in the south african city of cape town. a us judge throws out prince andrew s attempt to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against him. and different ways of seeing in the new year in different parts of the world. let s get the latest sport now and join chetan pathak. good morning. we are going to start with football. it could be a big day in the premier league title race. the two sides chasing manchester city at the top of the table they won it in stoppage site admits to some controversy. early kick off on new year s day. tired arsenal and city fans must hope luck improves in 2022. referees of course cannot afford to be bleary eyed. stuart atwell also had a decision to make. no arsenal penalty, he said. on reflection, var confirmed not without question. arsenal didn t dwell on that, though. no time to, no need to. bukayo saka extended new year celebrations. only the manager missed out he s in covid isolation. but in the second half came the hitch. a handful of bern
officially the hottest new year s day on record with temperatures reaching 16.2 degrees in saintjames park in central london. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. they left it late, but manchester city come away with the points at arsenal, after stoppage time drama. mervyn king is sent packing from the palace byjames wade at the pdc world championship. and tom daley is among the sporting stars shining in this year s new year s honours. hello there, and welcome to sportsday. they came so close but ultimately mistakes cost arsenal at the emirates today against the premier league leaders manchester city. the gunners gave away a penalty, and had a man sent off in the early match as city scored a stoppage time winner, to pull further clear at the top. patrick gearey reports. early kick off, new year s day tired arsenal and manchester city fans must hope their luck improves in 2022. referees, of course, can t afford to be bleary eyed, for soon, stuart attwell ha
into a chaotic fast forward. a mistake, somehow city s nathan ake saved a goal, somehow arsenal s gabriel martinelli missed one. and just seconds later, the gunners other gabriel, already booked, got himself sent off. arsenal s party was now a lock out. could they stop city? stoppage time, the league leaders advanced and rodri won it. for those who came from manchester, worth waking up for. patrick gearey, bbc news. to come here and win is a massive, massive achievement for us so i have a lot of respect. when i was in barcelona and bayern munich i played a thousand million times against arsenal and always here, with the best barcelona ever, we struggled and it was always difficult and now they have the momentum but there will not be a momentum, they are back to what arsenal was and today we were tired. everybody talks about is being a young team which we are, and it shows, we don t fear anybody. we might get it wrong sometimes against the bigger teams, but today, ultimately
going to introduce those restrictions, but if the number of hospitalisations keep going up at the rate they are then you could see why they would need to change their mind. and we ll have the latest sport including what happened to manchester city as they tried to extend their lead at the top of the premier league against arsenal. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin, and an eco friendly cremation. in his eulogy, president cyril ramaphosa called him the hero of the apartheid struggle, and a crusaderfor freedom, forjustice, for equality, and for peace . the bbc s nomsa maseko was there. family, friends and politicians bidding farewell to a man who became one of the most important voices of the 20th century. t