The Score

The Score

Hosted by Chris McHardy, The Score is your comprehensive guide to the world of sport. From the latest sports news to big-name guests and interviews, not to mention plenty of opinionated debate on the day’s biggest stories. Unscripted and unfiltered, The Score caters to the sporting anoraks among us and those who consider themselves more ‘fairweather’.

Episodes

December 18, 2025 81 mins
  • It’s Eddie Taylor and myself, Chris McHardy for another edition of The Back Page

  • We’re still in shock at the human error behind Snicko at the Ashes Third Test

  • FIFA announces a bumper increase in World Cup prize money for the participating nations

  • We congratulate the Irish Microsoft Excel 2025 champion… yes, IT is the real sport

  • There’s the revelation that one Manchester ...
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-   Tonight I’m joined by a new friend of the show, ex-The Sun sport’s journalist, Jordan Davies 

-   There’s a look at the third Ashes test as England need a miracle Down Under… 

-   … especially as the Aussie’s welcome back Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins. 

-   We wonder why - money aside - has Brendan Rodgers headed out to Saudi Pro League s...

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December 15, 2025 79 mins
  • Arsenal squeak past Wolves while looking over there shoulder at…
  • … Manchester City and Aston Villa who won to keep the pressure on the Gunners 
  • Spurs and Thomas Frank look at odds in a painful relationship
  • And there’s a special shout out to Dubai-based darts pro Nitin Kumar who made history at the PDC World Championships


All this, and much more, on The Score

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December 12, 2025 70 mins
  • We look at another shaky night for Xabi Alonso as Real Madrid lose to Manchester City
  • There’s an attempt to fathom how - and indeed why - Paul Pogba caught the camel racing bug…
  • … and look at other stars who’ve invested in bizarre sports, including Floyd Mayweather’s unusual hobby
  • And pro golfer Viktor Hovland tells us about his expectations for the upcoming Dubai Desert Classic


All th...

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December 10, 2025 71 mins

- We’re in the mood for a spot of arrows as the PDC World Darts Championship is on the horizon

- There’s a forensic look at England who continue to melt under the Aussie heat in the Ashes

- Football fans might want to review their social media feeds before heading to the US of A next summer as Donald Trump announces new rules

- Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler calls in to give his opinion on the...

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- FIFA’s disastrous celeb-filled World Cup draw show comes under fire.

- We dissect all the fallout from Mo Salah’s explosive interview that got him dropped from Liverpool’s Champions League squad…

- … and is he destined for an Anfield exit?

- Are Aston Villa suddenly in a title race?

- Can Arsenal hold their nerve at the top of the Premier League?

- And we take a look across the continent to ...

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Chris McHardy and Robbie Greenfield are joined by pro golfer Shiv Kapur.

The 7-time winner on tour, a veteran of both the DP World Tour and Asian tours tells us about the exciting and innovative Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) - a new format coming to Dubai's Els Club on December 8th to 10th.

The IGPL, India's first-ever franchise-based golf league, comes to the UAE and marks a major milestone in the evolution of golf in the regi...

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December 5, 2025 80 mins


- There’s a moment of appreciation for Joe Root’s first-ever test century in Australia

- We take the rage bait from a viral list of the top 100 players at the 2026 World Cup

- Ex-The Sun Arsenal reporter, Jordan Davies, to give us a deep dive on the Gunners’ title charge

- Pro golfer Shiv Kapur tells us about his new Dubai-based golf league.
- Our resident motor...

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December 3, 2025 86 mins

- Chris McHardy is joined by Eddie Taylor for The Back Page

- There's a look at the odd line-up of Robbie Williams and the Village People headlining the FIFA World Cup draw

- The Rugby World Cup 2026 draw has also been made and gets looked at

- We doff our caps to Erling Haaland who has reached the exclusive 100 Premier League goals club

- Ons Jabeur tells us about her new Dubai Academy and why the Battle of the Sexes is a bad idea...

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December 2, 2025 75 mins

- Chris McHardy and Sean O'Shea look back at a dramatic weekend of Premier League action.

- Are Chelsea genuine title contenders after drawing with the league leaders, Arsenal?

