burnley james >> studio: —— burnley defenderjames ta kosky has been suspended for the next three gameser an elbow was not spotted by the referee. he will miss games against manchester united, tottenham and huddlestone, but he will be available to face liverpool on new year's day available to face liverpool on new yea r‘s day —— available to face liverpool on new year's day —— huddersfield. the burnley manager feels murray should ta ke burnley manager feels murray should take some of the blame, as well. glenn murray has taken his hand, and that now has five teams in with a metal plate, and i would suggest that action encourages the reaction. that opens up what has got to build that because the instinct can't be deemed the same as some of the insta nces we deemed the same as some of the instances we seem and put in the same bracket, three—game bands, that has got to change, because i think thatis has got to change, because i think that is retaliation to an action. england's elliot daly and nathan hughes will miss the start of six nations. daly has an ankle injury and could miss up to 12

burnley take on kick off any second. burnley take on totte n he m. kick off any second. burnley take on tottenham. who would have thought that burnley would be above totte n ha m that burnley would be above tottenham hotspur is in the table? they could go fifth today. we are not getting overly carried away with what has happened. the fa ns away with what has happened. the fans are enjoying it. we know that the next game is the most important and refocus on that. in the bigger picture, i'm happy that we are in a better picture than we were. and yell year, we keep edging forward. it's not easy to make massive strides, but that is a good sign. rangers are away to commander in the scottish premiership. the first minute of that. the big matches between celtic and it who are taking on aberdeen. the visitors are confident that they can do what hearts did last week. we know we have got to be at our best. but we are equipped with players who can do that. we have a squad and we are putting our best chances to put —— win the game forward. we will use the confidence that we have got

. the same price that you can buy 15 or16 in burnley.north korea in response to its recent missile tests. the security council voted unanimously to limit north korea's imports of petrol and oil by as much as 90%. mr trump said the vote proved the world "wants peace, not death". a former us marine has been charged with planning to carry out a terrorist attack at a busy tourist area in san francisco over christmas. everitt jameson is said to have revealed his plans to an undercover agent, thinking he was a leading member of the islamic state group. he denies the allegations. leon bernicoff, one of the stars of the tv show, gogglebox has died at the age of 83. the retired teacher and his wife june were one of the first couples to join the channel a programme when it launched in 2013. the broadcaster said he died in hospital after a short illness. the charity crisis at christmas opened its centres to 11,500 homeless people today. crisis is warning that the number of what it describes as "hidden rough sleepers" could increase by almost 50% ov

a new name in the race for the top four, burnley football club. the premier league this evening. it is all based on a solid defence, beverly conceded three goals at home here at turf moor in the league this season. here at turf moor in the league this season. 0nly here at turf moor in the league this season. only the two manchester clu bs season. only the two manchester clubs have a better defensive record for the campaign so far. tonight there are against a stoke city team who were confronted by their own supporters of the weekend, when they got back to stoke on the train from their five — got back to stoke on the train from theirfive — one defeat got back to stoke on the train from their five — one defeat against totte n ha m. their five — one defeat against tottenham. a tough run of late for mark hughes but he hoped those confrontational noises from the supporters will still be really in the players ears tonight as they go to try to get a win. if they could achieve three points stoke would move for places at the table tonight and away from the

but burnley are hot on the heels in full. an end to tyson fury‘s nightmare.rmer heavyweight champion is free to return to boxing after a compromise with uk anti—doping. and, cooks, cricket and culture. alastair cook deals with the many question marks around england's ashes tour down under. hello, good evening. there's a full round of premier league games this midweek, with some significant results already tonight. chelsea bounced back in style following that defeat only west ham at the weekend with a comfortable 3—1win away at huddersfield. it was watched by patrick gearey. a wet tuesday night, still a party night in huddersfield. an energy that fuels the football. according to the manager, they are workers, not dreamers. but a moment's dozing against chelsea, and you are soon spectators. helpless as noya ba kayoko but you are soon spectators. helpless as noya bakayoko but the champions in front. antonio conte says the title has now slipped away, but there seems to be no black of note, motivation, —— no lack of motivation. the locals will have noticed the col

burnley, four wins out of the last six.top four but the referee was at the centre of controversy. couple of penalty shouts turned down. but burnley will be happy. really pleased with the results. there have beena very pleased with the results. there have been a very strong start to the season, watford. we started slowly and built into the first half. overall, we delivered a control performance. it's never easy when a team goes down to ten men because it is the strange fight that people think you should win and it is most difficult. what is your view on the red card? red card, definitely. it was a poor challenge. we are seeing a picture of christian benteke with his head in his hands. it is there to say he and his team—mates and roy hodgson were doing the same. it was his penalty late in the game that would have given crystal palace a valuable win but finished 2—2. would have given crystal palace a valuable win but finished 2-2. this will be a talking point later. roy hodgson didn't want christian benteke to take the penalty

