The Sporting Life team preview the weekend's sporting action covering racing and football with free tips for Doncaster, Newcastle, Cheltenham and the Premier League.

Host Dom Newton-Collinge is joined by Chris Hammer and Ben Coley to reflect on the sporting year, with a particular focus on Sunday’s six Sports Personality contenders.

David Ord and Ben Linfoot are joined by Mike Vince in this week’s podcast as they discuss all things Sandown, including the void race, Aintree and look ahead to this weekend’s meeting at Cheltenham.

Daryl Jacob also joins us to discuss his spell on the sidelines and the highs and lows of the last week.

We're going a day earlier this week as Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith sit down to talk all things Sky Sports Fantasy Football.

As ever, we look at the top performers from the week and there is one eye-catching result - with Billy's pre-assist proving heroic for Goole in their draw on Tuesday night.

There was controversy surrounding the Man of the Match selection at Arsenal so we ask someone high up to come on an explain what happened, but did they accept our invitation?

We also look at the weekend action and discuss who to pick as captains for the upcoming games. Alongside that, there is all the usual transfer talk.

All that and much more!

The World Darts Championship gets under way this week and our tipster Chris Hammer talks you through the draw with Ben Coley while we have interviews with Nathan Aspinall and Glenn Durrant as well as the expert thoughts of former major winner and pundit Paul Nicholson.

Sporting Life Darts Podcast running order

0 - 7mins: Scene setter for the World Championship and whether Gerwyn Price's rivalry with Michael van Gerwen is here to stay for the long term.

7-11 mins: Paul Nicholson on Gerwyn Price and what it's like being the pantomime villain on the big stage

12-15 mins: Quarter one preview (including MVG, James Wade, Ian White & Stephen Bunting)

15-18 mins: Paul Nicholson on how you can spot the dark horses

18-21 mins: Quarter two preview (including Gary Anderson, Nathan Aspinall and an honourable mention of Paul Lim!)

22-30 mins: Nathan Aspinall interview about his rise in 2019

30-33 mins: Paul Nicholson on why Adrian Lewis can challenge

34-42 mins: Quarter three preview (including Rob Cross, Dave Chisnall, Peter Wright & Raymond van Barneveld)

42-46 mins: Paul Nicholson on Raymond van Barneveld's finale

47-49 mins: Quarter four preview (including Gerwyn Price, Glen Durrant, Daryl Gurney, Chris Dobey)

50-60 mins: Glen Durrant interview on his incredible debut season

61-65 mins: Paul Nicholson on Fallon Sherrock and Mikuru Suzuki

65-67 mins: Summary of predicted semi-finals, the final, who lifts the trophies and the best value picks

67-68 mins: Paul Nicholson's predicted final and winner

68-71 mins: Who could cause shocks in the early rounds

71-72 mins: Who makes the Premier League line-up?

73-74 mins: Paul Nicholson on his Premier League line-up and what happened when he once came agonisingly close to being selected

75-77 mins: A darting wish for Santa

Ben Coley and Richard Mann return for the final snooker podcast of 2019.

On the agenda are Ding Junhui’s UK Championship heroics, Ronnie O’Sullivan’s shock Masters withdrawal, and news that the sport heads to Saudi Arabia in 2020.

Sporting Life's Tom Carnduff and George Pitts are joined by Sky Bet's Dale Tempest to review all the latest Premier League events.

Duncan Ferguson had an immediate impact at Everton as they beat Chelsea 3-1 at Goodison Park. Should he get the job on a full-time basis? Or is it important that they don't get carried away in the moment?

It's been a great week for Manchester United after they secured bragging rights in the derby. We hear from former United defender Paul Parker who gives us his thoughts on the current situation.

Leicester keep on winning. Are they serious title contenders? Or would you back Liverpool going the entire season unbeaten?

We discuss all that and much more.

Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith are back in a Friday slot this week to discuss all things Sky Sports Fantasy Football.

They reflect on a double gameweek full of points, for some rather than others, while looking at this week's action. There are games which are spread over three days, with West Ham v Arsenal rounding off the action on Monday Night Football.

We look at potential captaincy options over this period, with a real chance for differentials to tip the weight in your favour.

It's also a good time of year to dive into the transfer allocation so the team discuss which players would be good to bring in at this point.

Football, racing and boxing are covering in our latest best bets podcast.
Tom Carnduff provides tips for corners, a goal scoring left back and the handicap markets to cover Saturday's Premier League and Sky Bet Championship action.
Matt Brocklebank and Ben Linfoot run the rule over the Tingle Creek and Becher Chase, while also providing their best bets elsewhere.
And our boxing expert Chris Oliver previews Anthony Joshua against Andy Ruiz Jr, as AJ looks to regain his belts, plus the best value in an exciting undercard.

David Ord and Ben Linfoot are joined by Mark Howard and Daryl Jacob on this week’s edition.

Mark explains why he’s recommended backing Honeysuckle for the Unibet Champion Hurdle following her win at Fairyhouse last week while Daryl admits it was tough choosing between Sceau Royal and Janika in the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase.

Our team preview the Sandown feature plus the main action on a cracking card at Aintree too.