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IMPORTANT PODCAST INFORMATION - Please subscribe to our new links; iTunes - https://apple.co/37T0RKt Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2S6CDpq This feed will soon become inactive. Ed Chamberlin joins host Joe Townsend, Sporting Life racing editor David Ord and racing expert Matt Brocklebank to reflect on the action at last week’s Dublin Racing Festival and ahead to Super Saturday at Newbury. Where are we now with the Unibet Champion Hurdle and Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup, how good is Rachael Blackmore and who steps in for the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup ride on Delta Work? Then there’s Altior, Native River and the small matter of a maximum field Betfair Hurdle to preview before Ed heads to celebrate his birthday with a small but select party.

IMPORTANT PODCAST INFORMATION - Please subscribe to our new links; iTunes - https://apple.co/2v2nkGM Spotify - https://spoti.fi/31vMrhn This feed will soon become inactive. There’s no winter break for our football team, who talk you through all of the latest talking points in the Premier League, including the aforementioned mid-season rest, which hasn’t gone done well in all quarters. Joe Townsend also talks to Sporting Life football journalist George Pitts, Sky Bet's Dale Tempest and Sporting Life football editor Paul Higham about the future of the FA Cup, and replays in particular, after Premier League teams again criticised that cup competition for adding to their fixture congestion. There are still four Premier League games going ahead this week, and our team dissect each one of them and their talking points, the wider issues around the game and give you their predictions and betting tips.

Host David Ord is joined by Matt Brocklebank, Paul Higham and Chris Hammer to preview a wonderful weekend of sport. They take a look at the weekend action in the Premier League including Manchester City’s trip to Tottenham on Sunday. The best bet though is at Old Trafford on Saturday – and spoiler alert – isn’t the home side. They preview the feature action on both sides of the Irish Sea as the Dublin Racing Festival Betway Scilly Isles Novices' Chase take centre stage while we have selections for the Guinness Six Nations, PDC Masters and Super Bowl LIV

The Sporting Life trio of Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith sit down to talk all things Sky Sports Fantasy Football. We review how the loading up of Liverpool players has gone over the past two games as well as looking ahead to the next round of fixtures. There's new players welcomed into the Premier League so we dissect the price tags and assess if any have caught our eye. All that and much more.

The National Hunt season came alive last weekend at Cheltenham Trials Day and it gets even better this weekend with a stellar line-up anticipated for the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown. Ed Chamberlin joins Sporting Life’s Ben Linfoot and host Joe Townsend to look ahead to races like the Irish Gold Cup, Irish Champion Hurdle and Dublin Chase with superstars like Kemboy, Presenting Percy, A Plus Tard, Chacun Por Soi and Honeysuckle in action. The team also reflect on the key points from trials day, including Paisley Park and Santini, and also discuss Tiger Roll’s likely Grand National handicap rating and Jonjo O’Neill Jr’s spare ride on Native River in the upcoming Denman Chase at Newbury.

Joe Townsend is joined by Sporting Life football editor Paul Higham, football journalist Tom Carnduff and Sky Bet's Dale Tempest for the latest episode of the Sporting Life Premier League Weekly Podcast. The panel preview the best of the weekend's Premier League action, discuss Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's controversial plans for their FA Cup replay with Shrewsbury and look at the deals that have been done, might get done, and need to be done before the transfer window closes.

Join Paul Higham, Jacob Barnor, Ross Williams and Matthew Temple-Marsh as we preview Super Bowl LIV between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. We make our big game predictions for the NFL showpiece in Miami, pick out who we think will win the Super Bowl MVP award and examine just how the big game will be won and lost. Will it be the San Francisco 49ers defence or the Kansas City Chiefs attack that wins the day? Is Patrick Mahomes an unstoppable force and is Jimmy Garoppolo being wrongly overlooked? With top stats, facts, tactics and tips we've got every angle of Super Bowl 54 covered along with our best bets for the 49ers v the Chiefs.

