featuring an outstanding day of sport
Introduced by Harry Carpenter direct from Muirfield

Cricket from Lord's: The Benson and Hedges Cup Final: Essex v Northamptonshire
Essex, the holders, with Graham Gooch and John Lever spear-heading their batting and bowling will be favourites to win this trophy for the second time in succession. Northamptonshire, with Allan Lamb in superb form this season, and with Test players Peter Willey and Sarfraz Nawazare going to provide stiff opposition.

Golf: The Open from Muirfield
The third round of the 109th Championship, which has attracted all the world's top golfers, including Jack Nicklaus, Severiano Ballesteros, Gary Player, Tom Watson and many others all of whom are capable of winning the most coveted title in golf.

The 1980 Olympic Games from Moscow
David Coleman reports from the Lenin Stadium on the opening of the Moscow Olympic Games,

Racing from Newbury
2.0 The Chattis Hill Maiden Fillies Stakes (5f)
2.30 The Donnington Castle Stakes (7f)
3.0 The Morland Brewery Trophy (Handicap) (lm 5f 60y)

The Royal International Horse Show from Wembley: The Calor Gas Two Horse Stakes
This is a novel competition in which each rider has two horses. The first horse jumps the course in one direction, the rider then changes to the second horse, which jumps the course in the reverse order. Time will decide the winner.

5.20* Final Score
A round-up of the day's news and results.

Today's timetable:
10.45 Cricket; 1.15 Golf; 1.50 Racing; 2.5 Cricket/Golf; 2.20 Racing; 2.35 Golf/Cricket; 2.50 Racing; 3.5 Golf/Cricket/Show Jumping; 5.20 Final Score
There will be Olympic Games reports during the afternoon
*Timings subject to alteration

Olympics results and reports on Ceefax page 151 onwards