First Word in Sport

By Luke and James

Luke & James discuss the latest sporting action from across the globe. There is a Monday and Friday weekly podcasts talking all sports with analysis and discussion.... more

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How many episodes does First Word in Sport have?

The podcast currently has 53 episodes available.

First Word in Sport episodes:

February 06, 2026 Midweek football talking points & a look ahead to the PL weekend! - First Word in Sport - Ep 23
Luke & James discuss the latest football news with a round of the Carabao Cup SF & other talking points surrounding football. A preview of the Premier League matches that take place this weekend.
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Topics
Sunderland Impressive (00:38)
Arsenal Unwatchables & did Rosenior get it wrong? VAR Penalty? (03:12)
Man City & Newcastle major issues with Howe (16:03)
Transfers round up & market inflation (23:01)
Leicester City 6 points deducted (30:59)
Rio Ngumoha - Tribunal fee was announced was it fair? (34:57)
Multi Club Ownership (38:05)
European Football round up (40:48)
PL Preview (42:40)

#football #premierleague #soccer #liverpool #manchesterunited #chelsea #arsenal #mancity #astonvilla #leeds #sunderland #barcelona #realmadrid #leicestercity #transfers #rangers #celtic #hearts
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1h 2min
February 02, 2026 Cricket, Golf, 6 Nations, Tennis, Horse Racing plus more sports chat - First Word in Sport - Ep 22
Luke & James discuss a wide range of sports including the up coming T20 World Cup, 6 Nations, Golf, Tennis, Horse Racing plus more. They answer a viewers question on Jonathan Edwards triple jump world record.

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Topics
Cricket & T20 World Cup Upcoming (00:41)
Golf - Justin Rose impressive on and off the course (14:13)
6 Nations (22:48)
Darts (29:54)
Tennis - Carlos Alcaraz - How many will he win?? (32:14)
DRF - Clues for Cheltenham (35:57)
Snooker, F1, NBA (42:15)
NFL (45:28)
Winter Olympics (47:43)
Boxing (49:20)
View Question - Jonathan Edwards (50:34)

#cricket #india #england #australia #southafrica #newzealand #golf #scottiescheffler #liv #rugby #6nations #darts #tennis #carlosalcaraz #horseracing #snooker #f1 #winterolympics #nba #nfl #boxing
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1h 3min
February 02, 2026 PL Review, Refs & VAR, Arsenal are boring, Transfers, Carabao Cup SF - First Word in Sport - Ep 21
Luke & James discuss the latest round of Premier League action and the surrounding talking points. With the transfer window closing today (Monday 2nd Feb) they look at potential transfers along with past French CB coming to the PL. A brief look ahead to this weeks 2nd Legs SF of the Carabao Cup.

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Topics
Arsenal's Performance & Title Chances (00:34)
Man City drop more points.. (08:06)
Referees & VAR again, Man Utd & Carrick (10:58)
Liverpool win, odd game.. (20:37)
Battle at the Bridge.. Chelsea & use of the squad (27:12)
Villa & Emery team selection & more VAR (33:08)
Rest of PL (45:25)
European Football roundup (50:41)
Rich List Tax UK (53:07)
Transfers and a look at Defenders who cost a lot of money (55:08)
Carabao Cup 2nd SF (1:06:31)

#football #premierleague #soccer #liverpool #arsenal #manchesterunited #mancity #chelsea #astonvilla #var #barcelona #realmadrid #newcastle #rangers #celtic #transfers #deadlineday
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1h 16min
January 30, 2026 CL , Media Influence, Transfers, PL Preview, First Word in Sport - Ep 20 #football #premierleague
Luke & James discuss the last round of Champions League & Europa League action. The strength of the PL and any format change. The transfer window closes soon so a brief look at possible transfers. Chinese match fixing allegations & how it might be happening closer to home! Luke answers a viewers question on Aston Villa.
A look ahead to the Premier League and other leagues along with a brief look at other sports happening this weekend.
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Topics
Champions League review & format change (00:33)
Europa league & team selection issues (13:56)
Transfers & Sterling where to next? Crystal Palace strange buys..(17:32)
Roy Keane, Carrick, media influence (28:44)
Chinese match fixing reports (35:06)
Aston Villa viewer question (39:28)
PL Preview (45:42)
Other Sports - Cricket, Darts, Golf, Horse racing, Tennis (1:00:41)

#football #soccer #premierleague #mufc #manchesterunited #liverpool #arsenal #chelsea #mancity #astonvilla #newcastle #spurs #psg #barcelona #realmadrid #championsleague #europaleague #cricket #ipl #darts #golf #horseracing #tennis
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1h 11min
January 26, 2026 Cricket, Rugby, Horse Racing, Golf, NFL & Alex Honnold - First Word in Sport - Ep19
Luke & James discuss the latest news in sport from across the globe.
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Topics
Cricket, Scotland replace Bangladesh (00:35)
Golf - Scheffler way too good, Blades Brown (05:29)
Rugby (13:32)
Darts - PL starts soon (18:16)
Tennis - Aussie Open finals upcoming (20:12)
Horse Racing, Cheltenham clues and Dublin Racing Festival (22:48)
Paddy Pimblett - Class Act - (27:11)
F1 - (29:10)
Winter Olympics (31:39)
NFL (32:58)
Boxing news (43:01)
Alex Honnold - Rock Climber!!! (43:40)

#cricket #india #indvsnz #england #golf #rugby #darts #tennis #aussieopen #horseracing #ufc #formula1 #winterolympics #nfl #boxing
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48min
January 26, 2026 Arsenal bottling it? Villa in title race, Liverpool lose, CL Preview - First Word in Sport - Ep 18
Luke & James discuss the latest football news from across Europe. They look at whether Arsenal are already feeling the pressure plus other talking points from across Europe. The last 16 games of the Champions League & Europa League take place with an exciting nights of football on Wednesday & Thursday.

