celsius in some places. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. tributes are paid to england world cup winner george cohen one of the heroes of 1966, who s died aged 83. the premier league is back on boxing day and all eyes are on mikel arteta who s arsenal side top the pile. and some more history for sam curran, the star of england s t20 world cup win breaks an indian premier league record, in today s auction. hello there and welcome along to the programme and tributes continue to be paid, to george cohen, one of england s world cup winning heroes of 1966. who has died at the age of 83. cohen played every minute of the tournament, including the famous 4 2 win over west germany. his passing, means there are only two surviving members of that side. cohen, who played for fulham all his career, was also a mentor to former players. very sad at the news today. george was not only a mentor to me but also a good friend. in the club is very sad to hear of his passing
as an armed man came in and started shooting. by the time police stormed in, 19 children and two teachers had been killed. as families grieve and try to understand what happened, some politicians are weighing in. in houston, 300 miles away, former president donald trump condemned the shooting and said the answer was to arm teachers. surely we all agree our schools should not be the softest target, our schools should be the single hardest target in our country. applause. and that s why, as part of a comprehensive school safety plan, it s time to finally allow highly trained teachers to safely and discreetly concealed carry. let them concealed carry. he was speaking at the annual meeting of the national rifle association. outside, protesters gathered, some in t shirts spattered with red, calling for tighter gun control. i don t have a problem with anybody owning a gun, but i do believe that assault rifles were never meant for civilians. back in uvalde, officials have now acknow
for this occasion it was typically tense and settled by a single moment. adam armstrong in the first half given so much space in the penalty area, southampton s top scorer scoring the goal that in the end sealed promotion for his team. leeds came with so much expectation. they had 90 points in the regular season and in most campaigns that would have an offer an automatic promotion. they had very few chances and this was a day where they failed to show up really. they hit the crossbar, that was about the best for them. there will be questions for the manager who came in last summer when the team had just been relegated from the top flight. his only task was to get them back up. many fans leading the stadium behind us desperately disappointed with what they saw from the team today. southhampton are heading back up at the first attempt. a win and a promotion that earns the club at least £140 million in revenue, significantly more if they stay in the premier league next season.
hello there and welcome along to sportsday. southampton have been promoted to the premier league after winning the championship playoff final at wembley. they beat leeds 1 0 in a match between two teams hoping to return to the top flight at the first attempt in what s called the richest game of football. joe lynskey was there. such a painful match to lose, the championship play off final when 90 minutes can really shape the future of the club. southhampton is going back up to the premier league and leeds united will stay for at least another season in the championship. forthis another season in the championship. for this occasion it was typically tense and settled by a single moment. adam armstrong in the first i ve given so much space in the penalty area, southampton s top scorer scoring the goal that in the end sealed promotion for his team. leeds came with so much expectation. they had 90 points in the regular season and in most campaigns that would have an offer an automa