—1 defeat at watford. he'd been in charge for almost three years but the club has suffered a string of poor results and is currently seventh in the premier league. our sports correspondentjane dougall reports from old trafford. a dark and dismal day for him and manchester united football club. even he seemed to know this would be his last game in charge. a club legend like ole gunar solskjaer could have been forgiven for losing 4—1 to watford but after is only disappointing results the patients of the fans had been pushed to their limits. the boys are in a terrible place in their heads right now. of course they are disappointed. they've let themselves down, we have let ourselves down. and the fans down. it's hard to stand there and explain that but that's football. anyway, we have to take the flak for it. the manner in which they loved and left even the players bemused.

verstappen had started seventh after a grid penalty, but worked his way back to finish second behind can do the same at the last two grand prix's of the season he'll seal an eighth world title. this was the 35th different track he'd won on in f1, he did so in a rainbow coloured helmet in the gulf state. manchester city kept up the pressure on league leaders chelsea with a 3—0 win at home to everton. city took the lead just before half time. a fantastic pass from joao cancelo picked out raheem sterling's run, and the england man put it away. their second was arguablyjust as good — a long—range thunderbolt from rodri after an everton clearance came his way. bernardo silva later added a third, in a convincing win. city are second in the premier league, three points behind chelsea. spurs take on leeds in the 4.30 kick off. but the news dominating this afternoon has been the sacking of ole gunnar solskjaer as manager of manchester united. united, with just one win in seven in the league, took action after their heavy loss to watford yesterday. jane dougall has more from old trafford. fans

he was almost half a second quicker than the red bull of his title rival verstappen.ton's career, but his first since the hungarian grand prix back in august. i was here till midnight last night working with the engineers who also worked so late, they are such hard workers. and we found a lot of areas in which i can improve. made some changes for petrie and it seems to work and of course you've got to try to carry that through into qualifying but i am so grateful for the timings that they put us out on track, we didn't have any traffic. and that last lap was beautiful. it was a really sweet lap. finally there have been some thrilling rugby union matches on saturday. england avenged their defeat in the 2019 world cup final by beating south africa 27 points to 26. wales also won byjust a single point overcoming wales 29 to 28. there were also victories for scotland and italy. france are currently 27 points to 23 ahead against new zealand that's all the sport for now. there have been calls for calm in the united states after yesterday's court verdict that cleared a teena

and dominant in the desert — lewis hamilton closes in on max verstappen, as the fi season gets set forlcome to sportsday. good evening. plenty to come on the programme. but we start with the big news concerning manchester united, who this morning sacked their manager 0le gunnar solskjaer. the move follows yesterday's 4—1 defeat at watford. solskjaer had been in charge for almost three years, but the club has suffered a string of poor results, and are currently seventh in the premier league. jane dougall reports. this has been a dark and dismal day for him and manchester united football club. even he seemed to know this would be his last game in charge. a club legend like 0le gunnar solskjaer could have been forgiven for losing 4—1 to watford but after so many other disappointing results, the patience of the fans had been pushed to their limits. the boys are in a terrible place in their heads right now. of course they are disappointed. they've let themselves down, we have let ourselves down. and the fans down. it's hard to stand there and explain that but that's football. anyway, we hav

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verstappen had started in seventh place after a grid penalty, but worked his way back to finish in secondgrand prix races of the season he'll win a record eighth world title. this was the 35th different track that the british driver has won on in f1, he did so in a rainbow coloured helmet to raise awareness of human rights issues in qatar. and alexander zverev has won tennis�*s end of season atp finals title for the second time. the world number three beat the us open champion, daniil medvedev in straight sets 6—4 6—4 to win his sixth title of the year. the doubles title was won by the french pair nicola mahut and pierre—hugue herbert. that's all the sport for now. well, as we heard there from karthi, manchester united's manager ole gunnar solskjaer has been sacked — lets speak with bjarte valen — he's a norwegian football journalist for united.no, which is united's scandinavian supporters club. welcome, thanks very much for being with us. so as a lifelong fan of manchester united and a fellow norwegian how did you feel when the news broke that solskjaer had been sacked? news broke that s

with verstappen now leading by 19 points in the title race — hamilton has says he will keep fighting, with just 4 races to go. i feel positive in the sense that i had a good race. i i feel positive in the sense that i had a good race.— i feel positive in the sense that i had a good race. i did everything with the car— had a good race. i did everything with the car that _ had a good race. i did everything with the car that i _ had a good race. i did everything with the car that i had. _ had a good race. i did everything with the car that i had. the - had a good race. i did everything with the car that i had. the car. had a good race. i did everything i with the car that i had. the car was not good today. i did not make a mistake at the start. i was on the inside. i did not break as late as the guys in the clean line. i had a good start. after that was trying to win. i had a good pit stop. grand slam—winning sisters serena and venus williams say more needs to be done to tackle racism in tennis and across sport. the tennis superstars told radio 5 live breakfast they hope they have helped

