mitchell starc and nathan lyon took four apiece with the second test starting in melbourne on boxingst man to score a century on both test and 0di debuts as he hit an unbeaten 109 against sri lanka in rawalpindi. sri lanka were returning to the country for the first time after a 2009 terrorist attack on their team bus and despite the match being drawn the tourists were happy. it was really nice, all the pakistani people, they were cheering oui’ pakistani people, they were cheering our name so pakistani people, they were cheering our name so i think it's really good thing to do, you know, after 15 yea rs, thing to do, you know, after 15 years, a match playing here, people coming. a big crowd here in a test match. i think that is very good for pakistan in the coming years. west indies have beaten india by 8 wickets to win the first of their three match one day international series in chennai. having won the toss and elected to field, the tourists restricted india to 287 for 8 from their 50 overs before centuries from player of the match shimron hetmeyer, and an unbeaten 102 from shai h

tom blundell made 121 but the kiwis were dismissed forjust 240 as nathan lyon claimed 4 wickets. australia an unassailable 2—nil lead in the three match series. liverpool have restored their 13 point gap at the top of the premier league and made it 50 home league games unbeaten with a 1—0 win over wolves. as has become the modern way — it was the video assistant referee that had a big say in the outcome of this one. nick parrott has more. with the festive fixtures coming thick and fast it is hard for teams to stay on form. both liberals and wolves are thrilled in their last games but with such a short turn around anfield was unlikely to see a classic. weary of the threat posed by the world champions, the visitors brace themselves for an onslaught. kept it at bay until half—time when the report went up to one goal. sally ala na the report went up to one goal. sally alana got through for a goal. it was initially ruled out by the referee but the video assistant referee but the video assistant referee said it is dad. how to buy that, the walls could be struck back and got level. that

aussie spinner nathan lyon claimed 4 wickets.p, prevailing by 1a points to 7 against saracens at sandy park. the two sides have met in three of the last four finals — with saracens winning the lot, although their points deduction for financial indiscretions meant they went into today's match bottom of the table. converted tries either side of half time put exeter comfortably in the lead but it all got a bit heated towards the end and the chiefs had finish the game with 1a men after harry williams was sent off for his part in a mass brawl. they managed to see out the win though and are now one point above northampton at the top of the table. we know the identity of the first two semi finallists at the pdc world darts championships. 2014 runner up peter wright, you can't miss him with that haircut, hit 12 180s in a 5—3 victory over luke humphries. earlier, nathan aspinall reached the semi finals for a second straight year. he saw off a spirited performance from belgiam's dimitri van den bergh to also win 5—3. he'll play either mich

mitchell starc and nathan lyon each took 4 wickets as new zealand fell well short in their second inningsthree match series starts in melbourne on boxing day she's an icon for strong women all over the world and a role model for aspiring female footballers. after winning the world cup with america, megan rapinoe and her goal celebration have become synonomous with the women's game. now, rapinoe has spoken to the bbc about coming out, taking a knee against racism and her presidential battles. two—time world cup winner with the us national team. the pose, and the beginning it was kind of, just a touch of arrogance, i think of you know, i know you're entertained in this moment. i am entertaining you, are you not entertained kind of gladiator feel a little bit without the death and stuff. it's certainly in the world cup, it was much like a defiance, like a joy as well. this is what you ask for and this is what you really want. we are going to have fun. we worked so hard and we have fun. we worked so hard and we have a very serious role to play. if anyone wants to come at us for not playing th

spinner nathan lyon took five for 69. australia also won the first test by an innings.ies full back israel folau and rugby australia has gone to mediation. folau's seeking £7.5 million after his contract was terminated, following a homophobic message he posted on social media. adam gemili has been restored to the top level olympic funding programme by british athletics. he downgraded to relay funding last winter but has been moved back up after the world championships earlier this year. to a big shock at snooker‘s uk championship where the world number onejudd trump has been knocked out by the world number 98. trump looked to be easing into round four — leading 3—1, but bond won five successive frames to take the match. hazel irvine has more. tales of the highly unexpected in york today in the third round of the championship, not least because the raining world champion, masters champion, world number one, judd trump out in stunning fashion. he was leading 3—1 and it looked like plain sailing until it wasn't and when it got to 3— sleep we mentioned in commentary it was

spinner nathan lyon took four wickets. that's all the sport for now. thank you.h in unexpected ways. for darshil, playing the bagpipes is the perfect way to honour the teachings of his hindu guru. he leads his pipe band through the streets of north—west england to showcase this unusual blend of scottish and hindu culture. when we go into the community to play they see us coming and they expect scottish people to be playing these instruments. but they see a full hindu community playing these instruments, their reactions are speechless, basically. so shocked. like, who are these? who are these? i'm darshil, i'm a drum major and i'm a hindi. to me being an hindu is notjust coming to the temple, praying, it's about taking all the teachings that our guru teaches us, and use it outside the temple in the community, spreading peace around the world. so, our guru came to the uk in the 1960s to spread the culture and religion, so when he came to london we had a parade held, a welcome for him, then we hired a pipe band for that parade and he really loved the sounds of the p

tom blundell impressed making 121 but the kiwis were dismissed forjust 240 as nathan lyon claimed fourhe three—match series. three time grand slam winner andy murray is out of next month's australian open. he had only recently returned from almost two years of hip problems, and then a pelvic injury troubled him towards the end of the season. although murray is back on court, he's decided not to travel to australia. instead he'll continue rehab and preseason training with a view to playing an indoor event in france at the start of february. football and david moyes is meeting with west ham today and is said to be almost certain to take over after the club sacked manager manuel pellegrini. west ham are just above the relegation zone following their defeat at home to leicester city. pelligrini's dismissal ends a turbulent 18 months at the london stadium, as patrick gearey reports. long before the statement was published, you could see this decision coming. you could hear it in the full—time boos, as west ham lost their 9th match in 12. by evening, manuel pellegrini's departure was announc

tom blundell impressed making 121 but the kiwis were dismissed forjust 240 as nathan lyon claimed fourickets. the win gives australia an unassailable 2—0 lead in the three—match series. three—time grand slam winner andy murray is out of next month's australian open. he had only recently returned from almost two years of hip problems, and then a pelvic injury troubled him towards the end of the season. although murray is back on court, he's decided not to travel to australia. that is because of that injury. instead he'll continue rehab and pre—season training with a view to playing an indoor event in france at the start of february. in football, david moyes has been linked with the vacant west ham job, just hours after the club sacked manager manuel pellegrini. west ham are just above the relegation zone following their defeat at home to leicester city. pellegrini's dismissal ends a turbulent 18 months at the london stadium. patrick gearey reports. long before the statement was published, you could see this decision coming. you could hear it in the full—time boos, as west ham lost their