The new midweek sports date with evening action from Football: the top match, Rugby League: The World Cup
David Coleman introduces action, news, views, plus the sports trends of the moment.
Football action: featuring play from one of the night's Cup matches which are now so much part of the busy midweek soccer scene
Rugby League: the opening match in the 1970 World Cup series between Australia and New Zealand from Central Park, Wigan. Australia won the World Cup in 1968.
Britain and France are the other Rugby League nations competing in this seven-match tournament which will be run on a League points basis (two points for a win, one for a draw) with the top two meeting in the all-ticket final at Headingley on 7 November.