Pupils hailing from various schools in the North East shall reap the rewards from a recently inaugurated football development initiative by Gateshead FC.
In collaboration with Gateshead College, the club endeavours to foster the upcoming cohort of footballing prodigies in the area by establishing the Junior Football Academy, catering to...
A man aiming to run 10K in every country in the world will be visiting Newcastle this weekend.
Dan Thompson will be running 10K – and inviting others to join him – in Newcastle on Saturday 26th May. The run is part of an incredible challenge Dan has undertaken to...
Newcastle Falcons captain Mark Wilson has retired from rugby with immediate effect.
The 32-year-old came through the club’s academy and scored 42 tries in his 237 games, saying: “I’ve taken the decision to retire from rugby. It’s a decision that’s been hard to make, but it’s the right one for...
If you love keeping fit then one of your main goals should be avoiding injuries as much as possible.
A severe injury will prevent you from continuing to workout and could set back your progress weeks or even months. With that in mind, here are some of the key...
David Lloyd Clubs kicks-off Team PB
Six-week post-lockdown recovery programme now live!
Former MP, author and trainee Personal Trainer Tom Watson included in the team
The UK’s leading health and fitness group David Lloyd Clubs, alongside psychologist Dr Jessamy Hibbard and nutritionist Jenna Hope, have today launched Team PB –...
An award-winning sports coach is launching a new venture to encourage 5–12-year-olds to get fit after a year in lockdown.
Matthew Lawn from Killingworth, the brains behind the Football Squirts Academy, and his partner Ashleigh Dobbs are opening Fit Monkeys, a new concept of fun-based physical education (PE) classes, that...
Newcastle United hero Alan Shearer is to undergo a series of dementia tests as part of an upcoming BBC documentary.
In Dementia – Football’s Silent Shame, Mr Shearer will investigate whether years spent heading footballs make ex-soccer professionals more likely to suffer from the condition.
It is suspected that brain damage...
TeamSport, in partnership with Motorsport UK, is holding the British Indoor Karting Championship for the second year in a row.
To take part in the competition, all you need to do is:
Sign up to the BIKC - https://bikc.co.uk/register/ before 31st August
Visit the Newscastle TeamSport track - this is based in...
England and Manchester City player-coach, Jill Scott MBE, has taken on an ambassador role for a North East-based charity, which raises funds to help save the lives of children and adults needing coronary care.
Jill has agreed to support the Red Sky Foundation, set up by Sunderland couple, Sergio and...
England’s rugby team will take on Italy today at St James’ Park – and to add to the excitement and anticipation, there’ll be plenty of family fun in Newcastle city centre.
Newcastle City Council has created two fan zones – at Strawberry Place and St James Park Metro – that...
