Wu Yize in driving seat but Shaun Murphy stays in touch in Crucible final

With celebrities aplenty in attendance and a protester bursting on to the hallowed Crucible floor, at one stage on Sunday there threatened to be more headlines off the baize than on it during the opening half of snooker’s two-day extravaganza to crown its world champion.But by Sunday evening and as the halfway point of the final between Shaun Murphy and Wu Yize approached, both competitors ensured all the talk will be about what is to follow on Monday afternoon and evening inside one of sport’s most famous buildings.There is history to be made irrespective of who triumphs at some stage on Monday. If it is Murphy who claims his second world title, that would break the record for the longest gap between world titles by some distance: Murphy’s maiden win was way back in 2005 when he was only 22.But after Zhao Xintong’s historic victory last year burst open the boundaries of possibility for Chinese snooker, there is now the very realistic chance of back-to-back and different champions from China

Shaun Murphy v Wu Yize: World Snooker Championship final day one – as it happened

That, then is us for tonight. Thanks all for your company and comments, and please do join us again tomorrow. We’ll be live from 12pm GMT, when we’re either going to see Shaun Murphy win a second world title, 21 years after claiming his first, or Wu Yize win the first of what looks certain to be several world titles. He’s kept it wonderfully simply today, going at more or less everything, and it’ll take something amazing to stop him tomorrow. I can’t wait to see how it pans out

Emilio Gay shines for Durham, Northants grab first win: county cricket, day three – as it happened

Emilio Gay’s third century of the season may have come with an unspectacular trowel down to third man, but it could be career-defining. Like Zak Crawley, Gay is playing Division Two cricket, but two of his Durham centuries have come against the challenging Lancashire, and now Middlesex, attacks, even if the Lord’s pitch was friendly. David Bedingham also flew to a hundred, while poor Kasey Aldridge was lbw for 99.Gay’s former county Northamptonshire grabbed their first win of the summer, after Ben Sanderson rampaged through Worcestershire’s second dig. His six wickets in 29 balls skittled an innings that had been progressing, if slowly, at 88 for two

Formula One: Kimi Antonelli wins F1 Miami GP ahead of Lando Norris – as it happened

Our full report from today’s race is up and running:The rain we were promised still hasn’t fallen – although the decision to move the race forward was a sound one – as the top three make their way on to the balcony for the podium celebrations. Huge cheers for Kimi as he thumps his chest, salutes the crowd and takes in the Italian national anthem. He’s won three of this season’s four races so far, and on this form it’ll be tough to catch him.1) Kimi Antonelli, 100pts2) George Russell, 803) Charles Leclerc, 634) Lando Norris, 515) Lewis Hamilton, 496) Oscar Piastri, 437) Max Verstappen, 26Norris is asked about whether today was more fun, after drivers’ complaints about conditions this season. “Some things have improved, some things are still the same,” he says

Kimi Antonelli produces gutsy drive to hold off Norris and win F1 Miami GP

The margins were fine but ultimately it was a champion’s composure that won the day for Kimi Antonelli at the Miami Grand Prix. The teenager cannot legally buy a drink in the US yet but by the end of what was a gripping run to the flag the Italian had most assuredly earned a stiffener.Still 19 years old and in only his second season in Formula One, Antonelli’s calmness to see off immense pressure from McLaren’s Lando Norris, who hounded him to the finish, was his best performance in a run that has seen him take three consecutive pole positions and three consecutive wins in these opening four rounds.“Kimi, that was really impressive, really impressive,” said his Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, who is not given to unnecessary hyperbole, and it was. Wolff had fast-tracked him into a Mercedes seat last season and the kid has returned the compliment by delivering on his promise

Jannik Sinner makes history with victory in Madrid Open against Zverev

It took just 14 minutes of the Madrid Open final for all 12,500 spectators packed inside Estadio Manolo Santana to collectively conclude that the match was already over. Down 0-3 and already desperately searching for a response to the superb play from his opponent, Alexander Zverev opened his service game with two horrific missed overhead smashes in consecutive points.While Zverev flailed helplessly throughout his pitiful 56 minutes on court, the world No 1, Jannik Sinner, pieced together yet another startling exhibition of relentless, destructive shotmaking paired with unwavering focus as he continued his total domination of men’s tennis by destroying Zverev 6-1, 6-2 to capture the Madrid Open title for the first time in his career.This is already one of the most remarkable winning runs the sport has seen and it is difficult to see where it could end. Sinner is the first man in history to win five consecutive Masters 1000 titles and the first to win the first four Masters 1000 titles of the year