Satellite and Cable: Pick of the Day

THE PHRASE "needle match" could be applied to Harlequins vs London Irish (1.30pm Sky Sports 2). When ex-Harlequins coach Dick Best left for London Irish, there was bad feeling in the air. He would enjoy putting one over on his old employers at the Stoop this afternoon. The Irish - thanks largely to talent from the southern hemisphere - have been going great guns of late. But there again, so have Harlequins, rejuvenated under the influence of their player-coach, the former All Black No 8, Zinzan Brooke.

George Clooney (right) has finally proved his big-screen appeal opposite Jennifer Lopez in the recent Out of Sight. He and Michelle Pfeiffer didn't set the screen alight to the same extent in One Fine Day (8pm Sky Premier), a mild romantic comedy about two divorcees who meet up through their kids.