Newcastle Falcons have signed French international centre Maxime Mermoz from Leicester Tigers for the beginning of next season. Mermoz has 35 caps for his country while scoring three times for them, previous teams include Toulouse, Perpignan and Toulon where he fell out of favour. Mermoz had to compete with fellow French international Mathieu […]
Hopeful female footballers are being offered a unique opportunity to represent Sunderland AFC alongside nationally recognised qualifications. This comes after a partnership between South Tyneside College and Monkwearmouth Sixth Form Academy offering a new football scholarship aimed at helping girls aged 16-18. The scholarship will develop their skills in football […]
Put your questions to Olympic legend Steve Cram, and Team GB’s Paratriathlon team coach, Jonathon Riall – both graduates of the University of Sunderland. The pair will be giving the next in our Public Lecture series on Wednesday, February 8, from 6pm, at the Sir Tom Cowie Lecture Theatre at […]
Shotton Hall Academy are hoping to keep the red flag flying high for Sunderland AFC as the semi-finals of the Premier League Challenge begin this week. Students from the secondary school will travel to the Bet365 Stadium, home to Stoke City Football Club, on Thursday 26 January with a place […]
University of Sunderland students were given the opportunity to test their fledgling journalism skills on two Premier League Sunderland AFC players of both past and present. Hosting a press conference in December, media students and MA Sports Journalism students were invited to field questions to goalkeeper Vito Mannone and senior […]
Ryhope CW have raised just under £400 for the Bradley Lowery’s Fight campaign following a collection at their home Northern League game on Saturday against Consett AFC. Colliery Welfare’s boss Gary Pearson suggested the idea for the club to send Christmas cards to the terminally ill five year-old following a widespread social media campaign, […]
Sunderland AFC’s ambitions for a bigger international fan base are being supported by a host of North East pupils. On December 8 more than 70 pupils, aged 13-15, took part in Sunderland’s final of the Premier League Challenge at the Stadium of Light. This year’s challenge saw the groups looking […]
Sporting legend Tanni Grey-Thompson has said it is a “ huge honour” to receive her honorary doctorate from the University of Sunderland. The 47-year-old, who has lived in the North East for about 20 years, was given an honorary doctorate of law from the city’s higher education institution on Thursday, December 1 at the annual Winter […]
Legendary Sunderland footballer Charlie Hurley and his teammates of 1963 have officially unveiled a new iconic gate. The gate leads into the main west stand at Sunderland’s Stadium Of Light and has already taken its first load of fans. The gates have already seen Sunderland defeated Hull City 3 – […]
Sunderland Football Club and LGBT rights group are joining to campaign for acceptance in sport. This weekend Sunderland AFC and Stonewall are campaigning to make sport’s everyone game as part of rainbow’s laces week. The Premier League is showing their support for the campaign at every fixture this weekend. At […]