i'll be discussing the issue at 8:30pm with a campaigner and an economist. and at 10:1i0pm this evening, all of the stories making headlines in the papers, with tonight's guests, the editor of politics home, kevin schofield and journalist and broadcaster aasmah mir. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. welcome to sports day. rangers say goodbye to the manager. will they will commit the mayor phase as their next boss? his former side and liverpool are in a room for the champions league semi final. but what about the safety of their fans and the tank capital? i am in spain to see if real madrid can reach of the champions league final. having won their away wet, it seems that the formality. —— their away leg. i

am here at the home of snooker. we would be looking ahead for the later session. one of the tub is used to pick a winner in this competition. join me then. —— one of the toughest yea rs. we start with the new changer. he has been asked to sit down at the meeting of the season. with more, here's our reporter kris locklin. the rangers players leaving training earlier. they've just been the rangers players leaving training earlier. they'vejust been informed the man who came into cover for the

man who was sacked had just been sacked. relieved of his duties, the clu b sacked. relieved of his duties, the club added,... by by the commentator: planning his way through. this was fine of the --. it was a meteoric rise and fall. he joined the head of development 2016. february last year he was asked to step in after mark warburton left claiming he had been dismissed. eight months later, another manager was gone. again the club called on marty. in december after some favourable results, he was told it was the man until the end of the

season. was the man until the end of the season. today he was told he wasn't. three managers in three years is probably showing that hasn't worked. it's been a costly exercise as well. adjust doses up it is probably too $0011 adjust doses up it is probably too soon for him. it was like a man exasperated. —— and itjust. soon for him. it was like a man exasperated. -- and itjust. this is a they want to replace him. he was frustrated and stephen girard came just before the celtic match. ca reta ker just before the celtic match. caretaker at the end of the season arrangement. it felt like rangers we re arrangement. it felt like rangers were writing off this season as early as october. i don't understand why they haven't been able to find a manager. the fans can't understand either. once again they had to watch on, wonder and hope that this time it might get better. it would be under this man. murty is gone, but who is next? for more on this story, we arejoined by who is next? for more on this story, we are joined by the former rangers striker kris boyd on sports day.

chris, firstly, i wonder what you made of the timing of this decision just three days ago until the end of the season? it does not come as a surprise. it's been ongoing. it's been terrible from the rangers point of view. one of those decisions that doesn't look good. when you back somebody a few months ago and then all of a sudden three games left as you say, and show him the door doesn't mean... may be getting stephen girard is a lot for the next letter. what you think of all that is gone out of this season, he saw the time i'm in the report, why would anyone want to come into a situation like that where there is so situation like that where there is so much flux? the club is an massive organisation. the lore, you would think that stephen would be thought

to have the opportunity to be a the co mforta ble to have the opportunity to be a the comfortable manager one day. but he goes to possibly because when you go there, you see the place. the infrastructure is there to make it. it's a fantastic club. but right now, a lot of things going behind the scenes are stopping the clock —— clu b the scenes are stopping the clock —— club moving forward. when you consider that, why did stephen gerrard be the right choice for you considering he has great experience asa considering he has great experience as a player and nobody doubts those credentials, but with everything going on in the background would he be able to deal with that? that's one of the things that he would need to discuss with the boss. again, you saw in the report there, you forget about the mcginnis scenario as well. he decided to walk away from it for whatever reasons that was. what i

was trying to say is that after —— they went after an experienced manager been on the go for an inexperienced manager. and make might exactly the same as it was at earlier. for me right now, rangers are not having a time where they can develop a coach, develop a manager. the need to get someone in there who knows how is to run a football club ona knows how is to run a football club on a daily basis. so far... the way it has been run is not right. it seems to be like transfer windows. an influx of new players coming, but instead new managers coming in. it's not been good. if they can take someone not been good. if they can take someone like stephen and vacuum at serious money, and given at least —— backin serious money, and given at least —— back in with serious money, it could work. thanks forjoining us with

your thoughts there on the situation at rangers. in little over 2a hours' time, and liverpool will face into one of their biggest matches in recent history. they anytime capital ahead of their second lead of the champions league semi final against roma. much of the build—up to this has been focused on the safety of theirfans has been focused on the safety of their fans after the attacks in liverpool last week. our sports correspondent david orenstein is in rome for us. firstly, what is the latest from the authorities on the safety a nd latest from the authorities on the safety and security there? liverpool fa ns safety and security there? liverpool fans will be arriving sera tarik cohen seen here. it's a public holiday today. we haven't seen too many —— arriving to eckholm seen here. the authorities have been speaking. liverpool commissioned essentially an extraordinary meeting with the up police authorities here.

