Four NBA stars have issued a plea for an end to the violence in America on Wednesday. LeBron James called on athletes in all sports to use their influence make their cities safer with a message of hope at the opening of the annual ESPN awards show.James took to the stage alongside fellow NBA players Dwyane Wade, of the Chicago Bulls, Chris Paul, of the Los Angeles Clippers and Carmelo Anthony, of the New York Knicks. James is one of four NBA stars who called for an end to violence Tonight were honouring Muhammad Ali, the GOAT (greatest of all time), James said. To do his legacy any justice, lets use this moment as a call to action for all professional athletes to educate ourselves, explore these issues, speak up, use our influence and renounce all violence.And most importantly, go back to our communities and invest our time our resources. Help rebuild them, help strengthen them, help change them. We all have to do better.The NBA players were reacting as many Americans took to the streets in the past several weeks in a series of protests against police brutality and perceived racial bias.Protesters were demanding answers over the killings of two black men by police in two days, Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. Dwyane Wade in action for Miami Heat It is time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves what are we doing to create change? James said at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.The killing of the two black men was followed the shooting of five police officers on Friday when gunman Micah Xavier Johnson opened fire during a protest rally in Dallas, Texas.Wade said the shootings on both sides has to end, decrying not only the killing of black Americans but the retaliatory shootings of the police officers in Dallas. 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Liverpool is nine points from the top four with almost half the season gone.The rest of Europes leagues are closing for the winter break, with Marseille leading in France after winning Sunday.A look at the best of the action in Europe:___ENGLANDWearing a bandage to cover a head wound, Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel leapt high at a corner kick to score on a header in the seventh minute of stoppage time and rescue a point against Arsenal.Liverpool created a slew of chances, as it did in a 3-0 loss to Manchester United last weekend, but again lacked a cutting edge in the absence of injured striker Daniel Sturridge.Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 45th minute. Arsenals goals came from France internationals Mathieu Debuchy in the 45th minute and Olivier Giroud in the 64th.Liverpool substitute Fabio Borini was sent off at the start of second-half stoppage time.A late goal was decisive in Sundays other game, with Adam Johnson volleying home a 90th-minute winner for Sunderland in a 1-0 victory at northeast rival Newcastle. It sealed an unprecedented fourth straight win for Sunderland in this rivalry.___FRANCEMarseille beat Lille 2-1 Sunday to ensure it ended the year top of Ligue 1, while Lyon thrashed 10-man Bordeaux 5-0 to leapfrog Paris Saint-Germain into second spot.An own goal from Lille forward Nolan Roux and Michy Batshuayis strike — shortly after Idrissa Gueyes equalizer — saw Marseille head into the winter break three points clear of Paris Saint-Germain, which drew 0-0 against Montpellier on Saturday.In Bordeaux, goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Corentin Tolisso either side of the break had given Lyon a comfortable lead before Nicolas Pallois was sent off in the 16th minute for a dangerous tackle on Clinton NJie.Nabil Fekir, Jordan Ferri and Lacazette all scored in the final nine minuttes for Lyon.dddddddddddd___SPAINFrance forward Antoine Griezmann scored a second-half hat trick to help Atletico Madrid come back for a 4-1 win at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday to pull within four points of the lead in the Spanish league.Bilbao dominated the first half and took the lead when Mikel Rico headed in a free kick in the 17th minute. But Griezmann headed in the equalizer just seconds after the halftime break, and Raul Garcia made it 2-1 in the 53rd from the penalty spot. Griezmann then finished off the game with breakaway goals in the 73rd and 81st.Villarreal and Malaga also won to finish the year on winning streaks.Villarreal striker Luciano Vietto scored two goals to secure a comfortable 3-0 win over visiting Deportivo La Coruna, while Malaga had to fight back 2-1 at Elche.Elsewhere, Getafe scored late to salvage a 1-1 draw at Granada and keep the Andalusian side winless in 12 consecutive rounds.___ITALYLazio squandered a two-goal advantage to draw 2-2 at Inter Milan but will spend the winter break in third spot in Serie A after Sampdoria and Genoa also failed to win on Sunday.Lazio moved above Napoli on goal difference. Sampdoria was also on 27 points after it was held to a 2-2 draw at home to Udinese in the final round of Serie A fixtures in 2014.Genoa remained a point further back after losing 2-1 at relegation-threatened Torino.Earlier, Chievo Verona beat city rival Hellas Verona 1-0 in a derby match. Also, Fiorentina was held to a 1-1 draw by Empoli, while Atalanta fought back from two goals down to draw 3-3 at home to Palermo.___GERMANYJoselu struck in the third minute of injury time to salvage a 2-2 draw for Hannover at Freiburg. The result left the home team in last place in the Bundesliga going into a six-week winter break.Unbeaten Bayern Munich leads by 11 points, with a Bundesliga-record 45 points from the first half of the season.Joselu scored when an attempted clearance from Freiburg goalkeeper Roman Buerki went straight to his feet. Freiburg would have climbed out of the relegation zone with a win, but remains last on goal difference with Borussia Dortmund.Hertha Berlin slumped to a 5-0 loss at home to Hoffenheim, increasing the hosts relegation fears. ' ' '