he still trails max verstappen, - hamilton's title hopes. he still trails max verstappen, but. hamilton's title 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. s

he was on pole leading driver max verstappen, trying to redeem his demotion to seventh. with hamilton safely clear, the first question was, how close could verstappen get to him? well, wthin five laps he was second. a swerve even he'd admire. this would be a battle of wits and pits. valtteri bottas left his tyres on too long, a blazing trail team—mate hamilton safely avoided. in wearing his rainbow helmet, he has made a point about this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it he has earned 25 of them in the drivers' standings. verstappen, though, was second and took the fastest lap. the gap between them is eight points with two grands 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 h

max verstappen's lead at the top of the standings is now down to 14 points with three races to go. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. he is no stranger to the extraordinary, but even 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

max verstappen currently 19 points in the lead, with the race tomorrow, and three points on offer for the driver who crosses the line first in the sprint race. it seems like an uphill mountain. hamilton... inaudible. it is up to verstappen, if he wins every race, he will be the world champion. you have to look back and say, actually, verstappen has 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 m

he was on pole, leading driver max verstappen trying to redeem his demotion to seventh. with hamilton safely clear, the first question was, how close could verstappen get to him? well, within five laps he was second. a swerve even he'd admire. this would be a battle of wits and pits. valtteri bottas left his tyres on too long, a blazing trail team—mate hamilton safely avoided. in wearing his rainbow helmet, he has made a point about this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it, he has earned 25 of them in the drivers�* standings. verstappen, though, was second and took the fastest lap. the gap between them is eight points 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

no one could get close, not even title rival max verstappen. i was here till midnight last night working with 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 champio

hamilton falsity is way through, overtaking it because before he eventually passed max verstappen with 12 laps to go. he went on to win by more than nine seconds two 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 asj

lewis hamilton dominates the qatar grand prix to narrow max verstappen's lead at the top. alexander is very laid down a markerfor 2022, winning the atp 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 anothe

it boiled down to a shoot—out between hamilton and max verstappen. hamilton overtaking the red bull on the 59th of 71 laps. 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 we

he was on pole, leading driver max verstappen, trying to redeem his demotion to seventh. with hamilton safely clear, the first question was how close could verstappen get to him? within five laps, he was second. a square of even he would admire. this would be a battle of wits and pits. valtteri bottas left his tire on too long, a blazing trail team—mate hamilton safely avoided. in wearing his rainbow helmet he has made a point about this grand prix. maqueda hamilton on top in qatar! in about this grand prix. maqueda hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it, his own 25 _ hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it, his own 25 of _ hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it, his own 25 of them _ hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it, his own 25 of them in _ hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it, his own 25 of them in the - hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it, his own 25 of them in the driver l it, his own 25 of them in the driver standings. verstappen they were second and take the fastest lap. the gap between them is eight points with two prix is left. the race is on. tim

.�* stay with us on bbc news, still to come: lewis hamilton closes in on max verstappen in the race for the fi drivers title with a win at the inaugural qatar grand prix. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster of the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world. the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it is a funny old world". angela merkel became germany's first woman chancellor, _ easily securing - the security she needed. attempts to fly the hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it is not hot air we need, it is hard cash". cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro, at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s and it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile c

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

and dominant in the desert — lewis hamilton closes in on max verstappen, as the fi season gets set for a grandstand finish. hello and welcome 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 th

max verstappen led the way in second practice for this weekend's formula one mexican grand prix. the championship leader 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 o

it was another great formula one weekend for max verstappen. the red bull driver stretched his lead in the drivers' championship to 19 points after winning the mexico grand prix. lewis hamilton was second, but there was an admission from mercedes that the world champion did well to finish there. i asked our f1 reporter, jenny gow, how that bodes for the last four races of the season. it's the first time this season that it's the first time this season that i felt any sort of confidence within the milton keynes based team that red bull could be champions this year. until now, mercedes have always come back strong, and you always come back strong, and you always thought, you can't write off lewis hamilton, but right now, it does feel even though it's just 19 points that that advantage will be very hard to turn around with four races to go. very hard to turn around with four races to 90-— races to go. brazil, saudi arabia, abu dhabi. _ races to go. brazil, saudi arabia, abu dhabi. do — races to go. brazil, saudi arabia, abu dhabi, do they _ ra

red bull team mate and championship leader max verstappen was second with lewis hamilton more than half a second behind in third place. it's a busy weekend of rugby union in 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 an

