Three time world champion athlete Colin Jackson is bringing his Go Dad Run event to Sunderland next month. The project includes a series of 5K and 10K runs for men and boys, which aims to get them thinking and talking about their health issues as well as raising funds for charity. The first of this […]
For most people, completing a marathon would be hard enough, but how about doing one while juggling a ball in the air? That is just one of the feats freestyle footballer John Farnworth has achieved. He also holds five Guiness World Records and has won the World and European Championships. But for someone who has […]
A group of enterprising Wearsiders are making waves in the music world with their sell out club nights. HAZE was started two years ago when Carlton Johnston, Loui Brown and Aarron Johnston began organising party nights. They are now an eight-man strong team, with the addition of Christian Usher, Ben Carter, Joel Henderson, Joe Dunn […]
A new trampoline, gymnastics and cheerleading centre has opened in Sunderland. Opened by AAAsports, the venue, which has taken over the Sunderland Climbing Centre in Southwick, is the only one of its kind in the region. The centre will be running classes there for all ages and abilities, with hundreds of members expected to attend every week. […]
Sunderland Flames take on Kendall this afternoon as they look to maintain their good recent form. The Wearsiders have won their last three matches and are currently third in the league. However, they will face a difficult task against a side that have only lost once this season. But that defeat came against the Flames […]
Cardio tennis has been a big success at the Sunderland Tennis Centre this year. It is the first time the centre has put on the sessions which are being run in partnership with the University of Sunderland. The sessions, which take place every week, have proved to be popular with people of all ages. Matt […]
British Number four Daniel Cox was delighted to progress to the last 16 of the Aegon GB Pro-series event in Sunderland. Cox had to come from a set down to beat opponent Myles Orton who had only made it to the last 32 as a luckiest loser after George Coupland pulled out of the tournament. […]
The Sunderland Tennis Centre is set to host yet another GB Pro-series event. It is the third such event to be held in Sunderland in the last 12 months, with the tournament set to start this Sunday, but this year will include a $25k women’s tournament alongside the men’s $10k. This means the tournament will […]
University of Sunderland tennis club will hold its annual Christmas mini tennis event this week. The event, which is open to anyone from the club, will take place on Wednesday evening. The university’s tennis coordinator Matthew Wigham said: “Basically you play tennis with shorter rackets, sponge balls, on a badminton court and it’s just dead […]
Sunderland tennis president Josh Edgcombe is pleased with the 1sts start to the season. The team have only lost once this season and Edgcombe thinks the team can continue their early success. He said: “Other than the slip up at Leeds we have been very good, very solid. We’ve got a good team this year […]
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