Sports Haul

In this controversy stricken episode, Ben and Merlin talk about the world of sport over the past two weeks, including the Man City case and its implications for the Premier League. Ben also has a surprise with a biopic that makes Merl revisit the most painful day of his sports-watching career .

In this in person edition of Sports Haul podcast, Ben and Merl do a sporting roundup before revisiting an old favourite, pot luck. They've each brought an obscure sport to the table - whose would you rather try? We also have our first special guest to discuss Arsenal's start to the Premier League season.

This week, Ben and Merl cover the biggest sporting headlines from the past fortnight, including all the action from the Premier League and Katie Taylor bowing out from boxing with a record breaking fight at Croke Park. We also look ahead to the NFL season, and share out draft fantasy teams.

Ben and Merl preview the new Premier League season, including a look at our top 10 and FPL teams. We also look at a sport that Ben thinks might require the most complete set of skills of all.

Ben and Merl are back for this episode in the sporting lull of late summer. We rate the premier league transfer business, try our hand at selecting good signings, look back at the Open Championships and discuss our experiences of watching F1 from unusual locations.

This week, we recap the big talking points of the World Cup, Merl takes on Wimbledon, Ben meets an F1 sporting hero and we discuss the psychology of sporting comebacks.

This week Ben and Merl round-up a busy fortnight of World Cup action, discuss the controversy of the US Open on Long Island, and the effects of extreme heat on sport.

We're back! After a two month hiatus, Ben and Merl are back in their armchairs ready to recap the sporting highlights from the past two months and preview the FIFA Men's World Cup.

Ben and Merl return to discuss the Masters, the Grand National, and the AI Cup returns with 10 legendary F1 drivers across three classic circuits.

We've made it to 10 episodes - and to celebrate we have an AI golf match that delivers a thrilling tussle. We also look back at the Winter Olympics, and forward to the new F1 season.

This week, Ben and Merl unveil their predictions for the Super bowl, pick their all time Premier League six a-side teams (with a twist), and look forward to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

This week, Ben and Merl discuss the sackings of Ruben Amorin and Enzo Maresca, the NFL playoffs and Luke Littler's darting dominance.

After a lengthy lay-off, Ben and Merl return to de-brief the Ashes after England's consolation win in Melbourne, round-up the big sporting stories of December, nominate our overlooked sports starts of 2025, and look ahead to some of the potential sporting headlines of 2026.

This week, we cover the latest from F1, the NFL, the Autumn International in Rugby Union and look ahead to the Ashes. There's another sporting quiz and Ben dives into two unusual sporting competitions.

This week, we discuss the big game in the NFL, the career of Martin O'Neill, take a closer look at the fascinating game of billiards, and make our nominations for our prestigious 'Sporting Shocker of the Year' Award.

This week, we react to a busy week of sport, from F1, to the NFL, Premier League and Grand Sumo Championship. Ben tells us about the career of Lindsey Vonn, and we explore a new sport that mixes tag with parkour.

In this episode, Ben and Merl discuss Europe's victory at Bethpage Black, look into the career of Patrick Mahomes, and there's even a mention for the Swiss Darts Trophy.

Join Ben and Merl this week for another round-up of the sporting world. We make our Ryder Cup predictions, visit Cooper's Hill in Gloucester for Pot Luck, and Ben takes on a tricky quiz.

Join Ben and Merl for a round-up of the week in sport. This week, we react to the start to the Premier League season, F1's return from its summer break in Zandvoort and our NFL season predictions.