Null and Void

We open this week’s episode with a look back at the latest round of autumn rugby internationals with England’s loss to South Africa, Wales’ record 11th consecutive defeat, Ireland’s narrow win over Argentina and France’s electric win against the All Blacks. We also cover the cross-code game from Headingley where former Rugby League and Rugby Union stars pulled their boots on for a hybrid game to r...

It was a tough weekend for the norther hemisphere home nations in Rugby Union, as Ireland lost to New Zealand, Scotland lost to South Africa, Wales had a record equalling 10th straight loss at home to Fiji and England yet again missed out in a close game, losing 42-37 to Australia. In Rugby League we preview this Sunday's hybrid game for MND. A mix of former rugby union and rugby league greats wil...

First up in Episode 174 is Rugby Union, following England's agonising 24-22 defeat at home to New Zealand, whilst Scotland kicked off their Autumn series with a fantastic 57-17 win over Fiji. In Football, Arsenal's title hopes seemed to take a dent in their loss at Newcastle, until City lost at Bournemouth and Chelsea drew with Manchester United. In the FA Cup, Tony and Andy have nailed their colo...

In Episode 173 we are excited to welcome as out guest Olympic Gold medal winning rower Tim Foster. Tim joins us to reminisce about his time in the GB coxless four that won gold in Sydney, as well as his role coaching in Switzerland. He also shares insights into his current work in the world of football, supporting manager development as Head of Performance for the League Managers Association (LMA)...

In Episode 172 we bring you another great selection of sports and a fantastic guest. We begin with Football and updates from the Premier League and Women’s Super League action. Meanwhile in Rugby’s Premiership there were a host of nail-biting finishes – Saracens beat Bristol with the last kick of the game, Bath edged out Quins with just 90 seconds left on the clock, and Leicester held on to beat G...

Episode 171 starts with an update from Rugby League’s Grand Final, where Wigan’s 9-2 win over Hull Kingston Rovers secured the first ever quadruple in the Super League era. In Football it was an international break, so Nations League matches. England’s winning start under interim boss Lee Carsley came to a juddering halt with a 2-1 home loss to Greece in a very confused performance, whilst Wales’...

We kick off this week with Rugby League. In the men’s Super League semi-finals, holders Wigan had a 38-0 win over Leigh, whilst Hull Kingston Rovers qualified for their first Grand Final with a close win over Warrington. In the women’s Super League York Valkyrie became the first side to win back to back Grand Finals when they beat treble chasing St Helens 18-8.   We then move to England Men’s Cric...

We start Episode 169 with a look back at the weekend’s football – with big wins for Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs in the men’s Premier League and tight wins for Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City in the Women’s Super League. We bring you all the dram from the Rugby League play-offs “eliminators”, as well as late drama in Rugby Union’s WXV Division 1, where Ireland tore up the form book an...

We kick off this week with Cricket – with updates from England’s series with Australia, Afghanistan beating South Africa and Surrey winning their third consecutive County Championship. In Formula 1 it was a frustrating weekend for Max Verstappen-he finished the Singapore Grand Prix behind title rival Lando Norris and was also handed a punishment by the governing body for swearing in a press confer...

This week we kick off by looking back at Team USA’s Solheim Cup win in Virginia, as Stacy Lewis’ team took the trophy for the first time in 7 years. Whilst Tony was “unwilding” in the garden, Andy was one of 41,000 in the crowd cheering on England’s Red Roses as they beat current World Cup holders New Zealand. Both sides head off to Canada for the WXV Division 1 tournament, and Scotland and Irelan...

With the Paralympics having closed this weekend in Paris, we kick off the episode with a look back at some of the highlights as Team GB finished with 49 golds and 124 medals. It was contrasting end of term fortunes for England’s cricketers as the men’s team lost the final test against Sri Lanka, whilst the women’s team won their series against Ireland in Belfast. There was also success in Ireland...

We kick off Episode 165 with the latest news from the Paralympic Games in Paris, with Andy & Tony sharing some of the amazing events that have caught their eye – as well as celebrating the IPC taking heed of last week’s “Get a Grip”. Tennis expert Justin Cook, from JC Tennis Coaching joins us at the mid-point of the US Tennis Open and ask him if, with Djokovic and Alcazar out, this could be th...

