lizzie banks can be a real metal potential for olympics.t's the men's time trial tomorrow, then road racing weekend, you can follow it across the bbc. one of australia's finest batsmen, dean jones, has died at the age of 59. his international career spanned ten years up until 1994 he played in 52 tests averaging over 46 but he was also credited with changing the approach to playing one day cricket. he was capped 164 times in that format. he passed away in mumbai after a sudden heart attack. he'd been working as a pundit in the indian premier league he died at the age of 59. a quick round up of some of the day's other sports stories now and... it's been a topsy—turvy second day at the cricket. . .. looking there at 296 for 95, and eddie byron scored a sentry at lourdes, but that's it for five wickets for 35 runs. first endings tomorrow. andy murray will meet fellow three—time grand slam champion stan wawrinka in the opening round of the french open which gets under way in paris on sunday. ninth seed johanna konta will face the american teena

lizzy banks has won stage four of the giro rosa. while dutch rider annemiek van vleuten finished thirdersey the nine—day—long event is the biggest race in the women's cycling calendar. banks had been in a two—rider breakaway for more than half the stage, before succesfully attacking on the final climb into tivoli. it's her second stage win in two years at the giro. at one —— i won stage eight of last year, it was amazing, it was my first professional win, and it was really quite a different feeling because i'd never won a big bike race before, and i've not had another since then, so this when i had already tasted victory and i really knew that ijust had to win, i couldn't let the team down and come second, so i really gave everything on the final bits. yeah, it's a different feeling, but it's also just the same and i'm really delighted. and you can follow the progress of lizzy banks and the gb team at the world road cycling championships on the bbc. it starts on thursday, 24 september. there's full coverage on bbc sport. we've been hearing from england cricketerjofra archer, who's reac

lizzy banks has won stage four of the giro rosa, while dutch rider annemiek van vleuten finished third pinkjersey. the nine—day—long event is the biggest race in the women's cycling calendar. banks had been in a two—rider breakaway for more than half the stage, before succesfully attacking on the final climb into tivoli. it's her second stage win in two years at the giro. dominic thiem may have won the men's us open title on sunday but two of the world top three players in terms of winning grand slam titles weren't there in rafael nadal and roger federer — while novak djokovic was disqualified under contorversial circumstances when he hit a line judge with a ball. he's spoken about what happened and says he'll learn from his mistakes. of course, it's a bit of a shock to finish in that way, but it is what it is. you know, life goes on. hopefully, i can, you know, learn a big lesson from that and move on. you know, i did talk with the lady, laura, and checked on her after the match to see if she was fine, she said she was fine. so, thank god no one was really hurt badly. and that's all t

lizzy banks and alice barnes will be part of the team too — in both the road race and time trial.22 brits signed up for season two mainly in budapest. it starts with ten qualifying races from next month. athletes will form training bubbles and be tested regularly for coronavirus. serena williams is back in action at the us open — chasing that elusive grand slam title number 24. she takes on tsvetana pironkova aiming fora place in the semi—finals. for more on that and the rest of the day's action in new york, here's our tennis correspondent russell who is dashed down from the commentary suite of services of what is it about serena this mike is a just nerves? she is just about serena this mike is a just nerves? she isjust so many facets during this us open and she has done it again. she is often a slow starter. it is surprising that she does not start her service at the start of a match. she dropped the first set 6—4. all but the way that the bulgarian plate. drop point —— five points and serve in the first set pheasant the second set has been a slightly different story and as i spe

everything's coming up rosa for britain's lizzy banks, as she takes a breakaway win on the longest stagen's road cycling. and we meet one of the stars of sport england's latest this girl can campaign, championing the ways in which women stayed active in lockdown. good evening — welcome to tonight's programme. we'll bring you the latest from the final games of the opening weekend of the premier league's new season in just a moment with chelsea at brighton later and wolves at sheffield united at the moment — but first we've had a lot of talk of some major signings in the women's super league over the past few days, some big names that are likely to encourage new fans. however, just a couple of weeks into the new season and we've seen some pretty hefty scorelines leading to concerns that the divide between the top and bottom clubs could be a problem for the fa. jane dougall‘s been looking into it. inc. you, holly. yes, just two games and arsenal have racked up a 6—1win over redding and a 9—1winning over west him. chelsea beat bristol city 9-0. west him. chelsea beat bristol city 9—0. so is

lizzy banks is the highest placed briton in tenth overall.founder of the wta. the 76—year—old is one of the greatest players of all time and won 39 grand slam titles in singles and doubles competitions. it is the first time a major global team competition has been named after a woman. i don't know what it feels like. i have such different emotions all day and just coming have such different emotions all day andjust coming up have such different emotions all day and just coming up to this day and of course we finally announced it. i am trying to wrap my head around it and pinch myself and all that but i think about a lot what we can do with this opportunity, what i can do for the future generations and how we can help make great girls and women on and off the court in whatever they decide to do for some more on some more on that interview with billiejean some more on that interview with billie jean king some more on that interview with billiejean king on the bbc sport website. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. th

lizzy banks is the highest—placed briton in tenth place overall.cketers will be reflecting on a disappointing end to an otherwise successful summer. reflecting on a disappointing end their narrow one—day defeat to australia last night meant they lost the series 2—1. england managed to complete all 18 of their planned international fixtures in biosecure environments at emirates, old trafford and the ageas bowl. their future schedule, though, is far less certain, and former england captain michael vaughan thinks after welcoming touring sides over the summer, it's england's turn to go on the road. i think the likes ofjimmy anderson and stuart broad, the two greatest in terms of seen bowling will have a month or two waiting in the wings waiting to get the call. india may be on, let's go to the caribbean if not, england oh a few countries. they owe a few countries a visit. look at the west indies and what they rest by coming here. south africa may be. pakistan could be a one—day tour there if things are not different in other parts of the world. one thi

it's the second year in a row another a row briton, lizzy banks, won stage four of the giro rosa — theeuten still leads the race overall, but it's the second year in a row that banks has taken a stage win. this one, i'd already tasted victory andi this one, i'd already tasted victory and i knew i would win, i couldn't let the team down and come second so i really get everything on the final bit so yes, it's a different feeling but it's also just the same and i'm really delighted. now, i'm sure you'll have seen a dog on the pitch but what about a cat on a track? that's what happened to the competitors in a 100—metre race in istanbul over the weekend in the balkan under 20 championships just as the athletes were racing towards the line. it isa it is a cat! can you believe nobody tripped over the cat? look at the way the cat manages to navigate. the timing is absolutely perfect. it's like someone released the cat. as if this racism hard enough, release the cat. i love it. did they raise it ain? cat. i love it. did they raise it again? no, that's it. release the cat. release an animal. qui