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coming up... it's a century of manchester city goals for kevin de bruyne as his double at crystal palace keeps them in the title race. there have been many good memories, and it's a nice milestone to score that many for the club. itjust means that i've been here a long time. luton are still dreaming of anther season at the top, after their late winner against bournemouth winner against bournemouth. it's been 22 years since ipswich were last in the premier league, it's been 22 years since ipswich were last in the premier league, defeat to norwich has dented their promotion hopes. the chiefs are into the european champions cup quarterfinals, fighting back against bath. also coming up on sportsday... the king of qualifying, max verstappen — it's another pole for the world champion.

good evening. what an afternoon we have had of football. who's going to blink first in the premier league title race? not manchester city. they were first up today at selhurst park in the lunchtime kick—off, and though they went behind to crystal palace, the return of kevin de bruyne and erling haaland to the side was key as they won 4—2 to move level on points with leaders liverpool. ben croucher reports. this is the face of a man whose team haven't lost since december. pep guardiola and manchester city, though, know the title race can be fraught with danger, as crystal palace soon demonstrated. guardiola left the in—form phil foden out. they still had kevin de bruyne. oh, that's outstanding! goal number 99 for the club. that's an electrifying finish from kevin de bruyne! it was the spark city needed, although they had to wait

until the second half to take charge. goals are a rare thing for rico lewis. they have been for erling haaland of late too, if you can call five games a drought anyway. there's the haaland goal. drought over, floodgates now open. de bruyne brought up his century and city's fourth to put the game beyond doubt. maybe just as well, given odsonne edouard's late goal at the other end. still, 4—2, level with liverpool, job done, delight all round. probably. ben croucher, bbc news. he was certainly cheerier after the final whistle. pep guardiola says kevin de bruyne is "one of the best players "in the history of manchester city" after another dazzling performance, although the belgian was typically modest. you know, it just you know, itjust means i have been here a long time, and there have been many good memories. it's a nice milestone to score that many for the club, and itjust means that i've been here a long time. the first

one, did been here a long time. the first one. did you — been here a long time. the first one, did you have _ been here a long time. the first one, did you have a _ been here a long time. the first one, did you have a little - been here a long time. the first one, did you have a little look, | been here a long time. the first i one, did you have a little look, or did you _ one, did you have a little look, or did you always know where you are going _ did you always know where you are going to _ did you always know where you are going to plant at? got did you always know where you are going to plant at?— did you always know where you are going to plant at? got the ball from jack and created _ going to plant at? got the ball from jack and created some _ going to plant at? got the ball from jack and created some space, - going to plant at? got the ball from jack and created some space, and l going to plant at? got the ball from| jack and created some space, and is jack and created some space, and is only a small space you can score. when i hit the ball, i knew i had it good, but you don't see the ball flying, and then you see it went in. it was a good goal.— flying, and then you see it went in. it was a good goal. jonathan pearce with the questions _ it was a good goal. jonathan pearce with the questions there. _ city will hope he can add to his tally on tuesday night. city's focus will now switch to tuesday night when they return to champions league action at real madrid in the first leg of their quarterfinal. the manager was understandably glowing in his praise of kevin de bruyne. today, kevin. kevin won the game. the third, the assist for the

fourth, so kevin, for many years from man city is one of the best players in history of our club. you no players in history of our club. you go another _ players in history of our club. you go another pressure games. they are all pressurised games, but is it any differeni— all pressurised games, but is it any different that you have been there, von've _ different that you have been there, you've done it, you did it last season? _ you've done it, you did it last season? is _ you've done it, you did it last season? is there any difference in the size _ season? is there any difference in the size of— season? is there any difference in the size of the pressure? it is massive- _ the size of the pressure? it is massive. we _ the size of the pressure? it is massive. we cannot - the size of the pressure? it 3 massive. we cannot deny it. all year, as a club, as all the people involved, the fact that we did it, you won the champions league, it helped us a lot. we cannot relax, we cannot go, we are done, it doesn't matter, because they are too good. we have to be our best. at a don't know how many players will be available, especially in the back four, but we are ready to try. so, city now level on points with liverpool. the leaders are at

manchester united tomorrow. by then arsenal could be top. they are into the second half at brighton. they are in front. that is after tarik lamp to give away a penalty after half an hour. he got a bit of the ball, but more of gabrieljesus. it is 1-0 the ball, but more of gabrieljesus. it is 1—0 at half—time, about to kick off in the second half. let's run through the results from the 3 o'clock kick—offs in the premier league. aston villa have slipped up in their pursuit of a top four finish. they led 2—0 at home to brentford but ended up drawing 3—3. ollie watkins scored twice on his return from injury, including the equaliser in the 80th minute. brentford had flipped the game on its head with three goals in the space of nine second half minutes, but watkins came to villa's rescue. they remain fourth, but spurs are three points behind with two games in hand.

strange. we played fantastic in the first half, and fantastic in the first half, and fantastic in the first 15 minutes in the second half. we lost in 15 minutes everything we did. the last 20 of the game, we had a good position in our control of the game, and we scored the goal, but it wasn't enough to get three points. i'm really a bit disappointed stop points. i'm really a bit disa ointed sto_ , . . disappointed stop frustrating. we 'ust lacked disappointed stop frustrating. we just lacked that _ disappointed stop frustrating. we just lacked that big _ disappointed stop frustrating. we just lacked that big team - disappointed stop frustrating. we | just lacked that big team mentality where _ just lacked that big team mentality where they kill games off, which is really— where they kill games off, which is really disappointing. i'm not belittling my team, and part of it. we need — belittling my team, and part of it. we need to figure out when we are 2-0 up— we need to figure out when we are 2-0 up how— we need to figure out when we are 2—0 up how to shut up shop and stop them _ 2—0 up how to shut up shop and stop them from _ 2—0 up how to shut up shop and stop them from creating chances. 2-0 up how to shut up shop and stop them from creating chances. another aood them from creating chances. another good performance. — them from creating chances. another good performance, and _ them from creating chances. another good performance, and we _ them from creating chances. another good performance, and we have - good performance, and we have seriously— good performance, and we have seriously consistent _ good performance, and we have seriously consistent good - seriously consistent good performances _ seriously consistent good performances in - seriously consistent good

performances in a - seriously consistent good performances in a row. . seriously consistent good - performances in a row. three difficult — performances in a row. three difficult games, _ performances in a row. three difficult games, getting - performances in a row. three l difficult games, getting points. performances in a row. three i difficult games, getting points. i would _ difficult games, getting points. i would love— difficult games, getting points. i would love if— difficult games, getting points. i would love if one _ difficult games, getting points. i would love if one or— difficult games, getting points. i would love if one or two- difficult games, getting points. i would love if one or two of- difficult games, getting points. i would love if one or two of themj difficult games, getting points. i- would love if one or two of them had given— would love if one or two of them had given us— would love if one or two of them had given us three — would love if one or two of them had given us three points, _ would love if one or two of them had given us three points, but— would love if one or two of them had given us three points, but being - given us three points, but being unbeaten — given us three points, but being unbeaten is _ given us three points, but being unbeaten is not _ given us three points, but being unbeaten is not a _ given us three points, but being unbeaten is not a bad _ given us three points, but being unbeaten is not a bad thing, - given us three points, but being| unbeaten is not a bad thing, and given us three points, but being i unbeaten is not a bad thing, and i know— unbeaten is not a bad thing, and i know it _ unbeaten is not a bad thing, and i know it is — unbeaten is not a bad thing, and i know it is more _ unbeaten is not a bad thing, and i know it is more important - unbeaten is not a bad thing, and i know it is more important if- unbeaten is not a bad thing, and i know it is more important if you l know it is more important if you choose — know it is more important if you choose to — know it is more important if you choose to win _ know it is more important if you choose to win one, _ know it is more important if you choose to win one, lose - know it is more important if you choose to win one, lose one, i know it is more important if you. choose to win one, lose one, and then_ choose to win one, lose one, and then a _ choose to win one, lose one, and then a draw. _ choose to win one, lose one, and then a draw. it— choose to win one, lose one, and then a draw, it would _ choose to win one, lose one, and then a draw, it would have - choose to win one, lose one, and then a draw, it would have been. choose to win one, lose one, and - then a draw, it would have been more points, _ then a draw, it would have been more points, i_ then a draw, it would have been more points, i understand _ then a draw, it would have been more points, i understand that— then a draw, it would have been more points, i understand that maths, - then a draw, it would have been more points, i understand that maths, andl points, i understand that maths, and we always— points, i understand that maths, and we always want — points, i understand that maths, and we always want to _ points, i understand that maths, and we always want to go for _ points, i understand that maths, and we always want to go for the - points, i understand that maths, and we always want to go for the win. - it's tight in the battle for 7th, what could be the final european spot. west ham are there at the moment after coming from behind to win 2—1 at wolves. james ward—prowse scored the winner direct from a corner inside the final 10 minutes at molineux. wolves absolutely i rate at full—time. they felt they had a perfectly good goal disallowed in the ninth minute of stoppage time. we spoke about hitting the target from corners, and it is difficult for keepers to defend. if nobody touches it, goes in, and that was the case today. i will take it. the

