19/04/2014 Saturday Sportsday

We have got another busy afternoon ahead here at the BBC Sport Centre,

with the latest news and features. I'm Olly Foster. This is Saturday

Sportsday. Here is what is coming up. Back for

more is - England cricket have named their new head coach. We will have

the latest on Lords in a moment on the return of Peter Moores to the

national side. Nothing left to aim for. From being

the best in the world, a Paralympic rule change means that Danielle

Brown's career is now over. And one year on from the Boston

Marathon bombing, we are in the city ahead of Monday's race.

All that to come, but first, here are some of today's headlines.

The World Snooker championship is underway in Sheffield. Defending

champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has opened proceedings against the

Finnish qualifier. We will have more from the Crucible later in the

programme. Lee Westwood leads the Malaysian

Open by one shot, with one round to go in Kuala Lumpur. He has not won a

great tournament in two years. Fellow in Dishman Andy Sullivan is

one shot behind him. And Ellie Simmonds, Stephanie Slater

and Amy Marren were among those who qualified for the IPCC championship

on the opening day of the British Para-Swimming meet.

Let's get straight to the day's top story. Peter Moores was back at

Lord's this morning as England Cricket named him as their head

coach. It's the same job he had five years ago, before a rift with Kevin

Pietersen forced him out. Our reporter Ben Smith is live at Lord's

for us. Afternoon, Ben. The ECB say they had an extremely impressive

short list of candidates for the role. Moore's first stint was hardly

glittering, but he's got another chance? He certainly has. In 2009,

Peter Moores was sacked from his position as the head coach of a good

cricket after a high-profile falling out with the then captain, Kevin

Pietersen. Everything has changed now and after a disastrous winter in

Australia, and some embarrassment at the World Cup in Bangladesh, England

are very much in need of new direction and new leadership. After

the press conference this morning, I spoke to Peter Moores and I started

by asking him what it was like to get a second bite of the cherry. It

probably is a bit unprecedented. You don't normally get a second chance.

Maybe the way I left was a bit strange as well. I am just looking

forward to it. It has been a tough winter. I had a chance to talk to

Alastair Cook and help clear his vision. He has some strong views on

where things need to go. I'm afraid we have lost the line to

Lord's. Chile, the relationship between coach and captain Alastair

Cook will be under a lot of scrutiny after what happened with Moores and

Kevin Pietersen five years ago when they fell out. But here was the

England captain, Alastair Cook, today. I have been in limbo over the

last couple of months since Andy Flower steps down. So to finally get

to the point where we have a new coach, we can start planning the

future. It is going to be small steps and it will take time to

rebuild. But we have a huge amount of talent in the country, and it is

an exciting time to be an England player. Test places are up for

grabs. One day places are up for grabs. And we have a new leadership

group at the top. To be part of that is exciting. And it is exciting to

regain connection with Lords as well! We have just heard from the

captain, Alastair Cook are talking about building England for the

future and rebuilding a relationship with the coach. He got on very well

with Andy Flower, but Kevin Pietersen is still on the agenda?

Yes, it is very rare these days that an England cricket press conference

goes by without the question of Kevin Pietersen being brought up,

and today was no exception. But it was clear from both Peter Moores and

the chief executive of the ECB that there is no way back to Kevin

Pietersen under this current leadership. England is looking to

the future, and they hope today marks the start of a new era.

You may remember, we told you the story of Danielle Brown last year.

The British archer was planning for a hat-trick of Paralympic golds, but

after her success in Beijing and London, she won't be going to Rio

because she no longer qualifies as a Paralympic athlete. In an exclusive

interview, she told our reporter, Nick Hope, how she was accused of

lying and how she has felt let down by the Paralympic movement. I have

got something called complex regional pain syndrome, which causes

chronic pain in both my feet. My movement is quite clumsy. I have got

no sensations in my feet apart from hot and cold, so I don't know where

they are in relation to the rest of me. So I end up falling over a lot.

I use crutches to get around. I use a wheelchair for longer distances

because I just can't walk it. Danielle Brown was Paralympic damp

union both Beijing and London. She is so skilled at her sport that she

has also competed as an able-bodied archer and won, was called in Delhi

four years ago. But her Paralympic career was always her priority,

until world archery change their rules last year and deemed her

ineligible. She challenged the decision, but endured an agonising

and ultimately unsuccessful retest. The classifiers were not

particularly understanding about my condition. They were pulling my feet

around to the point where I was in so much pain that I could not walk,

eat or sleep for two days afterwards. They thought I might be

making it up . Was I keeping track of the points. They were writing

them down, and I got more than enough to pass. A week later, they

turned round and said that they had seen me walking on YouTube videos so

I was no longer eligible. The International Paralympic committee

and world archery say they followed their rules by the book and that

Danielle Brown is an unfortunate casualties of that tightening of the

regulations, but she has been left heartbroken, concerned about how she

will pay her mortgage and worried about the direction of the

Paralympic movement. Unfortunately, this invisible disabilities are the

ones they seem to be targeting. It was not until I went to Beijing that

I came to terms with having a disability. Seeing the most amazing

and inspirational people achieving such great things in spite of their

disabilities made me think, what have I got to worry about? And I

accepted myself for July was, rather than who I wanted to be. This rules

will limit the amount of people that can get those opportunities. It is

such a shame. As soon as money was poured into the sport, the

Paralympic values of inclusion and equality go out of the window.

