Des Lynam has criticised the decision to axe the classified football results on Radio 5 Live, saying that it was a ‘mistake’.
The corporation has faced criticism since it stopped reading out the results, which traditionally followed the 5pm news on a Saturday. BBC bosses sacrificed the service, part of its Sports Report programme, to broadcast build-up to 5.30pm Premier League games.
Des Lynam has criticised the decision to axe the classified football results on Radio 5 Live, saying that it was a ‘mistake’
But the 80-year-old former Match of the Day and Grandstand host, pictured, told Radio 4’s Today programme: ‘I think it’s a mistake.