0:00:04 > 0:00:06Good afternoon - Ricky here.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09It's Friday, and we've got a sporty Newsround for you.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10Keep watching.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13I find out what is behind Leicester City's rise to the top
0:00:13 > 0:00:15of the Premier League.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18And the boy who beat Everton players to the post gets his Goal
0:00:18 > 0:00:24of the Month trophy.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34If you think about the big names in the English Premier League,
0:00:36 > 0:00:38the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Man United and Man City
0:00:38 > 0:00:40might come to mind.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42But this season, the name that is on everyone's lips
0:00:42 > 0:00:45is Leicester City.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48The club is currently top of the league table,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51so Martin has been to the city to find out the secret
0:00:51 > 0:00:54to their recent success.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55COMMENTATOR: What a goal!
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Sensational volley from Vardy!
0:00:57 > 0:00:58Unbelievable!
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Mahrez, brilliant turn.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Mahrez shoots!
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Ah, goal!
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Their supporters are dancing in the stands.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Dream season for Leicester City.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Position at the top of the table confirmed.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12This is incredible.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17doing really well.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19You would think that they would get relegated straightaway.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21They are always passing the ball, they win
0:01:21 > 0:01:23matches, they are confident, they work as a team.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Leicester are playing that well that we are talking about it a lot
0:01:26 > 0:01:28in the playground.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33I play football in my school because of the way Leicester play.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35They have inspired me to play football more
0:01:35 > 0:01:37and more.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39This time last year, Leicester City Football Club
0:01:39 > 0:01:42were sitting bottom of the Premier League,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45and they looked pretty certain to be relegated at the end
0:01:45 > 0:01:48of the season.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51But fast forward a year, and with a string of big wins
0:01:51 > 0:01:54under their belt, they are now sitting right at the top
0:01:54 > 0:01:55of the table.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59So, what is the secret behind this amazing turnaround?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Leicester City have done so well because they
0:02:01 > 0:02:03have certainly got the belief, they have got the confidence,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05they have had a wonderful string of results.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Their defence has been brilliant, they are scoring goals as well,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10and they have been the surprise of the
0:02:10 > 0:02:11season.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14And every neutral would love to see them win the Premier League
0:02:14 > 0:02:16this season.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18But with their next match against Arsenal this Sunday,
0:02:18 > 0:02:22can the Foxes keep up their winning streak and make it all the way
0:02:22 > 0:02:24to Premier League glory?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26I think they can win the league.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I think they can go into this Arsenal game and play
0:02:29 > 0:02:31exactly the same way they did against Manchester City -
0:02:31 > 0:02:34with confidence, knowing they are top of the table,
0:02:34 > 0:02:40knowing Arsenal have to beat them.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43And who is to say Leicester aren't going to to win again
0:02:43 > 0:02:44and extend that lead at the top?!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I think Leicester are going to win the league because they have got
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Jamie Vardy.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51I think Leicester is going to win the league.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53I think Leicester is going to win the Premier League
0:02:53 > 0:02:57because they are playing so well and I want them to be the best
0:02:57 > 0:02:57team in Europe.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00The message to Leicester City is - always work hard and you will
0:03:00 > 0:03:02achieve what you want.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Go, Leicester!
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Today, the second Youth Winter Olympics gets started
0:03:07 > 0:03:09in Lillehammer in Norway.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Competitors from all over the world are gathering
0:03:11 > 0:03:13for the opening ceremony tonight.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Team GB's flag bearer is 17-year-old George Johnston, who is
0:03:16 > 0:03:18competing in the bobsleigh.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Newsround will be bringing you all the action from Norway
0:03:20 > 0:03:24on TV and online.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Earlier in the week, we told you about nine-year-old
0:03:26 > 0:03:28George, who won the Goal of the Month
0:03:28 > 0:03:31competition at Everton, beating the club's big stars
0:03:31 > 0:03:33like Ross Barkley and Aaron Lennon.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Well, George has picked up his trophy from Everton
0:03:36 > 0:03:39manager Roberto Martinez, and he got the chance to meet some
0:03:39 > 0:03:44of the Everton team, too.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47A secret tunnel that has been hidden for hundreds of years has been found
0:03:47 > 0:03:48under a shop in mid-Wales.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51The shop keeper found it after he was clearing his basement
0:03:51 > 0:03:54from the recent floods.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59He followed it and it led all the way to the beach.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02It is believed it was built by smugglers who used to bring goods
0:04:02 > 0:04:06to Wales from illegal ships out at sea.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08This tunnel has been cut into the rock face here.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12It is very narrow, but it runs under the shop and then
0:04:12 > 0:04:14starts to run under the main road in Newquay.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16If we just have a look around the corner here,
0:04:16 > 0:04:18you can see where it is actually blocked off.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23And that would have led to the entrance to the beach.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Radio 1's Greg James is due to finish his epic Sport Relief
0:04:26 > 0:04:31challenge in the next few minutes.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33challenge in the last few minutes.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36The gruelling five day Greg-athlon has seen the presenter running,
0:04:36 > 0:04:42swimming and cycling more than 50 miles a day.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44He finished up in Norwich in the east of England
0:04:44 > 0:04:45this afternoon, after an open water
0:04:45 > 0:04:47swim this morning. Well done, Greg!
0:04:47 > 0:04:49That's all from me for now.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Newsround is back over the weekend - Leah will have all of the top
0:04:52 > 0:04:55stories from five to nine tomorrow.