it means spurs leapfrog burnley and arsenal into fifth place.me keeping them in the hunt for a champions league place. both of those defeats have been to one goal. with tottenham also in the place for a place in the top four it looked like a tough encounter. alli may have felt hard done by when he was booked. but the referee‘s next big decision went his way. the slightest of touches was enough to see harry kane put tottenham ahead with his 13th kane put tottenham ahead with his i3th premier league goal this season. confidence in football is a precious commodity. it seemeded the early goal recognised —— wrecked burnley, but boosted kane. it was to be his day. an hour past before the next clear—cut chance but he was ready to pounce when it came. how about this for resilience? kane clattered in the build—up but soon back on his feet. the ball in the back on his feet. the ball in the back of the net and his to take home. no arguments over those two and no arguments as to which of these two sides is the more likely to be challenging for a place in th

turfmoor has been a fortress for burnley this season.em in the hunt for a champions league place. both defeats have been toa league place. both defeats have been to a solitary goal some of tottenham also in hand for a place in the top four, this was some encounter. he was booked for this but the referee's makes decision went his way. harry kane put tottenham ahead with his 13th premier league goal this season. confidence in football asa this season. confidence in football as a precious commodity and it seemed the early goal wrecked burnley. the england striker had to be patient but it was to be his day. an hour passed before his next clear—cut chance but he was ready to pounce when it came and how about this for resilience? harry kane clattered in the build—up but he was $0011 clattered in the build—up but he was soon back on his feet. the ball was in the back of the neck and his to ta ke in the back of the neck and his to take home —— back of the net. no arguments as to which of these two sides is the more likely to be challenging for a

he never misses from the stop. 1—0 to tottenham against burnley, sixth against seventh, burnley couldth a 1—0 controversial lead. thanks for bringing us up to date, john. we‘ll talk to you in about an hour and we john. we‘ll talk to you in about an hourand we can john. we‘ll talk to you in about an hour and we can bring up all the rest of the premier league results for you. one more to come later on today, manchester city clear that the top of the table, manchester united must win this evening if they wa nt to united must win this evening if they want to keep up their opponents. the late kick—off is at 7:45pm. that‘s leicester. jamie vardy and riyad mahrez are likely to be recalled as leicester chase down a europa league spot for next season. antonio valencia is injured for united, but the players mourinho rested for their league cup defeat by bristol city during the week are expected to make a return. if the top teams perform, it is very difficult for them to have the same dream orto difficult for them to have the same dream or to reach the same incredible title, but i think they‘re

burnley have moved fourth and into the champions league spots after a late ashley barnes goal in theminute gave them victory over stoke city at turf moor. the win takes sean dyche‘s side, for 2h hours at least, ahead of the likes of liverpool, arsenal and tottenham. the reality is we have another tough game on saturday. you know we are enjoying this, of course, the players and the right. the next game is quickly on saturday. that is the focus. i am pleased with the lads tonight. they have to work hard tonight, grind it out. a real moment of quality to win it. that one will be parked. thursday we look to recover and move onto the next one. and chelsea have returned to the winner‘s circle after their loss against west ham on the weekend. the blues were 3—1 winners away to huddersfield town, with the terriers‘ goal only coming in the final minute of added on time. there are seven premier league games on wednesday. leeders manchester city and manchester united are both in action, but the dust still to settle after the two sides had a heated bust—up in the tunnel following city‘s victory.

they're at home to burnley today.dyche knows that doesn't mean his side will get an easy ride. they still look a high—quality group of players to me. i was there recently, about to dig in and get a win, actually, but that is a mark of a good side. if it is not quite fair day or the other team are playing well, still out with a result. i do think we are going there expecting it to be anything other than a tough game. in the late kick—off, liverpool host bottom of the table swansea, who are still looking for a new manager after sacking paul clement last week. liverpool's last game was their 3—0 draw with arsenal on friday, so they've had an extra day to recoverfor this match — but managerjurgen klopp knows a side in trouble is a dangerous one. they are under pressure. and that's clear, because they are fighting for the league, 100%. we will be ready and we will perform. just one game in the scottish premiership this afternoon with champions celtic away to dundee. we will be keeping an eye on england overin will be keepi

