RISING England Great Britain rugby league star Kevin Sinfield will join the Any Sporting Questions? panel in York tonight.

The popular BBC Radio Five Live programme is being broadcast from York Acorn rugby league club's Thanet Road headquarters (live between 8pm and 9.30pm) as part of the York Golden Jubilee Rugby League Festival.

Guest Peter Wheeler, chief executive of Zurich Premiership rugby union champions Leicester, has had to pull out of the show due to a late change in RFU commitments. Sinfield has now agreed to step in to represent rugby league and Leeds Rhinos.

Sinfield is one of the stars of a resurgent Rhinos team which has beaten both Bradford Bulls and Wigan Warriors in just over a week.

Also on tonight's panel are York City chairman John Batchelor, Yorkshire and England cricket legend Brian Close, former Leeds United and City player Peter Lorimer and dual rugby international John Bentley.

They will field questions from the audience on the latest sporting issues.

Updated: 11:32 Tuesday, May 21, 2002