to mark the 40th day of mourning since a nine year old boy was killed during anti government protests. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello. thanks forjoining us for this boxing day sportsday. i m ben croucher. these are your headlines. welcome back, premier league. well, maybe not the return that spurs wanted, but they salvage a point at brentford. no stopping newcastle powering past leicester and up to second the news from today s seven games on the way. and boxing day horse racing is a brave man s game as the 11 4 shot battles to victory in the king george. it s been 43 days, but the wait is over. the premier league is back. seven games on boxing day, a new team in second, and at the bottom. it all kicked off at lunchtime at the brentford community stadium. a cracking game it was, too. brentford were on course for a fine victory against tottenham, only for the visitors to salvage a point, on a poignant day for english football. patrick gearey re
blackburn bossjon dahl thommason said the manner of the defeat hurt. fourth placed watford also slipped up at home to millwall. there was a much needed win at the bottom of the table for huddersfield. their 2 1 win at preston moves them to within five points of safety. in the evening game, it s cardiff x qpr x. fifth placed norwich are at luton. that s a 7:45 kick off. that s the football taken care of. plenty of cricket happening on boxing day. cameron green took a career best 5 for 27 as australia took control of the boxing day test on the opening day. they closed on 45 for i having bowled south africa out for 189. babar azam s unbeaten 161 put pakistan in the ascendancy on the first day of the first test against new zealand. the home side closed on 317 for 5 in karachi. in australia s big bash, england internationaljames vince