out of that came a ten point to bullet point plan on how liverpool fa ns bullet point plan on how liverpool fans should conduct themselves, not drinking alcohol in public spaces for innocence. respecting public statues. —— for instance. respecting areas of history. how to travel to the same, not to arrive to the stadium without tickets or id. clear instructions for the fans. we have heard from the former roma captain that the world is watching. we carry great responsibility inside and side that an outside team of the same. we've heard from both mayors of paul and rome and white —— they want this to be of violent free evening. john cox being... sean cox. liverpool we re cox being... sean cox. liverpool were here today training along with roma wearing shirts that said in support of shawn in italian. i spoke

to rome's police autocommit —— order to rome's police autocommit —— order to measure. we are working in synergy to measure. we are working in synergy with the english police to solve this problem and to help in which police and vice versa. we can guarantee the safety of liverpool supporters. obviously if they respect the rules and leave the mash, we today as normal as they can. let's talk about the game now ina can. let's talk about the game now in a sense because i knowjurgen klopp has had his press conference today. is he feeling confident about the advantage he has? he certainly seemed confident and focused. liverpool leading 5—2 from the first leg. it's a commanding advantage they have. he was seen that barcelona came here in the last round and were beaten 3—0 which sent

roma through on away goals in one of the most extraordinary comebacks in european football history. he will be taking nothing for granted and he holds liverpool through to the final which will make it a night final for this football club. i really, really think and not a lot of people doubt that we deserve to be here tonight and tomorrow night. and if you have the results we need, whatever it will become it we will be in the final. if not, then rome has a very good campaign as well. if they can get re—established, and they deserve it. that's part of the game. we are here to fight for our dreams. that's how it is. we want to go to the final. it is liverpool's ninth, they're hoping to reach the night final and it they're hoping to reach the night finaland it is... they're hoping to reach the night final and it is... it would be their first final since 2007. they will play real madrid or buyer in munich.

—— bayern munich. play real madrid or buyer in munich. -- bayern munich. great stuff. he did mention the other semi final because the first final spot will be decided later. by aron munich 2—1 down and reality right to win the trophy for the third consecutive season. “— trophy for the third consecutive season. —— real madrid. the sheer quantity of merchandise you can buy outside the stadium is almost limitless. before long they may be bringing out a scarf which marks real madrid's 13 champions league european cup victory. certainly reaching another final scenes like a formality. they have done the hard work by winning the away leg 2—1. bayern munich will be clinging to the sense that they were by no means outplayed in the first leg. two goals for real madrid both came through to mistakes. their spirits manager says they need to be more efficient to finish chances. what is

the villagers that this match is pa rt the villagers that this match is part of european football history. these two teams part of the european furniture. a bit like yourfavourite armchair, maybe the sports are starting to creak a bit with age. either the scenes may be exposed against possibly team and liverpool. that is a conversation for another day. all the details that first semifinal later across the bbc. also coming up, after 15 years, england— danielle waterman is hanging up international rugby. we look at her career that the before workouts and the olympics. serena williams is outside the world pasta top four. show —— could she get the number one seed at wimbledon this year? would get the details. let's move onto the world of snooker championship in sheffield. tournament favourite struggle to

find his best form today. he is taking on the 2013 runner up barry hawkinson has work to do. he trails by five friends to three after their first session. elsewhere, the masters final, he shared the first eight friends in a much tighter affair. those matches resume at 7pm this evening. two matches this afternoon. four—time champion john higgins has been an action against the 2011 runner up. he has a narrower advantage in that fourth related and ali carter working in the quarterfinal. those matches resume tomorrow. let's go live to the crucible where our reporter is. he is use the millions watching him in china. he is used to the pressure. it will be interesting to see how he comes out in this evening session. indeed, sarah. it certainly

will be. we are sitting here as amanda knows about the sport. the 1997 champion. ken, a very evenly matched pair. fantastic two matches. you got ding junhi. they play what is each other. john higgins. that is an even match. although the he has a slightly. carter does wayans as well. these four quarterfinals, you cannot predict one. there is no one outstanding favourite among eight players. we could have the closest quarterfinal matches that we have ever had in the history of the crucible. it's been a brand atmosphere and fantastic throughout this jam job. you won 21 years ago.

