Chris McHardy is joined by Eddie Taylor for another excellent episode of The Back Page. 
They try to work out Cristiano Ronaldo's social media post - is he off or does he just need a hug?
Yas Marina Circuit assistant manager and former driver, Francesa Pardini calls in to give the Monaco Grand Prix a post-mortem. 
And Sunderland legend Niall Quinn tells us what his beloved Black Cats need to do to survive in the Premier League next season.
All this and much more, on The Score.

Chris McHardy is joined by Eddie Taylor for another excellent episode of The Back Page.&nbsp; They try to work out Cristiano Ronaldo's social media post - is he off or does he just need a hug? Yas Marina Circuit assistant manager and former driver, Francesa Pardini calls in to give the Monaco Grand Prix a post-mortem.&nbsp; And Sunderland legend Niall Quinn tells us what his beloved Black Cats need to do to survive in the Premier League next season. All this and much more, on The Score.

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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’.

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The Back Page: Deciphering Cristiano Ronaldo's cryptic message

- It’s Robbie Greenfield and Eddie Taylor in for Chris McHardy this evening on a packed show.

- There’s a chat about whether the Battle of the Sexes was simply just to put more eyeballs on tennis

- Could high flying Aston Villa do the impossible and win the Premier League this season?

- And are Chelsea the most vanilla top flight side right now?

- England win a test Down Under… finally.

And there’s a reason why you need to tune into a certain Bambino Pon - the commentary genius.

All this, and much more, on The Score

-&nbsp;It&rsquo;s Robbie Greenfield and Eddie Taylor in for Chris McHardy this evening on a packed show. -&nbsp;There&rsquo;s a chat about whether the Battle of the Sexes was simply just to put more eyeballs on tennis -&nbsp;Could high flying Aston Villa do the impossible and win the Premier League this season? -&nbsp;And are Chelsea the most vanilla top flight side right now? -&nbsp;England win a test Down Under&hellip; finally. And there&rsquo;s a reason why you need to tune into a certain Bambino Pon - the commentary genius. All this, and much more, on The Score

Battle of The Sexes Falls Flat

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 United YouTuber is earning more than Kobbie Mainoo


And Dubai-resident and new PDC World Darts Championship darling, Nitin Kumar calls in to talk about his history-making moment


All this, and much more, on The Score 

<ul>
<li>It&rsquo;s Eddie Taylor and myself, Chris McHardy for another edition of The Back Page </li>
<li>We&rsquo;re still in shock at the human error behind Snicko at the Ashes Third Test </li>
<li>FIFA announces a bumper increase in World Cup prize money for the participating nations </li>
<li>We congratulate the Irish Microsoft Excel 2025 champion&hellip; yes, IT is the real sport </li>
<li>There&rsquo;s the revelation that one Manchester United YouTuber is earning more than Kobbie Mainoo </li>
<li>And Dubai-resident and new PDC World Darts Championship darling, Nitin Kumar calls in to talk about his history-making moment</li>
</ul>
 All this, and much more, on The Score&nbsp;

The Back Page

-   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 side Al Qadsiah

-   Bruno Fernandes' explosive comments suggest Manchester United were ready to cash in on him this summer

-   And we’re joined by Tournament Director at Mubadala Abu Dhabi, Nigel Gupta


All this, and much more, on The Score 

-&nbsp; &nbsp;Tonight I&rsquo;m joined by a new friend of the show, ex-The Sun sport&rsquo;s journalist, Jordan Davies&nbsp;
-&nbsp; &nbsp;There&rsquo;s a look at the third Ashes test as England need a miracle Down Under&hellip;&nbsp;
-&nbsp; &nbsp;&hellip; especially as the Aussie&rsquo;s welcome back Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins.&nbsp;
-&nbsp; &nbsp;We wonder why - money aside - has Brendan Rodgers headed out to Saudi Pro League side Al Qadsiah
-&nbsp; &nbsp;Bruno Fernandes' explosive comments suggest Manchester United were ready to cash in on him this summer
-&nbsp; &nbsp;And we&rsquo;re joined by Tournament Director at Mubadala Abu Dhabi, Nigel Gupta
 All this, and much more, on The Score&nbsp;

The Back Page: Deciphering Cristiano Ronaldo's cryptic message

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