We talk racing and football in our latest Best Bets Podcast, as we provide our free tips. The racing team preview Trails Day at Cheltenham and Sky Bet Chase day at Doncaster, and the football teams select their tips for an intriguing day of FA Cup fourth round action.

Join Paul Higham, Ross Williams and Matthew Temple-Marsh as we run through the main talking points from the NFL season and review all the best and worst of the campaign. We take a quick look at the Super Bowl match-up but also look back at who have been the top stars from the season and who have been the biggest disappointments. We’ll get the latest news from around the NFL with Sky Sports News’ Richard Graves as he prepares to fly out to Miami, including Eli manning’s retirement and the new Las Vegas Raiders. Finally we have a quick take on the Super Bowl before out big preview drops next week.

Joe Townsend is joined by Dale Tempest, Paul Higham and Tom Carnduff to discuss the Premier League week, focusing on the sorry situation at Manchester United in particular. Our team talk through all the problems at Old Trafford and try to work out if it’s all Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s fault or if the problems run deeper. There’s also the question of just how much time and money it will take to get them back to the top. We also discuss the rest of the midweek action including welcome wins for Bournemouth and Aston Villa as the relegation battle takes yet more twists and turns. There’s also the small matter of the FA Cup coming up – are any of the big boys likely to be the subject of classic cup shocks? Our team make their picks.

The team of Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith sit down to discuss all things Sky Sports Fantasy Football. We're approaching the end of a double gameweek but points haven't be flowing. We take a look at the top performers and what changes can be made as the Premier League takes a break for the FA Cup. There's also a week of the transfer window left so we discuss those potential moves that could happen. There's also information on Bruno Fernandes with the Sporting midfielder linked with Manchester United. Alongside all that, there's the transfer stats for all the top players alongside other exclusive information about the game.

It’s Trials Day at Cheltenham on Saturday as the countdown to the 2020 Festival really goes through the gears. Ed Chamberlin joins Ben Linfoot, Matt Brocklebank and host Joe Townsend to look ahead to the key races at Prestbury Park, as well as the valuable Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster. The team also reflect on some of the major news from the racing week, including a broken arm for champion jockey Richard Johnson and a controversial weight rise for a Dan Skelton-trained chaser.

Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith are back for a half-time report during what has been a very low-scoring Gameweek 24. The team dissect where it went wrong over the week but there's no time to dwell on it too much! We preview the second round of fixtures in this double Gameweek. We also talk transfers and look at who could come in now a couple of big hitters have been confirmed as out with long-term injuries. On the topic of transfers, we get those in the know to tell us the prices of some of those who could move to the Premier League this month - including Edinson Cavani...

The Sporting Life team provide their best bets for the weekend's racing, football and golf action - all for FREE. Our racing lads preview Ascot and Haydock, with tips for Lingfield also. The games involving Spurs, Watford, Arsenal and Sheffield United take our focus for our Premier League tips. And Ben Coley looks ahead to the third and fourth rounds of the HSBC Championship, with a wide open field emerging.

Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith are back in their (slightly later than usual) Thursday slot to chat all things Sky Sports Fantasy Football. We've welcomed some new signings! Yay! The prices of those new players are discussed as we look if any are worth bringing into the team. The team also have some other transfer stats so that you now where you stand in comparison to other players. Of course, there is the usual weekend preview where we also look at captaincy options and potential switches to our sides.

Ed Chamberlin joins David Ord and Matt Brocklebank for this week’s Sporting Life Racing Podcast. The trio preview the weekend’s key action and look at all the major Cheltenham talking points while Ed reflects on Nick Rust’s decision to step down as Chief Executive of the BHA and prolonged talks over a new terrestrial TV deal. There’s a 50/1 fancy for the Unibet Champion Hurdle, horses for your My Stable tracker and much more.

Paul Higham, George Pitts and Dale Tempest preview the huge Liverpool v Man Utd showdown at Anfield on Sunday. Weighing up if United can somehow get anything from the game against their fierce rivals, and runaway Premier League leaders. We’re joined by sports journalist and friend of the show Tom McDermott who takes us behind the scenes at Old Trafford with some interesting developments on the long-term futures of both Paul Pogba and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Tom would also bite your hand off for a point at Anfield! Our team also take you through the big games on Saturday with our predictions and best bets for the game – including jumping aboard Dale’s Watford train and an interesting selection of draws! Find out what games we fancy by having a listen now.