they're at home to burnley today. time — but burnley manager sean dyche knows that doesn't mean his side will get an easy ride. they still look a high—quality group of players to me. i was there recently when they had to dig in and get a recently when they had to dig in and geta win recently when they had to dig in and get a win against brighton side who played very well. but that's the mark of a good side. if it's not quite there day or the other team are playing well, they still come out with the result. i don't think we will go there expecting it to be anything other than a tough game. in the late kick—off, liverpool host bottom of the table swansea, who are still looking for a new manager after sacking paul clement last week. liverpool's last game was their 3—3 draw with arsenal on friday, so they've had an extra day to recoverfor this match — but managerjurgen klopp knows a side in trouble can be a dangerous one. they are under pressure. that's clear, they are fighting for the league, 100%. they will not change u

burnley had these best of the second—half. the brighton. burnley had these best of the second-half.e leaving things... manchester city still ongoing and still winning at the moment. who is the big winner today? i suppose it must be... well i guess arsenal and chelsea staying third and arsenal moving into the top four. arsenal moving into the top four, chelsea on level points with manchester united. leicester city, disappointing for them, they would have been wanting to gain ground on liverpool and tottenham. crystal palace, a wonderful win and we will see what it has done for them. at 1.i see what it has done for them. at u think they were 14th forced up they were bottom a few weeks ago, then they just they were bottom a few weeks ago, then theyjust moved out of the relegation zone today. no, still 14th, relegation zone today. no, still 1ath, extraordinary. they were bottom and looking like they were the odds—on favourite to go down not long ago. very tight between 11 and down to 19th. this is what roy hodgson the same can any one of these teams could go down. newcastle in the botto

they're at home to burnley today.ise in injury time — but burnley manager sean dyche knows that doesn't mean his side will get an easy ride. they still look a high—quality group of players to me. i was there recently, when they had to dig in and get a win, actually, against a brighton side that played very well. but that's the mark of a good side. you know, if it's not quite their day or the other team are playing well, they still come out of it with result. so i don't think we're going there expecting it to be anything other than a tough game. everton‘s fortunes have been on the up, since sam allardyce took over — they're aiming to extend their unbeaten premier league run to six games when they face west bromwich albion away later. in contrast, west brom are still without a win in the league since august. definitely in that dressing room, for me, there's enough quality. they've just got to believe in it. and a little bit of good fortune, get a win somewhere along the line, and suddenly one or two of these players wil

burnley joint best defence in a they have a tough christmas.tches, an u nwa nted tarkowski for three matches, an unwanted christmas break. looking at it, it is one of the toughest festive fixtures of any team. totte n ha m festive fixtures of any team. tottenham looking to bounce back after defeat against man city. let's hear from sean dyce. we're not getting carried away, we are enjoying it for the fans are enjoying it but there is a reality, we know every game is important when the next is most important, we focus on that. in the bigger picture, i'm happy that we are in a better position than what we were. year—on—year, everything keep edging forward , year—on—year, everything keep edging forward, it's not easy to make massive strides in the premier league but if we keep edging forward from its a really good sign of progress. everyone likes a pat on the back sometimes, and it's about on the back from outside. sometimes people are linking not much with evidence but that happened. but we see beyond that, i get on with my work, or i enjoy what w

if leicester did it, why shouldn't burnley?ne day?|j bet on whether sean dyche will be england manager one day? i think leicester were something like 50,000 to one, maybe we should put some money on burnley winning the league! best fa ct money on burnley winning the league! best fact i heard, on five live this morning, the population of burnley is smaller than the capacity at old trafford. i love that. why does a school file over and over ain? why does a school file over and over again? in herfirst annual report, the boss of the schools watchdog says there is a group of underperforming schools that continue to let down pupils. amanda spielman as the chief inspector of schools, and she says of those schools, and she says of those schools inspected this year, around 80 primary and 50 secondary schools have not been good at any point in over a decade. why? i spoke to her little earlier and asked her what she thought about those statistics. 0n the one hand it is bad news, we shouldn't have any schools in those states, but the numbe

they're at home to burnley today.ey manager sean dyche knows that doesn't mean his side will get an easy ride. they still look a high—quality group of players to me. i was there recently when they had to dig in and get a win against a brighton side who played very well. but that's the mark of a good side. if it's not quite their day or the other team are playing well, they still come out with the result. i don't think we will go there expecting it to be anything other than a tough game. and there's just one game in the scottish premiership this afternoon, with champions celtic away to dundee. celtic can move i! celtic can move 11 points clear at the top with a win at dens park. a near collision between two of the favourites marked a dramatic start to the annual sydney— hobart yacht race. an attack from a time when a wild oats rotted within a few metres of the magical stop after a protest, it could give them a time penalty later on. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. good afternoon. millions