lewis hamilton's hopes of closing the 14 point gap to championship leader max verstappen have been boosted today, after he claimed pole position for tomorrow's qatar grand prix. verstappen will line 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 tapp

after second practice, valteri bottas was quickest in the mercedes, piere gasly second, max verstappen third in the red bull and hamilton could only manage fourth. significantly, hamilton 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

red bull team mate and championship leader max verstappen was second with lewis hamilton more than half a second behind in third place. it's a busy weekend of rugby union in 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. 0ne cup eddiejones has decided this is the time to ring the changes. one of them out of his control as captain 0wen farrell had to withdraw after a positive covid—19 test but the new look line—up d

mercedes have asked for a review of the decision not to penalise red bull's max verstappen, forforcing lewis hamilton wide in the sao paulo grand prix. the incident was "noted" by the stewards, but there 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

he was on pole position leading max verstappen, trying to redeem his demotion to a seventh. with hamilton safely cleared the first was how close could first up and get to him? 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

the mercedes driver was nearly half a second faster than title rival, max verstappen, who is 14 points ahead of hamilton with just three races remaining. rory mcilroy is back at the top of the 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 bo

his team—mate, valtteri bottas, is on pole ahead of max verstappen who leads hamilton by 21 points in the championship race. valentino rossi bowed out of his glittering 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 pilbe

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

formula one's mexico city grand prix has been won by red bull's max verstappen, with lewis hamilton finishing in second place. the victory gives verstappen a 19—point lead in the drivers�* standings, but there are still four races left in the final five weeks of the season. our correspondent, natalie pirks reports. in this make or break race, a good start was essentialfor in this make or break race, a good start was essential for lewis hamilton. commentator: it’s start was essential for lewis hamilton. commentator: it's lights out and away — hamilton. commentator: it's lights out and away we _ hamilton. commentator: it's lights out and away we go _ hamilton. commentator: it's lights out and away we go here. _ hamilton. commentator: it's lights out and away we go here. but - hamilton. commentator: it's lights out and away we go here. but the - out and away we go here. but the first corners _ out and away we go here. but the first corners in _ out and away we go here. but the first corners in mexico _ out and away we go here. but the first corners in mexico usually - first corners in me

his team mate — valtteri bottas — is on pole ahead of max verstappen who leads hamilton by 21 points in the championship race. when the t20 world cup 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 w

championship leader max verstappen has been handed a five—place grid penalty for not respecting double—waved yellows. you can find more on that and lots more on the bbc sport 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

verstappen who he now trails by 1a points with three races remaining. 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 webs

to formula 1 and max verstappen was quickest in first practice in qatar, lewis hamilton fourth. there was another disappointment 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 s

max verstappen has won the mexico city grand prix to extend his lead in the title battle with lewis hamilton. verstappen started third but overtook both mercedes on the opening straight. he held on to win comfortably. lewis hamilton was second, with verstappen's red bull teammate sergio perez third. 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 t

championship leader max verstappen — who had dominated the weekend until qualifying — could only manage third. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those 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 di

verstappen at the top of the drivers' standings. hamilton has been dominant through the weekend on this brand new track — he started from pole and held on to top spot through the race. verstappen had started seventh after a grid penalty, but worked his way back to finish second behind hamilton and take a point for the fastest lap. but hamilton's win means if he 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 behi

after second practice, valteri bottas was quickest in the mercedes, piere gasly second, max verstappen third in the red bull and hamilton could only manage fourth. significantly, hamilton was wearing a special helmet with the rainbow flag on it. human rights remain a contentious issue in qatar, especially lg bt rights. rory mcilroy�*s still in contension 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. 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 devel

verstappen was a tenth of 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. 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

he was almost half a second quicker than the red bull of his title rival max verstappen. his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas was third. it's the 102nd pole of hamilton'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

mercedes airbus review of the decision not to penalise the max verstappen for foreseeing hamilton wide. there was no investigation mercedes has launched 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 negat

lewis hamilton's hopes of reducing the 14 point gap that championship leader max verstappen has, have been boosted after he claimed pole position for sunday's qatar grand prix. he was almost half a second quicker than the red bull of his title rival verstappen. his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas was third. it's the 102nd pole of hamilton'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 we

lewis hamilton started on pole and leads at the moment from championship leader max verstappen. you can find more on that and all of our stories on the bbc sport website. i believe some people are watching that rather than us, gavin, which is quite upsetting. h0??? that rather than us, gavin, which is quite wetting-— that rather 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

and in formula one lewis hamilton closes the gap with max verstappen to just 8 points with a win in qatar police 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 frust

