like london and hull, still cloudy. street, temperatures rise a bit, back into the high teens, but with that comes some cloud, wind and rain. a reminder of our top story. a police officer has been shot dead bya a police officer has been shot dead by a suspect who was being held in a custody centre in south london. from this weekend, people in cardiff, swa nsea, this weekend, people in cardiff, swansea, blackpool and leeds will be among those banned from mixing with other households, is another 2 million people are put under local lockdowns. hello and welcome to sportsday. that's all from the bbc news at six, i'm jane dougall. so it's goodbye from me. 00:00:34,281 --> 2147483051:37:01,855 on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s 2147483051:37:01,855 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 news teams where you are. ahead of a huge weekend of women's sport on the bbc, we'll hear from arsenal and tottenham who meet in the fa cup quarterfinals, and we'll preview england women's third t20 against the west indies. after missing out on a place in the tour de france, could geraint thomas claim gold at those road world championships in italy? and as the county cricket season draws to a close,

there are concerns the coronavirus impact could be catastrophic for the future of the game. also coming up in the programme... just the first step — athletics legend, michaeljohnson says the black lives matter movement is only the start of a long process that will take generations. and the aldershot town player who's paying his club back for his operation costs with a little help from his famous friends. welcome to the programme. ina minute in a minute we will talk cycling and cricket. there may not be rival fans watching on from the stands, but there's still a tasty north london derby to be played at wembley with arsenal taking on tottenham in the quarter finals of the women's fa cup. arsenal have won the trophy 14 times, but tottenham will be showcasing their new double world cup winning signing.

the match is the first of the three ties to be played over the weekend as jo currie reports. the fa cup final has become the pinnacle of the women's football season pinnacle of the women's football season and england. over 43,000 fans went to wembley to watch it last season, while a further 2 million watch from home. despite the pandemic ending the 2019 league campaign prematurely, the trend of support for the game appears to be continuing. new deals means the wf l will be shown globally, including in the usa, germany and scandinavia. the world's top players are squawking to england. five us world cup winners have arrived the season, including alex morgan, who could make headlines if she makes her debut for tottenham. there's been huge signings in recent years, and some of my team—mates from the us national team have come over the positive feedback i've gotten from a

lot of my team—mates and players i know that are playing here. i want to challenge myself. whether she makes her debut or not, they're still the matter of a north london derby. arsenal have won the trophy a record 14 times and have their eyes fixed on a 15th title. it's an important game. i love the small rivalry that's forming. we hope the emotion and the player quality get us over emotion and the player quality get us over the line. with sunday comes the other three quarterfinals. the pixies to previous winners fighting out for a place in the semis at chelsea travel to everton. lester are the only team who remain in the competition —— leicester. they will have to get past defending champions manchester city if they want to reach the last four. they've been boosted this week by the return of former england men striker to the clu b former england men striker to the club as in app —— ambassador to the players. started as a nine-year-old

in progress, at night you're nice to be asked to come back. i was born and raised here, so it's nice to facilitate other try to get in to football. the last quarterfinal will be battled out between brighton and birmingham. semifinals take place next wednesday and thursday with final schedule to go ahead at wembley albeit behind closed doors on saturday the 31st of october. jo currie, bbc news. women's international cricket returns to the bbc after a 27—year gap. england women take a 2—0 lead into their third t20 against the west indies. opener tammy beaumontjoins us now from inside the bio—bubble at derby. tammy, great performance in the first 220. were you pleased because you have been away from the game for so you have been away from the game for so long? yeah, having six months was just amazing to just get back out

there. thoroughly enjoyed the performance, it was really good to do quite well myself. concern about how hard the women's game has been hit by coronavirus? there's a massive concern around cricket in general, and obviously, we we re cricket in general, and obviously, we were just about to expand the women's game and women's cricket, including professional contracts up to 40 players, and coronavirus has changed the economic status. hopefully that will continue to be well supported and continued to grow in the future. tomorrow will be free to air. how important is that to inspire young girls? so important. to get it back on free to air tv, i think it's a great achievement. girls can see in cricket and local

support, and you have to see it to become it. so hopefully, we will get some young girls and boys as well. just briefly, how do cope in the bio bubble and is it true that kate cross has been her scissors out? we found a lot of different ways to entertain ourselves. kate has become a hairdresser. i haven't been there yet. that has become... we're doing 0k yet. that has become... we're doing ok but it's getting a little bit more tiresome as the days go on. your hair looks great. thank you very much for speaking to us, i hope it goes well tomorrow. former world champion lizzie deignan will lead great britain's women's team at the world championships in imola tomorrow. the 31—year—old, who returned to the sport last year after having her daughter, says she doesn't feel any pressure as the favourite. deignan told the bbc‘sjill douglas that nothing compared to wearing the rainbowjersey.