can you believe 21 years ago? what are your memories from that and what it takes to win the crucible theatre? i was only ten at the time. every time you walk out through the doors and out into the arena here, particularly with the table settled, the hairs on the back of her neck stand up and you never forget. it's something you would have trained up asa something you would have trained up as a little boy watching alex higgins winning 82, they were big moments as me. i wanted to try and emulate them. to beat stephen hendry who was the most successful player here at the crucible to topple him in the final wasjust here at the crucible to topple him in the final was just the icing here at the crucible to topple him in the final wasjust the icing on the cake. i try to remind him every chance i get that yes, it is 21 years i can't believe it, where is the time got? that is my time in the crucible of eight deaths does my memory. the —— that was my memory. can will go to comedy. i'll have a little drink. see you in a bit. thanks. 21 years, i cannot get over.

we are getting old. serena chan —— serena wins could still be the number one seed of wimbledon if the american climbs back into the top 32 before the turner. she is currently ranked 449. she. what about andy murray kris here is our bb —— what about andy murray? here's our tennis reporter. an increase of 10% in prize money who was in qualifying or an opening for rounds of the chairmanships is consistent with wimbledon's policy in recent years. they want to support those where to struggle at times earning a decent living from the sport. the field is farfrom living from the sport. the field is far from set. as for the scenes, andy murray will not be seated. he will be too lowly —ranked because of his hip surgery at that hip surgery and gender. serena williams refiner

cells in the same boat and is likely to be unseated because she will probably be ranked outside the top 32 in the world. i think it is unlikely that somebody out of the top 32 will be put in. there were discussions and taken into consideration. there is the for side that if a player comes in the top 32 you need to get out there to raking and then drops off. it's a big decision. make no mistake about that. that is something that would not be decided until later. the all inland club announced that on the court coaching will not be allowed during qualifying tournament. that has been exterminated with and other grand slam tournaments. tennis is a gladiatorial sport richard lewis told me. they want players to be up told me. they want players to be up to sort out their own problems for themselves. finally, danielle waterman, one of mainland's greatest

by waterman, one of mainland's greatest rugby players has a nicer international retirement. she scored 47 tries for england. she scored in the 2014 world cup final when england beat canada to lift the trophy in paris. for reaction to this, we arejoined by our rugby union reporter sara orchard. sarah, she has been such an integral part of this england team should she made her debut asjust of this england team should she made her debut as just an 18—year—old. what made her so good as a player? she really was an incredible, natural talent. this is a sad day for women's rugby. growing up, her dad wasjim for women's rugby. growing up, her dad was jim waterman. for women's rugby. growing up, her dad wasjim waterman. he played for batters and both of her players —— brothers play. she could play rugby before she could barely walk. but what made her stand out was that 18—year—old who burst onto the international scene. it was the fact that she had an incredible kicking ability but territorially and tactically. it wasn't as commonplace when she started out in early to thousands. now she has set that standard. she is -- he has almost

straddled two eras. she was around when women were getting little attention. but that with the world cup and the 11th, she was here to see all of that. how much did she had that profile grow? she has grown as women's rugby has started to boom. she started out when english women's rugby was an amateur sport. she is gone to for rugby world cups. helping england with the world cup in 2014. she was one of the first players to get a professional contract in sevens when england is selected a player to revisit team gb to go onto the reel on the big games and she was on first wires to get a 15 acai contract and the 2017 2017 world cup. she has been at the forefront of everything. when it comes to england in particular what they will miss most about most about her about having her infectious personality. she was always one of the ones laughing and joking and galvanising that site. with things

so good for women's rugby right now, why did she make the decision that this was the time to step aside?” can't speak for danielle. but i can't speak for danielle. but i can't suspect that she may be considered retiring last year at the world cup. she never made it to the final because she got a concussion of the semi final and was ruled out because of a shorter period of time for her to be owed to recover. back could've been a frustration for. she contended and became england's. at the age of 33 ferber is had a lot of injuries, i think the next world cup would have been one tournament too far. thank you very much forjoining us on far. thank you very much forjoining us on sports day. that is all from us us on sports day. that is all from us for the moment. you can stay updated throughout the evening here on the news channel. particularly on the champions league semi final. real madrid against bayern munich. that is the first at the moment.