the sprint race from ninth. he was almost taken out at the first corner and then endured a long tussle with mick schumacher, which meant he could only make up one place. a comfortable victory for max verstappen saw the dutchman increase his championship lead to 38 points, and he ll start this afternoon s grand prix from pole. it s super league s magic weekend, with a full round matches being played at st james park, in newcastle. there was a dramatic finish between the top two as st helens beat local rivals wigan 20 18. there were just two minutes left whenjonny lomax gave the super league champions the lead. saints go four points clear at the top. that s all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here s the papers. hello and welcome to our look at what the the papers
in the second half jill roord with the equaliser. in the same group, portugal produced a stunning comeback to draw with switzerland. the swiss went 2 0 up inside the first five minutes. coomba so got their second, but portugal hit back strongly after half time. jessica silva got the equaliser. both sides probably rueing late missed chances with two tough matches to come. lewis hamilton will start today s austrian grand prix from eighth after a frustrating sprint race at the red bull ring. the briton crashed in friday qualifying which saw him start the sprint race from ninth. he was almost taken out at the first corner and then endured a long tussle with mick schumacher which meant he could only make up one place. a comfortable victory for max verstappen saw the dutchman increase his championship lead to 38 points and he ll start this afternoon s grand prix from pole. i got some sort of damage there, i don t know what exactly. there was a big hit tim o brien. i m just
and when top scorer moeen ali went for 35 the game was up. india won by 49 runs and lead 2 0. lewis hamilton will start today s austrian grand prix from eighth on the grid after a frustrating sprint race at the red bull ring. the briton crashed in qualifying on friday, which saw him start the sprint race from ninth. he was almost taken out at the first corner and then endured a long tussle with mick schumacher, meaning he could only make up one place. a comfortable victory for max verstappen saw the dutchman increase his championship lead to 38 points and he ll start this afternoon s grand prix from pole. that s all the sport for now. thank you very much indeed. let s talk about what is going on in sri lanka right now. the united states has appealed to sri lanka s politicians to act promptly to resolve their country s economic crisis.
as i say, it s magnified because of the prices. when prices go up, the poor can t afford them. our top story this lunchtime. mps decide today on whether there should be an inquiry into claims the prime minister misled parliament about lockdown parties, as borisjohnson continues a trade visit to india. and stepping out onto the rooftop at westminster abbey a new visitor attraction is launched as part of the queen s platinum jubilee celebrations. coming up on the bbc news channel, erik ten hag says it s a great honour to be appointed the new manager of manchester united. the dutchman will replace interim boss ralf rangnick before the end of the season. sir david attenborough has been named a champion of the earth
the steelworks in mariupol where ukrainian fighters are holding out, but will blockade it instead. translation: i consider the proposed storming i of the industrial zone unnecessary. block off this industrial area so that even a fly cannot escape. meanwhile, ukraine says four buses carrying civilians from mariupol have managed to leave the besieged city. manchester united get their man the dutchman erik ten hag is confirmed as their new manager. and birthday tributes for the queen 96 today. and coming up on the bbc news channel. ukrainian tennis player elina svitolina says russian and belarusian players speaking out against russia should be allowed to compete at wimbledon.