We’re down to the final four in the NFL play-offs with the two Championship games taking place on Sunday, but who will make it to the Super Bowl in Miami? Paul Higham is joined by Sky Bet’s Jacob Blangsted-Barnor & Ross Williams and we hear from Sky Sports News’ Richard Graves to dissect the AFC title clash between the Titans and Chiefs – can Tennessee upset the odds yet again? We’ll also pick out the key pointers for the NFC showdown between Green Bay and San Francisco – plus there’s our all-important picks for these games and the overall winner of the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith are back after the hectic Christmas period to discuss all things Sky Sports Fantasy Football. Potential transfers, captaincy options and much more are looked at as we prepare for the latest gameweek - providing you with all the stats that you need to know. Alongside that, Ultimate XI is back so we talk through some of the players to consider.

The Sporting Life team preview the weekend's action, providing best bets for racing at Kempton and Warwick, and tips for Premier League and Sky Bet Championship football

We kick-off our NFL play-off podcasts with Paul Higham and Sky Bet’s Jacob Barnor setting the scene for what should be another incredible weekend of NFL action. We talk about Jacob’s record-breaking trip around America to visit every NFL stadium in the quickest time ever, and get his selections for the best stadium, fans, team and the all-important tailgating. Sky Sports News’ NFL man Richard Graves joins us to talk over the big news in the NFL, namely the future of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the head coaching role at the Dallas Cowboys. We conclude with a look at the divisional round game-by-game previews and pick out our predictions and top tips for the four huge games coming up as we get ever closer to the Super Bowl.

Richard Mann and Ben Coley sit down to discuss the second Triple Crown event of the snooker season, the Dafabet Masters, which gets under way at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. Ronnie’s O’Sullivan’s decision to skip the event comes under microscope, as do the names who could benefit from the absence of the most successful player in Masters history. The duo discuss each of the first-round matches in detail whilst dissecting the draw and trying to plot a path to the latter stages for the likes of Judd Trump and Neil Robertson.

Welcome to another Premier League weekly, we’ve got plenty to talk about again as we discuss who are the big winners & losers from a weekend of FA Cup action, we look ahead to another round of fixtures and we’ll hear from Frank Lampard on his transfer plans as part of our latest Transfer Talk section.

The first Sporting Life Weekend Best Bets podcast of 2020 focuses on racing at Sandown and Naas on Saturday and Sunday respectively and the FA Cup third round. Get the best free tips across racing and football with our Best Bets podcast

Tom Carnduff and Billy Lumsden sit down to discuss all things Sky Sports Fantasy Football ahead of New Year's Day. We discuss the usual captains and transfers. With a little reveal of when the next overhaul period will be...

In our latest racing podcast, Mark Howard joins Matt Brocklebank to reflect on the key Christmas action, while Warren Greatrex is on the line ahead of Emiton’s return at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day.

Tom Carnduff, Paul Higham and Sky Bet's Dale Tempest sit down to discuss all things Premier League in the latest episode. It's a VAR-free zone! Not one mention! Instead, we look ahead to the transfer window with January just days away. Should Liverpool do any business? Will Manchester City go for a defender? Are Leicester hoping for a quiet month? In the race for the top-four, Chelsea's transfer ban has been lifted meaning it could be a busy window for them, while Manchester United are still on the hunt for additions so we look at the names that have been linked. What about Gareth Bale? Will he return to the Premier League? Is this the window where Wilfried Zaha moves from Crystal Palace? We discuss all that and much more.

Tom Carnduff and Billy Lumsden sit down to discuss all things Sky Sports Fantasy Football at half-time of Gameweek 20. Plenty of games on Boxing Day so we preview where the points can be won and who could be your captain.

