sam curran stars for england, taking four wickets on day one of the opening test in south africa.at home again, as southampton leave stamford bridge with all three points. and clan des 0beaux makes it back—to—back wins in the king george vi chase with victory at kempton. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak. sam curran took four wickets and james anderson made an instant to the first test in south africa. anderson, england's leading wicket taker, struck with the first ball of the day in centurion, as patrick gearey reports. in centurion, a nod to a man who has gone well beyond 100. a man who has gone well beyond 100. test match 150 forjimmy anderson. he's always had that knack. he spent four months fighting back from injury and won't care if the radar was out, as long as the batsman is. he set the tone and spoils with stuart. the catcher, ben stokes, the sports personality of the year, who spent some christmas visiting his father in hospital. the series is meant to mark the start of england's future, the likes of sam curran, freshfaced but fierce. this blend had south

sam curran's been the star bowler on the opening day of the first test against south africa taking aickets as the hosts were left on 277 for 9 at stumps at centurion. a promising start for england who had south africa 111 for 5 at one stage after some indifferent batting. quinton de kock mounted a recovery

the series is meant to mark the start of england's future, the likes of sam curran, freshfaced but fierceat 111—5. time for others to lead. quinton de kockis time for others to lead. quinton de kock is a master of the counterpunch. with every run, the day seemed hotter, the afternoon longer. fine if you're in your boxing day chair but as another centurion centurion looks like he would be saluted, sam curran stopped to clock. that africa got more troublesome runs. —— stopped quinton de kock. south africa lost their ninth wicket in the closing minutes but they aren't yet all out. england finishing boxing day with leftovers remaining. patrick gearey, bbc news. in the premier league, mikel arteta could only manage a draw in his first game in charge of arsenal, while carlo ancelotti got his everton career off to a winning start. earlier, spurs came back from a goal down to beat brighton despite yet more var controversy. here's natalie pirks. it never rains, it pours. yesterday, jose moreno's dog died and tottenham we re jose moreno's dog died and tottenham were still reeling from allegations o

sam curran the pick of the bowlers, with two. before broad got captain faf du plessis.century from quinton de kock has started the home side's recovery. but, for england, day one in south africa, so far, so good. austin halewood, bbc news. people across the world have been looking to the skies this morning, hoping to spot a rare solar eclipse. sadly, it wasn't visible here in the uk but much of the middle east and south asia witnessed the annual solar eclipse which is also known as a "ring of fire" where the moon doesn't completely cover the sun. there's more throughout the afternoon on the bbc news channel. we're back with the teatime news at 5.55pm. now, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with christian fraser. lets get more now — on a busy day in sport — a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. a finely poised start. james anderson with the first ball of the match, not a bad way to start. south africa are recovering to 198—5 in the afternoon session. they were put into bat byj

sam curran took four wickets and james anderson made an instant impact on his return to test cricketstruck with the first ball of the day in centurion, as patrick gearey reports. in centurion, a nod to a man who has gone well beyond 100. a man who has gone well beyond 100. test match 150 forjimmy anderson. he's always had that knack. he spent four months fighting back from injury and won't care if the radar was out, as long as the batsman is. he set the tone and spoils with stuart. the catcher, ben stokes, the sports personality of the year, who spent some christmas visiting his father in hospital. the series is meant to mark the start of england's future, the likes of sam curran, freshfaced but fierce. this blend had south africa at 111—5. time for others to lead. quinton de kock is a master of the counterpunch. with every run, the day seemed hotter, the afternoon longer. fine if you're in your boxing day chair, but as another centurion centurion looked like he would be saluted, curran stopped de kock. south africa got more troublesome runs. south africa lost their ninth wicket in t

jason roy, chris woakes and sam curran have all earned six—figure contracts.s on australian fast bowler pat cummins, making him the most expensive overseas player in ipl history. only yuvraj singh — twice — and gautam gambhir have previously gone for more. cummins is currently the number one test bowler in the world i think he was the best player in we we re i think he was the best player in we were delighted to see him, he has grown into his body and become very robust in terms of injuries and he is the vice president of the team and that is a mark of his development as a player in the last couple of years and i have already spoken to him that he is delighted to be back and he is going to be joining the team we have put together. time for a look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines today. former england netball captain ama abweze has been presented with her mbe at buckingham palace today. she led england to commmonwealth gold last year. premiership rugby have announced a "comprehensive review" of their salary cap regulations. champion

