Introduced by Steve Rider.

Provisional Timetable
12.20 Football; 12.40 Racing; 12.55 Football; 1.05 News; 1.10 Racing; 1.25 Ski-jumping; 1.40 Racing; 1.55 Darts; 2.30 Cyclo-cross; 3.30 Ski-jumping; 3.50 Football half-times; 4.00 Cross Country; 4.35 Final Score

Football
Preview of the FA Cup third round. The third round draw produced four ties all from the First Division, the pick being holders Tottenham Hotspur's trip to Aston Villa and 1990 winner's Manchester United's journey to Leeds.
Plus news on all of today's ties.
(Match of the Day tonight at 10.55pm and live coverage of Manchester Utd v Leeds Utd tomorrow at 3. 00pm)

Ski-jumping
Third of the Four Hills event from Innsbruck, Austria.
Commentary by Julian Tutt.

Darts
World Championships from the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey. Eric Bristow, who has won a record five world titles but lost the last three finals, begins his campaign today against Dane Jann Hoffmann. With Sid Waddell and Tony Green.

Cyclo-cross
General Portfolio British Open Championship from Harlow.
With Hugh Porter.

Crosscountry
Reebok International from Mallusk.
Eamonn Martin, the Commonwealth 10,000m champion, defends his title in the IAAF Cross Challenge event.
With Stuart Storey and Brendan Foster.

Racing
From Haydock Park.
12.45 Arlington Premier Series Steeplechase (Qualifier. 2'/2m)
1.15 Mitsubishi Shogun Trophy (Handicap Chase. 3m)
1.45 Newton Steeplechase (2½m).Â

With Peter O'Sullevan and Richard Pitman.