FA Cup 3rd Round: The Sports Weekend with Nick Westby

The Sports Weekend with Nick Westby on January 5, 2024.

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00:00 Hello and a warm happy new year from the Yorkshire Post Sports Desk.

00:03 I'm Sports Editor Nick Westby here with an inside look into the Yorkshire Post

00:06 Sports Weekend Supplement for the first weekend in January.

00:10 Traditionally it's the FA Cup third round and we've got plenty of previews

00:14 looking ahead to the greatest cup competition in the world for you this Saturday.

00:18 Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Leeds United, Hull City, Middlesbrough

00:22 and Huddersfield Town all in action.

00:24 The Terriers off to Manchester City in a very exciting third round tie for them.

00:29 We've also got cricket wise, the latest on the takeover of Yorkshire County Cricket Club

00:34 as the period of exclusivity in the Colin Graves bid reaches its climax.

00:38 Rugby league wise we've got an exclusive over in Hull with Hull FC owner Adam Pearson

00:43 on the state of the club's affairs over there.

00:46 Plus we've got a big Saturday interview with a Judoka athlete from Peniston, Lachlan Moorhead.

00:51 He's already a Commonwealth Games champion.

00:53 Can he add Olympic gold in Paris this summer?

00:57 We've also got news from the worlds of ice hockey, rugby union, armed basketball and snooker.

01:02 That's it for this weekend, have a fantastic new year and enjoy your sporting weekend.