Introduced by Frank Bough
12.35*
Football Focus
BOB WILSON looks at football's main talking points in England and Scotland.
1.5*
International Golf from Moortown, Leeds
The Haig Whisky Tournament Players' Championship
The leaders tee-off in the third round.
1.30*
Boxing from Wembley
Conference Centre British
Light-Middleweight Championship
Pat Thomas (Cardiff) v
Steve Hopkin (Ely)
PAT THOMAS defended his title on the Barrett-Duff bill, sponsored by Whyte and Mackay, earlier this week.
Commentator HARRY CARPENTER
1.50; 2.20; 2.50; 3.20*
Racing from Newbury
2.0 The Arlington Stakes (1m)
2.30 The Champagne Louis Roed erer Trophy (Nursery Handicap. 5f)
3.0 The 'Coral' Autumn Cup (Handicap, lim)
3.30 The Mill Reef Stakes (6f)
Twelve months ago, the field included subsequent classic winners Known Fact and Mrs Penny. Is there a top-liner in today's race, worth over E20,000 to the winner? Commentators
PETER O'SULLEVAN , JULIAN WILSON and JIMMY LINDLEY
2.5; 2.35*
International Darts from the Club Fiesta, Stockton
The Unipart World Team Matchplay The Final
England were the favourites when eight countries set out at the start of this championship with their sights on the first prize of £6,000. The first dart will be thrown ' live ' in Grandstand this afternoon in front of an enthusiastic and patriotic crowd. Commentators
SID WADDELL and TONY GREEN
3.10; 4.30*
Athletics from the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham
The GRE Gold and Jubilee Cups Finals
Current holders, Wolverhampton and Bilston Athletics Club, have won the Gold Cup four times since 1973, and in the Women's competition for the Jubilee Cup, it is Stretford AC who have dominated, being finalists every year since 1964 and winning four times in succession.
Organised by the British Athletics League in association with the Guardian Royal Exchange
Commentators DAVID COLEMAN and STUART STOREY
3.45*
International
Rugby Union from the National Rugby Ground, Cardiff Arms Park
Wales v An Overseas XV
The first International of the Welsh Rugby Union Centenary Season brings together talented players from Argentina, Canada, Fiji, Japan, Romania, Tonga and USA against a Welsh team who will be all-out to re-establish Welsh supremacy in the rugby world
Organised by the Welsh Rugby Union, in association with Barclays Bank
Commentatorsbill MCLAREN and GARETH EDWARDS
4.40* Final Score
Today's timetable:
1235 Football Focus: 1.5 Golf
1.30 Boxing: 1.50 Racing; 2.5 Darts
2.20 Racing; 2.35 Darts; 2.50 Racing
3.1* Athletics: 3.2* Racing
3.45 Rugby Union; 4.30 Athletics
4.40 Final Score
* Timings subject to alteration
Television presentation:
Football Focus MIKE MURPHY
Golf DAVID KENNING , RICHARD TILLING and ALASTAIR SCOTT
Boxing and AthleticsJOHN PHILIPS Racing JOHN MCNICHOLAS
Darts NICK HUNTER ,KEITH PHILLIPS and BILL TAYLOR
Rugby Union DEWI GRIFFITHS
Producer GrandstandMARTIN HOPKINS Editor Grandstand HAROLD ANDERSON