daria kasatkina was equally impressive in her semi final against the italian camilla giorgi. kasatkina took the first six two and withstood a fightback in the second to win through in less than an hour and a half. the win should take kasatkina into the world s top ten. let s have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. reigning formula one champion max verstappen will start sunday s austrian grand prix in pole position. it s the red bull driver s fourth successive pole. the ferraris of charles le clerc and carlos sainz were second and third fastest respectively in qualifying. verstappen leads team mate sergio perez in the drivers championship by 78 points. torrential rain has caused the first stage of the women s giro to be cancelled. a prologue time trial in siena was abandoned due to flooding. the race will now effectively start from stage two tomorrow. and england centre lagi tuima has signed a new contract at harlequins. the 25 year old, who has won 15
finally, the formula one french grand prix is underway and ferraris charles le clerc, who started on pole, has crashed out of the race, losing conrol whilst in the lead. max verstappen leads at the moment, and if it stays like that he will stretch his championship lead to over 60 points. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. a state of emergency has been declared in part of california as a wildfire continues to spread rapidly near yosemite national park. the oak fire began on friday, and firefighters
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does it the easy way in f1. and under the twisty, tight saudi arabian sunday night lights, he showed just why he s a world champion. it s lights out and away we go. the sport s newest venue always delivers drama. perhaps surprisingly, given last year s pile up, it didn t happen at the start. the crunch of carbon fibre came from nicholas latifi mid race, allowing charles le clerc in the red ferrari to leapfrog into the lead, tracked closely by verstappen. behind, lewis hamilton was cruising through the field, starting down the grid. he ran as high as sixth before a late virtual safety car unravelled his strategy, dropping him to 10th. out front, a repeat of bahrain last week and the fireworks between leclerc and verstappen. tit for tat, pass for pass. for ten laps they tussled but didn t tangle, as verstappen won the battle to take his first victory of the season. number one for a reason. ben croucher, bbc news. well, you just have to take a look