mac wolves played very well in the first half, we came out and played well in the second half. the substitutions today, in the past they may be— substitutions today, in the past the ma be .,~ , , ., they may be don't work, but they do toda . they may be don't work, but they do today. terrible, _ they may be don't work, but they do today. terrible, terrible _ they may be don't work, but they do today. terrible, terrible decision. i today. terrible, terrible decision. i can understand _ today. terrible, terrible decision. i can understand it. _ today. terrible, terrible decision. i can understand it. i— today. terrible, terrible decision. i can understand it. i spoke - today. terrible, terrible decision. i can understand it. i spoke to - i can understand it. i spoke to david, — i can understand it. i spoke to david, and _ i can understand it. i spoke to david, and to— i can understand it. i spoke to david, and to be _ i can understand it. i spoke to david, and to be fair- i can understand it. i spoke to david, and to be fair to - i can understand it. i spoke toj david, and to be fair to david, i can understand it. i spoke to. david, and to be fair to david, he said the — david, and to be fair to david, he said the same _ david, and to be fair to david, he said the same. it _ david, and to be fair to david, he said the same. it is _ david, and to be fair to david, he said the same. it is never- david, and to be fair to david, hel said the same. it is never offside. fahienne — said the same. it is never offside. fabienne skied _ said the same. it is never offside. fabienne skied the _ said the same. it is never offside. fabienne skied the same, - said the same. it is never offside. fabienne skied the same, he - said the same. it is never offside. fabienne skied the same, he didn't think— fabienne skied the same, he didn't think it _ fabienne skied the same, he didn't think it was — fabienne skied the same, he didn't think it was offside. _ fabienne skied the same, he didn't think it was offside. it _ fabienne skied the same, he didn't think it was offside. it is _ fabienne skied the same, he didn't think it was offside. it is crazy- think it was offside. it is crazy premier— think it was offside. it is crazy premier league _ think it was offside. it is crazy premier league referee - think it was offside. it is crazy premier league referee can . think it was offside. it is crazy- premier league referee can stand in front of— premier league referee can stand in front of the — premier league referee can stand in front of the screen, _ premier league referee can stand in front of the screen, having - premier league referee can stand in front of the screen, having been - front of the screen, having been sent— front of the screen, having been sent to — front of the screen, having been sent to it. — front of the screen, having been sent to it. get— front of the screen, having been sent to it, get it _ front of the screen, having been sent to it, get it badly— front of the screen, having been sent to it, get it badly wrong. i newcastle kept up their chase of west ham with a hard fought win at fulham. they are just a point behind with a game in hand. bruno guimaraes got the only goal of the game in his 100th appearance for the club. it's the third time the magpies have beaten fulham this season. unbelievable, what a day for me to