sam curran stars for england — taking four wickets on day one of the opening test in south africa.n des obeaux makes it back—to—back wins in the king george vi chase with victory at kempton. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome to the programme. first to liverpool's statement win tonight — they are 13 points clear at the top of the premier league with a game in hand, after thrashing second—placed leicester city 4—0 at the king power stadium. it comes just five days after they won the club world cup in qatar. patrick geary reports. a chance for leicester to look livable in the eyes. to keep them on their side of the horizon. there is a probable chasing liverpool, the relentless pace, most are stretched leicester to breaking point and the just about stayed intact. like managers all over the world, brendan rodgers tried to crack the puzzle but if you focus on one red menace, another pops up. roberto firmino, last saturday he scored the winner in the club world cup final. that experience of glory and what it ta kes to experience of glory and what it takes to get there is ingrained i

sam curran took the final wicket. south africa eventually all out for 272.ed by a sickness bug, but opener rory burns led the response. he's unbeaten on 77. they'll restart on 121 for one, in centurion. it gets back under way at eight o'clock. northampton saints are back on top of the premiership after coming through a seven try thriller against gloucester. cobus reinach scored the try of the match with this fantastic solo effort — running from well beyond the halfway line to cross over here. the result moves northampton to the top of the table for now, with exeter chiefs still to play this weekend. and that is your sport. lovely stuff. thank you, jane. it's been more than two years since big ben's famous bongs were paused to allow for essential maintenance work to be carried out. but new year's eve just wouldn't feel right without those iconic chimes, would it? thankfully, parliament has made sure that big ben can still sound for important events. so, for one night only, the bongs will return to bring in the new decade. tim muffett has been to find out more

sam curran's been the star bowler on the opening day of the first test against south africa taking 4 at stumps at centurion. a promising start for england who had south africa 111 for 5 at one stage after some indifferent batting. quinton de kock mounted a recovery before curran stopped him just 5 runs short of a century. curran with 4 for 57. earlierjames anderson struck with his first ball and three wickets for stuart broad. it was a hot and gruelling day with ben stokes out of action for much of it due to dehydration. tottenham came from behind to beat brighton and boost their hopes of finishing in the premier league's top four. adam webster had given the visitors a deserved lead towards the end of the first half. but spurs raised their game after the break, harry kane with the equaliser before dele alli's sublime lob completed the turnaround. a new manager but same old problems for arsenal, mikel arteta's first game in charge at bournemouth. chelsea are trying to avoid back to back home defeats southampton lead 1—0 thanks to michael 0bafemi's goal. sheffield united 1, watford 1.

it looked like sam curran had done exactly that but the review showed it was the shoulder and not therom then on, when the ball did hit a south african bat, it often found its way to the boundary. rassie van der dussen was looking in good nick, which is more than can be said forjoe root, who was on and off the pitch suffering from the illness that has plagued his team. time for some good news. van der dussen trapped byjoffra archer soon after making his maiden test 50. quinton de kock‘s got a few of those and soon proved why, by hitting archer for a trio of sixes. england did finally get the nightwatchman nortje, but their predicament provoked a few choice words between ben stokes and stuart broad. it seemed like they sorted it, but now they had the problem of vernon philander to contend with. it was a problem that was eventually fixed, but the total of 376 is a daunting one. and they were given an early warning before tea, but rory burns survived — just. craig templeton, bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one isjust afte

sam curran's been the star bowler on the opening day against south africa, taking four wickets as englandat centurion. james anderson struck with the first ball of the day to remove dean elgar, and there were also three wickets for stuart broad as south africa slumped to 111—5 at one stage after some indifferent batting. quinton de kock mounted a recovery before curran stopped him just five runs short of a century. he finished the day with 4—57. the hosts were 277—9 at stumps. it was a hot and gruelling day with ben stokes out of action for much of it, due to dehydration. chelsea have lost consecutive home games for the first time in the premier league since 2011 as southampton moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 2—0 win at stamford bridge. the home side never got going, and it was southamton who took the lead with this brilliant strike from michael 0bafemi just after the half—hour mark. and then, with 20 minutes remaining, a superb team move saw the ball break for nathan redmond who wrapped up the win. tottenham came from behind to beat brighton and boost their hopes o

