Sporting Life Horse Racing

The Sporting Life team are back to cover their best bets across racing and football in the final weekend before Christmas.

Alex and Ben reconvene to look back on 2019, handing out Not Another Golf Award(s), before chatting with guest Meghan MacLaren.

Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith are back in their usual Thursday spot to discuss the start of the festive period on Sky Sports Fantasy Football.

As ever, we discuss the top performers from the previous week and outline some of the in-form players to consider for the future.

Wondering how many transfers the top players have? We let you know the statistics if you're panicking about remaining transfers as the season progresses.

We also have a bit of an exclusive as we reveal the price of playmaker Takumi Minamino, who joins Liverpool in January following the completion of his transfer from Red Bull Salzburg.

There is also the weekend preview, as we discuss captaincy options and players to consider on both Saturday and Sunday.

All that and much more!

Tom Carnduff, Paul Higham and Billy Lumsden sit down to all things Premier League, with a big helping of European football too.

The Champions League and Europa League draws were made on Monday and we look at the fixtures involving the English and Scottish sides.

Mikel Arteta looks to be on his way back to Arsenal, this time as manager. We ask if he is the right man for the job.

Liverpool are also in action in the Club World Cup. Is this tournament a good or bad thing? There's an argument to be made on both sides.

All that and much more...

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.