make my 100th game for the club as well. scoring in this game is always special, in front of the fans it was unbelievable. we all work hard, especially in the second half in the first 20 minutes a game. we were not good enough, but i think for the second game in the second half, we deserved to win the game. it second game in the second half, we deserved to win the game.- deserved to win the game. it feels like a big three _ deserved to win the game. it feels like a big three points _ deserved to win the game. it feels like a big three points off - deserved to win the game. it feels like a big three points off the - deserved to win the game. it feels like a big three points off the back| like a big three points off the back of the _ like a big three points off the back of the week we had. we have a small squad. _ of the week we had. we have a small squad, everybody knows that. we are really _ squad, everybody knows that. we are really stretch, but the players are fighting _ really stretch, but the players are fighting for the cause, and that was a very— fighting for the cause, and that was a very difficult game today. fulham started _ a very difficult game today. fulham started very well, we didn't. we are on the _ started very well, we didn't. we are on the hack— started very well, we didn't. we are on the back foot, and it took a huge effort _ on the back foot, and it took a huge effort from — on the back foot, and it took a huge effort from the lads to get the win in the _ effort from the lads to get the win in the end — effort from the lads to get the win in the end. it effort from the lads to get the win in the end. , effort from the lads to get the win in the end-— in the end. it is very important for us to look— in the end. it is very important for us to look for— in the end. it is very important for us to look for the _ in the end. it is very important for us to look for the positives. - in the end. it is very important forl us to look for the positives. always in football, — us to look for the positives. always in football, we _ us to look for the positives. always in football, we look _ us to look for the positives. always in football, we look at _ us to look for the positives. always in football, we look at the - us to look for the positives. always in football, we look at the result. l in football, we look at the result. and the _ in football, we look at the result. and the score _ in football, we look at the result. and the score at _ in football, we look at the result. and the score at the _ in football, we look at the result. and the score at the end - in football, we look at the result. and the score at the end of- in football, we look at the result. and the score at the end of the l and the score at the end of the match — and the score at the end of the match we _ and the score at the end of the match. we have _ and the score at the end of the match. we have to _ and the score at the end of the match. we have to take - and the score at the end of the match. we have to take the - and the score at the end of the - match. we have to take the positives from the _ match. we have to take the positives from the game — match. we have to take the positives from the game we _ match. we have to take the positives from the game. we are _ match. we have to take the positives from the game. we are going - match. we have to take the positives from the game. we are going to - match. we have to take the positives from the game. we are going to do l from the game. we are going to do it. from the game. we are going to do it of— from the game. we are going to do it of course, — from the game. we are going to do it. of course, we _ from the game. we are going to do it. of course, we analyse _ from the game. we are going to do it. of course, we analyse the - from the game. we are going to do it. of course, we analyse the other| it. of course, we analyse the other things— it. of course, we analyse the other things we — it. of course, we analyse the other things we haven't _ it. of course, we analyse the other things we haven't done _ it. of course, we analyse the other things we haven't done so - it. of course, we analyse the other things we haven't done so well, i it. of course, we analyse the other| things we haven't done so well, and id things we haven't done so well, and go for— things we haven't done so well, and go for the _ things we haven't done so well, and go for the next _ things we haven't done so well, and go for the next one. _ look at the relief there. everton have their first

league win in 1a. they beat burnley at home, their last win was also against the clarets back in december. dominic calvert—lewin scored the only goal of the game just on the stroke of half—time, capitalising on a goalkeeping error, aro muric�*s clearance hitting the everton striker, and looping back over his head into the net. that gives the toffees a four point cushion above the relegation zone. burnley who were unbeaten in 4, are now six points from safety with six games to play. and pleased, because we designed an ugly win, and it worked. we played very well in games this season, dominated the x6, dominated factors of the game, and we haven't won. i spoke about the winning mentality, and give ortake, spoke about the winning mentality, and give or take, we can't get the decisions at the minute, we should have had a penalty. jimmy gardner's was identical to dom's last week, i wouldn't get that. that is tricky, i

could have killed the game off, and it doesn't. we work very hard to make sure we see the game through, and in the end they only had one shot on target, is i'm pleased with the defensive side of things. it is our own doing. _ the defensive side of things. it is our own doing. i _ the defensive side of things. it is our own doing. i don't think you need _ our own doing. i don't think you need to— our own doing. i don't think you need to overanalyse it. the red card, _ need to overanalyse it. the red card, the — need to overanalyse it. the red card, the letter of the law says it needs— card, the letter of the law says it needs to — card, the letter of the law says it needs to be a goal—scoring opportunity. we need to have some control— opportunity. we need to have some control of— opportunity. we need to have some control of the ball to have a goal—scoring opportunity, but i won't _ goal—scoring opportunity, but i won't go — goal—scoring opportunity, but i won't go into that again. the main thing _ won't go into that again. the main thing for— won't go into that again. the main thing for us — won't go into that again. the main thing for us is i think we played really— thing for us is i think we played really well again. it's unfortunate. this feels— really well again. it's unfortunate. this feels like a really big moment in luton's season. at kenilworth road, carlton morris' 90th minute winner boosted luton's survival hopes, as they came from behind to beat bournemouth 2—1. they still in the relegation zone but only on goal difference behind nottingham forest.

