Null and Void

We kick off this week’s episode of Null & Void looking back at the heated reaction to the Newcastle v Arsenal game, as well as the frenetic happenings in Spurs v Chelsea. England’s defence of the Cricket World Cup is now, officially, over – being ended by old foes Australia in Ahmedabad. The chase for the last remaining semi-final spot comes into the last round of games with India, South Afric...

With Tony enjoying valuable family time in Australia, we have Paddy Mullarkey stepping into his shoes as co-host for a couple of weeks. We start with a look back at the final weekend of the Rugby World Cup, with South Africa beating New Zealand 12-11 in the final, and England taking the bronze medal after a 26-23 win over Argentina. As well as discussing the key moments in both games, Andy & P...

This week we are joined by British, European and World Champion powerlifter John Carney as he prepares for next week’s World Championships in Manchester. John also shares his story with us of competing in boxing, judo, starting up his own gym and founding an American Football team, as well as winning the powerlifting World Championships just 2-years after having surgery for bowel cancer. We also b...

In this week’s episode we are joined by Stand Up Paddleboarder Peter “Smurph” Murphy, who talks us through the mammoth charity challenge he is undertaking – paddling 75 miles non-stop along the River Wye, to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House. For anyone wanting to support Smurph in his efforts, you can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/peter-murphy-1694338198349?utm_medium=fundraisi...

In Episode 122 we kick off with the latest from the Rugby World Cup, with the quarter-final line up being confirmed, and a surprise win for Portugal over Fiji in the final group games. As the tournament progresses, Andy waves goodbye to his trips to France. Keeping with World Cups we have the latest from the Cricket World Cup in India, where New Zealand and the hosts have made good starts, whilst...

We’re joined again this week by Golf Professional Andy Wild to look back over the dramatic finale to a fantastic Ryder Cup weekend, with Europe beating USA 16.5-11.5. We discuss the atmosphere and all of the action as Luke Donald’s team regained the trophy in Rome. Scotland kept their Rugby World Cup Quarter Final hopes alive with an 82-0 win over Romania, and New Zealand crushed Italy 96-17 to en...

With the Ryder Cup kicking off in Rome this weekend,  Golf Professional Andy Wild returns to the show to share his thoughts on how the two teams are shaping up. He also looks back at an amazing final day in the Solheim Cup, where Europe’s women managed to fight back to a 14-14 tie, and retain the trophy. We have the latest from the Rugby World Cup, where there were some significant wins for all fo...

In Episode 119 we start off with a review of the weekend’s rugby, with England labouring to a win over Japan’s Brave Blossoms and Wales beating Portugal in Nice (as well as the usual review of the dining delights on the Cote D’Azur!), whilst Fiji’s win against Australia puts Eddie Jones’ team at risk of not making the quarter finals. In Tennis it was a win for GB against France that now sets the t...

With the Rugby World Cup getting underway, we are joined by Ireland fan Patrick Mullarkey to look at some of the highlights from an excellent opening weekend, including a big win for hosts France and Ireland, England and Wales all opening their accounts. He also shares his thoughts on how the next stages of the tournament could play out. We discuss Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff’s wins in the US Op...

In Episode 117 we are joined by two professional tennis coaches, Justin Cook and his daughter Libby , as they share their thoughts on some of the standout performances from week one at the US Open and their predictions for the finals this weekend. Libby also gives some insights into what the atmosphere is like at the event, and how it differs from some of the other majors around the globe. Whilst...

We kick off Episode 116 with a look back at a fantastic week of the World Athletic Championships in Budapest, including gold medals for 2 British athletes and some unexpected buggy crashes! The final round of Rugby World Cup warm up games brought a first ever win for Fiji over England, whilst South Africa recorded their biggest win over old rivals New Zealand. It was silver for England’s men in th...

Whilst it was disappointment for England’s Lionesses with silver in the final, we look back on what has been a fantastic Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. We are joined by Victoria Monk from the There She Rows team. They are rowing the Atlantic to inspire more women to take up and participate in sport. Victoria discusses with us the impact that this World Cup has had and the legacy i...

