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tv   Sportsday  BBC News  December 23, 2023 7:30pm-7:46pm GMT

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it comes as a watered—down un security council resolution for more aid into gaza has been criticised for not going far enough. a woman in the us with a rare double uterus has given birth twice in two days, after a "one in the million" pregnancy. 32—year—old kelsey hatcher delivered one daughter on tuesday, and a second on wednesday, and rebecca welch makes history, becoming the first woman premier league referee, after taking charge at the match between fulham and burnley earlier today. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night live from the bbc sport centre.
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coming up on the programme... arsenal remain top of the premier league at christmas as it finishes all square at anfield. another day to forget for manchester united as west ham pile the pressure on erik ten hag. bath go top of the gallagher premiership with a bonus point win over harlequins also coming up on the programme tonight... can anthonyjoshua deliver tonight, as his journey on the road to redemption and potentially fighting deontay wilder continues? of course i am tense because i want to perform, i want to win. i've got that urge to win and i want to hurt my opponent as well.
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welcome along, thank you forjoining us. let's start at anfield where we were served up a christmas treat, arsenal and liverpool going head to head. and the gunners will top the table on christmas day after a pulsating 1—1 draw. the opening goal came afterjust three and a half minutes, gabriel getting on the end of martin odegaard's delivery, which silenced anfield, a place where arsenal are still winless in the league since 2012. mohammed salah soon gave the crowd something to shout about, unleashing his 12th league goal of the season. that's how it ended. liverpool hit the post, trent alexander—arnold hit the bar but no breakthrough in the second half. the result means liverpool overtake aston villa into second, with arsenal top by a point. liverpool failed to beat manchester united last weekend,
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but that 0—0 draw proved only to be brief respite for erik ten hag, with united beaten for the eighth time in the premier league today. two goals in six minutes giving west ham a 2—0 win at the london stadium, the result helping them to leapfrog united in the table with david moyes�* side now sixth. adam wild was watching. manchester united manager erik ten hag cuts a rather troubled figure of late. it is that time of year in which pressure can be most keenly felt. to west ham and all of those festive trappings. but for either side, there was little joy or merriment to be found in a first half of football devoid of anything very much at all. manchester united probably should have been in front before the break. garnacho unable to take the best of very few chances. any optimism was west ham's. jarrod bowen saw this header well saved. he wasn't about to miss another opportunity. he put them in front and from there,
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they wouldn't look back. the big manchester united mistake just moments later allowed mo kudus to make it 2—0. can he finish? you bet he can! west ham earning themselves just a little christmas rest. for manchester united, just more frustration and more pressure. i think a decent 72 minutes, where we didn't take our chances. we should have gone into the lead but we didn't and one moment of switching off, and then you see the following effects. i think the team played over a long period a good game but the game is over after 96 minutes today and you have to keep the focus and of course, you have to net. we had a tough week. this is three games in six days. one is a half 12 kick off. we had tojuggle it around. we were disappointed we went out of the cup but i had to save players
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for the game today and try to get three points and we have done that. for us to keep going is a big thing. but that is what i do and what i want to do, keep building the team and making them better. it's been an understandably emotional afternoon at luton, who were playing for the first time since their captain tom lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest during their abandoned game at bournmouth last weekend. at bournemouth last weekend. he's now recuperating and the players showed their support pre—kick—off by wearing shirts with lockyer�*s name and number on them. they said they wanted to beat newcastle for him, and that is exactly what they've done this afternoon. a huge win at kenilworth road for the players and manager rob edwards as andros townsend's goal was enough for a 1—0 win, with luton nowjust two points from safety whilst newcastle a re seventh. history's been made at fulham today with rebecca welch becoming the first female referee to take charge of a premier league game. she oversaw a 2—0 burnley win, which sees them off the bottom of the table.
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it was hugs all round for the clarets, who pick up their third league win of the season. a change of boss hasn't led to a change of fortunes for nottingham forest. nuno espirito santo's first game in charge ended in a 3—2 defeat to bournemouth at the city ground. that's now six defeats in their last seven games. dominic solanke scored a hat—trick with his winner coming in injury time. forest were down to 10 men from midway through the first half after willy boly was sent off for a second booking. bournemouth are up to 11th, forest two points from the drop zone. these are today's premier league results in full, tottenham are back in the top four, moving ahead of manchester city with a 2—1win at home to everton. richarlison scoring against his former side, before son doubled their lead early in the second half. andre gomes gave everton hope late on but spurs held on. leeds united have shown they're determined not to be left out of the championship title race after thrashing ipswich town 4—0.