it means spurs leapfrog burnley and arsenal into fifth place.rs host southampton on 26th december. you are fighting for top four, that victory shows everyone that we are there. and yes, now we need to be solid and we need to be consistent in our performance. today was a point to platform to go up. newcastle united are out of the bottom three after beating west ham 3-2 at bottom three after beating west ham 3—2 at the london stadium. andre ayew had a penalty saved and they're one point above the relegation zone. christian atsu scored what proved to be the winning goal. in the other results. lionel messi and luis suarez scored — as barcelona beat real madrid 3 goals to nil in la liga dealing a huge blow to real‘s title defence. cristiano ronaldo's side now trail their rivals by 1a points in the table. suarez struck in the 54th minute of el clasico — and messi added a penalty 10 minutes later. after madrid's dani carvajal received a direct red card — for stopping a goal—bound header by paulinho. messi also set up substitute alex vidal — to round of

burnley boss shaun dyche says he wants to calm expectations. we're not getting overly carried away. know every game is important and the next one is most important. we are focusing on that. but in the big picture i am happy we are in a better position than what we were and year—on—year, if we keep edging forward , and year—on—year, if we keep edging forward, it's not easy to make massive strides in the premier league but if we can keep edging forward , league but if we can keep edging forward, that's a real good sign a progress. the big match in the scottish premiership is between the top two. celtic, five points clear, take on aberdeen — and the visitors are confident they can — like hearts, did last week — also cause an upset. we know we've got to be our best but we are equipped with players that can do that, ask what we can call upon and we will make sure we're putting our best chances to win game forward and we've done a lot of work into that and we make sure we use that confidence and go into the game looking to get that win. england all—rounder ben stokes is returning home to

manchester united rescued a point in the 90th minute against burnley.1 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—0 victory over dundee at dens park. james forrest opened the scoring before leigh griffiths added celtic‘s second just before half—time. it was the only scottish premiership game today, with five more to come tomorrow. england's cricketers have had a tough time in the field on day one of the fourth ashes test. a century from david warner and another great performance from captain steve smith left australia on 2411—3 at the close of play. patrick gearey reports from melbourne. no wonder they couldn't wait to get in. australia's festive season began with their series victory last week. ashes monday. in fact, in what seems an age since england first landed, the only thing they haven't lost is the toss. at the worst moment, that deserted them, too. so australia batted, of course they did. this was a gift certificate of a pitch. happy christmas, david warner. 50 runs at england's expense, 100 for the aussies by lunch. 0uch. at t

burnley one point off the top four.or the time being. roy hodgson would be livid they didn't get that win because that would have moved them out of the relegation zone. imagine if it comes down to two points at the end of the season, staying up going down, it was a massive moment in their season. let's hand you back. into the champioship where the evening game sees norwich hosting sheffield wednesday. they are into the second half now and the only goal that seprates the sides was scored by shelffield wednesday striker jordan rhodes in the first half. in the last couple of minutes, norwich have equalised. it is now 1-1 norwich have equalised. it is now 1—1 and around 25 minutes left to go in that game. great action at carrow road. championship leaders couldn't break sunderland down destpite their opponents being down to ten men for the final 30 minutes of that game. it finihsed 0—0. also ended goalless between aston villa and millwall. derby keep the pressure on the top three with a 3—0 win away at barnsley. there were w

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we'll be back throughout the evening with updates of the games from the premier league — can burnley? we shall see. thanks forjoining us, see you soon. well we can listen now to theresa may, she has been attending the climate change summit in paris today with 50 senior ministers and prime minister. manual macron of france has already said the world is losing the battle against climate change. less listen to theresa may. tackling climate change is one of the great challenges we face but also mitigating the impact of climate change on some of the poorest countries in the world. what we're doing in the uk phasing out coal and also by the work we're doing through world leading electric cars for example, showing that we can deal with the issue of emissions and reduce them but also that can be of benefit done in a way that is of benefit done in a way that is of benefit to the economy. in terms of mitigating the impact on those who are the poorest in the world, today announced a further £140 million that the uk will be spending in helping those countries that are most impacted by climate ch

