here s what s coming up on sportsday. it s still a bleak midwinter for england s cricketers, they re already on the back foot in the third test. there s a ding dong nine goal game at the etihad, and manchester city are still merrily on high. it s a perfect ten for leicester tigers theyjust don t know how to lose in the rugby union premiership. and no one forecast this tornado at kempton there s a shock winner in the king george. hello and welcome to sportsday. england s cricketers are sinking fast in australia, the ashes slipping away. already two down in the series, they were bowled out for 185 on the opening day of the third test in melbourne, a test that they have to win keep the series alive. here s our sports correspondentjoe wilson. a new match, new innings, a new beginning for nine minutes. haseeb hameed out for zero. england recalled zak crawley and pat cummins got him for 12 and that s why he won the toss and bowled. melbourne s boxing day test is a spectator occ
kevin de bruyne scoring in the fifth minute and the goals followed from riyad mahrez, ilkay gundogan and raheem sterling. leicester threatened an extaraordinary turnaround after the break. maddison, lookman and ihaenacho with three goals in the space of io minutes, but laporte and sterling got city over the line. for one and two, my god, the game was over but it definitely was not over but at the end we could win the game and leicester is always difficult for us. always have been. yes, another win. we difficult for us. always have been. yes, another win. yes, another win. we obviously -la ed yes, another win. we obviously played man yes, another win. we obviously played man city yes, another win. we obviously played man city as yes, another win. we obviously played man city as well- yes, another win. we obviously played man city as well with - yes, another win. we obviously | played man city as well with one yes, another win. we obviously . played man city as well with
in sport, sam allardyce takes charge of a football match, for the first time since he was sacked as england manager. his new side crystal palace will face watford in the premier league. and matt has the weather. good morning, stormy boxing day for some in scotland, 90mph gusts in orkney and shetland, frequent wintry showers, but not the same for all. a cracking day for others to walk off that excess christmas pudding. all the details in 15 minutes. first, our main story. one of the biggest pop stars of the 80s and 90s, george michael, has died. he was 53, and is believed to have suffered from heart failure. he rose to fame as one half of the group, wham! and went on to have a successful solo career. he sold 100 million albums worldwide and had 11 uk number ones. nick quraishi looks back at his life. # you put the boom boom into my heart. suntans, bleached hair and upbeat songs propelled wham to number one around the world. they even conquered china. # last christmas i gave
science, one that saw tim peake return to earth after a six month stay in space. that is review 2016, the year in science, with me, rebecca morrell. good morning and welcome to bbc news. one of the biggest pop stars of the ‘80s and ‘90s, george michael, has died. he was 53, and is believed to have suffered from heart failure. he rose to fame as one half of the group wham! and went on to have a successful solo career. he sold 100 million albums worldwide and had 11 uk number ones. nick quraishi looks back at his life. # you put the boom boom into my heart #. suntans, bleached hair and upbeat songs propelled wham to number one around the world. they even conquered china. # last christmas i gave you my heart # but the very next day you gave it away #. their most famous song heard every year will now have added poignancy. born georgios kyriacos panayiotou in north london, george michael was 12 years old when he met andrew ridgeley. they left school at 16 and set up wham! in19
for the royalfamily, looking back at the past 12 months for the royal family, dominated looking back at the past 12 months for the royalfamily, dominated by the celebrations to mark the queen s 90th birthday. that is review 2016, the royal year with me, daniela relph. good morning and welcome to bbc news. one of the biggest stars of the ‘80s and ‘90s, george michael, has died. he was 53, and is believed to have had heart failure. he rose to fame as one half of the group wham! and went on to have a successful solo career. he sold 100 million albums worldwide and had 11 uk number ones. nick quraishi looks back at his life. # you put the boom boom into my heart #. suntans, bleached hair and upbeat songs propelled wham! to number one around the world. they even conquered china. # last christmas i gave you my heart # but the very next day you gave it away #. their most famous song heard every year will now have added poignancy. born georgios kyriacos panayiotou in north london