south africa have since moved onto a5—2 — sam curran picking up the wicket of aiden markram.il last with the eight o'clock kick off seeing leaders liverpool travel to second placed leicester. win — and liverpool will be 13 points clear at the top — a mammoth lead before we've even reached 2020. it's a busy time of year though with most teams playing today and again at the weekend and the festive schedule isn't sitting well with jurgen klopp. none of the managers has a problem with boxing day. none of us. but playing on the 26th and then the 28th is a crime. that's absolutely not ok, and yet we still have it. this year we have the 26th and the 29th and it's like a holiday. i understand all the others who are not moaning, but telling that it just should not happen. it should not happen. alex 0xlaide—chamberlain is out until the new year. he'll miss the leicester match and sunday's game against wolves. he picked up ankle ligament damage during liverpool's win in the club world cup final. no son heung min for spurs either against brighton. tottenham appealed against the red card

jason roy, chris woakes and sam curran have all earned six—figure contracts.ipl history. 0nly yuvraj singh — twice — and gautam gambhir have previously gone for more. cummins is currently the number one test bowler in the world. the double 0lympic boxing champion, nicola adams says she's now looking to turn her hand to acting. she announced her retirement from the sport last month, after fears that she may lose her sight. it was tough at first just to make the decision, but now i'm quite happy. i've achieved a lot of great things, becoming a double 0lympic champion, becoming a world champion asa champion, becoming a world champion as a professional boxer as well. i'm happy with that, i'm concerned i've come out of boxing at the top of my game. so, when i look back, i'm like yeah, i've done really, really well. i can't complain. that's all your sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. have a good night. hello. the ranges kept on coming to many of us on thursday. the ground is very wet indeed and tha

this series is supposed to mark the start of england's future, a time for men like sam curran, freshfacedtheir captain. time for others to lead. quinton de kock lives for the fight. he is a master of the counterpunch. with every run he made, the day seemed hotter, the afternoon longer. fine if you are in your boxing day chair, butjust as another centurion centurion was about to be saluted, curran stopped de kock. he'd end with four wickets for the day but south africa managed to eke out more troublesome runs, which may be valuable later in the match. south africa lost their ninth wicket in the closing minutes but they are not yet all out. so england finish boxing day with leftovers remaining. patrick gearey, bbc news. now to football and the premier league. match of the day follows the news so if you don't want to know the scores, you'll need to look away now. liverpool are 13 points clear at the top of the premier league tonight after an outstanding 4—0 win at second placed leicester city. roberto firmino, who got the winner in the club world cup final in qatar on saturday, scored twice.

sam curran's been the star bowler on the opening day of the first test against south africa taking at centurion. a promising start for england who had south africa 111 for 5 at one stage after some indifferent batting. quinton de kock mounted a recovery before curran stopped him just 5 runs short of a century. curran with a for 57. earlierjames anderson struck with his first ball and three wickets for stuart broad. it was a hot and gruelling day with ben stokes out of action for much of it due to dehydration. we probably would have had delectable them up for the close but hopefully we can get there last wicket quickly in the morning. i think if we get them under 300 we've been betting pretty nicely and got big scores in the warm—up game so we re pretty big scores in the warm—up game so were pretty confident we can batch big and get a first inning lead. we just need to play beautifully and it's nice to get early but a better place nicely and is the way cricket works. 0verall place nicely and is the way cricket works. overall we will be pretty pleased. australia had the better of the o

a wicket a piece for sam curran and stuart broad too.this one on the cricket social via the bbc sport website and app. it's a busy time of year for footballers. call it a christmas tradition. well, liverpool managerjurgen klopp is experiencing his fifth season managing in england at this time of year. and he's not too chuffed with the scheduling. most teams play today and then again at the weekend — with leaders liverpool at second placed leicester in the late kick off — before playing again at home to wolves on sunday. none of us managers has a problem with boxing day. none of us. but playing on the 26th and then the 28th is a crime. that's absolutely not ok, and yet we still have it. this year we have the 26th and the 29th and it's like a holiday. i understand all the others who are not moaning, but telling that it just should not happen. it should not happen. alex 0xlaide chamberlain won't have to worry about tight turnaround. he won't play again this year due to ankle ligament damage sustained in liverpool's club world cup win on sat