max verstappen led the way in second practice for this weekend's formula one mexican grand prix.ader was fastest in his red bull at the aut —dromo hermanos rodr guez track — ahead of mercedes' valtteri bottas. title rival lewis hamilton was half a second behind in third. british number one cameron norrie can no longer qualify for the end of season atp tour finals. that's after polands' hubert hurkacz went through to the semi finals of the paris masters, beating james duckworth, to secure the eighth and final qualifying sport. norrie says he'll still travel to turin for the event as one of 2 alternates. the second meeting of the world triathlon championship series in abu dhabi saw seven british women in the top 12. no—one could make it past bermudas' olympic champion flora duffy though. she emerged from the bike alongside three brits, but pulled clear on the run to take the win. georgia taylor brown and sophie coldwell completed the podium. and that's all the sport for now. it's turning a little milder now but starting with the frost across a large part of england is quite as shar

red bull team mate and championship leader max verstappen was second with lewis hamilton more than half the autumn internationals. all four home nations are in action over the next two days. ireland got things under way with a comfortable win overjapan in dublin. veteran fly—halfjonny sexton starred for the irish in his 100th cap, scoring a try, four conversions and a penalty as ireland won 60 points to 5 in dublin. and things were just as comfortable at twickenham as england got their autumn off to the perfect start. they ran in 11 tries as they thrashed tonga by 69 points to 3, despite having to make a late change to their line—up before kick—off. austin halewood reports. a new start for a new look england with two years to go until the world cup eddiejones has decided this is the time to ring the changes. one of them out of his control as captain owen farrell had to withdraw after a positive covid—19 test but the new look line—up didn't take long to gel, burrowing over early on but then england's tried and tested names came to the fore. firstjamie george and then who else butjonny ma

after second practice, valteri bottas was quickest in the mercedes, piere gasly second, max verstappenn was wearing a special helmet with the rainbow flag on it. human rights are a contentious issue in qatar, especially lgbt rights. london irish beat saracens in the premiership rugby cup at the brentford community stadium. they ran in three tries in the first half to lead 21—0 at the break, and then added another in the second through cillian redmond. sarries responded, but london irish held on to win by 29—20. it's now two wins from two for them in a competition that had a two—year hiatus because of the pandemic. rory mcilroy is still in contention after his second round of the dp world tour championship in dubai. he's a shot behind the leaders — that is because he made a mistake at the 18th, putting it in the water. he recovered to double bogey the hole. that put him at nine under for the tournament. shane lowry is in thejoint lead with sam horsfield and john catlin on ten under — this chip in for eagle on the 14th was the highlight of his round. and that's all your sport for now. go

mercedes have asked for a review of the decision not to penalise red bull's max verstappen, forforcingthere was no investigation. mercedes have lodged a "right of review" after new evidence emerged, believed to be the on—board camera footage. it happened as hamilton was trying to pass his title rivalfor the lead — he went on to win the race, cutting the dutchman's lead to 14 points with three grand prix's to go. staying with formula one, where the driver line—up is now complete for 2022. guanyu zhou will become the first chinese driver to race in an f1 grand prix, when he replaces antonio giovinazzi at alfa romeo next season, partnering current mercedes driver valterri bottas. reginaldo rosario reports. he's been described as a trailblazer that will write a pivotal page in his country's motorsport history by his new team. but guanyu zhou's pass to becoming china first formula one driver has been far from straightforward. born in shanghai, zhou moved to the uk at 12 to pursue his racing career, where he began to make steady progress first in carting, and then single seaters. he went to

hamilton trails verstappen by 19 points with four races remaining.s only five places for sunday's race. mercedes seem to be worried about degradation of the engine, as they called it, and they said had they not changed it, it could have gotten worse, and weaker. red bull, however, say that mercedes had a straight—line advantage of about 15 kilometres per hour compared to what red bull. for this race, actually, red bull is the favourite, not only but partially because of the high altitude. the pressure is deafly on hamilton, and he says every race from now on is a must win. england have been dealt another blow in the build up to their autumn international with australia tomorrow after prop ellis genge tested positive for covid—i9. genge featured for nearly 70 minutes in the win over tonga last weekend, but his replacement in that match — joe marler — is unavailable after returning a positive covid test on monday. the rfu says he's isolating and that no other positive results have been returned by players or staff who were all tested today. sale prop b

