Introduced by Frank Bough
12.20*
Football Focus
BOB WILSON looks at the outstanding League matches in England and Scotland.
12.50; 1.25; 2.0; 2.30*
Racing from Ascot
1.0 The Durham Ranger Novices' Hurdle Race (Division One. 2m)
1.35 The Philip Cornes Novices' Hurdle Race (Qualifier. 21m)
2.10 The Tote Two Mile Trophy (Handicap Steeplechase. 2m)
2.40 The Peter Ross Novices ' Steeplechase (3m)
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN and RICHARD PITMAN
1.10; 2.20; 4.15* International Table Tennis
from The Dome, Brighton
The Norwich Union International Championships
England's DESMOND DOUGLAS has his best-ever chance to win this title, but faces strong opposition from the continent. Czechoslovakia send MILAN ORLOWSKI, Europe's number two, and from Poland the rising young star ANDRZEJ GRUBBA. For the women's title, England's JILL HAMMERSLEY , Europe's number one, must be the firm favourite and is seeded to meet ILONA UHLIKOVA of Czechoslovakia in the final. Commentators TONY GUBBA and ALAN BANSOME
1.45* World Cup Skiing from Kitzbuhel
The Men's Downhill
The world's top downhill stars compete on the famous Hahnenkamm course. The winner will cover the 3,500-metre run in just two minutes, dropping almost 3,000 feet from start to finish. Commentator DAVID VINE
2.50* American Football from Pasadena The Rose Bowl
University of Southern California v Ohio State University
The Rosebowl final is one of the great spectacles in American sport. The leading two American colleges travel to the Pasadena Bowl to compete in a final that is traditionally the finest display of open-running American football. The occasion is memorable not only for the football but for the razzmatazz that surrounds the game.
3.35* Rugby League from Knowsley Road St Helens v Salford
This intriguing clash between St Helens, who have begun to improve their form this season and are still climbing up the table, and Salford, who have been in the top three for most of the season. Commentator EDDIE WARING
4.40* Final Score
Classified football results, match reports and the latest news of today's other major sporting events.
Today's timetable:
12.20 Football Focus: 12.5* Racing
1.10 Table Tennis; 1.25 Racing
1.45 Skiing: 2.0 Racing
2.20 Table Tennis: 2.30 Racing
2.56 American Football 335 Rugby League
4.15 Table Tennis: 4.40 Final Score
* Timings subject to alteration Television presentation:
Football Focus MIKE MURPHY Racing JOHN MCNICHOLAS Table Tennis BOB DUNCAN
Skiing THE AUSTRIAN TV SERVICE
American Football NBC TELEVISION Rugby League BILL TAYLOR
Producer Grandstand MARTIN HOPKINS Editor Grandstand HAROLD ANDERSON
Reports on England's cricket tour of Australia on Ceefax, page 151
Theme music on Sporting Themes (record REH 348, cassette zcb 348) from record shops