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Gateshead FC have been removed from the National League playoffs after “failing to meet the EFL’s relevant qualifying criteria to become a member of the Football League.” Despite finishing sixth in the National League, Gateshead have been told they will not be allowed to partake in the playoffs, with Solihull Moors taking their place. The […]
Sunderland have announced the death of their legendary former player Charlie Hurley at the age of 87. Hurley, a centre half, was dubbed ‘The King’ by Sunderland fans and joined the Black Cats in 1957 from Millwall. He was voted as ‘Sunderland’s Player of the Century’ on the club’s centenary in 1979. Kelvin Beattie, of […]
After 18 years of no silverware Whickham are searching for glory as they take on West Auckland Town in the competition finale at the home of Sunderland AFC – The Stadium of Light. Boyhood Mackem and Whickham manager Lee Haldane will be on the touchline of the stadium he’s visited so many times as […]
North East MPs have pocketed more than £11,600 in gifted sports tickets in the last year, an investigation by Spark can reveal. According to data from the Register of MP Interests, MPs in the North East were gifted £11,633.55 in tickets to sports events including Men’s and Women’s FA Cup finals, Wimbledon, WWE, and […]
With the Women’s Euro’s victory giving women in the Nation a heaping handful of inspiration, we look at the best locations to watch Women’s football in the North East.
From North Shields to Billingham, here are the North East’s ‘under the radar’ non-league derbies. The North East is host to some great rivalries, with the likes of the infamous Tyne-Wear derby between Sunderland and Newcastle and the Tees-Wear Rivalry between Sunderland and Middlesborough. With the Tyne-Wear derby happening last January for the first time […]
Michael Van Gerwen made it three consecutive final wins at night four of the Professional Darts Corporation (DPC) Premier League in front of a sold-out Utilita Arena in Newcastle. A packed-out and lively Tyneside crowd saw Van Gerwen dispatch Gerwyn Price, Luke Littler and Nathan Aspinall on his way to extending his lead at the […]
Newcastle United Women booked their place in the FA Women’s National League Cup final with a win against Portsmouth at a lively St James’ Park. The scenes were a stark contrast to those seen by long-serving players of the club, who at one point had to pay to represent the club. Joshua Nichol reports from […]
A new era began at Blyth Spartans yesterday as Irfan Liaquat’s takeover of the club was announced, but who is the new owner? The takeover comes following a tricky few years at Blyth, the Spartans currently sit 15th in the National League North, having narrowly avoided relegation in the last two seasons with consecutive 19th […]
Sunderland Til I Die is officially coming back to Netflix for its third and final season on the 13th of February. A new trailer is yet to be released for the third season, but it is widely reported that the series will consist of three episodes focusing on the Black Cats’ climb out of League […]
