detailing the regional economic impact when the uk leaves the eu. could this be the face of the first modern briton 10,000 years ago? we'll be discussing the appearance of cheddar—man with an archaeologist at 8.30. and at 10:40 tonight, i'll bejoined by ayesha hazarika, political commentator and columnist for the standard, alongside kate andrews, director of news at the institute of economic affairs, to look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers. stay tuned for all of that, but first it is time for sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster. these are our sportsday headlines tonight: the road to wembley, goes via wembley — it's a big night for league 2 newport county in their fa cup replay against spurs. they have arrived in north london. turning it up to the max — maxwell is too good for england in their t20 series opener. and we are just over a day away from the winter games opening ceremony — we'll have the lastest from south korea. good evening. we're going to start with football this evening because there is one place still be taken in the last 16 of the fa cup, and that will be decided tonight. league 2 newport county were very close to beating tottenham first time round but their reward is a replay at wembley tonight. there has to be a winner and rochdale are waiting in the fifth round. conor mcnamara is at wembley for us. well, newport came very close to eliminating tottenham hotspurs and beating them at rodney parade ten days ago. it took a very late harry kane equaliser to force this replay at wembley and a great trip out for newport county. for tottenham it is an extra game they really didn't need, the north london derby against arsenal, and then on tuesday the champions league returns and totte n ha m champions league returns and tottenham are in action against juventus. but it has been ten years since tottenham won trophy and that is why it is so important because the fa cup is realistically the most likely chance for silverware for spurs this season. that is why they have to take this one is easily tonight. for the visitors, have to take this one is easily tonight. forthe visitors, newport, derek watt has been given some good news, michael flynn, a contract extension —— their coach, michael flynn, has been given a contract extension and a pay increase. this is what he had to say tonight. 0-0 against 11 spurs players, so to be fair only against 11 spurs players, so to be faironlya against 11 spurs players, so to be fair only a few and comment from that team he played against us. do i think he will play a full strength team? no, because they were fantastic on sunday, put a lot of effort in and they have a massive game on sunday against arsenal, sol am hoping they will not be as strong as they can be, and i am hoping he makes a few changes, because, you know, let's be straight. they still should have enough to turn us over. that was michael flynn, the newport cou nty that was michael flynn, the newport county manager, bringing his team to wembley for this fourth round fa cup replay. 0nly wembley for this fourth round fa cup replay. only once before have newport ever reach the fifth round, backin newport ever reach the fifth round, back in the 1940s, so it is a big dealfor back in the 1940s, so it is a big deal for them. back in the 1940s, so it is a big dealforthem. commentary back in the 1940s, so it is a big deal for them. commentary on back in the 1940s, so it is a big dealfor them. commentary on bbc five radio live, i will be alongside john hartson, that coming up tonight. conor mcnamara there. we should have some team news in the next 5—10 minutes for you as well. there is one game in the women's super league i tonight — fourth placed arsenal visit liverpool who are in third. we can cross live now to the select security stadium in widnes wherejo currie is ahead of the 7 o'clock kick—off. jo, a critical game for both sides? good evening, jo was a big game because chelsea and manchester city are running away with the leak at the moment, and these two need to catch their coat—tails? the moment, and these two need to catch their coat-tails? yes, good evening, 0lly. both of these sites are former champions but neither have really been able to compete for the title over the past couple of yea rs, the title over the past couple of years, but as you say both are going really well in the league this season. really well in the league this season. a win for liverpool in particular this evening would see them move to within two points of second placed chelsea and four points behind the leaders, manchester city. remember the top two places come the end of the season are two places come the end of the season are awarded with champions league football. as for arsenal, i spoke to their manager a little earlier to get his thoughts on tonight's match. the focus is on us, on making sure we get our systems and structures right from the onset, and structures right from the onset, and get into our rhythm. the more we have the ball the more we can dominate the game and the more we can obviously take advantage, so it is about us and obviously respecting the other team. i tell you what, 0lly, the new england women's football manager phil neville is expected here this evening and i hope he has brought his thermals because it is absolutely freezing and widnes. if you want to follow the match at home you can listen to full commentary on five live, and kick—off here is at 7pm. full commentary on five live, and kick-off here is at 7pm. stay warm, and thank the deed for the update, ahead of liverpool against arsenal in the wsl one. in a report published today by kick it out, incidents of racism, homophobia and other forms of discrimination are up by 38% in england's top four leagues compared to this time last season. football authorities have made it easier to report such incidents through a number of different ways, including the kick it out website or reporting app. hugh ferris has been at the touchscreen and had a look at the numbers. antiracism body kick it out has said incidents of racism, hobble foliar —— homophobia and otherforms of abuse are up 38% —— other forms of this cremation. it sounds like a significant figure, and the chair of kick it out agrees a wake—up call to eve ryo ne kick it out agrees a wake—up call to everyone in the sport, which is how he characterised it. they have also given us more details in a tweet this morning, talking about the overall context of some of the percentages, 59% increase in overall incidence this season, across the top four leagues, the top four tiers of non—league football, the grassroots game, and as well as social media, which could be crucial. the total incidents reported to have also gone up from 282 from 187 —— reported to have also gone up from 282 from 187 -- 177 reported to have also gone up from 282 from 187 —— 177 last season. 