and no—one forecast this tornado at kempton — there's a shock winner in the king george.elcome to sportsday. england's cricketers are sinking fast in australia, the ashes slipping away. already two down in the series, they were bowled out for 185 on the opening day of the third test in melbourne, a test that they have to win keep the series alive. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. a new match, new innings, a new beginning for nine minutes. haseeb hameed out for zero. england recalled zak crawley and pat cummins got him for 12 and that's why he won the toss and bowled. melbourne's boxing day test is a spectator occasion. it is a huge ground. proof of vaccination was required. no restrictions on the capacity. and no limits on pat cummins who got dawid malan for 14. butjoe root had the touches which put him in a different class, which took him to 50, which made the next so disappointing. edged and caught and out, and why? joe root could not tell you. he couldn't believe it himself. ben stokes tried all sorts of shots. this was the last one, gone for 25. jos buttler

and no—one forecast this tornado at kempton... there's a shock winner in the king george.ters are sinking fast in australia, the ashes are slipping away. already two down in the series, they were bowled out for 185 on the opening day of the third test in melbourne — a test that they have to win keep the series alive. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. a new match, new innings, a new beginning for nine minutes. haseeb hameed out for zero. england recalled zak crawley and pat cummins got him for 12 and that's why he won the toss and bowled. melbourne's boxing day test is a spectator occasion. it is a huge ground. proof of vaccination was required. no restrictions on the capacity. and no limits on pat cummins who got dawid malan for 14. butjoe root had the touches which put him in a different class, which took him to 50, which made the next so disappointing. edged and caught and out, and why? joe root could not tell you. he couldn't believe it himself. ben stokes tried all sorts of shots. this was the last one, gone for 25. jos buttler on three was aiming for the boun

there was a big upset in the king george vi chase at kempton.ced winner in the history of the traditional boxing day race. trained by willie mullins with his nephew danny mullins on board, it's the first irish winner of the king george in 16 years. the two—time winner clan des obeaux was nine lengths back with another paul nicholls horse st calvados in third. over the last year we've covered the the olympics, paralympics, football's european championship — but we've also brought you some of the more unusual sporting moments from around the world. especially if there are dogs involved. rounding up the best of the bizarre. here's reginaldo rosario. you've heard of the super bowl but here's the canine version. the puppy bowl in february saw two teams going head—to—head in a real paw biter. team ruff coming out on top. everyone's a winner, though. all the dogs adopted at the close of play. from the gridiron to the waves, this is no walk in the park. dogs and their owners competing to see who becomes top dog in the surf city surf dog competition in c

the incident at kempton in october 2016 left tylicki paralysed after his horse was brought down by theth ruled that, on the balance of probabilities, gibbons's actions during the race were "undertaken "in reckless disregard for the safety of freddie tylicki". australia have added uncapped fast bowler scott boland to their squad for the third ashes test in melbourne. boland comes in as cover, while fellow pacemen pat cummins and josh hazelwood also return. as for england — they'll need to re—group after going 2—nil down. but england coach chris silverwood is sticking by his selections so far and says he has no regrets and would pick the same again. looking at the experience they were having out there, i'm happy with the skill set of the tests and there'll always divided opinion. and not everyone is going to agree with you. that is the beauty of sports. and so, yeah, i've got no problem with that. and we have those outing this test i bet it was really good. and so, i've got no problem with that, to be honest. one player england would have hoped to have available for the ashes isjofra arc

a big shock at kempton in the king george six chase this afternoon, what a story this is, 28-1, thisfternoon, what a story this is, 28—1, the winnerfor willie mullins, thejoint favourite. and second. more reaction to that over on the bbc sport website and you can keep up with the latest scores on this busy boxing day, some big games in rugby union's premiership, too, with leeds and leicester tigers at bristol bears but from me in the team, that is alljust what for now, goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: tributes have been pouring in for archbishop desmond tutu — the nobel peace laureate and veteran of south africa's struggle against apartheid, who has died at the age of 90. the president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa, has said that the passing of desmond tutu is another chapter of bereavement in south africa's "farewell to a generation of outstanding people who have bequeathed us a liberated country". new coronavirus restrictions have come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — to try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. omicron is causing chaos for tra

