Null and Void

We have another fantastic episode for you this week, bringing you the latest from 10 sports. We kick off with a wrap up of the final day in both the Premier League and Women’s Super League football-with Manchester City winning a fourth successive title in the men’s, and Chelsea securing their fifth successive crown in the women’s. In Rugby League it was the Challenge Cup semi-finals, with Wigan &a...

This week marks a special milestone as it’s our 150th episode – and to celebrate we’re bringing you the regular smorgasbord of sports that you all love. We start with football, where a fantastic Ella Toone goal kick started Manchester United in winning their first Women’s FA Cup. For their male counterparts a 1-0 loss to Arsenal amidst the Old Trafford floods means it’s advantage Man City over the...

We have a 10 sport bonanza for you this week, as well as the return of our football correspondent to give us his thoughts ahead of the final furlong of the football season. We start with a fantastic first ever F1 win for McLaren’s Lando Norris, after he beat Max Verstappen in Miami. A great win for a popular racer. It was the European Cup semi-finals in Rugby. Leinster held on for a 20-17 win over...

We kick off this week’s episode with England’s grand slam victory in the Women’s 6 Nations Rugby in Bordeaux, and also Ireland’s 3rd place finish that guarantees them a place at next year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup. We look back at Chelsea’s defeat in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals, as well as wins for Arsenal and Manchester City that push them further ahead of Liverpool in the Premier Le...

It was the London Marathon this weekend, so we start Episode 147 with a look back at this fantastic event - including a women's world record for Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir and a record £67 million raised for charity. In the FA Cup semi finals, Manchester City defeated Chelsea, whilst their local rivals Manchester United had a late scare when Coventry had a potential winner chalked off in th...

Our guest for Episode 146 is Golf Professional and regular contributor Andy Wild, who joins us to review a fantastic US Masters weekend and a great win for America’s Scottie Scheffler. In football’s Premier League there were surprise defeats for Arsenal and Liverpool, meaning Man City went back to the top of the table in what promises to be a very close final 6 games. In the Women’s FA Cup Semi Fi...

We kick off Episode 145 chatting about the amazing achievement of Russ Cook – known as the Hardest Geezer – who this week finished running the length of Africa. Taking 352 days he ran the 16,000 km from South Africa to Tunisia overcoming armed robbery, serious illness and visa challenges on his way to raising over £500,000 for charity. Cricket’s County Championship started this week – hence all th...

We kick off this week with the Boat Race, where Cambridge overcame long odds, a collapsed stroke, finish line appeals and unsafe E-Coli levels to triumph over Oxford in both the men’s and women’s races. In the Women’s 6 Nations there were wins for England, France and Italy – whilst in the Premiership there were timekeeping errors at Quins, Saints went top against Sarries and Newcastle were confirm...

We start this week with the amazing story of Jasmin Paris, who became the first ever woman to complete the exceedingly tough 100km Barkley Marathon, finishing just 99 seconds ahead of the 60 hour cut off time. In Formula 1 the drama was, for once, on the track in Australia as Carlos Sainz won for Ferrari just 2 weeks after having his appendix removed, whilst Max Verstappen had to retire for the fi...

It’s a special episode of Null & Void this week, as despite having listeners in 44 countries, this is the first time we’ve done an episode outside the UK. With Andy being in Singapore for work, it’s not only the sporting stories that are worldwide but our team as well! We start by looking back at the final weekend of the Men’s 6 Nations rugby. Ireland secured the title, France beat England in...

We start Episode 141 looking back at England's last minute rugby win against Ireland, Italy just holding off Scotland and France running rampant in the final 20 mins v Wales. In women's football it was cup action, with Chelsea and Arsenal progressing to the league cup final, whilst in the Women's FA Cup Spurs and Leicester have made the semi-finals for the first time, and in the other...

We kick off Episode 140 with a look back at a fantastic World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow, with British athletes finishing with four medals, including golds for pole-vaulter Molly Caudery and 3,000 metre runner Josh Kerr, 800 metre silver for Gemma Reekie and bronze for the 4x400 metre women’s relay team. In football, bottom of the table Sheffield United were the latest team to get h...

