Introduced by Steve Rider Timetable
10.50 World Cup Rugby
11.45 American Basketball
World Cup Rugby
The essence of World Cup competition as ENGLAND play JAPAN (lack of weight a handicap), IRELAND face CANADA (no recent international wins) and SCOTLAND meet ZIMBABWE (smallest rugby nation in the tournament). All easy matches? Well, there are no certainties in life -just ask Goliath! Commentators
NIGEL STARMER-SMITH
BILL MCLAREN , FRED COGLEY Television presentation ABC, Australia and TVNZ
American Basketball More from the finger-spinning, high-leaping, ball-bouncing, shoe-shuffling, net-bursting world of professional basketball -US style!
Action from the NBA play-offs with SALLY JONES. Television presentation WTBS/CBS Producer DEREK BRANDON A CHEERLEADER production for BBCtv
Plus news of today's finish in the Milk Race and of tomorrow's Monaco Grand Prix.
Studio producer CHARLES BALCHIN Editor BRIAN BARWICK
(Monaco Grand Prix, tomorrow BBC2, from 2.20" pm)