verstappen at the top of the drivers�* standings. hamilton has been dominant throughout the weekend on this brand new track — he started from pole and held on to top spot all the way to the chequered flag. verstappen had started in seventh place after a grid penalty, but worked his way back to finish in second behind hamilton and take a point for the fastest lap. hamilton's victory though, means if he can do the same at the last two grand 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 kart

time is running out for lewis hamilton in this year's formula i season, as max verstappen goes 19 points clear in the title race, with just four grand prixes to go. the head of the world food programme 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 human

verstappen won the mexico grand prix. the seven time world champion was overtaken by his red bull rival on the opening straight in mexico— and hamilton could only cling on to finish second, admitting the red bull car was far superior. with verstappen now leading by 19 points in the title race — hamilton has says he will keep fighting, to keep his hopes alive 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 insid

max verstappen was quickest, lewis hamilton fourth... 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. still waiting to find out if max verstappen will be docked points for last weekends incident at the brazillian grand prix where it�*s alleged he pushed lewis hamilton off the track. that could be crucial with just 14 points between the two drivers in the standings. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. 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. hundreds of people are thought to have died as a result of the law. in an address to the nation, mr modi said the government had been

verstappen has three races to go, which will all be played out in the middle east. hamilton this week said the sport was "duty bound" to raise awareness of human rights issues in qatar. and today wore a lgbt+ rainbow racing helmet in practice. homosexuality is illegal in the country. well earlier i spoke to our f1 reporterjennie gow who is there for us. i think ithinki i think i have been a lot of conversations and questions about formula 1 going to the middle east. saudi arabia in two weeks' time here in qatarfor the first saudi arabia in two weeks' time here in qatar for the first time as well and as you say he wants to use his platform, his voice to say that we have a duty to look at where we are going and to try and make significant changes to the places that we are, to erase the conversation. that he does not want to come to places any more and go with the flow i think and that's a really important move away from lewis hamilton two years ago. in terms of the rivalry i think everybody has been crying out for a year is for a rivalry and we have got it this season

his team—mate valtteri bottas is on pole ahead of max verstappen who leads hamilton by 21 points in the chamopionship race. when the t20 world cup 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 later — 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, yeah, 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 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 hot favourite against 35—year—old kiko martinez of spain, a fighter whose best days were assumed to be behind him. b

he was almost half a second quicker than the red bull of his title rival max verstappen. his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas was third. it's the 102nd pole of hamilton's career, but his first since the hungarian grand prix back in august. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. c0. uk/sport hundreds of tesla drivers have been locked out of their vehicles following a technical problem. the company's founder elon musk has apologised after a fault with the app stopped customers connecting to their car. tesla said the problem should now be resolved. a record number of people died while detained under the mental health act in england during the coronavirus pandemic. that's according to early estimates from the independent regulator, the care quality commission. the figures come amid concerns that staffing shortages are compromising patient safety in psychiatric wards and across the nhs. patrick baker reports — and a warning — his report contains flashing images. after struggling with his mental health th

after second practice, valteri bottas was quickest in the mercedes, piere gasly second, max verstappen third in the red bull, and hamilton could only manage fourth. significantly, hamilton 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 absence 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 — and that's because he made a mistake at the 18th, finding the water. he went on to double—bogey that hole. that put him at nine under so far, for the tournament. shane lowry is one of the leaders, along with sam horsfield and john catlin on ten

verstappen at this afternoon's qatar grand prix. he was almost half a second quicker than his rival as he claimed pole for the first race to be held in qatar. his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas will start from third. hamilton's performance all the more impressive given he'd felt unwell on friday. i struggled yesterday in my own feeling and my own driving but also in the setup. the work i did last night, just studied hard and it paid dividends today so great to wake up feeling better this morning but also to be able to deliver on track. fallon sherrock�*s run in the grand slam of darts is over. she was beaten 16—13 last night by world number two peter wright in wolverhampton. sherrock was attempting to become the first woman to reach the semifinals. she'd already become the first female to reach a major darts quarterfinal. wright will take on michael smith in the semis, after he beat michael van gerwen. joe salisbury has become the first british man to reach the doubles final at the season—ending atp tour finals. salisbury

max verstappen led the way in second practice for this weekend's formula one mexican grand prix. the championship leader 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. hello there. after what was, at times, quite a chilly week of weather the weekend

mercedes have asked for a review of the decision not to penalise red bull's max verstappen, forforcing lewis hamilton wide in the sao paulo grand prix. the incident was "noted" by the stewards, but there 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 rac