Introduced by Frank Bough
12.20*
Football Focus
BOB WILSON brings you up-to-date with the week's football events, and reflects this afternoon's important fixtures in England and Scotland.
12.50; 1.25; 2.0; 2.30*
Racing from Newbury
1.0 Speen Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) (2m 100yds)
1.30 Hopeful Steeplechase (21m)
2.5 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Handicap Chase (3m 2f 82yds)
Fort Devon is a challenger for this 112,000 prize over 21 fences - one of the season's top five steeple-chases.
2.35 Berkshire Hurdle (2m 100yds) Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN
JULIAN WILSON , RICHARD PITMAN
1.10; 1.40*
Rallying
The 1977 Lombard RAC Rally
Over 69 special stages, lasting five days, with only two nights' sleep, this was the toughest rally of them all.
Commentators TONY GUBBA and MURRAY WALKER
2.10; 4.0*
International
Cross Country from Gateshead
BRENDAN FOSTER , IAN STEWART , KNUT KVALHEIM of Norway and MICHAEL KARST of West Germany are among the Olympic athletes competing in the International Team race over six laps of this gruelling three-quarter-mile course. Organised by Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in association with Schweppes.
Commentators RON PICKERING and STUART STOREY
3.15*
Rugby League
The first Semi-final for the John Player Trophy.
Commentator EDDIE WARING
4.40* Final Score
Including classified football results, rugby and racing results, and reports on today's outstanding fixtures.
Today's timetable:
12.20 Football Focus; 12.50 Racing
1.10 RAC Rally; 1.25 Racing
1.40 RAC Rally; 2.0 Racing
2.10 Cross Country; 2.30 Racing
3.15 Rugby League; 4.0 Cross Country
4.40 Final Score
* Timings are subject to change
Television presentation:
Football Focus MIKE MURPHY Racing DENNIS MONGER
Rallying RICHARD TILLING
Cross Country JOHN SHREWSBURY Rugby League NICK HUNTER
Grandstand producer MARTIN HOPKINS Editor PAUL LANG