the one thing you can't guarantee at any level of football is a win. you can guarantee effort, and try and be organised, and try and carry out a game plan, that you can guarantee the win. it has been really hard for us this season. that is why we are in the situation we are in. but the character we showed, we find the result today when it was difficult to do so. we've had difficult games against bournemouth this season, for obvious reason. tom's situation, then being 3—0 up and not winning. it was good to grind out that when. this is how the bottom looks. sheffield united, 10 points adrift and seemingly destined sheffield united, 10 points adrift and seemingly destined for the championship even with games in hand. they face chelsea tomorrow. burnley not looking great either after another defeat. but luton are still believing, and they'll be hoping for forest

to lose at spurs tomorrow. brentford and everton still have work to do, and so too crystal palace. fulham and above should all be safe now. and here is the top. arsenal looking to move a point clear by beating brighton. they have a really healthy goal difference. they are at the moment, there kicked off the second half. we will be keeping an eye on that for the rest of the programme. liverpool are at manchester united tomorrow. tottenham will move up to fourth if they beat forest tomorrow. and that would leave united still a long way off 5th, which might still carry a champions ague spot. a champions league spot. to the race for promotion to the premier league, a bad day for ipswich, losing the east anglian

derby and also top spot in the championship. norwich's1—0 win at carrow road keeps them on course for the play—offs. alex fletcher reports. 0lder young, few have seen in east anglia in are they worth this much at stake. marcelino nunez with the first meaningful effort after half an hour. take two was much more effective. commentator: it is norwich who land the first! norwich moved into a first—half lead. josh sargent looked to extend that advantage, but as the two tangled on the edge of the box, the referee let play continue. it had been 1a league games since the visitors had failed to score. conor chaplin at the best chance to extend that record. 0ne he didn't take. and all too familiar derby day feeling in the away end, as norwich held on for a crucial victory. a huge boost to their hopes of achieving a play—off place. head scratcher for the title chasing ipswich.

leicester city took advantage of that ipswich defeat to move back to the top. stephy mavididi scored their late winner against birmingham city, who have dropped into the relegation zone. hull have kept themselves in touch of the play—offs, winning at cardiff. so too coventry, with their win at home to leeds, who could have gone top with a win but they slip to third. huge win for sheffield wednesday, stopping the qpr revival, and they are only a point off safety. qpr are still looking over their shoulders. huddersfield are out of the bottom three. they beat millwall. we've had another relegation in the football league. bottom side carlisle lost 2—0 at northampton in league one, they are 13 points off safety with only 4 games left to play, so it's back to league 2 afterjust one season in the third tier. it's the last round of fixtures

before the scottish premiership splits for the final five games. the top two rangers and celtic meet at ibrox tomorrow. celtic a point ahead having played a game more. motherwell came from two down to win at dundee. stjohnstone won at hibs. kilmarnock beat ross county 1—0. livingston and aberdeen was goalless. hearts came away from st mirren with a 2—1victory. big game coming up in spain in the next couple of hours — athletic bilbao take on mallorca in the copa del rey final which is again being held in seville. athletic are looking for a first major trophy in a0 years. mallorca, who won the cup in 2003, will come into this one as the underdogs. when you go into the game with the same mentality and the right mentality to try and win the game, we know it is an important game for

everybody, and everyone isjust preparing. they have quality players too, so it isjust preparing preparing. they have quality players too, so it is just preparing for them, and make sure we go on and give our best. you them, and make sure we go on and give our best-— give our best. you are up-to-date with all the _ give our best. you are up-to-date with all the football. _ give our best. you are up-to-date with all the football. we _ give our best. you are up-to-date with all the football. we will - give our best. you are up-to-date with all the football. we will still i with all the football. we will still keep an eye on that arsenal game at brighton. the gunners still needing 1-0 brighton. the gunners still needing 1—0 there five minutes into the second half. —— still winning. a busy day of european rugby. in the champions cup last 16, there was a west country derby at sandy park. exeter chiefs booked their place in the quarterfinals beating bath by 21 points to 15 bath coped the best with the blustery conditions in the first half and ted hill's try helped them to a 12—7 lead at the break. exeter fought back with tries from greg fisilua and ethan roots to reach the last 8 where they'll face toulouse or racing. four other games today. bulls thrashed lyon.

