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
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player that plays cricket should nowadays want to play for england. i think it suddenly has become very attractive again through what these boys have achieve. i think that everybody who comes into the game now should be wanting to play for england test cricket. look, if we lose red ball cricket, cricket as we know it is finished. high drama in the united rugby championship today as cardiff scored a last minute try to beat dragons. replacement prop corey domachowski was the hero for the visitors at rodney parade, sealing the victory to accompany two tries from tomos williams. the defeat is dragons 15th in a row in the fixture. the defeat is dragons 15th in a row in the fixture. two other games on boxing day. ospreys v scarlets is into the second half. currently 22 14 to ospreys. later, munster host champions and leaders leinster. and tributes are being paid
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
to kathy whitworth, the professional golfer with the most trophies, who died over the weekend. the american won 88 titles on the lpga tour that s six more than anyone else in both the men s and women s game. she also won six majors and was the female golfer to earn $1 million. boxing day in horse racing always means the king george the sixth chase at kempton park, this year won by the 11 4 shot bravemansgame. neck and neck with l homme presse until they unseated theirjockey at the last, bravemansgame ended up cruising to a 14 length win to give trainer paul nicholls a 13th win in the race. royale paeeye finished second ahead of former winner frodon. royale pageye finished second ahead of former winner frodon. it was an action packed start to the sydney to hobart yacht race in australia with several boats almost colliding in the opening stages. the 109 boat fleet took off for the 628 nautical mile journey in the early hours our time they re expected to finish on new year s eve. four