Introduced by David Coleman including at 1.0* News Summary Today's timetable:
12.35 Football Focus
1.5 Ice Hockey/Show Jumping
1.55 Racing; 2.5 Snooker
2.25 Racing
2.40 Snooker/Show Jumping
3.0 Racing
3.20 Snooker/Show Jumping
3.45 Half-time scores
3.55 Snooker/Show Jumping
4.40 Final Score
Timings subject to alteration
12.35*
Football Focus
BOB WILSON previews the afternoon's League matches with promotion and relegation issues far from settled.
1.5*
International
Ice Hockey from Munich
The World Ice Hockey Championships
The final matches in the 1983 Championship will decide whether the USSR can retain their title. Commentator ALAN WEEKS
1.5; 2.40; 3.20; 3.55* International
Show Jumping from Hickstead
The Kerrygold Cup
The main competition of this first Hickstead meeting which last year ended with both NICK SKELTON and DAVID BROOME going clear with exactly the same time in the jump-off.
This is a Grand Prix consisting of two rounds with a jump-off against the clock in the event of equality after the first two rounds. The winner receives a prize of £6,000. Commentators RAYMOND
BROOKS-WARD and STEPHEN HADLEY
1.55; 2.25; 3.0*
Racing from Haydock
2.0 Darwen Stakes (5f)
2.30 Hollows Wood 'Chase (Novices Handicap. 2½m)
3.10 Tia Maria Handicap Hurdle Race (2m)
Mercy Rimell challenges with the progressive Very Promising for this valuable prize, won two seasons ago by her late husband, Fred Rimell , with Gaye Chance.
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN JULIAN WILSON , JIMMY LINDLEY and RICHARD PITMAN
2.5; 2.40; 3.20; 3.55*
World Snooker
The Embassy
World Professional
Championship from The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
TheFinal
The third session of the 35- rame final. Eight frames are due to be played this afternoon and a further ten this evening, to decide Who wins the trophy and the £30,000 first prize.
Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM and CLIVE EVERTON
3.45* Half-time soccer scores
4.40* Final Score
Classified Check plus match reports and the latest sporting news.
Television presentation:
Football FOCUS BRIAN BARWICK
Ice Hockey WEST GERMAN TV SERVICE ShOW Jumping JOHNNIE WATHERSTON Racing RICHARD TILLING Snooker NICK HUNTER
Studio producer ROGER MOODY
Assistant editor JOHN ROWLINSON Producer MARTIN HOPKINS Editor MIKE MURPHY
Racing results on ceefax