0ne reason could be that there is a new app by kick it out that allows people to report those incidents a little easier. racism was once again the most reported form of discrimination followed by homophobia, biphobia and transporter, followed by anti—semitism. we spoke earlier to a former player and the professional playerengagement manager for kick it 0ut. playerengagement manager for kick it out. people feel more comfortable to report. the more people report the more we can do things and implement strategies. i can remember the era where they brought fruit to players who were black, so the whole thing was different. 0nce who were black, so the whole thing was different. once you came out of the stadium, you went back into society, but there was no social media. a third of what was reported came from social media. we have a dedicated reporter obviously who deals with the social media site. it isa deals with the social media site. it is a very difficultjob because there is so much to deal with. those we re there is so much to deal with. those were the thoughts from kick it out and we have also had a statement from the efl saying it is imperative football is unified in creating a safe and welcoming environment. they also go on to say the efl has a quality code of practice which helps clu bs quality code of practice which helps clubs address issues by providing guidance, and finally as part of their statement, the efl will continue to work closely with kick it out to kick out and eradicate discriminatory behaviour from the game. that is from the efl and for more on the story you can head to the bbc sport website. much more context the bbc sport website. much more co ntext a nd the bbc sport website. much more context and information behind those statistics. head to bbc sport online. bbc.co.uk/sport. statistics. head to bbc sport online. bbc. co. uk/sport. that statistics. head to bbc sport online. bbc.co.uk/sport. that was hugh ferris. the accrington striker billy mckee says he has one of the bestjobs in the world but in a remarkably candid interview with the bbc he has revealed how he struggled with suicidal thoughts and how he continues to balance life as a professional sportsman while suffering from severe anxiety and depression. i was on the bed rocking, literally wanting to kill myself. why would someone with the bestjob in the world want to kill themselves? depression is a serious thing and i think people really do struggle. i ama think people really do struggle. i am a bit bipolar as well and it all linked together. it is a new one for me. i am learning about it and hopefully i will learn more about my new ta blets hopefully i will learn more about my new tablets have been good. they have levelled me out and i think they take the edge off everything. fingers crossed, they keep working. if it wasn't for my wife and kid i probably wouldn't be here. a lot of people have some of the same things, and it is pathetic, really, but it is not me. that's not me. it is an illness and i think i am coming to grips with it. that is the thing i have come to grips with, it's not me, so you can shake it a bit.“ you are affected by any of the issues in that interview with billy mckee, what a really great interview it was, there is support online. with action line. a look at some more stories. great britain's tennis players have made a strong start to their fed cup round robin event in estonia. staright sets wins for hetaher watson and johanna konta saw them beat portugal, they are looking to reach saturday's play—offs. british sprinter nigel levine has been provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test. the european indoor relay gold medallist has not competed since he broke his pelvis in a motorbike crash last january. and four—time 0lympic champion laura kenny will make her competitive return at this months track cycling world championships, six months after giving birth. she will be joined by husband and six—time olympic gold medallist jason kenny in the british squad. another day, another series for england's cricketers. it's a t20 tri—series against australia and new zealand over the next fortnight. england's opener was in hobart today and they lost by five wickets as glenn maxwell starred for australia. paul garrity reports. on this tour, australia have shown why they are the best at test cricket, and england have led the way in the 50—overs series. so in the battle over 20 overs, england had a great start. dawid malan has been masterful with the bat to claim a half—century, but as he triumphed, ashton agar had his say — two wickets to halt england's acceleration. three more batsmen fell forfive runs, as england set a target of 156 to win. it was an explosive start to the australian innings — david willey with two wickets in the first over, the hosts in hobart on the back foot. cue glenn maxwell. he was even more majestic than dawid malan, moving to a half—century in just 30 balls. he survived a couple of scares, dropped already before jason roy gave him grounds to continue — and how he capitalised. a one—man demolition squad, maxwell sealing his century and leading australia to a five—wicket victory. so disappointment on the field for england's cricket. plenty more cricket to be played there, though, over the next weeks and months. meanwhile, back here the quest to keep cricket relevant continues. £3 million of lottery money will radically expand the ‘street cricket‘ programme. the search for stars continues. here'sjoe wilson. if you woke up in the middle of london this morning with a temperature of about zero, cricket may have been the last thing on your mind but this is an attempt to show that whether tennis ball wrapped in insulation tape you can play cricket in this country, more or less any time, anywhere. we have a tournament going on here and this is being run by the chance to shine charity. the man batting, hancock, he is the man at the top, funded by lottery money, and £3 million of that money is going towards the expansion of these projects. cricket of course has lacked live free to air tv exposure. not having cricket on free to air is something we