a few hours before we enter 2024 here in the uk, but there is plenty of sport to catch up on new year's eve. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on the programme... arsenal miss their chance to end the year top of the premier league table as they lose at fulham. while there's an emphatic win for their north london rivals — as spurs see off bournemouth to move to within a point of the gunners. and leicester tigers beat bath to deny them the chance to go top

of rugby union's premiership. hello and welcome along to sportsday, lovely to have you with us this new year's eve. let's start then in london, where fulham denied arsenal the oppportunity to go top of the premier leauge table, winning 2—1 at craven cottage. bukayo saka's opener was cancelled out by goals from rauljimenez and bobby decordova—reid, to give the hosts the win and end a three—game losing run. it also leaves the gunners fourth in the table entering the new year. katie gornall watched the action. here were two sides looking to shake off their christmas hangovers. after fulham were beaten on boxing day, arsenal suffered a surprise defeat to west ham. but a win here would return the gunners to the top of the table. bukayo saka had the summit in his sights afterjust four minutes.

fulham had lost their last three games in the league, three games where they have been largely without rauljimenez. here, the mexican was back with a bang. how arsenal needed a goal. they had chances, but could not take them, and the manager's notes grew longer. arsenal's frustrations continued after the break, and would soon grow worse as fulham caused confusion in the box and capitalised. the boot of bobby decordova—reid swing the momentum in theirfavour. craven cottage had little sympathy for arsenal's title hopes. there was plenty of time for arteta's side to rescue this game, but their cutting edge was lacking. time, perhaps, to hit the january sales. three points to cherish for fulham, while arsenal have lost ground in the title race. their new year's resolution might just be to pretend the last few days didn't happen.

so, a disappointing day for mikel arteta and his arsenal side who were top of the table on christmas day. today was our worst game of the season, i think. the pace, the purpose we have, we were second best in every action, we could not dominate and we had issues because of that. really disappointing. the best way to finish 2023, definitely. 0ur ambition was to finish on a high, to react from the last two games, and i really believe that we deserve it. overall, during the 95 minutes, we were the team that deserved more, i believe. contrasting emotions then for arsenal's north london rivals tottenham, as they ran out 3—1 winners at home to bournemouth. goals from heung—min son and richarlison in the last 20 minutes added to pape sarr�*s opener, before bournemouth grabbed a consolation

goal through alex scott, who also had a goal ruled out shortly after by the video assistant referee. so spurs are nowjust a point behind arsenal in the table, in 5th. we wanted to show a bit of a response today, and credit to the lads, they had two days less rest than bournemouth, and the brighton game took a lot out of us physically. it was a frenetic game. to put in that sort of effort was outstanding. it is difficult to come here and play— it is difficult to come here and play the — it is difficult to come here and play the way we did, to have so many shots. _ play the way we did, to have so many shots. so _ play the way we did, to have so many shots, so many corners, to push them like the _ shots, so many corners, to push them like the way— shots, so many corners, to push them like the way we played. but they finished — like the way we played. but they finished better than us, and that's it. and it is the end of an era for hugo lloris, who came onto the pitch at the tottenham hotspur stadium to wave goodbye to the spurs fans at half—time. he's agreed a deal to go to mls side lafc after 11—years and 447 appearences for the club. luton town captain tom lockyer says

he will meet specialists in the new year to make a decision on his footballing future. the 29—year—old suffered a cardiac arrest during luton�*s match against bournemouth earlier this month, follwing which he was month, following which he was discharged from hospital with an internal defibrillator fitted. in a statement on social media he praised the doctors and paramedics, as well as the reactions of his team—mates and fans. he said, "i will be doing whatever i can in whichever ways are possible "to help the gaffer and the club. "in what capacity that is remains to be decided." he added that the "fighting spirit" shown by the side had given him a "much—needed lift" during his recovery, with 18th—placed luton earning vital wins against newcastle and sheffield united either side of christmas. rugby union now, and leicester tigers scored four first half—half tries as they denied bath the chance to end the year top of the premiership. leicester are now up to seventh in the table after a bonus point win, beating an under—strength bath side

who had rested several first team players, 35—22. adam cottier was watching. a contest between two age—old rivals of english rugby union. a sell—out crowd for a premiership fixture to stir the senses on the final day of the year. looking to regain top spot in the table, bath made a fast start with an interception from handre's pollard's pass meaning bath ran home 70 metres. if that had the home support feeling glum, then a try swiftly lifted the mood, as leicester wrestled back the initiative and took complete control with mike brown crossing the line for their second. bath saw their captain sin—binned, and the tigers took full advantage of the extra man, with further tries.