- Manchester United's unlikely win at Crystal Palace... doesn't change anything

- Phil Foden's purple patch comes along at just the right time or Manchester City

 - And they look at Liverpool getting back to winning ways without Mo...

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November 27, 2025 79 mins

- Chris McHardy and Marc Archer wonder if Arne Slot’s time is up at Liverpool and what’s gone wrong?

- They praise the rampant Arsenal who sit atop of the Premier League AND the Champions League 

- There’s a look ahead to this weekend’s Emirates Dubai 7s

- And there’s an exclusive chat with former England Rugby stars Ben Youngs and Dan Cole

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November 26, 2025 73 mins

- Carl and Chris look back on a night of dramatic Champions League action as Chelsea’s Estavao announces himself on the big stage

- The gents pore over the details of India’s heaviest cricket defeat ever as South Africa run rampant

- And FIFA’s utterly outrageous decision to unban Cristiano Ronaldo goes under the microscope


All this, and much more, on The Score

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November 24, 2025 70 mins

- It’s Robbie Greenfield and Eddie Taylor on the mics for this show

- There’s a look at Liverpool’s continued demise as the lose 3-0 to Nottingham Forest… and should Arne Slot be sacked?

- Are Arsenal marching to a Premier League title unchallenged?

- There a quick departure to talk about some cricket
 
- And does anyone care about what Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo do in ...

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November 20, 2025 72 mins

- Robbie Greenfield gets another bite at the cherry when it comes to DP World Tour Championship commentary

- Sir Mo Farah invites you all to come run with him at the iconic Yas Marina Circuit

- Mahir Badri from Emirates Motorsports Organisation helps us go under the bonnet of the all-new Dubai International Baja

- There’s a look ahead to The Ashes and wonder who’s in the best shape to lift the tiny ...

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November 20, 2025 68 mins

- It’s a Scotland love-in on the show as Eddie and Chris look back on a dramatic night of World Cup Qualifying at Hampden Park
- We applaud the smallest country EVER to make the World Cup finals… Dick Advocaat’s Curaçao
-  The Battle of the Sexes tournament director, Scott Eric Davidoff drops by to give us the ins and outs of Sabalenka vs Kyrgios
- And Eddie tries to outfox Chris wi...

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November 14, 2025 65 mins

Chris and Robbie pick over Novak Djokovic’s latest interview and his explosive comments around Jannick Sinner.


- Zane Scotland calls in to tell us all about the first day of the DP World Tour Championship
- Sam McCone drops by to talk about his 200km, 24-hour running challenge
- We’ve got an exclusive chat with pro golfer and all-round good guy, Tommy Fleetwood
- And Robbie reckons Jake Paul has a puncher&r...

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November 12, 2025 65 mins

It’s the Back Page with Chris McHardy and Eddie Taylor

- We look at the problematic football rules that we’d give the red card to 
- Robbie Greenfield calls in to preview the DP World Tour Championship 
- Triathletes Kate Waugh and Marwan Albanna tell us all about their preparations for the Dubai T100
- And there's another Pick That One Out Quiz

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November 11, 2025 60 mins

In this episode… 
- Chris McHardy and Chris Brown welcome Jonjo Shelvey and Ruud Gullit to the show
- The former England midfielder has his say on Arne Slot’s side’s woes.
- Shelvey tells us about his Elevate coaching platform in the UAE and his managerial aspirations.
- We look at the dark arts that Sunderland used to secure a draw against table-topping Arsenal.
- And there’s a very spe...

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November 7, 2025 73 mins

In this episode… 
- We’re live at Meydan Racecourse for the opening races of the Dubai Racing Club season
- DRC Chairman His Highness Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmook Bin Juma Al Maktoum makes a welcome surprise visit on the show.
- We hear from Kash Shaikh CEO of Baseball United about the upcoming season
- And Ivan Modia and Sergio Icardo get us ready for the Dubai P1 Premier Padel tournament.

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November 7, 2025 68 mins

In this episode… 
- Chris is joined by Eddie Taylor for the Back Page
- There’s a look at the Battle of Sexes
- Linda Krockenbeger drops by to talk about the rise of camel racing in the region.
- And DP World Tour’s Freddie Schmeisser stops by to tell us why golf fans in the region are in for a treat over the next couple of weeks.

All this, and much more, on The Score

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