jane dougall, bbc news.he leader's yellow jersey after stage ii of the tour de france. with ten stages left, he's still 21 seconds ahead of egan bernal after finishing in the main bunch. today's stage in poitiers produced the closest sprint finish of this year's race. caleb ewan of australia only just won it on the line. ireland's sam bennett keeps the sprinters' greenjersey, he was moved up to second place to after the judges relegated peter sagan for pushing. well, the 2018 champion geraint thomas isn't competing in this year's race — focusing instead on the giro d'italia, which he describes as "unfinished business" after crashing out in 2017. he's been speaking about the decision to skip the tour, and living up to expectation. not being selected, i would not put it in the sort of words really because i could go there and do a job. but at the same time, i am at the stage in my career now where i wa nt to the stage in my career now where i want to go to races and outperform myself. i don't want to go withou

jane dougal, bbc news.ans‘, will end next year. the series has turned kim kardashian—west and herfamily into global superstars. she said it had been a difficult decision to end the show after 1a years. time for a look at the weather, here's helen willetts.

i'm jane dougall.head 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 ar

i'm jane dougall with your latest sports news.le from former world number one andy murray at the us open, who came back from two sets down to win his first grand slam match since january last year. murray struggled initially in his first round meeting with japan's yoshihito nishioka. the world number 49 took the first two sets and murray had to save a match point in the fourth set. but the three—time grand slam champion drew on all of his familar grit and experience to take the next three sets to win in four hours 38 minutes. meanwhile, austrian second seed dominic thiem is also through to round two after spain's jaume munar retired after dropping the first two sets. next up for thiem is india's sumit nagal. pakistan have won the the third and final t20 match against england to level the series one—all at old trafford. pakistan set england 191 to win. the home side struggled early in their innings, recovering momentarily thanks to a 61 from moeen ali. but england eventually lost by five runs. henry moeran was watching. victory for

i'm jane dougall. on the programme tonight...ng delay in the return of sports fans to stadiums. with new coronavirus restrictions in place that could last for six months, we'll ask what that means for fans, for clubs, and for the people who play sport at the grassroots. there who play sport at the grassroots. is no club at our i nationally, there is no club at our level nationally, down through the steps, that can survive six months without the fans coming to the door. also coming up in the programme. there are four games in the carabao cup tonight, manchester united have the chance to kick start their season when they travel to luton town. and, living with motor neuron disease, former footballer lenjohnrose, says he actually feels very lucky. we'll hearfrom him later in the programme. we start tonight with the impact that the latest coronavirus restrictions are going to have on sport at all levels. a plan to allow fans back into stadiums in england from the start of next month has been shelved, as the uk's covid—19 alert level m

hello, i'm jane dougall with your latest sports news.and tomorrow to complete a season—long loan move to tottenham hotspur. the dealfrom real madrid is still being negotiated, but it looks almost certain he'll rejoin the club he left in 2013. he won four champions league titles whilst in the spanish capital, but his agent says that bale is "closer to leaving madrid than at any time in the last seven years". the biggest factor here i think is real madrid's willingness to pay at least half of gareth barry's salary which is going to allow him to go on and on. i believe they will be paying at least half of that over the season which means tottenham can pay less than half of it, between two and 50 or £300,000 a week. that isa two and 50 or £300,000 a week. that is a lot of money and more than totte n ha m is a lot of money and more than tottenham pay any of the current first—team players but given their not paying a transfer fee or even a loa n not paying a transfer fee or even a loan fee, it means tottenham can get the deal done. well, let's

here's jane dougall: it is the final day of the transfer window and the women super league a few signingsk under the wire but there has been some arrivals to england including several world cup winners. prompting many to ask is the english deed now the best in the world? training me to discuss this is from a manchester united and england goalkeeper who is announcing her retirement from the game andjane announcing her retirement from the game and jane o'neill who is editor of the magazine. let us start with and there are new signings yesterday. one today as well. world cup winners crest up us and bend forward at if you will sell. not surprised we knew they were coming but how exciting are the savings and what does it show about their intend for the season? every fan of women's football matches tens of manchester united will be looking forward to watching them. you have got young players coming in as well and who better to align than two of the best and most exciting players in the world. to be in and amongst and have the team—mates that kind of learn as much as you can from them to develop

