weeks to come, won t they? now lewis hamilton warned us he wouldn t be at the front on the open race of the f1 season. he was right, he starts from fifth in bahrain. it was a good day all round for italy with the red of ferrari and chars leclerc on pole, with max verstappen second. hamilton off the pace, though, in fifth. his new team mate george russell ninth, so mercedes with some catching up to do if they re going to challenge this season. tension, pressure, a nerve shredding finish. england survived all that to and incredibly are on course to qualify for the semifinals at the women s world cup after a one wicket win in aukland. they d lost their first three matches, their defence of the title looked over. they had to win this, nat sciver with 61 as they chased their target of 203. but no room for error, when with just one wicket in hand, anya shrubsole hit the winning runs.