reigning champions la rochelle are through — just. 22—21 against stormers in cape town. the south africans missed a penalty to win it with the last kick of the game. it was a conversion. bordeaux are hosting saracens. 17—0 into the second half there. leinster and leicester tigers kick off at eight o'clock. in super league, adam swift scored a hat—trick of tries as huddersfield giants thumped hull fc by 56 points to 22. the giants overpowered hull in the first half with swift claiming all three of his tries before the break. hull are having a terrible season. more of the same followed from huddersfield. they ran in ten tries in total with jake bibby completing the drubbing, that moves them up to sixth. hull are just hull arejust one place hull are just one place off the

bottom. one more game later and its live on the bbc. catalans dragons are hosting st helens in perpignan. kick off is eight o'clock, it's on bbc three and the bbc sport website and iplayer. the winners will go top of the table. last finished —— last season finished for a club a club a bit disappointing, but since then we've had time to relax and have a good pre—season, building into the season, and as expected, catalans are going very well, we know it is going to be our fantastic game are going very well, we know it is going to be ourfantastic game in a hostile environment, like it always is here. like you say, i think the memories of that game will feel like they will linger in the back of our minds, and hopefully we can get payback. to minds, and hopefully we can get -a back. ., . ,._ in the county championship, glamorgan captain sam northeast hit the highest first—class score at lord's, an unbeaten 335 against middlesex.

northeast hit 36 fours and six sixes on his way to the record. the total surpassing graham gooch's 333 for england against india in1990. glamorgan have since declared on 620—3. middlesex and a82 runs behind at the end of day two. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. in the ipl, virat kohli scored the first hundred of the 202a edition — his eighth in ipl cricket — as his unbeaten 113 saw royal challengers bengaluru post 183 for 3. but england limited overs captain jos buttler. he hit a he hita 6

he hit a 6 for his rajasthan royals in the indian premier league lotte kopecky sprinted to a sensational victory at paris—roubaix femmes, as she sped over the line ahead of rivals marianne vos and elisa balsamo in the famous roubaix velodrome. the world champion claimed the first title in the race for her team, sd—worx protime. the tour of the basque country was won byjuan ayuso of uae team emirates. he followed his fellow spaniard carlos rodriguez over the line. the ineos grenadiers rider taking the stage win with ayuso picking up the biggest title of his career. mark williams was at his very best to win all eight frames against mark allen in the afternoon session of their semifinal of the tour championship. the welshman leads 8—0 in the encounter, with the evening session to come. to the aquatics gb swimming championships, where ben proud is looking to book a place at his third 0lympics later on.

the 29—year—old went fastest in the 50m freestyle, matching the qualification time for paris which he'll have to reproduce in the final. and james wilby was fastest into the 200 breaststroke final in 2:12.29, ahead of greg butler who clocked 2:12.87 with the pair well clear of the rest of the field. you can watch those finals live on the bbc sport website and iplayer from seven o'clock this evening. max verstappen has maintained his perfect qualifying record this season. he'll be on pole for tomorrow's japanese grand prix. there were mixed fortunes though for the british drivers on the grid, as nick parrott reports. the only obvious difference in moving the japanese grand prix from autumn to spring is that the circuit is now adorned with cherry blossom. no change in who was on the front, with world champion max verstappen claiming pull here further time in a row. george russell's camping got off to a bad start. that cost

