Looking unstoppable. Liverpool thrash Leicester City 4 0 to go 13 points clear at the top of the premier league. Sam curran stars for england taking four wickets on day one of the opening test in south africa. And clan 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 liverpools 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 mena
The headlines this evening. Buttlers brilliance gives england something to celebrate on their tour down under. Kyle edmunds on the march in melbourne into the quarterfinals of the australian open. And kane scores again but southampton stifle spurs in the race for the top four. England have salvaged something from their tour of australia. After defeat in the ashes, they have won the one day series with two matches to spare. They are now 3 0 up after a 16 run victory in the third odi in sydney. Jos buttlers impressive century sealing the win. Alex gulragani reports. Under the guidance of eoin morgan, englands short form game continues to thrive, yet recently, the captain himself has struggled for runs. His, one of six wickets that fell with the score looking unfavourable for the tourists. Jos buttler and chris woakes soon changed that as the pair dominated proceedings. The final over of the innings delivered a half century for woa kes and all three figures for buttler. 303 the target for