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in formula one, lewis hamilton closes the gap with max verstappen tojust eight points with a win in qatar

his team mate — valtteri bottas — is on pole ahead of max verstappen who leads hamilton by 21 pointsp started almost a month ago, not many would have predicted we'd be seeing australia and new zealand in the final. but the sides play for the title in dubai, with the match getting under way in the next hour — and australia captain aaron finch thinks it's going to be a good one. we play quite a bit against new zealand now and we always have great battles regardless of the format. and, yes, it's exciting to be playing against new zealand. they're a great team and lead super by kane williamson. so it's just one of those things that both teams seem to have found their way into each other�*s path along the way in some tournaments. so it's really exciting. sheffield boxer kid galahad suffered a shock defeat in the first defence of his ibf world featherweight title. fighting in his home town, he started as the big favourite against 35—year—old kiko martinez of spain, a fighter whose best days were assumed to be behind him. but galahad was floored by a strong right hand at the end of the fift

his team—mate, valtteri bottas, is on pole ahead of max verstappen who leads hamilton by 21 points ining motorcycling career by finishing tenth at the season—ending valencia motogp. the 42—year—old multiple world champion took all the applause from the 75,000 crowd as he rode an ovation lap in spain. it was his 432nd grand prix since starting his career back in 1996. his fellow italian francesco bagnaia claimed victory for his fourth win of the season. and just a reminder of the cricket, australia against new zealand in the t20 world cup finals, new zealand are batting at the moment, it's 141-2. are batting at the moment, it's 141—2. you can catch up with that on the bbc sport website. £50 million worth of government funding has been promised over the next five years, to help find a cure for motor neurone disease. it comes two months after a petition was delivered to downing street, by some of those living with the terminal illness — including the former rugby league star, rob burrow, our reporter, louise pilbeam, has more. september this year, the campaign for £50 million towards mot

the mercedes driver was nearly half a second faster than title rival, max verstappen, who is 14 points leaderboard at the season—ending tournament on the european tour, the dp world tour championship. mcilroy re—gained the lead after a third round of 67 put him one shot ahead of england's sam horsfield. if he wins, mcilroy would become the first golfer to win the prestigious dubai event three times. tennis, and joe salisbury has become the first british man in history to reach the doubles final of the end of season, atp finals. salisbury and his partner rajeev ram are the reigning us open champions. they beat the world number one pair, in a match tie—break in their turin semifinal. there's more on the bbc sport website. that's it for now, but before we go the health secretary, sajid javid, willjoin andrew marr at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, here on bbc one. that's all from me. goodnight. now, a push to encourage people to get their booster jabs now, a push to encourage people to get their boosterjabs continues. hello, it may have turned colder but along with that change, the skies in m

hamilton took the lead with 12 laps to go in sao paulo and cut verstappen's advantage in the championshipday with home favourite matteo berretini having to withdraw from his opening match against alexander zverev having lost the first set and the opening game of the second set. the italian suffered a side strain that may put him out of the tournament while earlier second seeded russian and reigning champion daniil medvedev returned from a set down against the 8th seeded pole huber hurkacz holfing his nerve to claim a 6—7, 6—3, 6—a win making it 23 victories in his last 26 matches while top seed novak djokovic features on monday. the wta finals continue in guadalajara, mexico where karolina pliskova has come from a set down to beat fellow czech barbora krecikova. the 3rd seed lost the opening set without winning a game but struck back to take the next two as the match lasted a little over two hours. to golf, and on the lpga tour nelly korda has won the pelican open in florida in a play off despite triple bogeying the 17th hole. lexi thompson had a chance to win it in regulation but missed

max verstappen was quickest in first practice, but lewis hamilton was only fourth.ime penalty for red bull. significantly hamilton wearing a special helmet with the rainbow flag on it. human rights remain a contentious issue in qatar, especially lgbt rights, so hamilton sending a strong message there. just 1a points between the two drivers in the standings going into this weekend. this race will be a significant one. more details on all of those stories on the bbc sport website. that's it for me for now.— on the bbc sport website. that's it for me for now. thank you. we will see ou for me for now. thank you. we will see you later- _ as we've been hearing, austria becomes the first country in western europe to reimpose a full covid—19lockdown of its population. across europe, many countries are facing tougher covid restrictions due to surging cases throughout the continent. france and denmark are using covid passports to curb the spread of the virus. sweden is set to introduce the measure next month. belgium and the netherlands have imposed more restrictions to avoid