that is hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall.t could be out of the cup because of covid. leyton‘s match against against tottenham may not go ahead because a number of first team players have tested positive. goals galore in the premier league, with teams on course for a record round. we'll look into the goal fest over the weekend. and, the first international ball bowled in the women's game for six months as england's t20 match gets under way against the west indies. also coming up in the programme... calculate this — the scientist works out how to win on one of the toughest courses in the world. we hearfrom us open champion bryson dechambeau. were changing the way people think about the game. whether you can do it as about the game. whether you can do itasa about the game. whether you can do it as a whole different situation. the whole next generation is a different god. and hopefully they will go i can do that too. —— the next generation is a different golf. —— the next generation is a different golf. hello and welcome to the p

here from the bbc sport centre. is jane dougall. good 5 hello, here is jane dougall. good evening.lub announced the stadium and training facilities have had to close after a number of first team players tested postive for coronavirus. the english football league say they are aware and are awaiting the outcome of discussions between public health england and the club. we understand that if orient are unable to field a team for the third round fixture against tottenham, the game would be awarded to spurs, because scheduling makes it almost impossible to rearrange. in a statement, orient said they had also informed their three most recent opponents in the league. the players who tested postive are self—isolating, but the club has confirmed that the stadium and training facilities will be closed until further notice. meanwhile, manchester city have confirmed that midfielder ilkay gundogan has tested positive for covid—19. the club say he‘ll self—isolate for ten days, in accordance with government guidelines. it means gundogan will miss three matches for manchester city, including tonig

hello, i'm jane dougall and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.or england with a series victory for the visitors. anger cannot have gotten off to a worse start. jason roy and joe roots both dismissed by the ball. some brilliant batting did help england recover. he made 112. and then it was australia that looks to be struggling as they also lost quick wickets including two forjoe roots. and then actually it was steered into a nervy victory with winning just two balls to spare. that match took place in the secure bubble of old trafford. along with southampton posted all of the international matches the summer. he feels it's imperative the crowds are allowed to return as quickly as possible. we kind of except where we are this season but for us it's actually important for next season potentially we've got a couple of things in the pipeline, and india text to match, a pakistan match, we missed having the fans, and i think i can't, overstate the importance thatis i can't, overstate the importance that is being able to have a full stadium for concerts a

time for the latest sport round up now — with jane dougall. handball law had everybody talking yesterday as two penalties decided two games — one leaving a premier league manager absolutely fuming. amid the var bedlam, the four games shared 15 goals with everton top of the table, chelsea scrambling a draw and manchester united leaving it very, very late to beat brighton. ben croucher has the story. if you want to set the tone for a crazy day in the premier league, step forward neal maupay. commentator: that is the touch of a confident player! this was just the start. brighton hit the goalframe five times. manchester united had two goals disallowed but still led 2—1 until the 95th minute. then solly march, 2—2. beware the ides, though, and watch your hands. maupay thought he'd got away with this, but var sees everything, and the brighton striker couldn't watch as bruno fernandes scored a 100th minute winner. marks out of ten, boss? happiness is ten today, for the three points, but the performance don't get anywhere near ten, no. i think we all

hello, i'm jane dougall with your latest sports news.n outstanding performance overnight from the american bryson dechambeau who can now call himself a major champion after winning the us open at winged foot in new york. the course is notoriously difficult, but dechambeau made it look easy — finishing a full six shots ahead of the rest of the field. he's widely known as the scientist because he studied physics at university and uses that knowledge to tinker with his game. dechambeau's also massively bulked up recently so he can hit the ball further, and it's really paid off. i think i'm definitely changing the way people think about the game now. whether you can do it, it's a whole different situation. there is going to be a lot of people that are going to be hitting it far. there's a lot of young guns that are unbelievable players, and i think that this generation, the next generation, coming up in golf, hopefully will see this and go, "hey, i can do that, too." there was a great win, too, for britain's georgia hall — she took the portl

time for the latest sport round up now — with jane dougall. — one leaving a premier league manager absolutely fuming. amid the var bedlam, the four games shared 15 goals with everton top of the table, chelsea scrambling a draw and manchester united leaving it very, very late to beat brighton.