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pascal struijk opened the scoring in just the eighth minute at elland road. it was an unfortunate return for ex—leeds, now ipswich, defender leif davis who scored an own goal and gave away a penalty. joel piroe scored for the second time against ipswich this season to complete the rout. the defeat ends ipswich's five—match unbeaten run, but they're still seven points ahead of third placed leeds. leicester city are six points clear at the top of the table after a 3—0 win over rotherham. six goals shared between plymouth and birmingham. southampton are level on points with leeds in third after their 1—0 win at qpr, whilst michael beale�*s reign as sunderland boss began in disappointment as coventry cruised to a 3—0 win at the stadium of light. after back—to—back league defeats, celtic bounced back with victory over livingston that moves them five points clear of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership, although they've played two more games.
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goals from kyogo furuhashi and liam scales helping them to a 2—0 win at parkhead. lawrence shankland scored twice to send hearts to victory at home to st mirren and ensure they'll sit third at christmas. kilmarnock, in fourth, beat stjohnstone 2—1. the game at dundee was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch, and the match didn't go ahead at ross county because the pitch was frozen. time now for some of the day's other sport stories. britain's former leading doubles player tara moore has had a positive drugs test overturned after an independent tribunal ruled it was caused by contaminated meat. the 31—year—old maintained she never knowingly took a prohibited substance and it's been found she "bore no fault or negligence" in failing the test 19 months ago. ninth seed jonny clayton is through to the third round at the world darts championship. the welshman didn't play a great match against ireland's steve lennon. between them, they missed 62 doubles in 17 legs. but clayton prevailed to win by 3—1. paisley park on the left
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here was bidding to win the grade 1 long walk hurdle for the second year in a row, to match baracouda's record of four victories. but crambo, ridden by jonathan burke, just managed to come out on top over an extended three miles at ascot. next to a statement win for bath, who are top of rugby union's gallagher premiership tonight after beating harlequins at the rec, with the battle of fly—halves finn russell and marcus smith living up to the pre—match noise. exeter are just four points behind the new leaders after they extended their impressive home record with victory over leicester. patrick geary reports: it is always a sign of a good christmas when you are completely full up. bath's rec was one of several premiership grounds at capacity over the festive period. this is what the locals had come to see. finn russell launching a move which flowed through lawrence and into the unstoppable path ofjoe cokanasiga. some start and we had barely played four minutes when
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marcus smith composed harlequins�* response. instinctive brilliance, the mark of marcus. the second half was close, claustrophobic stuff. space had to be earned and ruthlessly exploited. joe cokanasiga, the slaloming bulldozer, helped put bath 15 points ahead but in the gathering gloom, harlequins rumbled back. jack walker over the line. now the next try would be crucial. so bath threw everything at finding it. in there somewhere was miles reid. over the line! and the bonus point which took them top of the table at christmas. exeter were unbeaten in 23 matches at home before today. no wonder they got a record crowd. a lot of witnesses to leicester's bad day. henry slade and exeter ran away with this one, 29—10. a statement win on a landmark occasion. patrick gearey, bbc news. aside from those wins for chiefs and bath, one more result to bring you. northampton saints edged
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a nine—try thriller, beating gloucester 31—29 to move into third in the table. it's fight night in saudi arabia, where britain's anthonyjoshua faces otto wallin in a must—win heavyweight contest in the coming hours. joshua looks in good shape, and has a 13—pound advantage for tonight's fight. a win over the swedish fighter in riyadh could set up a long—awaited bout with deontay wilder. i'm here to fight. i'm not here to party and get caught up in the glamour, i want to fight, perform well, put that pressure on myself. of course i am tense because i want to perform and win, i have that urge to win and i want to hurt my opponent as well. deontay wilder — one of the hardest hitting heavyweights in history — will be fighting joseph parker on the same bill tonight. wilder remains one of the biggest draws in the sport despite having boxed fewer than three minutes in over two years. victories for both him and joshua would pave the way for them to meet each other next year.
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i come to do what i do best, you know? that is to give the fans what they want to see. at the end of the day, nobody wants to see a 12 round fight. it is a whole bunch of heavyweights up here and we are hard hitters. at the end of the day, people have things to do and they want to come to see a fight and after that, they want to go party. when you are watching me, like you said —— like i said, don't blink, i'm going to give you what you want disabled and nowadays my dr sleep these days and i am bringing the nyquil so i hope you bring a blanket because it's getting a bit chilly tonight. and finally, the creator of a woodland bike park for young people in worcestershire has been named bbc sports personality of the year unsung hero for the west midlands. hannah escott was hoping to get a thousand riders in herfirst year of opening burlish bike park but its popularity has exceeded all her expectations. nick clitheroe reports.