We are joined this week by Paddy Mullarkey to review round 3 of Rugby’s 6 Nations Championship. He talks through Scotland’s win over a hapless England, Ireland’s continuing success and the last minute missed penalty drama in Italy’s draw with France. He also looks ahead to the final weeks of the tournament and shares predictions of how teams could fare. In football we cover the Lionesses’ wins ove...

We kick off episode 138 by reliving the pain of England's record 434-run defeat by India in the 3rd cricket test. In football's Women's Super League (WSL), Manchester City drew level at the top of the table with reigning champions Chelsea, after City won 1-0 in the clash between the two. It was the start of Rugby League's Super League season, with the unveiling of exciting new laws...

We have 10 different sports for you in this week’s episode, as well as a fantastic guest. We kick off with the Superbowl, where late drama meant the Kansas City Chiefs retained their title, and the presence of a certain pop star boosted audiences to the most watched broadcast in America since the moon landings. In rubgy, England spluttered to a dreary win over Wales, Ireland kept up their winning...

We kick off Episode 136 talking rugby after Andy's visit to Rome to watch Italy v England in the first weekend of the 6 Nations, with a win for the visitors going alongside victories for Scotland and Ireland. India's 106-run win in the 2nd Cricket test means the series is now 1-1 - however, despite the hosts' big win, England's Baz-Ball approach seems to have India rattled as both...

We start with the amazing turn around by England's cricketers in India after Ollie Pope’s 196 helped them to a surprise win in the first test. And whilst England were winning in Ahmedabad the West Indies eked out a nerve-shredding 8-run win in Brisbane, to record their first test victory on Australian soil since 1997. Staying in Australia, it was the final weekend of the Australian tennis open...

As Storms Isha and Jocelyn have rocked the UK, we are blown away by this week’s guest, as former professional footballer and triathlete Tom Mayor joins us to talk about the brain tumour diagnosis 10 years ago that has led to him undertaking a massive physical challenge to raise funds for Brain Tumour Research. Tom is cycling, running or swimming 10km every day for 10 months, and join us to share h...

This week we have a great range of sports, a visit from our Football Correspondent Billy Carr and an unusual good cop/bad cop “Get a Grip”. We start with the latest from the first few days of the Australian Tennis Open, with Djokovic having his longest ever first round game before going through, whilst former winner Naomi Osaka lost out on her comeback from maternity leave. In Rugby Union we chat...

After a brief festive break, we are back and kicking off 2024 in style. In Rugby we pay tribute to Wales and Lions great JPR Williams who sadly passed away this week. We also discuss the changes in the England coaching set up and whether Owen Farell might be off to Paris. In Football it’s the magic of the cup as we look back over the 3rd round of the FA Cup, whilst in WSL the Australia and Chelsea...

This week we have a Christmas cracker for you! Our guest is Sam Wallis-Robinson, the Chair of Reading Abbey Rugby Club. Sam talks to us about how she got involved with the club, and the challenges that face the community game-along with some of the fantastic steps Reading Abbey are taking to keep existing members and gain new members in both the men's and women's sections. In football we d...

We kick off Episode 130 with a look back at England’s Lionesses just falling short of keeping their Olympic dream alive, despite beating Scotland 6-0. There was, however, great news for England keeper Mary Earps as the replica shirts of her goalie kit sold out in less than 5 minutes. We discuss Jon Rahm being the latest golfer to move across to the Saudi sponsored LIV tournaments in a deal reputed...

We’re joined this week by Tennis Coach and friend of the show, Justin Cook, to review Italy’s Davis Cup win- their first title for 47 years. Justin also shares some top tips for players on things they can do through the winter months to work on their game. In Football we look at the ridiculous situation in the Women’s Nations League where Scottish players need to lose significantly to England’s Li...

As we start episode 128 we’re probably closer to M&M’s than Eminem, but we welcome Tony back following his trip out to the colonies –and in keeping with the Australia theme we start with covering their 6 wicket win over hosts India in the Cricket World Cup Final. We follow updates from football’s WSL with a detailed look at the 10 point penalty imposed on Everton for a breach of the Premier Le...

In this week’s episode we welcome back Victoria Monk, skipper of the There She Rows crew – four women who are set to row the Atlantic to raise awareness, support and funds for getting girls and women back into sport. Victoria talks us through the last 6 months of training and how the team have prepared – mentally and physically – for spending over 40-days rowing at sea – as well as the final logis...