Morning Sports Wrap - 27 December 2016
The Proteas will start day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka on 267 for six. South Africa are batting first after winning the toss in Port Elizabeth. JP Duminy is out for 63, Stephen Cook 59 and Dean Elgar 45.
The unbeaten batsmen are Quinton de Kock on 25 and Vernon Philander six.
Suranga Lakmal has taken four for 62.
Manchester City are up to second in the English Premier League.
This after beating Hull City 3-0 last night.
Manchester City trail Chelsea by seven points at the summit.
Chelsea also won 3-0 yesterday.
Pedro and Eden Hazard scored a goal each at Stamford Birdge.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Daley Blind netted for Manchester United yesterday.
The Red Devils defeated Sunderland 3-1 at Old Trafford.
Olivier Giroud scored for Arsenal in a 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion.
Leicester City, meanwhile, were beaten 2-0 by Everton.
Kevin Mirallas and Romelu Lukaku struck for the Toffees.
Leicester, the defending champions, are fifth-from-bottom in the league standings.
Riyad Mahrez failed to make the Leicester starting line-up yesterday.
Claudio Ranieri says Mahrez was dropped due to a lack of form.
The Algeria winger was named Professional Footballers Association Player-of-the-Year last season.
Liverpool will host Stoke City in the only game in the English Premier League tonight.
The Reds remain without the injured Philippe Coutinho.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
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Suranga Lakmal has taken four for 62.
Manchester City are up to second in the English Premier League.
This after beating Hull City 3-0 last night.
Manchester City trail Chelsea by seven points at the summit.
Chelsea also won 3-0 yesterday.
Pedro and Eden Hazard scored a goal each at Stamford Birdge.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Daley Blind netted for Manchester United yesterday.
The Red Devils defeated Sunderland 3-1 at Old Trafford.
Olivier Giroud scored for Arsenal in a 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion.
Leicester City, meanwhile, were beaten 2-0 by Everton.
Kevin Mirallas and Romelu Lukaku struck for the Toffees.
Leicester, the defending champions, are fifth-from-bottom in the league standings.
Riyad Mahrez failed to make the Leicester starting line-up yesterday.
Claudio Ranieri says Mahrez was dropped due to a lack of form.
The Algeria winger was named Professional Footballers Association Player-of-the-Year last season.
Liverpool will host Stoke City in the only game in the English Premier League tonight.
The Reds remain without the injured Philippe Coutinho.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre