andy, good to see you. rory mcelroy coming into the masters was one of the favourites and struggled and is not looking good for him on day two, is it? ., , not looking good for him on day two, isit? ., ,, is it? no, gavin, it s been something is it? no, gavin, it s been something of is it? no, gavin, it s been something of a is it? no, gavin, it s been something of a nightmare is it? no, gavin, it s been . something of a nightmare for is it? no, gavin, it s been - something of a nightmare for rory mcelroy in round two. yesterday s run was not devastated with par. but today has been far worse. he is currently 5 over par with error after error in this round what that means he is now 17 shots behind leader brooks koepka and unless he does something really special over the closing holes in this round he was struggled to make the cut and be here for the weekend. as you say, that would be so disappointing for rory mcelroy. he came into this with high hopes of winning the on
round and at one point had the course record of 63 in his sights. and also on seven under, brooks koepka. the four time major champion and one of those in the field that has defected to liv golf for more on these and other sports stories, you can go to our website. tiger was struggling under par. staying with golf. and the dp world tour, formerly known as the european tour, has won a legal battle against 12 players who defected to liv golf. the key element of the arbitration hearing was deciding the 100 thousand pound fines they received for doing so without permission should be upheld. and there s still a lot of uncertainty as to whether those players will keep their tour membership and still be eligible for the ryder cup later this year. it might make it more difficult for those players to stay in membership. we also have to remember that they have commitments to play against dp world tours on another tour. this comes down to their choice. we are not banning the players. th
more on those headlines in a moment. first, let s round up the sports news. what are fans making a chelsea of today s appointment? england s women have the chance of lifting more silverware later when they take on brazil in the finalissima, a match between the european and south american champions at a sold out wembley. our sports reporterjo currie is there for us now. the world cup will be with us before we know it, a big chance for thise england players to impreess sarina wiegman. after a ny after any major tournament the result was a freshening up of the squad and the likes of ellen white and jill scott are no longer around, there are big injuries to players who are not available for these two games and there are players in the euro squad who have not been selected so there are opportunities for new players coming in to try to impress a sarina wiegman, heading out to australia this summer, but tonight will be a massive occasion, some players potentially making their debuts
live. i want to work. and of course l live. i want to work. and of course i want to help this club is much as ican. also coming up on sportsday. we meet the windsurfing six year old slicing through the waves in hampshire. welcome along, the first golf major of the year the masters is under way, the world s best are at augusta national, scotie scheffler got to wear the famous green jacket for the first time last year, tiger woods has won it five times, it s the only major rory mcilroy hasn t won. but this has become a tournament that s very difficult to predict, for the last ten years, we ve had a different winner every year, let s cross to augusta and speak to our co respondent andy swiss. andy, how s that leaderboard looking? andy, how s that leaderboard lookina? . andy, how s that leaderboard lookina? ~ ., ., andy, how s that leaderboard lookina? . ., ., , ., ,, looking? welcome to our gusto. still ve earl looking? welcome to our gusto. still very early days- looking? wel
the highest daily number since 2006. 25 years after the landmark good friday agreement, we look at the tensions and obstacles still plaguing northern ireland. and at the masters in augusta, rory mcilroy tees off in the hope that this will finally be his year. and coming up on the bbc news channel: england play for a trophy at wembley for the first time since winning the euros. and just like last summer ella toone s on the scoresheet. their experiences and from the commissioner in charge. good evening. the depth of alarm about the state of the metropolitan police the biggest force in the uk has been highlighted by the measures now being taken by the commissioner, sir mark rowley. he s moved dozens of officers from their work tackling organised crime and terrorism to focus instead on identifying colleagues who are unfit to be in the force. hundreds of staff previously accused of sex crimes or domestic abuse are to be urgently reassessed, and more than 600 others are to ha