but it's sam curran who's looked like he's going to make something happen every time he's stepped andh ben stokes not emerging after the tea break. the ecb says he's dehydrated and not feeling well. he'll continue to be monitored. tottenham came from behind to beat brighton and boost their hopes of finishing in the premier league's top four. adam webster had given the visitors a deserved lead towards the end of the first half. but spurs raised their game after the break — harry kane with the equaliser before dele alli's sublime lob completed the turnaround. villa—norwich both in the bottom three. mikel arteta taking charge of his first arsenal game at bournemouth. fourth place chelsea looking to go six points clear of fifth if they can beat southampton. carlo ancelotti first game against burnley. boxing day's biggest game is the one that comes tonight, top of the table liverpool against second placed leicester. jurgen klopp‘s side were in qatar a few days ago lifting the club world cup and now — like all teams — face a packed festive schedule. something the liverpool manager isn't imp

play any part in the game, as the hosts made 325—5, james anderson taking two more wickets and sam curranwith england's cricketers, and it was defeat forjames vince and tom curran's sydney sixers in australia's big bash. they lost by 48 runs to the brisbane heat, thanks in most part to a brilliant innings from chris lynn — he smashed that six over. he smashed that six over curran's head to move to 94 not out offjust 34 balls. he went for his third six in a row to set the fastest ever big bash century, but he was caught. you can see his frustration. british freestyle skier izzy atkin has won herfirst world cup medal in the big air event. she took bronze in atlanta, thanks to a brilliant second jump. she also finished third at the world championships this year, and in 2018 she became the first briton to win an olympic skiing medal, with bronze in the slopestyle. big air will make its winter olympics debut at beijing 2022. that's all the sport for now. thousands of people have gathered at stonehenge today to mark the winter solstice. the solstice has been celebrated by pagans for thousands o

having won the toss though, england will be pretty satisfied with their effort with the ball, sam curran would have liked to have both of them out before the close, but to have them nine down after 300, hoping we can get the last wicket quickly in the morning. i think if we get them under 300, we've been batting pretty nicely and got big scores in the warm—up games. we're pretty confident we can bat big and hopefully get a first innings lead. i think de kock played beautifully. would've been nice to get in early, but sometimes the batter plays nicely, and that's how cricket works. but all in all, pretty pleased. clan des 0bo won the king george the sixth chase for the second successive year at kempton. a bit like liverpool, he had a massive lead, romping home to win by more than 20 lengths. his trainer said he could be considered for the cheltenham gold cup next. a couple of big welsh derbies in the pro 14 on boxing day. cardiff beat dragons but the standout scoreline came in, llaneli were scarlett‘s thrashed an injury hit 0spreys 44—0. steffan evans with a couple of tries for the home s

sam curran and stuart broad have picked up two wickets apiece. south africa were 111 for five. can follow this one on the cricket social via the bbc sport website and app. 15 minutes to go until the boxing day football is under way. it's a busy time of year for footballers. liverpool's fixture list as busy as any. having just got back from winning the club world cup, the premier league leaders face second—placed leicester this evening before playing wolves on sunday. win both and it could go a long way to securing a maiden premier league title, butjurgen klopp is concerned about the toll it'll take on his players. none of us managers has a problem with boxing day. none of us. but playing on the 26th and then the 28th is a crime. that's absolutely not ok, and yet we still have it. this year we have the 26th and the 29th and it's like a holiday. i understand all the others who are not moaning, but telling that itjust should not happen. it should not happen. one man who won't have to worry about the fixture pile—up is alex oxlaide chamberlain. the liverpool and england midfielder

he's done that since 2007 the cauchy leading the recovery with $95.00 he would eventually fall to sam curran it took 4 wickets as the south africans closed play on 277 for 9. then the unbeaten 77 from steve firth put australia on top of the day one of the boxing day test at melbourne and they finished on 257 for 4 against new zealand. it was a busy christmas on the basketball court in the united states the 2 los angeles seems battling it out with the bron james pushing for the 1st lakers n.b.a. title in 10 years but the arrival of a reigning champion of the clippers is giving le bron a problem right only his doorstep poori says more. with co i learned in the team it's been generally smooth sailing for the l.a. clippers clippers but it was point guard patrick beverley who would end up having to headline moment in this game this defensive rebound on 100 baskets in the 2nd just a taste of what was to come from him. le bron james has led the lakers to the top of the standings in the west just the 3 time champion helped build up an almost commanding lead in the 4th quarter. but the clippers 2 big