We start Episode 114 with a review of the fantastic news that England’s Lionesses are into the football World Cup Final after a 3-1 win over co-hosts Australia in Sydney. They will take on Spain on Sunday, who beat Sweden 2-1 in their semi-final. We then look back over the weekend’s Rugby Union internationals and the bemusing decision by the disciplinary panel to downgrade Owen Farrell’s red card...

In Episode 113 of your weekly sports podcast, we bring you updates and new across 10 different sports, and 3 World Cups. We start with England’s Red Roses winning silver in the Netball World Cup in South Africa-their best ever showing in a World Cup. We then move on to New Zealand and Australia and the Women’s Football World Cup, with the quarter-final line up being confirmed. England’s Lionesses...

World Cup fever grips Episode 112 of Null & Void this week, as we also welcome Iraq and Singapore into the Null & Void family as they become countries 40 & 41 to join our listenership. We have the latest from the Women’s Football World Cup, with the Lionesses topping the group in dominant fashion, as well as the latest progress of the Red Roses in Netball’s World Cup in South Africa, a...

With this being Episode 111 we explain why this is called a Nelson in cricket. We start by looking back at the rain affected cricket test at Old Trafford – with 2 days of downpours causing the draw that was enough for Australia to retain the ashes. The Women’s Football World Cup has kicked off in Australia and New Zealand, with both hosts recording opening day wins. England opened with a win over...

It may be summer holiday season, but the sporting drama doesn’t take a break! We start with Tony & Andy’s thoughts on their Washes road trip. Despite Australia retaining the urn it was a superb game and atmosphere, fitting of a series where the best two teams in the world have gone toe to toe. It was Wimbledon finals weekend, with new names added to both the men’s and women’s singles trophies....

We start this episode with the wins for England’s men in the Mashes test at Headingley and the women’s team winning the Washes T20 game to keep the series alive in front of a record crowd at Lord’s. The England Under 21 men’s football team followed the example of the Lionesses in winning the European Championships, beating Spain 1-0 in dramatic fashion as goalkeeper James Trafford saved a last-min...

Did you miss us?! After a short summer break we’re back- and our guest this week is tennis coach Justin Cook (Director of  www.jctennis.co. Uk ). Justin joins us as the first week of Wimbledon gets under way, sharing his thoughts on players to look out for and whether anyone can beat Djokovic. In cricket we start with the controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow in the Mashes 2nd test, as well as...

In this week’s episode we kick off with a look back at the US Open Golf and an unexpected win for Wyndham Clark on a really exciting final day. Also hats off to Andy Wild, who’s predictions last week all finished in the top 20 (with 3 out of 4 in the top 10). We have to talk about the first men’s Cricket Test between England and Australia from Edgbaston – where England lost by just 2 wickets in a...

In Episode 106 we kick off with Andy trying (unsuccessfully) to get tony to talk about Manchester City’s Champions League win to secure the treble. He is, however, more willing to talk about West Ham’s win in the Europa Conference final. Our Golf expert Andy Wild has sent in a preview of this weekend’s US Open tournament in Los Angeles, along with his tips for the title and some scurrilous allegat...

We kick off Episode 105 with the surprise news of the truce called between the PGA tour, the DP World Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV tour that brings the previously warring factions together under one roof. With the French Tennis Open well into its second week we discuss the quarter-finals and semi-finals and who the favourites are for both the men’s and women’s finals. In Rugby Union London Irish...

In Episode 104 we bring you updates from 13 different sports and a fantastic guest from the world of rowing. Patrick Lockley has experienced many different roles in rowing-a rower, a coach and a race umpire. He shares with us his insights into each of these roles, as well as explaining what the role of the umpire is in racing, and some of his highlights and favourite venues from his time umpiring...

We’ve another cracker this week as we bring you Episode 103. We start with Manchester City winning the Premier League with a week to spare, and Newcastle securing a Champions League place next season – whilst at the bottom the fight for survival goes right to the final weekend. In the WSL the title chase also goes to the final weekend, with Chelsea in the box seat over Manchester United. We bring...

This week we have 12 different sports and a fantastic guest. Eliot Simons is not only the treasurer of Wallingford Triathlon Club, but has also successfully completed the Austrian Extreme Triathlon – an event that involves swimming, cycling and running over 230km as well as ascending over 6,000 metres across the mountains! Eliot tells us how he got into triathlon and the training required to under...