championship leader max verstappen has been handed a five—place grid penalty for not respecting double—wavedrt website. and more on the sacking of the manchester united manager ole gunnar solskjaer. we have some breaking news, a statement from the remembrance day liverpool terror attack. david perry, there he is with his wife rachel. i will read the statement that he has just released. " on behalf of myself, rachel and our family, we would like to say thank you to everyone for all of your get well wishes and your amazing generosity. we are completely overwhelmed with it. a special thanks to the staff at the liverpool women's hospital. and merseyside police and counterterrorism police who have all been amazing. i feel it has been a miracle that i am alive and are so thankful that no one else was injured in such an act. i need time to come to terms with what has happened and focus on my recovery, both mentally and physically. be kind, be vigilant and stay safe. david." let's get more on the rise of covid cases in europe, as fresh unrest has erupted in the netherlands against new lockdown rules

championship leader max verstappen — who had dominated the weekend until qualifying — could only managehose stories on the bbc sport website. hello. the british prime minister is urging countries at the cop26 climate summit in glasgow to "pull together and drive for the line," as the conference enters its second and final week. borisjohnson said �*bold compromises' and �*ambitious commitments�* were needed to tackle climate change. our political correspondent chris mason reports. it is half—time at the climate summit. the people most affected by climate change are no longer some imagined future generation but young people alive today. perhaps that will give us the impetus we need to rewrite our story. to turn this tragedy into a triumph. in the first week, familiar faces strolling the glasgow stage. big numbers, big promises and faraway dates, but some optimism from the government. i think always when you have a multilateral event like this, to try to get agreement, there is going to be a lot of work and a lot of diplomacy goes to get an outcome. i'm talking to people here at this confe

from tenth, but he battled back brilliantly to pass his title rival and championship leader max verstappenning. any grand prix when is pretty special, even for lewis who has 101 of them. to win in the way he did on track, overtaking withjust a to win in the way he did on track, overtaking with just a few laps to go in a very hard—fought race in the context of a weekend strewn with a degree of adversity and the context of a wider season that has been nip and tuck all the way, this one ranks all the way up there in the things i remember of. my mind is fairly adult. —addled. and england should secure their place at next year's world cup finals in qatar later when they face san marino.. they need just a point from tonight's game to qualify as group winners. harry kane will be keen to start — he is just nine goals short of wayne rooney's all time england goalscoring record. scotland are also in action tonight against denmark, with a place in the play offs already guaranteed. northern ireland play too, at home to the european champions italy. there's more on the quallifiers on the bbcsport websi

he saw hamilton lead from start to finish, with verstappen finishing second.pretty lonely at the front. of course, i enjoy those races where you are battling through, but we needed those points today, so i think a real solid job from the team. after a brilliant win over new zealand, ireland completed a clean sweep of autumn test victories, with a 53—7 win over argentina. they ran in seven tries — this one from dan sheehan — against an ill—disciplined argentina side which reduced to m men in the second half. that's eight wins in a row for ireland. england's women head coach simon middleton said they'd shown what's possible when you're given the resources, after they took their winning run to 18 matches. they ran in 15 tries in an 89—nil thrashing of the usa. since giving full—time contracts to a group of players two years ago, england have dominated the game and are world number ones — their focus now is on trying to win a third women's six nations title in a row in april. meanwhile, wales women lost to a resurgent canada who came from 7—0 down to win 21t—7. an

after second practice, valteri bottas was quickest in the mercedes, piere gasly second, max verstappenhe dp world tour championship in dubai. he�*s a shot behind the leaders. that is because he made a mistake at the 18th, putting it in the water. he recovered to double bogey the hole. that put him at nine under for the tournament. shane lowry is in thejoint lead with sam horsfield and john catlin. this chip in for eagle on the 14th was the highlight of his round. that�*s all the sport for now. up up next is the weather. it is going to change through the course of saturday and sunday as we get that arctic air in. for what remains of the evening, it�*s largely dry. you can see the heavy rain advancing on our cold weather front in the north, also quite wet and mild. a few spots down, and brightness developing but quite a lot of drizzly rain in some coastal areas. some more significant rain coming southwards, and temperatures will actually drop during the day back down to around average with some sunshine. but also some showers. those showers will filtrate further southwards on sunday, and

expectation, the altitude of the mexican capital will favour red bull, championship leader max verstappenfy for the end of season atp tour finals. that's after polands hubert hurkacz went through to the semi finals of the paris masters, beating james duckworth, to secure the eighth and final qualifying sport. norrie says he'll still travel to turin for the event as one of 2 alternates. some rugby union news now and on the eve of england's autumn international opener at twickenham, captain 0wen farrell has tested positive for coronavirus and will be a doubt for the match agianst tonga. he'll remain in isolation ahead of another lateral flow and pcr test so it is not yet clear whether he will have to miss the game. meanwhile, saracen's number 8 poppy cleall has been named as england women's captain for the first time for their match against new zealand this sunday. regular skipper sarah hunter is on the bench as head coach simon middleton makes five changes to the side that beat the world champions last week. scotland have named a strong side to face australia on sunday with prop pierre sch

