featuring The Lawn Tennis Championships, The Irish Sweeps Derby
Introduced by Harry Carpenter direct from Wimbledon

Wimbledon 1971
Today's outstanding matches brought to you as they happen from the Centre Court and No 1 Court of the All England Lawn Tennis Club at the half-way stage of the Championships.
"Wimbledon remains the most treasured title in the game. It is the oldest of all the international championships - the most reported, the most televised. The word "unique" is used about Wimbledon almost like a first name".
(Arthur Hopcraft on "sweat, tears and strawberries": p55)
(Match of the Day: BBC2 at 10.40 pm)

at 2.55* Irish Sweeps Derby
from The Curragh
Europe's top three-year-olds clash in the tenth running of Ireland's richest race, worth over £50,000 to the winner. There will be a strong contingent of Epsom Derby runners. These include Linden Tree, attempting to be the first blinkered winner of the Irish Sweeps; Irish Ball; and Lombardo, partnered by Lester Piggott (despite his threat never to ride in Ireland again after the Irish 2,000 Guineas) - who came second, third, and fourth respectively at Epsom.
TV presentation by the Irish Television Service

Results Service
Racing results and cricket scores

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