have had to live with for the last decade or so. in australia we have seen that the return to free to air has ultimately boosted grassroots cricket and ultimately that is what will boost the future of the sport, so i am very excited in how we can expand cricket, get it into schools right across the country. there is big progress in primary schools, more to do in secondary schools and in terms of boys and girls playing. just having the female role models and the success of the england women's team, and then becoming professional a few years ago now, it really gives that opportunity to girls to think, ican make that opportunity to girls to think, i can make it as a professional now, but probably ten years ago they didn't have that chance. at the top of women's cricket in england is heather knight, world cup winning captain. next month she will be heading for a significantly warmer parts of the world. australia are also involved, the tri— series player. do you think there is enough cricket for you to play internationally at the moment? honestly, no. the india tour is one we have organised. as the ecb, and ourselves, and if we hadn't have done that, the icc, we would not have had any cricket. 0ur series in australia, that finished in november, until the summer, so we have decided to arrange that. but i think the way the game can move forward is more cricket. if things go to plan we should see more tournaments like this throughout the country. £3 million will fund about 200 projects in urban areas. mind you, lottery money for grass—roots sport depends on more people playing the lottery. 0ur correspondent joe wilson there. the winter olympics in south korea opens this friday. team gb are aiming for their most successful in history after uk sport set a target of at least five medals. the build—up to the event has been dominated by a russian team not being allowed to take part, and in recent days concerns from athletes that it is too cold to compete. andy swiss is in pyeongchang. ready for liftoff. britain's snowboarders spring into action this morning. the temperature, a bracing —15. but pyeongchang is offering the warmest of welcomes. this is the winter olympics, of course, and it is living up to its bidding. we don't normally have to wear so many layers, so especially in the morning we were really stiff, riding, but once we warmed up a little bit, and luckily the sun's out — if the sun wasn't out it would be baltic — but, yeah, just deal with that. we're snowboarders so we've just got to get on with it, haven't we? well, the british team are hoping the games here and pyeongchang can propel them to new heights, but while the focus here might be on the athletes, the olympic movement itself is also under scrutiny. the reason? russia. the country is banned from these games because of doping, and yet more than 160 of their athletes have been allowed to compete under a neutral flag as 0ars, 0lympic athletes from russia. and more could still be admitted, leaving rivals, including britain, frustrated. the uncertainty can be really challenging, quite tricky, and i think both the oic and obviously the court of arbitration of sports are involved now as well, and those decisions we think will be happening right up until possibly the starting point of the games. it's a bit of a mess, isn't it? it certainly a confusing situation, and one i don't think anybody in sport would want. and this is no time for distractions. after their success in sochi led by lizzy yarnold's gold, team gb's target here is up to ten medals. so will it be a winter wonderland? they'll be hoping the celebrations are onlyjust beginning. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. that was andy swiss. four years ago rowan cheshire's 0lympic debut was over before it started, knocked unconscious in a training fall on the eve of competition in sochi. the injury almost saw her quit the sport of halfpipe skiing, which isn't for the fainthearted, but she is back for another shot at olympic glory. stuart pollitt reports. it was a massive setback for me. i had bawled my eyes out, crying. i thought i didn't want to do the sport again. the sport of half pipe is not for the half—hearted. rowan cheshire's first 0lympic experience endedin cheshire's first 0lympic experience ended in a hospital bed. some extreme news from the park and it concerns one extreme news from the park and it concerns one of the youngest members, rowan treasure. the first of three can cause of balls which almost ended her career —— rowan cheshire. the physical scars healed quickly enough but the mental barriers lasted longer. there was a point where i thought i probably wouldn't get another chance or i was scared i would hurt myself and obviously the consequences can be quite high so i felt really panicked and stressed, obviously, and had this anxiety about hurting my head again. we saw rowan from obviously being a very confident and focused person, travelling all over the world on her own, and then suddenly she wouldn't go to the train station by herself, or make her way to manchester without me being with her. it was sad, really, when we give her the option at that point, is this it, now? and she said, no. commentator: and all british hopes lay with rowan cheshire... she has now conquered her concussion demons and made it to another 0lympics. yes, i really want to prove myself, almost. i didn't get to show my country what i could do. it is my dream to win a medal and if it is possible at this one, then i will go for it. obviously i will give it my all. we come from one of the flattest counties in the country and the fact she has made it to the olympics, you know, it's really incredible. even if she does nothing else i'm just so thrilled and proud. after a rough time, rowan now has a smile back on herface, and has promised no half measures on the half pipe in south korea. stewart pollitt, bbc news, cheshire. studio: good luck to her and the rest of the team gb squad out in pyeongchang. that is just about it from sportsday. some team news in from sportsday. some team news in from wembley. for the fourth round replay between tottenham hotspurs and newport county. as expected spurs resting a lot of their stars, so harry kane and dele alli on the bench. a welcome return for toby alderweireld, who makes his first appearance in over two months. newport county taking over 7000 fans to wembley. the average 3000 in league 2. rochdale waiting for the winners. all that he

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