It's time for a look back at the calendar year! Tom Carnduff, Paul Higham, George Pitts and Dale Tempest sit down to hand out their yearly awards. We give out awards for the following: Team of the year Player of the year Manager of the year Moment of the year The team also give their one prediction for what will happen involving the Premier League in 2020... *Please note: Due to minor technical issues, this podcast ends slightly earlier than intended.

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.

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.

We're back, but on a Tuesday, as Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith discuss how the current double gameweek is going. This week sees the fixtures spread across three days with Amazon Prime venturing into Premier League broadcasting. The good news for us is that it provides opportunity for three different captains. It also means there is a chance to maximise points return using transfers. We look at which transfers will be best to make to ensure getting the best possible score on each day. Alongside all that, we preview each fixture and reveal our captaincy choices for the rest of Gameweek 17.

The Sporting Life Football team of Tom Carnduff, Paul Higham and George Pitts sit down to talk all things Premier League. It was another eventful weekend of action as the trio dissect the latest results. Leicester struck late with a little help from VAR while Manchester City dropped points again. West Ham stunned Chelsea on Saturday, then on Sunday the Freddie Ljungberg 'era' began with a draw against Norwich. Liverpool continued to pick up points but Manchester United were held, again, this time by Aston Villa. We hear from The Athletic's Everton Correspondent Greg O'Keeffe. He discusses the situation with Marco Silva and whether or not he will be leaving Goodison Park. Our team also speak about the managerial changes at Watford and Arsenal and who could be the new faces in the dugout. Finally, the next round of fixtures will be live streamed on Amazon Prime. Exciting, right? We look at the positives and negatives of the move. All that and much more...

David Ord is in the host this week as our team pick out their best bets for the sporting weekend. Ben Linfoot starts to whittle down his shortlist for the Ladbrokes Trophy and has a strong fancy in the closing race at Newbury. Tom Carnduff is on hand with his best bets for the football programme while Richard Mann has a tasty snooker treble at the UK Championships.

Tom Carnduff, Billy Lumsden and Aidan Smith are back in their usual Thursday slot to discuss all things Sky Sports Fantasy Football. This week is a good one with each team playing two fixtures. Another big positive is the spread of games which means action on five different days. We look at potential captaincy options with the next seven days presenting real opportunity for a big points haul. 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. All that and much more!

David Ord, Ben Linfoot and Matt Brocklebank preview the Ladbrokes Trophy in this week’s Racing Podcast. Daryl Jacob joins the team to reflect on Bristol De Mai’s Betfair Chase return and look ahead to Borice at Newbury this weekend and in part three we talk all things Tiger Roll with Gordon Elliott, Davy Russell and Martin Greenwood.

Ben Coley and Richard Mann are joined by Eurosport’s Neal Foulds ahead of the first Triple Crown event of the snooker season, the UK Championship in York. Neal Foulds reflects on some of his fondest UK Championship memories before looking ahead to this year’s renewal, one which sees Judd Trump head the betting following an irresistible run of form over the last 12 months. As ever, Ronnie O’Sullivan gets plenty of attention but Neal fancies another from the famous Class of 92 to enjoy a big run in York while Richard has a couple of big-priced bets picked out of his own.

Tom Carnduff, George Pitts and Sky Bet's Dale Tempest discuss the big talking points from the latest round of Premier League games. We provide our verdict on Jose Mourinho's first game in charge of Tottenham, more VAR drama and special praise for Leicester and Sheffield United. The big game between Manchester City and Chelsea is discussed, with Sky Sports' Ben Ransom joining us for his thoughts from behind the scenes at the Etihad. The Premier League sack race is also hotting up. We assess Marco Silva at Everton, Unai Emery at Arsenal and Manuel Pellegrini at West Ham, with the latest odds and all their potential replacements up for discussion. All that and much more...

Mark Howard and Daryl Jacob join David Ord, Matt Brocklebank and Michael Shinners to reflect on a cracking weekend of action. How good is Cyrname? Where now for Altior? Is Lostintranslation the best of the lot? Daryl tells us how the Betfair Chase rode and Mark has another horse to add to your My Stable tracker.