Although Danielle Brown is still angry and upset about the way she

has been treated, she has not finished with archery, and aims to

channel that frustrated in a positive way and guide others in the

sport. So many people helped me to get to where I got, and now it is

time for me to put something back and help others achieve their

ambitions. I put down all my success to being mentally stronger than my

competitors, so I want to teach people how to do that. She has now

abandoned any hope of a Paralympic or able-bodied future, but still

allows herself to look back on past achievements. Amongst these amazing

medals, one in particular that must mean a lot to you. Gold in London.

This is definitely my favourite. If it was going to be the end, I would

rather have this one than any other. I don't think you could ever beat a

home games. We wish her well with whatever she

does next in her career. The World Snooker Championship is

underway in Sheffield. Ronnie O'Sullivan has started the defence

of his title and leads against Robin Hull. Of course, you'll be able to

watch every frame across the BBC. From the Crucible, here's Hazel

Irvine. Day one of the Dafabet World

Championship, and it is Ronnie O'Sullivan firmly in the spotlight,

trying to do what this man has done, to win the world championship

six times in total. But Ronnie is going for three in a row, which has

not been done since Hendry's days. There is a lot riding on this for

him? There is. If he is going to break the records and win it eight

times, which is looking further ahead into the future, perhaps this

year is important. He will have great opportunities, but as he gets

older, it will get harder. He was the first man out this morning in

his match against Robin Hull Finland, but of those in the draw

this time, who are best placed to challenge one in this world

championship? Best post to challenge him is in jewellery, who had a

fantastic season. But when they played recently, in June we was

outclassed by Ronnie O'Sullivan. Ding Junhui has won five events,

which has not been done since Stephen Hendry's season. Of the

others, there are the likes of Neil Robertson, Sean Murphy, Marco Fu,

the quiet man. Always regarded in terms of being favourite for this

tournament, and the likes of Arie Hawkins as well, last year's

runner-up. So many possibilities. Yes, there are, but they are all

unfortunately queueing up to be in the shadow of Ronnie O'Sullivan.

That has been the story so far. The only possibility is if Ronnie

O'Sullivan does not ring his A going to the table and gives the other

players some hope. But judging by the bookmakers, if he plays to any

type of standard, it has been shown in the past that the best of the

other players can do is to match him. Nobody can outclass him. There

is the problem. Having said that, we are talking about some of the

classiest players there has ever been. Second week of the world

championship is where it starts to unfold. We may see somebody come

from the pack and show some real form that can test anybody. So many

possibilities, so much look forward to we will be back on the air on BBC

Two at one o'clock. Hope you join us.

The Womens' Super League season kicked off this week. There are two

divisions this season, reflecting the growth and strength of the game.

Birmingham City Ladies are also into the semi-finals of the Champions

League. They play their first leg this afternoon against the Swedish

side, Tyreso. It is like a dream come true to play

at this level and to be in the semifinals of a Champions League.

You watch the men's and you watch it on TV and you get a feel for it. For

us to be here is massive, so I hope this can be the year we can win it.

It's the Boston Marathon on Monday, Patriots' Day in America. A year

ago, two explosions near the finish line killed three people and injured

hundreds. A man of Chechen origin is due to appear in court later this

year, charged with planting the bombs on the marathon route. Lee

James is in the city for us. I am in Boston. 12 months ago,

thousands of people were all around me. The finishing line was in sight

when tragedy struck the Boston Marathon. At 2:49pm, the first of

two bombs exploded, killing three people and injuring hundreds more

and changing the lives of so many in this city forever. 5600 people start

of the Marathon last year, but were unable to complete the race. Many of

them will be competing again on Monday. 36,000 people are expected

to take part, and they anticipate that over 1 million people will line

the course, from the start to hear in the city of Boston. You can

imagine how emotional the final mile will be. Take a look down the

street. The runners will be coming up here towards the finishing line.

Many spectators will be at the same vantage point I work 12 months ago.

Some will cross the finish line holding the hands of their loved

ones taking part. It will be a very emotional Marathon in Boston. My

hope is that everybody is as resilient and committed to the

security and safety of the spectators and runners as they were

last year, when they shop down this entire city and everybody did

exactly what they needed to do to help . You will see the same this

year. The city really does seem to have come together after the events

of 12 months ago. You can see the colours of blue and yellow

everywhere. Boston shrunk, the slogan, is on T-shirts and banners.

Some have even tattooed it onto themselves. The world's oldest and

most prodigious Marathon will be a very poignant event on Monday. But

the city says it is time to run again.

That's just about it. There's one match underway in the Premier

League. 0-0 between Spurs and Fulham. There's commentary of that

match over on BBC Radio 5 Live. Don't forget the Grand Prix

qualifying highlights coming up on BBC One. I'll be on BBC News through

the afternoon with regular updates, but from all of us at the BBC Sport

Centre, have a great Easter weekend, whatever sport you're watching.

Goodbye.