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they're at home to burnley today.njury time — but burnley manager sean dyche knows that doesn't mean his side will get an easy ride. they still look a high—quality group of players to me. i was there recently when they had to dig in and get a win against a brighton side who played very well. but that's the mark of a good side. if it's not quite their day or the other team are playing well, they still come out with the result. i don't think we will go there expecting it to be anything other than a tough game. tony pulis has been appointed manager of championship side middlesbrough three days after they parted company with garry monk. tony pulis had said he wanted to spend christmas with his family before returning to football. he was sacked by west bromwich albion just over a month ago. boro are ninth in the table, three points outside the play—offs and they play bolton next, where he will be in the stands. celtic currently 2—0 ahead against dundee, bidding to move 11 points clear at the top of the table. the second go

they're at home to burnley today.ury time — but burnley manager sean dyche knows that doesn't mean his side will get an easy ride. they still look a high—quality group of players to me. i was there recently, when they had to dig in and get a win, actually, against a brighton side that played very well. but that's the mark of a good side. you know, if it's not quite their day or the other team are playing well, they still come out of it with result. so i don't think we're going there expecting it to be anything other than a tough game. everton‘s fortunes have been on the up since sam allardyce took over — they're aiming to extend their unbeaten premier league run to six games when they face west bromwich albion away later. in contrast, west brom are still without a win in the league since august. definitely in that dressing room, for me, there's enough quality. they've just got to believe in it. and a little bit of good fortune, get a win somewhere along the line, and suddenly one or two of these players will blossom.

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late drama at old trafford asjesse lingard rescued a point for manchester united — their match with burnleywithin 3 minutes of kick—off equalised in the 90th minute. that means united trail neighbours city by 12 points and pep guardiol‘s team have a game in hand. 5159. ¥9llé£2hete wasafiaaflaic! wins for chelsea and watford as well. fi’f: i;;z§;§;;¢;js;, * " 7 ’ ' ' just before half time. that one the only scottish premiership game today, with five more to come tomorrow. middlesbrough have appointed former stoke and west brom boss tony pulis as their manager to succeed garry monk. pulis was sacked by the baggies in november after a run of 10 games without a win. the 59—year—old welshman will watch boro‘s boxing day home championship game against bolton from the stands, with craig liddle taking caretaker charge. ”12555155? zgg fé $1 3 a ltjegms, tg'bg'goiflg frm‘n bad:’:.:”i'f: 'f.:::. . to worse for england's cricketers whe are twins ts. aveig a gerigg— ~ ~ ~ , . having surrendered the ashes in perth — a century from david warner and another great performance from captain steve smith left austr

betwen those two sides. another all top flight match with high flying manchester city at home to burnleye side newcastle could face a tricky tie against league two leaders luton. there are three non—league sides left in the competition — woking, filed, and hereford. non—league side are now out, after being swept aside by rochdale in this evening‘s second round match. matty doan scored in injury time to complete a 4—0 win. rochdale are away to doncaster rovers next in the third round. wolves have re—established their four—point lead at the top of the championship. they beat birmingham city at st andrew‘s for the third season running. wolves had two efforts well saved by birmingham keeper david stockdale before leo bonatini‘s shot was adjudged to have crossed the goalline after the use of goal—line technology. birmingham had harlee dean sent off late on. and wolves held firm for their sixth straight win. manchester united‘s paul pogba will serve a three match ban for his sending off against arsenal on saturday. he was given a straight red card for stamping on hector bellerin — united have

reigning champions chelsea are the side above burnley.scored their third. and crystal palace are out of the bottom three for the first time this season after they scored twice in the final few minutes to beat watford. palace were a goal down but wilfried zaha and james mccarthy turned it around after watford had a man sent off. there are seven games in the premier league tonight including swansea against league leaders manchester city, and second place manchester united versus bournemouth. but united managerjose mourinho spent much of his press conference yesterday discussing the row after sunday's derby against city, rather than tonight's opponents — something he said was disrespectful. you don't respect them? you don't think they are a team capable, to do well? you have no respect for the players? we haven't heard the end of it, have we? england captainjoe root says it's time for his team to "stand up" ahead of the crucial third ashes test in perth. australia lead the series 2—0 and will regain the ashes if they win at the waca, where e

burnley had to brighton, chelsea host southampton and stoke will hope for change in fortunes againstatford and huddersfield takes place at vicarage road. ulster beat harlequins. six different players scored tries. 52—24 victory in belfast. stuart mccluskey with this one early on. harlequins kept the score to 16—12 at half—time. they haven't won in europe this season though they took away a bonus point from tonight. ulster stay second in the pool and have a good chance of qualifying for the quarterfinals. andrew trimble scoring their final try of the night. ronnie 0'sullivan's winning run has come to an end with a thrashing byjohn higgins at the scottish open. he's won three ranking titles including the uk championship recently, but he lost without winning a frame against the home favourite in glasgow. the first time higgins has whitewashed 0'sullivan in a match in 23 years. he plays neil robertson next in the semifinals. to beat ronnie, somebody just said, the last time i whitewashed him was 1994. that was on the way to my first tournament. i can remember, i played in the quarterfina