of the series for the 1st time since 2007 but the kaka led the recovery with $95.00 he fell to sam curran though current taking 4 wickets s.l. africa closed on $277.00 for 9 it was a busy christmas on the basketball court in the united states the 2 los angeles teams battling it out with le bron james pushing for the 1st lakers n.b.a. title in 10 years but the arrival of a reigning champion at the clippers is giving the brawn a problem right on these doorstep pull resounds more. with co i learned in the team it's been generally smooth sailing for the l.a. clippers clippers but it was point guard patrick beverley who would end up having to headline moment in this game this defensive rebound on 100 baskets in the 2nd just a taste of what was to come from him. le bron james has led the lakers to the top of the standings in the west just the 3 time champion helped build up an almost commanding lead in the 4th quarter. but the clippers to big summer signings swung the pendulum back 1st paul george a 6 time n.b.a. all star now helping the clippers step out from the lakers shadow an ally and then

well, england thought they'd made a good start when anrich nortje was given out, caught behind off sam curran bat, so the umpire's decision was overturned. a few moments ago, south africa were 97 for a, a lead of 200. well, away from the test match, some happier news for england captainjoe root. he's one of five players from england's world cup winning one—day team honoured in the queen's new year honours list. root has been made an mbe. very privileged and a bit humbled, to be honest, to be receiving an award like that. when you play cricket you are part of a team and you rely on 11 other blokes and a huge support staff and players around the squad to influence the game. without those people around, your individual successes along the way do not really mean anything, it is all about collectively doing something special. it was another dramatic night in the premier league and one that will give liverpool fans more reasons to believe the 30—year wait for a league title could nearly be over. that's because wolves fought back from two goals down to beat ten—man manchester city. pep guardiola's s

jason roy, chris woakes and sam curran have all earned six—figure contracts.ost expensive overseas player in ipl history. 0nly yuvraj singh — twice — and gautam gambhir have previously gone for more. cummins is currently the number one test bowler in the world. the double 0lympic boxing champion, nicola adams says she's now looking to turn her hand to acting. she announced her retirement from the sport last month, after fears that she may lose her sight. it was tough at first just to make the decision, but now i am quite happy. the decision, but now i am quite happy- i the decision, but now i am quite happy. i have achieved a lot of great things, becoming a double 0lympic great things, becoming a double olympic champion, becoming a world champion is a professional boxer as well, and i am happy with that, i am content. i've come out of boxing at the top of my game so, and i look back, i would the top of my game so, and i look back, iwould be the top of my game so, and i look back, i would be like, you know what, i've done really well, i can't complain. you can

and england all—rounder sam curran was bought by chennai super kings for 590,000.e final t20 match in kuala lumpur, to take the series 3—nil. there are pieces in some of this morning's papers about the england and leeds rhinos rugby league player rob burrow, who's revealed he has motor neurone disease. burrow has been speaking about his shock at the diagnosis, and the inpsiration he's been taking from scottish rugby union legend doddy weir, after they talked about their shared condition. you do not want to lie down and just ta ke you do not want to lie down and just take it. we want to compete. for all, they have the same attitude as dottie. i am taking the challenge. i do not intend to lie down. i will get stuck into it. i am a really positive and taking the challenge andi positive and taking the challenge and i think that is the best way to be. if you've scrolled on bbc sport's instagram — you might have seen some interesting sporting partnerships. here's serena williams being put through her paces by none other than mike tyson — looks as though she's got a decen

whilst his brother sam has been starring for england in south africa, tom curran has been illumnatingia. after 35 off 17 balls earned his sydney sixers side a super over against city rivals thunder, he then bowled that decisive over too and restricted alex hales and the thunder to win by a single run. northampton are back on top of the premiership — for a day at least. it was an entertaining clash against gloucester at franklins gardens this afternoon where even a hattrick from louis rees zammit wasn't quite enough to stop the saints who won by 33 points to 26. lydia campbell watched this one. it was time to see if saints could finish the decade on a high. but gloucester were hoping for something similar and they took an early lead. the saints have a 100% record at home this season and they eventually got their opening try. mikey heywood driving over. the second half started with a flurry of tries. each side going over before this brilliant solo effort extended the lead. gloucester were not going to roll over. two trires for a bonus point and a nervy finish for the saints. northampton