We kick off Episode 164 with a look back at the enthralling first Cricket test between England and Sri Lanka, that looked to be in the balance until Joe Root’s unbeaten 62 secured the win for England. This was after wicket keeper Jamie Smith had hit his maiden test century in the first innings  At St Andrew’s it was the Women’s Open Golf, where New Zealand’s Lydia Ko triumphed in a very close fina...

We start by looking back at the finals weekend in Cricket's Hundred. London Spirit won the Women's title, whilst Oval Invincibles became the first men's team to retain their crown after beating Southern Brave- who's Eliminator game on Saturday was the first to be decided by a "Super 5". With the US Tennis Open fast approaching, players geared up with the Cincinnati Open....

So the Olympics is over for another 4 years (but don't panic - it's only 2 weeks until the Paralympics start!). We kick off by looking back at some of our highlights from the final week, including a Gold for climber Toby Roberts and a 1500m bronze for Georgia Bell that finishes her remarkable comeback story. The football season is back, and we review the Manchester derby in the Community S...

In a first for Null & Void we are joined this week by Harry Brightmore, just over 72 hours after he coxed the GB Rowing Men’s 8 to golden glory in Paris. Harry gives us a real insight into not just the race itself, but also what life was like in camp, and just how it feels to stand on the podium at the Olympics. We also bring you some of the highlights from week 2 at the games, including an ic...

This week we bring you an Olympic special. With the games fully underway, we have all the latest from the range of amazing sports at Paris 2024. Andy gives first hand reports from the Rugby 7’s, the Rowing-where former guest and friend of the show Harry Brightmore was in action with the Men’s 8 – and, of course, a review of the great French food and wine! Tony has the updates from the great covera...

A great episode this week as we kick off looking at the final stage of the Tour de France, and Tadej Pogacar’s success in doing the Giro D’Italia and Tour de France double I the same year. At Trent Bridge England and the West Indies were closely matched for 3.5 days, before a West Indies collapse handed England a 241 run win and helped bowler Shoaib Bashir take a first home 5-wicket haul in a home...

We kick off this week by looking back at the European Championships Final and England’s defeat by Spain, leading Gareth Southgate to stand down after 8 years in charge. Wee bring you a roundup of the winner from Wimbledon’s finals weekend, where Carlos Alcaraz won the Men’s, Barbara Krejcikova the Women’s and Britain’s Alfie Hewitt took both the Men’s and Doubles Wheelchair titles. From Rugby Unio...

Our guest this week is our Football Correspondent Billy Carr, who joins us ahead of the Euro Semi-Finals to chat through his predictions for the final week, and whether Gareth Southgate’s men can reach their second successive final, as well as taking a look back across the whole tournament. We kick off the coverage celebrating Sir Mark Cavendish taking the record for the most Tour De France stage...

As the country heads to the polls, we bring you your number one candidate in your weekly sports podcasts! We kick off with a review of the Netball Super League Final, with a triumph for Lightning over Thunder to take the title. We have the latest from the Euros and England’s progress thanks to a late, late equalizer from Jude Bellingham that means they will play Switzerland in the last 8. And with...

We kick off Episode 155 with a look at the latest from the Euros-looking at England’s progress to the knockout stages whilst Scotland and their Tartan Army fell at the first hurdle. We also call out the negativity from the TV and press pundits, and the character assassination of Southgate and the team by people who should know better. In Netball’s play-offs we now know who will be playing in this...

After our brief break, we are back with Episode 154 of Null & Void. We kick off with the US Open Golf and the thrilling finale between Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy, before moving onto football’s Euros and the opening win for England and defeat for Scotland against hosts Germany. In rugby union we look back at the Premiership Final as well as the latest round of rugby league’s super leagu...

Having brought you an episode from Singapore earlier this year, we’re again going international with this week’s episode coming all the way from San Francisco. Andy is there to take part in the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon, so gives us an update on how his preparation is going and just how cold the water is! We bring you the latest from your favourite sports- Novak Djokovic withdrawing from the...

We have a record breaking 13 sports for you to enjoy in this week’s episode. Tony revels in Man United’s FA Cup win, which also secures European Football for he Red Devils next season. Tottenham Hotspur hosted rugby’s two European finals , with Natal Sharks winning the Challenge Cup before Toulouse triumphed over Leinster in the battle of potentially the two best club sides in the world. Meanwhile...