he was almost half a second quicker than the red bull of his title rival max verstappen.ilton's career, but his first since the hungarian grand prix back in august. it's been confirmed that un—vaccinated tennis players won't be allowed to compete at the australian open injanuary. there'd been conflicting statements over the restrictions. defending champion novak djokovic has not yet revealed his vaccination status. joe salisbury has become the first british man in history to reach the doubles final of the atp finals. salisbury and his american partner rajeev ram beat the world number one pair of nikola mektic and mate pavic 10—4 in a match tie—break in the semifinal in turin. rory mcilroy is back at the top of the leaderboard going into the final day of golf�*s season—ending dp world tour championship in dubai. at one stage, mcilroy had looked in trouble, but he somehow recovered from this position at the back of the green to rescue a bogey at the par 3 17th. and by staying in touch he was able to re—take the outright lead on the final hole of the third round. a birdie on

mercedes airbus review of the decision not to penalise the max verstappen for foreseeing hamilton wideched a review after new evidence emerged relieved to be on board camera footage and it is believed to be as hamilton tried to pass him and he cut the dutchman by 1a points. skateboarders guy brown has made her debut in surfing at the qualifying series in brazil. despite placing second, she was eliminated as she incurred interference penalties saw her score reduced. she is 13 and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world and one a bronze medal at the olympics. all the latest sports on the website. from me tulsen tollett and the rest of the team, that is bought for now. the town mayor of new york, bill deblasio, will announce that times square will be open to revellers on new year's eve wants to watch the ball drop, signifying the start serve 2022. last year times square was closed for celebrations because of the covid pandemic and this is spectators will have to show proof of full vaccination or if they are exempt, proof of a negative coronavirus test before being allowed into

lewis hamilton started on pole and leads at the moment from championship leader max verstappen.ather than us, gavin, which is quite upsetting-— that rather than us, gavin, which is i quite upsetting._ when quite upsetting. how dare they! when the finished quite upsetting. how dare they! when they finished they _ quite upsetting. how dare they! when they finished they might _ quite upsetting. how dare they! when they finished they might join - quite upsetting. how dare they! when they finished they might join us. - quite upsetting. how dare they! when they finished they might join us. we l they finished they mightjoin us. we will still be here. the rac has issued a warning over soaring petrol prices as drivers face tough choices in managing their budgets. the motoring organisation has said the record prices at the pumps are hitting families at a time when pressures on finances are already high. joining me now is rod dennis from the rac ifinished i finished today and those paying 153 a litre and leaded petrol and maybe it�*s time i switch to an electric car! what is the one you ar

and in formula one lewis hamilton closes the gap with max verstappen to just 8 points with a win in qatare have clashed with protesters in the belgian capital brussels after tens of thousands of people marched against recently tightened coronavirus restrictions. some protesters threw fireworks at police officers, who hit back with tear gas and water cannon. the protesters are mainly opposed to the use of covid passes, which prohibit the unvaccinated from entering venues such as restaurants or bars. it comes after another night of violent protests in the netherlands against further covid lockdown restrictions there. anna holligan reports. another demonstration of the discontent seeping through dutch society. galvanised by calls on social media, groups gathered in the hague, young men hurled rocks and fireworks at police, they torched bikes and targeted an ambulance. an emergency order was issued by the mayor. it took hours to restore calm. at least 19 people were detained and similar scenes erupted elsewhere. these small explosive demos are being held in the context of rumbling frustration

time is running out for lewis hamilton in this year's formula i season, as max verstappen goes 19 pointsramme has condemned the international community for not stepping in to avert a potentially devastating famine in afghanistan. the wfp is warning that around the world 45 million people are on the edge of starvation in more than a0 countries, and in afghanistan, millions are in danger if there isn't more outside help. our world affairs editor, john simpson, reports from the afghan city of bamiyan. winter's coming, and it looks like being a bad one. the camels are on the move to warmer areas. we are heading west, out of kabul, through the taliban road blocks. it's not long before we reach the snow. in this district, food aid is being distributed, flour to make bread. everyone here knows that things are likely to get really bad in a few weeks. there is a real possibly we will be frozen this winter, this man tells me. these people are so poor they can't afford to buy food orfuel for heating. a humanitarian disaster could bring the taliban down, so they are cooperating with the internationa

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