. —— burnley. andre gray, watford go back to his old club only. -- burnley.ey lost their first seven games of the season. their first seven games of the season. harry kewell, my club are crawley town, has not done this all—time, but he is talking to us. he's the first australian to in the premier league. we have premier league predictions. he's a big fulham fan. full of all sorts of interesting facts i imagine. does he know he's going to win the world cup? probably, yes. i imagine he's got it down to one or two. if you say germany, spain or brazil, you're probably right. we'll talk championship. do any of you followed bristol city on twitter, i do because their celebrations when they tweet are hilarious. adrian flynn stars this thing with his jacket. he scored a last—minute winner for bristol city against sheffield united, a 2—1win. the celebration is on twitter. what does he do with his jacket? a bit like that. does he really do that? that's a bad impression. what was that bit. he flicks his jacket. have you seen it? whenever they score, they put the little

premier league games in total on saturday third place chelsea host a surprise team of the season burnley are currently in sixth place in the table and they travel to brighton assn a look to make up points on the top six when they play strugglers newcastle this is how the table is looking heading into those games man city as you can see here eleven points clear at the top of the table manchester united are in second chelsea are a further three points back with spurs liverpool and burnley currently rounding out the top six what australia has crushed to england with a dominant batting performance on day three of cricket's third ashes test match in perth as he is captain steve smith produced his highest ever test total and remains unbeaten on two hundred twenty nine while mitchell marsh scored his maiden test and train finished the day on one hundred eighty one not out the pairs partnership is now worth three hundred and one runs what was in response to england's first innings total of four hundred three australia closed today with an overall lead of one hundred forty six runs with six wicke

there is a blow for burnley as one player is suspended for three matches of accepting a violent conductt in the running to ta ke said he is not in the running to take over at swansea. i'm back for an update in15 take over at swansea. i'm back for an update in 15 minutes. two men have been arrested in australia after police say a car was deliberately driven into a crowd of pedestrians in a busy street in melbourne. 1a people have been injured — several of them critically. police say the driver was a 32—year—old australian citizen of afghan origin with a history of mental health issues and drug use. a second man, who was arrested nearby, was said to be filming the incident and was carrying a bag containing knives. but police say at this stage there's no evidence of a terror link. from there — hywel griffith reports. pinned to the ground, a man arrested by the policejust a few meters from the 4x4 vehicle used to mow down pedestrians. around them, paramedics rushed to help the injured pedestrians left lying in the street. minutes earlier, the city centre was packed with commuters and christ

burnley came unstuck today at leicester. nasty looking injury. gray got the only goal. two wins in a row by leicester city. a quiet revolution they are calling it. they'd just about had the edge in this game. leicester just about deserved about had the edge in this game. leicesterjust about deserved it. the next match is stoke against swa nsea. swa nsea the next match is stoke against swansea. swansea are in all sorts of trouble. diouf scored for stoke. diouf and shaqiri gave stoke the win. paul clement under a lot of pressure. lots of calls about the future of him. we can see how difficult it is looking for them at the bottom of the table. let's have a look at the top after our eight matches today for the manchester city playing west ham tomorrow. they should regain the 8—point lead at the top. what a big three points it was against arsenal. paris st germain in france lost for the first time in the league this season. they lost to strasbourg. possibly manchester city could lose to west ham. everton are in the top half of th

there were also wins for burnley, huddersfield, tottenham and leicester city.s county 2-1 came from behind to beat ross county 2—1while stjohnstone, hearts and kilmarnock also one. in rugby union's european champions cup, ospreys and scarlets registered their first victories. but leicester were thrashsed by munster and bath lost their top of the group game against toulon 24—20, as adam wild reports. the welcome in toulon may be a familiar one. but still it remains and no less formidable place to visit. few teams in recent years have managed to silence those cries, here anthony watson from bath find the perfect way to start trying. suchis the perfect way to start trying. such is the talent at toulon there was plenty to shout about. staying within touching distance before the break. afterwards, the noise levels we re break. afterwards, the noise levels were raised further. for bafta make themselves heard, it took a huge slice of fortune and a huge slice off the boot of chris ashton, that letting former england team—mate jonathanjoseph letting former england team—

