After a brief festive break, we are back and kicking off

In Rugby we pay tribute to Wales and Lions great JPR Williams

In Football it’s the magic of the cup as we look back over

It was Test Cricket in Australia and South Africa, with the

The final weekend of the regular season in NFL saw 19 of the 32 games having implications on Play Off places – we bring you the run down of which teams are still on the road to the Superbowl in Las Vegas.

 Our guest this week is tennis coach and Null & Void

This week we have a Christmas cracker for you!

Our guest is Sam Wallis-Robinson, the Chair of Reading Abbey Rugby Club. Sam talks to us about how she got involved with the club, and the challenges that face the community game-along with some of the fantastic steps Reading Abbey are taking to keep existing members and gain new members in both the men's and women's sections.

In football we discuss the worrying collapse of Luton captain Tom Lockyer, with suspected cardiac arrest. We are happy to report that he is out of hospital and starting rehab.

We examine the need for more women's test cricket after the 347 run defeat for England in Mumbai, whilst the men's T20 team had a win to keep their series against the West Indies alive.

In Rugby we have a roundup of the European Cup games at the weekend, as well as the news that Eddie Jones is back in coaching after being named as head coach of the Japan team.

In Winter Sports there were World Cup medals and series wins for GB athletes in skiing, snowboarding, para-skiing and skeleton bob.

We have the latest from the There She Rows team in their Atlantic rowing challenge, whilst we set a challenge for listeners to join up with DoddieAid.com to get fit in January and raise funds for fighting MND.

And after the BBC has axed former favourite show, A Question of Sport, two angry license fee payers tell them to get a grip!

We wish all of our listeners a very Happy Christmas and we will be back with you all in early January 2024!

We kick off Episode 130 with a look back at England’s Lionesses just falling short of keeping their Olympic dream alive, despite beating Scotland 6-0. There was, however, great news for England keeper Mary Earps as the replica shirts of her goalie kit sold out in less than 5 minutes.

We discuss Jon Rahm being the latest golfer to move across to the Saudi sponsored LIV tournaments in a deal reputedly worth £450 million-and ask what this means for the game going forwards. 

We have updates from Rugby’s European Cup, as well as a tribute to Ulster, Ireland and Lions great Syd Millar, who sadly passed away at the weekend.

And we also bring you the latest from cricket in India & West Indies, American Football, Cross-Country Running from Belgium and international Hockey from Buenos Aires.

A truly global episode!

We’re joined this week by Tennis Coach and friend of the show, Justin Cook, to review Italy’s Davis Cup win- their first title for 47 years. Justin also shares some top tips for players on things they can do through the winter months to work on their game.

In Football we look at the ridiculous situation in the Women’s

In Rugby we talk about the shock news that England captain Owen Farrell is taking a break from international rugby in the 2024 6 Nations to protect his and his family’s mental wellbeing. We also have the latest from the Premiership, where there were wins for Quins, Tigers, Saints, Bath and Bristol.

In the NFL we pick out the game of the weekend – 49ers v Eagles – and ask if San Francisco’s dominant win is them putting down a marker towards a run at the Superbowl. And from Cricket we have England’s first game in an ODI & T20 tour of West Indies.

We bring you updates from Sir Kevin Sinfield’s 7 in 7 in 7 challenge for MND and also the latest preparations by the There She Rows team as they are in the final week before the start of their Atlantic rowing challenge.

And in Get a Grip we look at the ridiculousness of the Euro 24 draw – and how one comedian decided to spice up proceedings…….

As we start episode 128 we’re probably closer to M&M’s than Eminem, but we welcome Tony back following his trip out to the colonies –and in keeping with the Australia theme we start with covering their 6 wicket win over hosts India in the Cricket World Cup Final.

We follow updates from football’s WSL with a detailed look at the 10 point penalty imposed on Everton for a breach of the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, and ask what the repercussions of this could be for Manchester City?

In rugby we have updates from the Premiership and the new Premiership Women’s Rugby, before discussing the latest regarding the head injuries situation and some of the legal and financial ramifications of the class action being lodged by former professional and amateur players.

Formula 1’s long awaited return to Las Vegas initially lasted just 9 minutes, due to loose manhole covers- but once everything finally got underway it was business as usual for Max Verstappen, racking up another win in Nevada.