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Topics Arsenal v Man United (00:31)
Man City, Villa, Newcastle Gordon & Joelinton, Liverpool analysis (09:47)
Palace, Chelsea, Steve Parish (30:23)
Relegation from PL (37:23)
Everton v Leeds (44:50)
Other European Football (46:45)
Leicester sack manager & other financial issues (49:38)
Injury Reporting (51:11)
Transfers, Robertson & Leadership Qualities (53:36)
European Football Previews (1:00:04)

#football #soccer #premierleague #arsenal #mufc #manchesterunited #liverpool #astonvilla #mancity #chelsea #championsleague #barcelona #realmadrid #intermilan #acmilan #psg #newcastle #hearts #rangers #celtic
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1h 15min
January 23, 2026 Midweek Football, PL Strength & Previews, NFL, Sports - First Word in Sport - Ep 17 #premierleague
Luke & James discuss the midweek football news and preview the Premier League games upcoming. NFL has their 2 Championship games to decide the Superbowl teams, plus a round up on other sports.
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Topics
Champions League Review (00:30)
CL last round games & Format (14:30)
Villa & Forest (18:35)
Away Fans RANT - Treated like animals!! (21:46)
Other football news, Deloitte figures, Shot Clock, Stats - OPTA (24:09)
Transfers, Loan players should be able to play against Parent Club (34:48)
Weekend PL Preview (42:16)
Other Sports Roundup (58:50)
NFL Preview (01:04:54)
Viewer Question on XG/Stats (01:11:21)
#footballshorts #football #soccer #mufc #manchesterunited #mancity #lfc #liverpool #arsenal #chelsea #barcelona #realmadrid #astonvilla #premierleague #ucl #cricket #ufc #paddy #nfl #rugby #horseracing
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1h 23min
January 19, 2026 Cricket, Golf, Rugby, Darts, NBA, NFL, Horse Racing, F1 - First Word in Sport - Ep 16
Luke & James discuss the latest non football sports news. A new Monday night weekly show rounding up the latest sports news with a look ahead to what sports are coming up in the week.
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Topics

Cricket, T20 WC upcoming (00:54)
Golf - Shane Lowry bottle.. Rory new clubs, Reed to PGA Tour? (07:46)
Rugby - Glasgow very impressive, Bordeaux team still to beat. 6 Nations soon (16:36)
Darts (21:11)
NBA - European Team ?? (23:14)
NFL - (24:57)
Horse Racing, Tennis, Snooker, F1 (41:06)

#cricket #india #rugby #darts #nba #nfl #superbowl #horseracing #tennis #aussieopen #snooker #formula1
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51min
January 19, 2026 PL Title Race, Slot, Frank, VAR, AFCON, Fake Injuries, Midweek Football - First Word in Sport Ep 15
Luke and James discuss the latest football matches & news. They look ahead to the midweek European action.
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Topics
Premier League Title race (01:14)Villa suffer a bad defeat, other PL matches (16:07)Frank & Slot, managers how important are they? (24:03)Eddie Howe questions, Chelsea win (31:25)Referring & VAR , Glasner (36:43)AFCON (40:12)JR & Luke Rant's of the week (44:55)Transfers (48:00)Weekend European football round Up (49:29)Brighton v Bournemouth (51:38)
Midweek European Football Preview (53:20)

#football #soccer #mufc #manchesterunited #mancity #arsenal #lfc #liverpool #astonvilla #chelsea #spurs #munich #barcelona #realmadrid #premierleague #championsleague #laliga
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1h 8min
January 16, 2026 Midweek Football Round Up, Rugby, NFL, Cricket, Golf PL Preview - First Word in Sport - Ep14
Its a long one!!
Please send feedback/comments its very much appreciated.
The first 42 minutes Luke & James discuss the first leg in the SF of the Carabao cup, talking points include VAR, City youngsters, Newcastle intensity, Arsenal missed opportunity?
Second half of the podcast topics include, Rugby, NFL previews, and PL/European Football for the upcoming weekend.
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Topics -
Carabao Cup/VAR/Newcastle v Man City (02:18)
Chelsea v Arsenal, Arsenal summer transfers... (18:52)
Alonso sacked at Madrid, managing Ego's at top clubs is key! Liverpool link? (31:25)
Spurs new recruits (40:50)
Other Sports - Cricket, Tennis (42:15)
Rugby (44:15)
Snooker (50:18)
Golf (53:12)
Tennis / Basketball betting, MLB chat (56:30)
NFL (1:03:46)
Darts, Horse Racing (1:13:56)
Premier League Preview, AFCON Final Sunday (1:17:28)
#football #lfc #mufc #manchesterunitedforever #arsenal #chelsea #mancity #golf #LIV #rugby #nfl #manchesterunited #premierleague #darts #snooker #tennis #cricketlover #cricket #cricketnews #testcricket #slot #newcastle #spurs
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1h 43min

FAQs about First Word in Sport:

How many episodes does First Word in Sport have?

The podcast currently has 53 episodes available.