With Desmond Lynam. Provisional Timetable
12.20 Boxing
12.50 News
12.55 Racing
1.10 Snooker
1.25 Racing
1.40 Ice Hockey
2.00 Racing
2.15 Ice Hockey
2.56 Rugby League
3.50 Football
3.55 Snooker
4.40 Final Score
International Snooker
From the Guild Hall, Preston Stormseal United Kingdom Championship
The first seven frames.
Commentators: Ted Lowe ,
Jack Kamehm , Clive Everton.
Rugby League Regal Trophy
St Helens v Hull KR
A First Division team up against a team from the Second Division.
Commentators: Ray French and Peter Fox.
Ice Hockey
From Basingstoke
Norwich Union Cup Final Murrayfield Racers v Durham Wasps
The traditional opener to the televised season.
Commentator: Barry Davies
Boxing
From the Elephant and Castle.
Derek Angol v Apollo Sweet. Twelve-round
Commonwealth
Cruiserweight Championship. Commentator:
Harry Carpenter.
Racing
From Chepstow.
1.00 Save and Prosper
Handicap Chase. (3m 3f)
1.30 Arlington Premier Series Chase (Qualifier. 2'hm)
2.05 Rehearsal Chase
(Limited Handicap. 3m)
Playschool, the 1988 Gold Cup favourite, returns to action after 13 months off course through injury. Commentators:
Peter O'Sullevan , Julian Wilson and Richard Pitman.
Television presentation:
Rugby League KEITH PHILLIPS Ice hockey HUW JONES
Racing WENDY SHEPPARD Producer MARTIN HOPKINS Editor JOHN PHILIPS