Introduced by David Coleman
Including at 12.45 News Summary

12.20 Football Focus
Bob Wilson takes a seasonal look at the major league fixtures.

12.50; 1.20; 1.50 Racing from Newbury
1.0 The Panama Cigar Hurdle Race (Qualifying Race. 2m 100y)
1.30 The L'Oreal Handicap Hurdle Race (2m 100y)
2.0 The Bradstone Mandarin Handicap Steeplechase (3m 2f 82y) Twelve months ago this valuable prize produced one of the finishes of the season between Night Nurse and Captain John.
2.30 The New Year Handicap Steeplechase (2m 160y)
Commentators Peter O'Sullevan, Julian Wilson and Richard Pitman

1.10; 1.40; 2.40 International Basketball from Crystal Palace: The Philips
World Invitational Club Championship
This year's Championship has attracted ten of the world's strongest basketball teams. They include defending champions Maccabi Tel Aviv, South American champions Tennis Club of San Jose, Athletes in Action from Memphis, USA, and Red Star Belgrade from Yugoslavia. Six leading British clubs, headed by League champions Crystal Palace, try to match this invasion of international talent.
Commentator Stuart Storey

2.10; 2.40 World Darts from Stoke-on-Trent: The Embassy World Professional Darts Championship
Thirty-two players compete for a first prize of £8,000 in this eight-day tournament. The favourite, Eric Bristow, will be keen to regain the title he lost to Jocky Wilson last year.
Commentators Sid Waddell and Tony Green

3.45 Half-time soccer scores

3.55 Rugby League: The John Player Trophy: Second Semi-final
Highlights of the game played today.
Commentators Ray French and Alex Murphy

4.35 Final Score
Classified check and pools news plus match reports

Television presentation:
Football FOCUS BRIAN BARWICK Racing RICHARD TILLING Basketball JOHNNIE WATHERSTON Darts KEITH PHILLIPS Rugby League KEITH PHILLIPS
Assistant editor Grandstand JOHN ROWLINSON
Producer Grandstand MARTIN HOPKINS
Editor Grandstand MIKE MURPHY