Day three of the Games, introduced by John Inverdale ,
- Steve Rider , Clare Balding and Roger Black , with Michael Johnson , Katharine Merry and Garth Crooks.
9.00 Bowls The new £1 million venue at Heaton Park is set to see a great tournament with defending singles champion Lesley Hartwell from South
Africa, Zimbabwe's Roy Garden and the Northern Irish men's four all expected to be in action. Commentators by David Rhys-Jones , Dougie Donnelly , David Corkhill and John Price.
10.25 Athletics The 100m of the decathlon - which should have seen England's injury-struck Dean Macey going for gold-begins the day's coverage at 10.30. At 10.50 it's the women's 400m hurdles semi-finals and at « m the first round of the men's 800m, with Northern Irish youngster
James Mcllroy and England's Simon Lees looking good bets for success. Then at 1140 the second round of the women's
400m. Steve Cram ,
Stuart Storey , Paul Dickenson , Brendan Foster , Sally Gunnell and John Regis commentate. BBCi: digital viewers press the red button to follow their chosen sport/competitor Going for gold: page 32; Diane Modahl 's kind of day: page
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