mercedes more than £a000 after race stewards fined them. salt in their wounds after russell's worst qualifying this year, seeing him after nine. lewis hamilton was feeling chipper, though, after his best qualifying of the season saw him in seventh. i best qualifying of the season saw him in seventh.— best qualifying of the season saw him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going — him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to _ him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to be _ him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to be good _ him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to be good in - him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to be good in the - him in seventh. i hope for i put the car is going to be good in the racel car is going to be good in the race tomorrow, and it will be about management and strategy. pit stops, maximising everything along the way, and hoping we can ship off and leapfrog some guys up ahead. i'm excited, definitely more apt. i know we are seventh, it is not the greatest, but we can work from here. the honour of being the best british driver went to lando norris. he will start in third, and will be hoping he can at least match a second—place minute lashed —— finish last year. we can be tough, and i don't think we were expecting p3, and to be only two tenths of red bull, so i think thatis two tenths of red bull, so i think that is a good thing. iunfith

two tenths of red bull, so i think that is a good thing. with team-mate seru io that is a good thing. with team-mate sergio perez — that is a good thing. with team-mate sergio perez alongside _ that is a good thing. with team-mate sergio perez alongside him, - that is a good thing. with team-mate sergio perez alongside him, or- that is a good thing. with team-mate sergio perez alongside him, or only l sergio perez alongside him, or only a mechanical issue is likely to stop first at them from claiming victory. —— first at so here's how they'll line up for tomorrow's race. ferrari's carlos sainz, who won the last race in australia, is in the second row with norris. it was a disappointing day for charles leclerc only managing ninth ahead of george russell, with japanese driver yuki tsunoda completing the top ten. and finally scotland's men, the reigning champions, have been beaten by canada in the semi—finals of the world curling championship in switzerland. team mouat saw off the united states earlier today to set up the semi but lost 9—a to the canadians. canada will play sweden in the final tomorrow. scotland will play italy in the bronze medal match. just a quick update on the arsenal game. arsenal have scored a second

at brighton. they are heading to the top of the premier league. kai havertz adding to a first—half penalty from bukayo saka. you can follow that on the bbc sport website. that's all from sportsday. windy and warm has been the two main characteristics of the weekend's weather so far, and storm kathleen has brought winds along the west coast of 60 to 70 miles an hour, and at the tops of mountains in scotland, just shy of 100 miles an hour was recorded. a south—westerly wind across south east anglia and england, with the warmest day of the year so far, temperature is widely getting up a 21 degrees. low pressure still the dominant feature

into the second half of the weekend, and this weather front could bring more persistent out rings of showery rain as we go through the day. closest to the low will see a frequent rash of showers here, and ljy frequent rash of showers here, and by the middle part of the afternoon, we will have a line of showers developing across south—west england, driven on by that south—westerly wind. there are be heavy bursts as it pushes its way into wales and the midlands. east anglia and south—east england largely dry and sunny, not as warm, but nevertheless 17 degrees, still above average for the time of year. a few showers into northern england, a scattering of showers for scotland and northern ireland, with top temperatures of ten to 13 degrees. in comparison to where you are a few days ago, that is still better. as you move out of sunday into monday, another world starts to push on from the south—west. we start off the new working week on a pretty unsubtle note. still relatively mild, and a cold start to monday. five to 10 degrees first thing. it will be a bright and sunny one to begin with,

with the clouding over from the west of that rain arriving. showery outbreaks of rain, heavier bursts through northern ireland and northern england. it says largely trying to scotland and the midlands, east anglia, south—east england dry with some sunshine and still relatively warm, 17 degrees the overall height. as we move through the middle part of the week, it's likely to stay unsettled. a ridge of high pressure for a time, another low moving in, bringing gale force gusts of wind is perhaps to the south—west, and endless high pressure that is sitting across europe. that mightjust keep things a little bit quieter down towards the south by the end of the week, but looking ahead and unsettled start, shows are longer spells of rain, and temperatures back to where they should be for this time of year. take care.

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were struck. —— kharkiv. slovakia votes on a new president in a contest between a pro—western former diplomat and a candidate from the nationalist government. and the pop sensation taylor swift will perform the era tour —— eras tour in the uk. people are targeted by ticketing scams. hello. welcome to bbc news. the israeli military has recovered the body of a hostage in gaza, during an overnight operation. the israeli military has recovered the body of a hostage in gaza, during an overnight operation. it accused the islamichhad group of murdering the man, who's been identified as elad katzir. he was a7. israel said its mission to search for hostages, and return them to israel, would continue. from jerusalem,

hugo bachega reports. elad katzir kidnapped in southern israel six months ago,