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ONE-DAY CRICKET England v South Africa, 1.30pm, Sky Sports 2 YORKSHIRE fans will be cheering on local hero Joe Root at Headingley as England take on South Africa in the first of a three-match ODI series. FOOTBALL Manchester United v Ajax, 7pm, BT Sport 2 IF UNITED are victorious in the Europa League final in Stockholm, they will become only the fifth club to win all three major European trophies — the European Cup, Uefa Cup/Europa League and European Cup Winners’ Cup. That exclusive gang is currently made of Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Juventus and United’s opponents tonight, Ajax. FREEVIEW FILM The Blind Side, 8pm, 5Star SANDRA BULLOCK (pictured) won an Oscar for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy, a Tennessee woman who takes a troubled teenager under her wing, in this fact-based drama. Quinton Aaron is the teen, Michael ‘Big Mike’ Oher, whose skills on the football field offer him a big opportunity to escape poverty. EMOTIONAL REUNIONION Long Lost Family U.S., 9pm, Quest Red THE tears are never far awayy — for viewers or participants s — in this sensitive new American version of the reunion show. Here, host Lisa Joyner talks to Rita (both pictured), who is looking for the son she gave up for adoption when she was a teenager. (Freeview 38, Sky 162, Virgin 215) MATERIAL WORLD Secrets Of The Super Elements, 9pm, BBC4 MARK MIODOWNIK shows us magical sights, including levitation, in a new programme that celebrates the unusual properties of materials in everyday items, such as mobile phones. To support his point, and in a first for a BBC documentary, this has all been filmed on a smartphone. MEDICAL MATTERS Dr Christian Will See You Now, 9pm, W IN THE final part of this heartwarming series, Emma, who has polycystic ovary syndrome, is looking for the reason behind her mood swings and digs into her emotions in therapy. Meanwhile, Dr Christian (pictured) is surprised to learn his receptionist has been skinny-dipping. MASTER CRIMINAL The Blacklist, 9pm, Sky 1 THE fourth series of the U.S. thriller starring James Spader as an (almost) all-knowing supercriminal returns from a break, on explosive form and with a hunt that’st personal f for Red (Spader). His target is Dembe, who owes Red his life and was once Red’s staunch righthand man — until he laced his boss’s drink with poison. TINSELTOWN TALES Hollywood Gossip, 9pm, Sky Arts IN THE early days of Hollywood — long, long before the internet — gossip columnists such as Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper wielded enormous power over the stars. This new documentary looks back at that era and features some evocative archive footage. DARK DRAMA Tiger Raid, 11.50pm, Sky Premiere BRUTAL and at times hard to stomach, this drama follows two Irish mercenaries hired to kidnap the daughter (Sofia Boutella) of a wealthy industrialist in the Middle East.