. >> you describe kempton for a lot of our viewers and listeners who i'm sure have never visited camp david in person. i'm probably will not visit camp david. when you paint a picture of what the camp is like? >> i will try. great partners of ours 1800 feet elevation, on the spring and summer months. a leafy canopy perfectly manicured yards, the road meanders to the camp. in these cabins we presidential walk-through all the cabins have this oak plank siding with the certain shade of green paint. all the roofs are cedar shake shingles. these very rustic, very leafy, very fresh. but at night i find it particularly surreal definitely quiet, no white except pathway light. no noise except for a squirrel in the tree no lights, no noises from below eerily quiet peaceful. inside the campus is called cedar just from the corner from aspen and the president's logic. >> how many cabins are in camp david, how big is the site? >> there are about four guest cabins president eisenhower started that called the presidential watch eisenhower when he renamed it camp david named all of the trees, all name

a big shock at kempton in the king george six chase this afternoon, what a story this is, 28-1, thisver on the bbc sport website and you can keep up with the latest scores on this busy boxing day, some big games in rugby union's premiership, too, with leeds and leicester tigers at bristol bears but from me in the team, that is alljust what for now, goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: tributes have been pouring in for archbishop desmond tutu —

and there was a big shock at kempton in the king george vi chase this afternoon.d by his uncle willie mullins, went on to finish nine lengths clear of the joint favourite clan des 0beaux, who was twice a winner in the past, with saint calvados third. that's all the sport for now. sportsday is at 6:30pm. but back to you now, lucy. thank you so much. let's return to our top story and the news of the death of archbishop desmond tutu. i'm joined now by the former prime minister gordon brown. it's good to see you. i know you encountered him as a friend. tell us about him. he encountered him as a friend. tell us about him. . , encountered him as a friend. tell us about him. ., , ., encountered him as a friend. tell us about him-— about him. he was one of the ureatest about him. he was one of the greatest people _ about him. he was one of the greatest people i've - about him. he was one of the greatest people i've ever- about him. he was one of the | greatest people i've ever met. about him. he was one of the - greatest people i've ever met. he and nelson mandela are the

tylitski has won his high court claim for damages against a fellow jockey after a fall during a race at kemptontime ruled that it was a racing accident. 0ur senior sports reporter laura scottjoins us now. laura, tylistki say he now has closure after a five year battle for justice. yes, he said in the statement that he was delighted by the outcome of this claim but he did say that it had been a long five years and in october 2016 when he had this tragic fall during the race and found that it was accidental. 0ver fall during the race and found that it was accidental. over the course of the five day hearing and the high court earlier this month, showing dozens of replays in 2016 when they collided with the horse and other horses but freddie and that incident was trampled by other horses it was left paralysed from the waist down. and this basically centred on whether this was just a racing incident with unfortunate consequences, tragic consequences really. but when those are the accidental and whether or not gibbons thought he was liable for the injuries suffered and smith said that the actions and

the incident at kempton in october 2016 left tylicki paralysed after his horse was brought down by theped fast bowler scott boland to their squad for the third ashes test in melbourne. boland comes in as cover, while fellow pacemen pat cummins and josh hazelwood also return. as for england — they'll need to re—group after going 2—nil down. but england coach chris silverwood is sticking by his selections so far and says he has no regrets and would pick the same again. looking at the experience they were having out there, i'm happy with the skill set of the tests and there'll always be divided opinion. and not everyone is going to agree with you. that is the beauty of sports. and so, yeah, i've got no problem with that. and we have those outing this test i bet it was really good. and so, i've got no problem with that, to be honest. one player england would have hoped to have available for the ashes isjofra archer — the fast bowler was ruled out through injury. and there was a futher blow today, as it emerged he'll miss the whole of the winter schedule after a second operation on a stress

the incident at kempton in october 2016 left freddy paralysed after his horse was brought down by the latifi has revealed he received death threats after crashing out of the abu dhabi grand prix. his wreckage meant a safety car had to be deployed, ultimately taking away the sizable gap lewis hamilton had built up over rival max verstappen. verstappen went on to win the race and the championship, after catching up with hamilton behind the safety car. latifi says he was shocked by the scale and tone of the hate and abuse he received. he added that he had expected some of it so deleted social media apps off his phone immediately after the race. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. a three million pound fund is being made available to clubs and venues in wales — after it was announced all sporting events would be held behind closed doors from boxing day. the welsh government said the spectator ban would apply to all indoor, outdoor, professional and community sports events. one of the events is the welsh grand national at chepstow. it'll take place without spectators for