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4.5*
Motor Racing from Osterreichring
The Austrian Grand Prix
Last year's race, an unhappy one for the turbos, produced a classic finish, with the Lotus of Elio de Angelis beating Keke Rosberg's Williams by a matter of feet.
Commentators
MURRAY WALKER and JAMES HUNT
4.30*
Eventing from Locko Park, Derbyshire
The Midland Bank Horse Trials Championship of Great Britain
The richest one-day event of the year is again being staged in the lovely Derbyshire countryside with £6,000 prize money on offer.
There are 27 testing fences on the cross-country section which covers a distance of about 2 miles. The final phase will traditionally be the show jumping.
Commentators
RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD
MICHAEL TUCKER and HUGH THOMAS
Plus a round-up of this afternoon's events in The First
World Athletics Championships and the latest John Player League cricket scores.
* The above timings indicate ani" the first of several transmissions.
Television presentation:
Motor racing AUSTRIAN TV service Eventing JOIINNIE watiierston
Assistant editor JOHN rowlinson Producer MARTIN iiopkins Editor miki MURPHY