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it may be a freezing morning in stourport but that has not slowed them down the trails of burlish bike park. when it opened injuly, they were hoping for 1000 riders in the first year. they have had more than 2500 already. but it could have been a very different story. the landowner _ a very different story. the landowner just _ a very different story. the landownerjust said, - a very different story. tue: landownerjust said, do a very different story. tte: landownerjust said, do you want my woodland? he said, if you can get planning permission and get the fundraising needed to turn it into the facility, you can have it and if you can't make a formal facility, then we have to bulldoze it and nobody can ride a bike in here again. nobody can ride a bike in here aaain. , . , nobody can ride a bike in here a.ain_ , ., , , again. kids had been building their own dirtjumps _ again. kids had been building their own dirtjumps in _ again. kids had been building their own dirtjumps in these _ again. kids had been building their own dirtjumps in these woods - again. kids had been building their own dirtjumps in these woods for| again. kids had been building their. own dirtjumps in these woods for 30 years but now that was under threat. hannah made sure they were involved in the process of creating the bike park but the financial and bureaucratic hurdles were massive. three years later, the final result has surpassed everyone's expectations and they are all agreed who to thank for that. t expectations and they are all agreed who to thank for that.— who to thank for that. i think she has created _ who to thank for that. i think she has created such _ who to thank for that. i think she has created such a _ who to thank for that. i think she has created such a great - who to thank for that. i think she has created such a great place i who to thank for that. i think she | has created such a great place for
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any age. — has created such a great place for any age. it— has created such a great place for any age, it is absently fantastic. you could — any age, it is absently fantastic. you could come here on a balance bike and _ you could come here on a balance bike and roll through the drums or you can _ bike and roll through the drums or you can come at elite level and do professionaljumps with gaps. it is an incredible place she has built. she makes— an incredible place she has built. she makes everyone smile, it's amazing, — she makes everyone smile, it's amazing, really _ she makes everyone smile, it's amazing, really. what - she makes everyone smile, it's amazing, really. what we - she makes everyone smile, it's amazing, really. what we havel she makes everyone smile, it's i amazing, really. what we have led she makes everyone smile, it's - amazing, really. what we have led to do an— amazing, really. what we have led to do an enil— amazing, really. what we have led to do an exit it — amazing, really. what we have led to do an exit it has _ amazing, really. what we have led to do an exit it has been _ amazing, really. what we have led to do an exit it has been changed. - amazing, really. what we have led to do an exit it has been changed. shel do an exit it has been changed. she has made do an exit it has been changed. has made my boys' dreams do an exit it has been changed.“ has made my boys' dreams country, taken on a piece of wood and that was going to be taken away from my boys and made it into their dream bike park and has made them able to share it with all their friends as well. ,., ., . share it with all their friends as well. ., . ., ., share it with all their friends as well. .,. ., ., ,., ., well. isaac and felix have both won britishjunior_ well. isaac and felix have both won british junior or _ well. isaac and felix have both won british junior or use _ british junior or use titles with hannah's support and guidance. she is a former world series champion herself. but this is about giving riders of all abilities a chance and she runs a session for true beginners as well. brilliant, theo! kids come from _ beginners as well. brilliant, theo! kids come from as _ beginners as well. brilliant, theo! kids come from as far— beginners as well. brilliant, theo! kids come from as far away - beginners as well. brilliant, theo! kids come from as far away as - kids come from as far away as wolverhampton and more than and she has keptjunior membership as low as possible. day passes are cut—price, too. local police officers say the park has helped keep kids off the street and reduce crime but there are still ambitious future plans. we reall are still ambitious future plans. - really want to make it a mental
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health and well—being location as well. we have got ambitions to not just be a bike park but a location for other projects to take a stand as well and use the woodland to its full benefit. bill as well and use the woodland to its full lrenefit-— full benefit. all of which explains why hannah _ full benefit. all of which explains why hannah escott _ full benefit. all of which explains why hannah escott is _ full benefit. all of which explains why hannah escott is a _ full benefit. all of which explains why hannah escott is a very - full benefit. all of which explains l why hannah escott is a very worthy winner of the award as bbc sports personality of the year unsung hero for the west midlands. just a reminder of the top story, it is 1—1 between liverpool and arsenal at anfield which means arsenal will be top at christmas by a point. we will be back tomorrow evening at 6:30pm and 7:30pm but for now, that is all. good night. thousands of people in the uk won't be able to spend christmas in their own homes this year because of safety issues with the blocks of flats where they live. on average, one block a month has
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been evacuated this year, because of concerns about fire safety or cladding panels.

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