cycling's a really unique sport and when you become champion, you get to show off of the rest of the year. it isjust incredibly show off of the rest of the year. it is just incredibly special. show off of the rest of the year. it isjust incredibly special. it's got so isjust incredibly special. it's got so much tradition and history involved. if you are a cyclist, you see. it's something you wear with sort of pride and i'd love to be able to where the band again. the race this weekend, you are one of the elite group who have one big. that comes with its own responsibilities, but you have a fantastic team and some are saying is the perfect course for you. i sense that that responsibility sit quite comfortably on your shoulders?

yeah, i'm getting used to it. i've done a few world championships now. it's a great position to be in. i don't see it as pressure, i see it as an opportunity. i feel always that the pressure is... i'm delivering a job for my team and sponsoi’s, delivering a job for my team and sponsors, and i feel always when i have a britishjersey sponsors, and i feel always when i have a british jersey on, sponsors, and i feel always when i have a britishjersey on, it'sjust an opportunity to represent my country and try and be the best in the world. what about the family was back are you going to have all them cheering you on or do they have to stay home? it was about a five and a half hour drive, and anyone who has a two—year—old knows a carjourney of that length is a risk. we decided to avoid risks. she will be watching me on cbv 's, who knows? don't blame her. british rider geraint thomas has come fourth in the uci world championship time trial in italy, with home favourite fillipo ganna finishing first. thomas had controvertially been left out of ineos grenadiers team for the tour de france last week.

former british racing cyclist chris boardmanjoined me earlier and said it wasn't a disappointing result for thomas. as soon as he was left out of the tour de france, they didn't perform well before the tour, so the decision was made that he would be sent to... this was on route. my first, i'll give it a good crack. i thought he would get top five, probably top ten on a course like this, so fourth—place is actually really good. why was he left out? he had set in the lead up that he felt like he was going through the motions, but would such a big name and 2018 winter as well, why would they leave him out? i think everybody was affected differently by covid and how they trained at home, and now we have a very

condensed season. the form just wasn't there, so it was a big colt and quitea wasn't there, so it was a big colt and quite a courageous one to make. —— a big call. i think it helped in terms of motivation as well. no surprises, he was home favourite pretty much? he's a well pursued champion. he rode a race in the build up to the world championship, only ten km, battered everybody else and it was a case of... surely he's the favourite, but it's and it was a case of... surely he's the favourite, but its three times the favourite, but its three times the distance and i think we will see a lot more of him in the world championships and the olympics. another british name in the top ten? yes, alex figured in the top ten, so too in the top ten. not bad for the brits. i think thomas can have a shot at the when. he is in a team

that's used to winning. they haven't this year, they collapsed. in the tour de france, haven't seen that before. they have another chance later in the year in their race. i think he has a good shot. let's take a look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines today. tottenham have been given a bye into the next round of the league cup after a number of leyton orient players tested positive for covid—19. orient have also had to postpone their league match at walsall tomorrow. the league two fixture between cheltenham town and grimsby town has also been suspended after a grimsby player tested positive. there will now be a limit of 1000 people per day at the french open after talks between officials and the paris police. originally organisers had hoped for 11 and a half thousand each day at roland garros, but rising covid cases has made that impossible. the french tennis federation said it "deeply regrets" the new restrictions.

armand dupla ntis produced the highest ever outdoors jump in the pole vault as he cleared 6.15m at the diamond league meeting in rome. he could not get close. with no crowds permitted inside grounds at the moment, it's a tough time for lower league clubs and their players. lewis kinsella, defender for non—league club aldershot, got injured before lockdown and used the time to get himself fit again. but on saturday, he ruptured his mcl and needs an operation. the club are paying for it, but lewis is very aware of how tight things are financially so has set up a go fund me page to pay the club back. earlier, lewis said he was very grateful to one famous donor in particular, but he started by telling me his reaction when he heard he would be out for another six months. the club have done a lot for me over the last three years, and i know how much of a struggle it is, the amount

of volu nteers much of a struggle it is, the amount of volunteers at the national league rely on. also covid would not allowing fans and, if i can raise some money and pay back the club for funding the operation, it means i'm helping them in my own way. you've already raised an amount from some reckon will names? £2000 were donated, which was amazing. at the beginning, i'd didn't even ask, i just put it up. i got a message on my phone saying have you seen how much of donated? to be fair, i didn't know who my mum was going on about. i asked to and she said jack. i literally messaged him straightaway saying thank you so much. i had a bit of a chat. over the last couple of days, some real good people donated. ty brown was

another one, he's in china now. i think i played against him and he donated £250. never even had a conversation with him. lots of donations, lots of donations from villa fans. lots of people from the non—league crew. villa fans. lots of people from the non-league crew. can you explain the history, the reason why you know jack? we were in the same youth team in villa growing up together. we just became really good mates and been on a lot of holidays together and still keep in touch. he's doing really well. one of the things i kept putting up on social media is just for him to get some good press. i think he gets a lot of bad press and people don't see the good stuff that he's done. he's really helped me and other fans.