Nick Westby talks through the coverage in this week's sporting weekend.
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00:00Hello and welcome to downtown Hull. Sports editor Nick Wesper here on Wednesday evening for Hull City vs Sheffield Wednesday in the Carabao Cup first round.
00:09We'll have a report from that online and in the paper later on in the week.
00:13We're looking ahead to Sports Weekend supplement though.
00:15Now we've got three pages of football looking ahead to the second weekend of the EFL season.
00:20Big games ahead for Leeds as they look for their first win and Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United as they look to continue building some momentum after opening weekend victories.
00:29Rugby league wise it's magic weekend at Ellen Road. James O'Brien has all the details leading up to six games at Leeds United's ground.
00:37Including a big one for Hull KR against Catalan's Dragons.
00:40For Leeds Rhinos against Warrington Wolves and a big Yorkshire derby to finish things off between Huddersfield Giants and Castleford Tigers.
00:47Cricket wise we're wrapping up Yorkshire's Metro Bank one day competition with Chris Waters.
00:53And our Saturday interview is with John Dutton the Chief Executive of British Cycling on the state of the sport in this country after a difficult period and now he's managed to turn that around.
01:04Plus we'll hear from Luke Whitehouse and Harry Hepworth two of Yorkshire's returning heroes from the Paris 2024 Olympics.
01:12They were up in Leeds Gymnastics Club this week being welcomed home as heroes.
01:16Have a fantastic sporting weekend.