Introduced by David Icke
2.0*
International Athletics from Birmingham GB v USSR
Britain's men and women face a daunting task against the country Which, in World Championship year, is anxious to regain its position as the most powerful athletics nation on earth. The meeting includes this season's running of the Emsley Carr mile. Commentators
DAVID COLEMAN , RON PICKERING STUART STOREY , BRENDAN FOSTER
Organised by the British Amateur Athletics Board in association with Medathlon
2.20*
Cricket
The John Player League
The fifth week of the championship which this season carries a first prize of £13,000. Sussex are the holders, but no county has successfully defended the title since Kent in 1973. Commentators jim LAKER
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS
PETER WALKER
4.30*
International Tennis from Paris
The French Open Championships The Men's Singles Final
Last year's surprise, unseeded, and very popular winner, MATS wilander, faces the strongest possible opposition from the three top-ranked players in the world, JOHN MCENROE , IVAN LENDL and JIMMY CONNORS. But it is 37 years since a Frenchman won the Roland Garros crown, and the partisan home crowd would dearly love the inform YANNICK NOAH to do well. Commentators
DAN MASKELL , MARK COX
• The aboue timings indicate only the first of several transmissions: Television presentation:
Athletics JOHN SHREWSBURY Cricket BOB DUNCAN
Tennis French TELEVISION service Studio director DOUG hammono Assistant editor Grandstand JOHN ROWLINSOM
Producer Grondstand MARTIN hopkins Editor Grandstand MUtE muriphy
Harry Carpenter 's Videobook of Sport, Vol 1, bbcv 5011; Book, Play Tennis,
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