Local Sport
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 […]
The Billingham Stars and Whitley Warriors will be providing neck guards for their players, following the death of ‘’much loved’’ Nottingham Panthers star Adam Johnson On October 28 Nottingham Panthers player Johnson was involved in a ‘freak accident’ on the ice against the Sheffield Steelers, which saw an opponent’s skate blade cut his throat during […]
Newcastle United look to continue their run of good form as they take on Manchester City in the third round of the Carabao Cup. The Magpies return to St James’ Park this week for back-to-back home games with the first playing host to eight-time Carabao Cup Winners Manchester City. Head to Head This is the […]
The cost of living crisis is affecting millions of people up and down the land, with households across the nation grappling with astronomically high energy bills, and their hard-earned money stretching ever-thinner. But there’s one aspect of our communities that is quietly being squeezed to the point of literal extinction in certain areas, and that […]
Team Sunderland made it back-to-back Varsity wins, following on from their TeesWear Varsity victory, as they overcame the visiting York St John in the Clash of the Minsters. The two university teams competed in a wide range of sporting competition, where Team Sunderland dominated the day and, in the end, won impressively emphatic. Fixtures were […]
Blyth Spartans record appearance maker, Robbie Dale, scored his final goal for the club in the Northumberland Senior Cup final on Thursday, 5 May. The goal, scored directly from a corner; coupled with an assist, in the 3-2 victory over Newcastle United u23’s earned Dale the Man of the Match Award. Sado Djalo headed the […]
The European Duathlon Championships are set to take place in Bilbao in September later this year and members of the Sun City Tri Club have been taking part in training sessions every Wednesday evening. One member, Simon Reynolds, who has competed in the Championships previously in Romania, Germany and Spain, is now attempting his fourth […]
Watch as the Sunderland City Runs took place in the city as thousands of runners took on the 10km and Half Marathon races.