there was some joy for bath teenager louis hennessy, who scored his first premiership try in the second half. his team will hope 2024 brings them a first title since the 1990s, but bath will require better performances than this. the tennis world is gearing up for the first grand slam of 2024 — the australian open — with many warm up tournaments under way. at the united cup in perth, katie boulter had given britain the lead with the best win of her career as she beat the world numberfivejessica pegula of the united states in three sets in the opening singles. she looked delighted with that win, but when taylor fritz beat cameron norrie it went to a deciding mixed doubles match — boulter was back, alongside neal skupski. they raced through the first set 6—1 but fritz and pegula fought back and won the super tie—break to put the usa into the quarter—finals. emma raducanu will certainly be hoping for a better 2024 season. the 2021 us open champion says she feels "reborn" as she prepares to return to the court

after an eight month injury at this week's asb classic in auckland. raducanu underwent three surgeries, on her right ankle and both wrists, and dropped to number 298 in the world. her last on—court appearance was a defeat tojelena 0stapenko in stuttgart last april, but the 21—year—old said she is fit and ready to return with a new perspective on her career. i feel reborn in a way, ifeel fresh. ifeel ready, ifeel happy, ifeel excited. 0verall, i'm feeling very positive and lighter. i think for two years after the us open i felt may be a bit more open i felt maybe a bit more weight on my shoulders, but now i feel completely fresh. andy murray has admitted that this season could be the last of his career. he's been battling a shoulder injury, illness and a bruised knee and by his own admission, the 36—year—old did not enjoy much of last season and won just two

matches in his final five events of the year. murray's 20th season on the atp tour will begin on new year's day with a match against second seed grigor dimitrov at the brisbane international. rafa nadal is also hoping to make his mark as he makes his singles comeback after nearly a year out against dominic team stop he had an operation on his left hip in june,... nad al has admitted that he has thought about retiring this year, but now wants to play as possible. year, but now wants to play as ossible. �* . , , year, but now wants to play as ossible. �* ., , _ ., possible. i'm happy the way i am practising. _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising. of _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course i _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course i don't - possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course i don't havej practising, of course i don't have the expectations that i used to have in the past, especially for the

beginning. it is one year, it is not a long period of time practising in a long period of time practising in a decent level, so for me it is a little bit unpredictable how the thing is going to be. no darts action to bring you today, the players having a well—earned rest, including teenage sensation luke littler�*s who's breathtaking luke littler who's breathtaking rest, including teenage sensation luke littler whose breathtaking run at the pdc world championship continued last night. he was celebrating today with a visit to the tottenham hotspur stadium, having to get used to having photos taken. here he is with spurs playerjames maddison. last night the 16—year—old thrashed the five—time winner raymond van barneveld 4 sets to i to reach the quarter—finals. a victory all the more special as the dutchman was littler�*s idol when he first started playing. unbelievable. 10,13 years ago i was

doing his celebration, throwing on my little board and now i've just beaten him, on the greatest stage of them all. i'm only 16. i've got nothing to fear, i've got no one to fear, because my game can be better than anyone's on my day and i've just shown it there, i've just beaten one of the best to have graced that stage. it always gives me goose bumps. i have won three world youth titles and this is the biggest one of them all and i'm only three wins away now. world champion cyclist rohan dennis has reportedly been charged by police with causing the death of his wife, melissa hoskins, after she was hit by a car on saturday. south australia police said a 32—year—old woman suffered serious injuries and died in hospital in adelaide overnight, with a statement adding that a 33—year—old man had been arrested and charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without due care and endangering life. it has been widely reported in australian media that the man and woman are dennis and his wife melissa, who was a world

champion in the team pursuit in 2015 and raced at the london 2012 and rio 2016 olympics. benjamin kiplagat, who has represented uganda at three olympic games, has been found dead in kenya, with local reports saying he had been stabbed. the 34—year—old reached the semi—finals of the 2012 london olympics in the 3,000 metres steeplechase. he was reportedly found in a car with stab wounds, near the rift valley town of eldoret, known as a top training centre for athletes. kenyan police have launched an investigation. a bristolian who started a football club has won the bbc west unsung sporting hero award. hamsa hassan leads volunteers at a community organisation that provides opportunities to young people from ethnic minorities. he's worked to try to prevent youngsters in more deprived areas from joining gangs or taking part in anti—social behaviour.

jules hyam went to surprise him. it's a wet sunday morning, a cold, wet sunday morning, that really doesn't matter, because you can feel the energy and the passionjust coming off the pitch. this club is easy to join, free to join, it is open to all. started five years ago by hamsa hassan. in my early 20s, 21, 22, we didn't have a safe environment where we could play football. the people from my community, my friends, we started to drift apart from each other, and we needed something to bring us back together, and football was that. what is it that drives you and why do you feel so passionate? i would say the people, the people i work with and that are part of our community. seeing and doing what they do, here on a sunday, even when the weather is poor, the way they behave in the act, i think that is what makes me do i do.

every one of you got it wrong! is he a nice guy? all: yes! the club here is good. i give it five out of ten. i give it ten out of ten! i give it zero! zero?! what i like about hamsa is his energy on his drive, it is not about him, despite everyone around him. kids get a sesssion where they talk about motivating them _ to do better things, - less on the screen, more focus on their education, i more focus on the physical activities and health, - their mental well—being, he does all of that. massive round of applause to all of the coaches here. hamsa, i'm sorry to interrupt, i know you know you have been nominated, but you have actually won. cheering and applause

love that reaction, congratulations to hamsa. that is it from us, happy new year. thank you very much to sarah. now, a crackdown on xl bully dogs has come into force in england and wales. it means owners must follow strict rules on how they are handled in public, including keeping them muzzled and on a lead. it comes ahead of a ban in february when it will be a criminal offence to own an xl bully dog in england and wales without a certificate. danny savage has more. police at the scene of a dog attack — one where an xl bully type killed a man. elsewhere, this dog was handed in by its owner after it bit them. it was put down soon

after we filmed it.