leicester beating burnley.ve fallen behind at watford. an update in the next hour. the christmas period is often said to be challenging for parents of a child with autism. the change of routine, noise and unfamiliarity can all combine to make it a particularly difficult time. our correspondentjohn maguire has been to visit a santa's grotto with a difference — one that's been adapted to become autism—friendly. as the song goes, it'is the most wonderful time of the year, but not for everyone. i used to hate christmas because he never got it, he did not want presents and it is his birthday on new year's day so we miss out on everything. julie's13—year—old son joe has autism and in the past, christmas has been difficult for the whole family. we could not wrap the presents for a few years because he couldn't bear the noise of them opening. the autism affects his senses and blocks him from understanding things and we would have to reduce everything. so you don't have a big celebration and everything is kept on the do

there were no slipups for tottenham at burnley, as harry kane claimed the match ball at turf moor.to a place in the top four. newcastle came from behind to beat west ham 3—2, in a thrilling encounter at london stadium. ending a run of nine league games without a win saw them pull themselves out of the relegation zone. the pressure eased on stoke city manager mark hughes, as he saw his side beat west brom 4—1. it kept his club out of the relegation zone, at the expense of alan pa rdew‘s team. there was a lot of outside pressure. i must say i've had fantastic support from peter and john coates. they've been in all this weekend, and all they have been doing is reassuring me, reassuring the staff, reassuring the players. but they're fully behind what we're doing, and that support is really important. swansea sacked boss paul clement last wednesday. they promoted leon brittan to player—manager. he couldn't inspire them to victory at the liberty stadium over crystal palace, which would have lifted them off the bottom of the table, but they did come from behind to claim a point. next up f

elsewhere, the matches between huddersfield and burnley, and newcastle and brighton finished goalless today. west brom take on arsenal, but before that leaders manchester city visit crystal palace. a win would not only take them 16 points clear at the top but would also see manager pep guardiola equal his own record with bayern munich for 19 consecutive victories in europe's top division. always here you talk about the numbers, breakers, records. that is a consequence of what we do on the pitch. i am not here to comment about the record because it is simple to say that we break it or not. but that is not what counts. what counts is what you have to do against crystal palace, what you have to do against the amazing four strikers they have. england's cricketers have arrived in sydney ahead of the fifth and final ashes test which begins in four days' time. england wicketkeeper jonny bairstow has given his backing to all—rounder moeen ali, saying he remains in their best 11. moeen has only taken three wickets and averaged 19 runs with the bat this series. i think that is unquestionable, t

burnley are leading at old trafford. ashley barnes with the goal at united.tish premiership to ii lead at the top of the scottish premiership to 11 points. they want 2-0 at premiership to 11 points. they want 2—0 at dundee. james forrest opening the scoring for the visitors after just eight minutes and leigh griffiths then fired in celtic‘s second just before half—time. middlesbrough have appointed tony pulis as manager to succeed garry monk. you list was sacked by the baggies in november after a run of ten games without a win. the 59—year—old welshman will watch their boxing day home championship game against bolton from the stands. it seems it's going from bad to worse for england's cricketers who are trying to avoid a series whitewash in the ashes. they were on the end day in the field from melbourne. having surrendered the ashes in perth, a century from david warner and another great performance from captain thomas steve smith left australia on tools 44—3. england frustrated david warner as he got near his century. he blinked and it seemed he had given to

elsewhere, the matches between huddersfield and burnley, and newcastle and brighton finished goallessarsenal, but before that leaders manchester city visit crystal palace. a win would not only take them 16 points clear at the top but would also see manager pep guardiola equal his own record with bayern munich for 19 consecutive victories in europe's top division. always hear you talk about the numbers, breakers, records. that is a consequence of what we do on the pitch. i am a consequence of what we do on the pitch. iam not a consequence of what we do on the pitch. i am not here to comment about the record because it is simple to say that we break it or not. but that is not what counts. what counts is what you have to do against crystal palace, what you have to do against the amazing four strikers they have. pep guardiola has had to answer lots of questions about record this season. celtic go into the winter break with an eight—point lead over aberdeen at the top of the scottish premiership after the old firm derby ended in stalemate. brendan rodgers' side had the best of it in the fi

spurs won 3—0 at burnley thanks to a harry kane hat—trick. everton—chelsea was goalless.after a 1—1 draw against palace and newcastle are out of the bottom three after winning 3—2 at west ham. celtic are eight points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after beating second placed aberdeen 3—0. that gave rangers the opportunity to jump up to second but they lost 2—1 to kilmarnock. one of their former players, kris boyd, scored both the killie goals. there were also wins for hibs and partick. the games at motherwell and stjohnstone were drawn. the reigning champions exeter chiefs have opened up a big lead in the rugby union premiership. they ran in four tries against northampton saints. will chudley with the first of them at franklin‘s gardens. the 35—14 bonus point win see them move 11 clear of wasps who also won today, as did sale and newcastle. glasgow have lost for the first time in the pro14 this season. fourteen man edinburgh came from behind to win 18—17 with a chris dean try in the final minute at murrayfield. elsewhere, connacht had a big win against ulste

