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on BBC One London

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including at 12.40 News Summary

12.20 Football Focus
A review of the British progress in the UEFA Cup and a look at today's top League action make up Bob Wilson's Football Focus.

12.45, 1.15 International Tennis
from Kooyong, Melbourne The Australian Open Championships The final Grand Slam event of the year, which, like Wimbledon, is played on grass. In today's Ladies' final, Martina Navratilova, already the Wimbledon and the US Open Champion, will be hoping to add this to her impressive list of titles.
Commentators JOHN BARRETT and ANN JONES

1.0, 1.35, 2.10 Racing from Cheltenham
1.5 The Daily Express Triumph Hurdle Race Trial (2m) 1.40 The Tia Maria Bula Hurdle Race (2m). Champion hurdler Gaye Brief aims for his sixth successive win. 2.15 The Kennedy Construction Gold Cup (A handicap steeplechase 2^m). Last year's winner Observe is again a leading contender for the first prize of over £12,000.
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN, JULIAN WILSON, RICHARD PITMAN

1.50, 3.30; 3.50 Trampolining from Worthing: The Hermesetas World Cup
Individual World Champions Carl Furrer and Switzerland's Ruth Keller head an impressive entry including Sue Shotton, Andrea Holmes and Penny Thomas, each a European Champion.
Commentators HAMILTON BLAND and BRIAN PHELPS

2.25 Ski-ing from Val D'Isere: The Men's Downhill
Weather permitting, round two of the World Cup from France.
Commentator DAVID VINE

2.45 Ice Hockey from Lake Placid: USA v USSR
All the promise of a torrid encounter. The Russians, the current world champions, were beaten by the US for the Olympic gold medal in Lake Placid in 1980, so there are reputations to protect.
Commentator ALAN WEEKS

3.45 Half-times

4.5 Rugby League: The John Player Trophy
Highlights of today's first semi-final
Commentators RAY FRENCH and ALEX MURPHY

4.40 Final Score
The Classified Check plus the pools news and a round up of today's other sporting news.

(Northern Ireland only: local results service at 4.55)

Contributors

Television Presentation (Football Focus):
Brian Barwick
Television Presentation (Racing):
Richard Tilling
Television Presentation (Trampolining):
Bob Duncan
Television Presentation (Ski-ing):
French TV Service
Television Presentation (Ice Hockey):
Canadian Sports Network
Television Presentation (Tennis):
Channel 3, Australia
Television Presentation (Rugby League):
Keith Phillips
Producer:
Martin Hopkins
Editor:
John Phillips

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