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12.20 Football Focus
Bob Wilson introduces today's Football Focus, which is packed with the game's top personalities, analysis and exciting goal action.

12.45; 1.10 International Cricket
The World Series Cup England v New Zealand from Perth England, throughout this three-nation competition, have often worried their supporters by losing matches they could and should have won. Earlier today they played their last match in the qualifying round and must hope to have accrued enough points to contest the best-of-the-three match final.

12.55; 1.20; 1.55 Racing from Wetherby
1.0 The Panama Cigar Hurdle Race (Qualifier. 2m) 1.30 The Daily Mirror Conditional Jockeys Championship Steeple-chase (Handicap. Rnd 3. 21m lOOy) 2.0 The Selby Handicap Steeple-chase (3m lOOy) Commentators Julian Wilson and Richard Pitman

1.40 World Cup Ski-ing
from St Anton The Men's Downhill This week the men's World Cup moves on to St Anton in Austria for the last downhill of the season. With only the racers' best five results counting towards the downhill title, the current leaders like CONRADIN CATHOMEN URS RAEBER and PETER MUELLER Of Switzerland, FRANZ KLAMMER and HARTl WEIRATHER of Austria, and the most consistent skier on the circuit, Canada's KEN READ, will be anxious for a high placing to increase their points tally and so move nearer that coveted championship. Commentator DAVID VINE

2.10; 3.55 International Rugby Union
Wales v England from Cardiff Arms Park Wales, perhaps not the force they have been in recent seasons, start this year's championship with the knowledge that England have already lost to France and have failed to win a match in Cardiff for 20 years. Commentators BILL MCLAREN GARETH EDWARDS and BILL BEAUMONT (Organised by the Welsh Rugby Union in association with British Telecom) and at 3.55 France v Scotland from Parc des Princes, Paris France, having beaten the pre-season favourites at Twickenham with such style, must worry the Scots with the magic they could weave in front of the clamorous home support. Commentator Nigel Starmer-Smith

3.50 Half-time soccer scores, news and reports.

3.55 The European Ice Figure Skating Championships
from Dortmund The Ice Dance Championship In the absence of Torvill and Dean, Britain's main hopes lie with KAREN BARBER and NICKY SLATER. NATALIA BESTEMIAN-OVA and ANDREI BUKIN, who were the silver medallists in this championship last year, are again expected to do well. Commentator ALAN WEEKS
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4.35 Final Score The classified check and the pools news, plus match reports and all the latest news of today's events.

Television presentation: Football Focus BRIAN BARWICK Cricket CHANNEL 9 AUSTRALIA Racing KEITH PHILLIPS Ski-ing AUSTRIAN TV SERVICE Rugby Union: Wales v England DEWI Griffiths France v Scotland French TV SERVICE Skating WEST GERMAN TV SERVICE Assistant editor Grandstand JOHN ROWLINSON Producer Grandstand MARTIN Hopkins Editor Grandstand mike murphy