jane dougal, bbc news. one of america's longest—running reality tv shows, ‘keeping up with the kardashians‘, will end next year. the series has turned kim kardashian—west and herfamily into global superstars. she said it had been a difficult decision to end the show after 1a years. time for a look at the weather, here's helen willetts. a quite picture at the moment with sunshine around. if you're underneath the weather front it is not quite so bright. despite the cloud there are still some breaks coming through and to the north of that a great deal more sunshine compared with yesterday but also some showers around across the north and west of scotland. despite the sunshine it is a bit cooler than yesterday and further south because of more cloud more like 20, 20 yesterday and further south because of more cloud more like 20,20 2 degrees but under the clearing skies overnight and the light wind, a chilly night to come with some ground frost on the glens of scotla nd ground frost on the glens of scotland and

hello, i'm jane dougall with your latest sports news.ed to the tennis court for the first time since he was disqualified from the us open. the world number one beat italian wildcard salvatore caruso in straight sets at the italian open in rome. djokovic was disqualified in new york ten days ago after accidentally hitting a line judge with a ball during his fourth round match. he admitted he'd struggled in the following days after blowing his chance of an eighteenth grand slam title. was actually lookir to i was actually looking forward to get the official match as soon as possible after what happened in new york because i feel like the sentiment on the court needs to be positive and i need to kind of remove anything that can possibly cause any kind of issues to me, if there is something. so i didn't feel like i had any mental or emotional blockages orany mental or emotional blockages or any dramas. thursday morning sees australia's cricketers flying home after winning their one day series against england 2—1. that's the last of men's int

hello, i'm jane dougall and this is friday's sport briefing. american is five under par going into the second round. the second major of the year is taking place at wingfoot, in new york. the course is known for being one of the toughest, but it didn't stop thomas posting a round of 65. imean, 65 i mean, 65 is fine no matter where you play but especially at winged foot. i was in a good frame of mind, i was focused and sticking to my routine and playing every shot as opposed to getting ahead of myself and it is one of those rounds went next thing you know you make the 18 and you are done for the day. patrick reed is one of three players just a shot behind, on four under. he was helped by his hole—in—one eagle at the 7th. the reaction, without fans attending, was a little subdued at the time, but he was very happy with his day. up up here in new york, the fans are amazing and you go ahead and you make a hole in one, the fa ns and you make a hole in one, the fans would just go crazy. it is u nfortu nate fans would just go crazy. it is unfortunate

jane dougall has more but the sport.spans to fording events which had been due to start in the 1st of october. or chanson has confirmed it the house of commons what michael gault of commons what michael gove to the bbc this morning that the plan to gradually reintroduce spectators will not be going to head at this time. michael gove said they need to be cautious with the case as a covid—19 on the right. the premier league have issued a statement saying... the news will be a huge blow to smaller football clubs — there are fears some will go under if they can't bring paying fans through the gates. the government will be looking at the financial impact and possibly putting together a support package. dartford fc have a friendly against dover athletic this evening and are expecting up to 1000 fans at the game, but their chairman thinks the future could be bleak. if this went on for much longer and the suggestion from the prime minister today was that this could be anything up to six months, there is no club at our level nati

sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougal.son on saturday. clubs have been in talks with the government and the fa over their future after the decision to scrap plans for a gradual return of fans to matches. the department of culture, media and sport said yesterday that they would receive financial support, although no details have been confirmed. many clubs said they couldn't afford to start the season without crowds. jose mourinho had written off tottenham's chances against chelsea in the league cup before the game, but they're through to the quarter—finals, so that won't help with the fixture congestion he's been complaining about. and there was almost more drama off the pitch than on it last night. spurs were 1—0 down in the second half, when mourinho stormed down the tunnel in pursuit of eric dier, who'd suddenly run off with no explanation. it turned out to have been an urgent call of nature and dier was soon back in action. shortly afterwards mourinho was smiling again, when tottenham equalised through eric lamela. it w