record for the most premier league goals scored in a calendar year, with a hat—trick in a 3—0 win at burnleyh 15 so far in the current campaign and he was asked if he can beat all of shearer‘s records. let me see, a long way to go yet. it is good, good to get the hat—trick, to draw level, one game left, we will see what happens on tuesday. long—term, 2018 hopefully even better than this year. england and australia will both have key players missing on boxing day in melbourne. craig 0verton has a broken rib, one of the australian fast bowlers, mitchell starc, has healed injury, not that the aussies will be too concerned, they have an unassailable 3—0 lead which david warner says has quietened the tourist town. it is test cricket, hard—fought, sometimes tourist town. it is test cricket, hard —fought, sometimes you tourist town. it is test cricket, hard—fought, sometimes you go in your shell like a turtle, the sometimes you have a go at people. we have probably shut them up a bit at the moment. hopefully this will get them up and going. i love when we are in a contest. ifeel like they were quit

they are at home to burnley.at will mean his side gets an easy ride. they still look a high—quality group of players to me. i was there recently, about to dig in and get a win, actually, but that's the mark of a good side. if it's not quite their day or the other team are playing well, they're still out for a result. i don't think we're going there expecting it to be anything other than a tough game. and there's just one game in the scottish premiership this afternoon, with champions celtic away to dundee. serena williams said she'd get back on the tennis circuit pretty quickly, after giving birth to herfirst child — and she's announced her return. she'll play an exhibition match against jelena ostapenka in abu dhabi next week, it'll be four months since her daughter alexis arrived. williams hasn't played since she won the australian open injanuary and although she hasn't yet decided whether she'll be defending her title, the tournament organisers have said it's very likely. isn't she incredible? her child in the

commentator: manchester united 0, burnley 2.ticky spell? what's that? it is a difficult spell for you. why? the team deserved to win both matches. there was a more clinical edge to liverpool. swansea would need the reds at their most ruthless. five goals including one to the local boy, trent alexander arnold. for swansea, these aren't the games that define their season, it is facing teams around you that matters. it is why west ham thought this was priceless. they thought they had seen at bournemouth. but controversy was coming. it won't count. the flag is up! did wilson get a touch? the discussions are long and involved. it is a goal! a referee's chance to transform emotions. in the premier league, joy can turn to heartache. it is why when records come, it's best to save them. ‘ ‘ savour —— savourthem. celtic have extended their lead at the top of the scottish premiership to 11 points, thanks to a 2—0 win at dundee — james forrest and leigh griffiths with the goals. aberdeen can narrow the gap again this evening, when they take

burnley currently 2—1 up, first half goals from ashley barnes and steven defour, butjesse from ashleyr united. chelsea lead 1—0 against brighton and hove albion. alvaro morata the goal. huddersfield are one goal up against stoke city courtesy of comments. all square everywhere else. celtic have extended their lead at the top of the scottish premier league to 11 points. they won 2—0 at dundee. james forrest opened the scoring for the visitors afterjust eight minutes and leigh griffiths then fired in celtic‘s second just before half time. that one the only scottish premiership game today, with five more to come tomorrow. it seems to be going from bad to worse for england's cricketers who are trying to avoid a series whitewash in the ashes — they were on the end of a tough day in the field in melbourne. having surrendered the ashes in perth a century from david warner and another great performance from captain steve smith left australia on 2411—3 at stumps on day one of the fourth test. patrick gearey was watching. to borrow an australian raised in england were always going to have a car

record for the most premier league goals scored in a calendar year, with a hat—trick in a 3—0 win at burnleythe premier league with 15 so far in the current campaign. he was asked if he can beat all of shearer‘s records. he was asked if he can beat all of shearer's records. we will see! still a long way to go yet. but no, it is good to get a hat—trick, to draw level with one game left. we will see what happens on tuesday and then, long—term, just 2018 hopefully even better than this year. a challenger southampton's charlie austin in a 1—1 draw against huddersfield has seen him being charged this morning with violent conduct by fa. the challenge on huddersfield goalkeeperjonas lossl of tin with a suspected broken nose. the incident was not seen by the match officials but was caught on video. austin could face a three match ban. england and australia will both have key players missing for the fourth ashes test on boxing day in melbourne. england bowler craig 0verton has a broken rib with australian fast bowler mitchell sta rc australian fast bowler mitchell starc out with a heel injury, not th