We also have lost clubs in golf, a ban for driving a car in an

In this week’s episode we welcome back Victoria Monk, skipper of the There She Rows crew – four women who are set to row the Atlantic to raise awareness, support and funds for getting girls and women back into sport. Victoria talks us through the last 6 months of training and how the team have prepared – mentally and physically – for spending over 40-days rowing at sea – as well as the final logistics with less than four weeks until departure.

Patrick is back for his last stint as co-host, standing in for our Wizard of Aus, as we discuss the knock out stages of Cricket’s World Cup, look at the new boss for the USA National Women’s football team, preview the Las Vegas Formula 1 grand prix and also share our thoughts on the announcement of “Sir” Kevin Sinfield’s latest ultramarathon challenge in support of MND.

On top of that we have round ups from Rugby Union’s Premiership and Football’s Premier League, your contacts and the final Australia update from Tony as he gets ready to return from the Perth spring to the UK winter!

We kick off this week’s episode of Null & Void looking back at the heated reaction to the Newcastle v Arsenal game, as well as the frenetic happenings in Spurs v Chelsea.

England’s defence of the Cricket World Cup is now, officially, over – being ended by old foes Australia in Ahmedabad. The chase for the last remaining semi-final spot comes into the last round of games with India, South Africa and Australia all through to the next stage. And it’s a cricket Get a Grip this week after Sri Lanka batter Angelo Matthews was the first international player to be “timed out”.

In Rugby League England’s men secured a series whitewash over Tonga, and in Rugby Union the Red Roses beat hosts New Zealand to secure the Division 1 title of the first ever Women’s XV tournament. Meanwhile, in Formula 1 Max Verstappen kept up winning ways with first place in the Sao Paolo Grand Prix.

Our guest this week is Harry Marffy, who shares with us the story of how him and 5 friends undertook a 1,000 mile cycle ride from Oxfordshire to Barcelona, raising over £7,000 for The Cornermen (www.thecornermen.org) -a local community charity that runs from South Moreton Boxing Club and provides vital support for men’s mental health. Harry talks about the charity and why its work is so important, as well as the adventure the team went on in training

Definitely an episode to warm you up as the weather gets

With Tony enjoying valuable family time in Australia, we have Paddy Mullarkey stepping into his shoes as co-host for a couple of weeks.

We start with a look back at the final weekend of the Rugby

We bring you the latest from India and England’s ever worsening performances in the Cricket World Cup as they sit firmly rooted to the bottom of the group table, and an admission by the Head Coach that they did not realise qualification for the 2025 Champions Trophy depended on them finishing in the top 8 of this tournament.

With a fully packed Premier League football weekend, we have

We also bring updates from Rugby League internationals, the Mexico Formula 1 Grand Prix and cycling’s Tour de France, where sprinter Mark Cavendish has described the newly unveiled route for 2024 as “perhaps the most difficult course I’ve ever seen for a Tour”.

Despite being on holiday, Tony has still been a man at work down under, and we have his first missive on sporting life in Australia, as well as his efforts to damage Anglo-Aussie relations by mentioning Eddie Jones every chance he gets!

We round off with a review of the heavyweight boxing bout between Fury and Ngannou, with Paddy urging boxing authorities to Get a Grip to improve the sport.

This week we are joined by British, European and World

We also bring you the latest from the Rugby World Cup, where

We also have the latest in Premier League and WSL Football,

On top of all this we have an update on last week’s guest Smurph Murphy and how he got on with his 75 mile paddleboard challenge to raise £1000 for the Ronald McDonald House charity.

In this week’s episode we are joined by Stand Up Paddleboarder Peter “Smurph” Murphy, who talks us through the mammoth charity challenge he is undertaking – paddling 75 miles non-stop along the River Wye, to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House. For anyone wanting to support Smurph in his efforts, you can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/peter-murphy-1694338198349?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fpeter-murphy-1694338198349&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share

We also have the latest from the Rugby World Cup, with

In Cricket’s World Cup the smaller teams have been causing

Brit Lucy Charles Barclay broke her Kona jinx, winning the

And finally, the NFL was in town again this week, with the Titans playing the Ravens at Tottenham Hotspur. Andy was one of the 61,000 crowd and brings us updates on the game, the cheerleaders and the match day