Participants of this year’s Great North Run have been sharing their memories of the run with students. The event, beginning in Newcastle and concluding in South Shields, has taken place every year since 1981. This year’s run is thought to have involved over 43,000 people. The 39th edition of the […]
Majority of people believe sexism is still an issue in our society today, but it has decreased comparing to how it was in the past. In 1920 Football Association banned women from playing football in the UK, believing football is Unsuitable for females. Things have gotten better since then, and […]
Bank Holiday Monday saw almost 800 people from South Tyneside come out to remember the lives of Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry, who lost their lives in Manchester’s terror attack last May. A charity football match took place at Mariners Park in South Shields and featured friends and family […]
Sports fans have the chance to watch the world cup in Wimbledon in a unique surrounding. A double decker bus with a 20 feet long screen will become a mobile fanzone during the summer sports in Sunderland. The bus will be parked at various locations around the city between 14th […]
Two footballers from Sunderland have been named in Gareth Southgate’s 23 man squad for this summer’s World Cup in Russia. Jordan Pickford, 24, and Jordan Henderson, 27, will be playing for the national team later this year. Former Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has played all 38 of Everton’s Premier League […]
Tributes from across the country have been pouring in on social media, to the two rugby players who died whilst on tour in Sri Lanka. Thomas Howard, 25, and Thomas Baty, 26, had been touring the country with Durham-based Clems Pirates RFC. The 22-strong party of rugby players visited Sri […]
Thousands of pounds in funding is set to help hundreds of University of Sunderland students improve their mental health through exercise. Staff from the Institute of Sport at the University have devised a scheme which is helping boost both mental and physical wellbeing. By taking part in walks at some […]
Over 4,000 club runners and fun runners took part in this year’s Sunderland 10k and Half Marathon. The event, which is now in its eighth year, took place on Sunday 13 May in Keel Square. Chris Lines, an organiser at the event, said: “We’ve definitely got a record field in the […]
A petition for parliament to have a debate on safe standing has been successful. After 110,000 signatures on an online petition, it has been announced that the debate will take place on Monday June 25. The petition emerged after Sports Minister Tracey Crouch turned down West Bromwich Albion’s proposal to […]
Chris Coleman has been sacked by Sunderland AFC. The former Wales international manager only took over in November but won’t finish the season with the Wearside club already confirmed to be playing league one football next season. Sunderland revealed the news in a short statement on the club’s official website: […]