Sunderland news

Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which aims to reduce the postcode lottery by targeting areas of ... More

As more people join gyms to support their mental health, it’s becoming apparent that some men need additional support, as the male suicide rate in ... More

David Lloyd has introduced a small-group training programme called Delta to the range of classes it offers members. The sessions are designed for six to ... More

The Gym Group’s (TGG) plans and profit forecasts were presented to analysts and investors during the company’s recent Capital Markets Day. The event was led ... More

Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part of new restrictions announced during an emergency press this evening ... More

English Premier League champion Manchester City FC has opened a sensory room for young fans at its Etihad Stadium. Situated in the North-East corner of ... More

A new campaign will use football to help people with mental health problems get more physically active and improve their mental wellbeing. Nine English Football ... More

A new interactive map charting physical activity among children in England reveals that more than 90 per cent of young people in some regions are ... More

A group of 12 English Football League (EFL) clubs have launched a programme looking to tackle loneliness and inactivity among older fans. The initiative will ... More

Northumberland's dark skies economy looks set to be given a boost, after planning permission was granted to build a new planetarium at the Kielder Observatory ... More

Building work is set to begin in January 2019 on three community football hubs in Sunderland. The £18.04m project is being funded by the Premier ... More

Women in Football (WiF) has named Jane Purdon as its first ever chief executive. Purdon will officially take up her role at the head of ... More

Sunderland Athletic Football Club (SAFC), which has suffered a spectacular fall from grace with two successive relegations, will be sold to a consortium fronted by ... More

Coventry will be the next UK City of Culture, beating Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea, Sunderland and Paisley to the crown. The announcement last night (7 November) by ... More

Eleven locations from across the north of England have bid for a share of £15m (US$20.1m, €17m) in funding designed to build a legacy from ... More

Equality campaigner Dr Rimla Akhtar has joined the board of the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA). Dr Rimla Akhtar MBE, the first Muslim and Asian ... More

British architecture practice FaulknerBrowns have been selected to design a £50m (US$64m, €54.3m) indoor sports centre for the University of Portsmouth. The building, to be ... More

Coventry, Paisley, Stoke, Sunderland or Swansea will be named as the UK City of Culture 2021 later this year after making the shortlist for the ... More

Sunderland’s Roker Hotel has appointed three new managers following the completion of its £1m refurbishment. Ivan Holroyd will look after the 96-strong workforce as general ... More

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has earmarked a September date for a formal investigation of Premier League clubs that haven’t sufficiently improved the ... More

Eleven cities of the UK have registered bids to be considered for UK City of Culture 2021, with the prospective candidates hoping to become the ... More

Premier League football club Sunderland is offering young players qualifications to transition into the health and fitness sector if they fail to make the grade ... More

Fifteen swimming coaches from around the country have been chosen to take part in a new development programme devised by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA). ... More

The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) will celebrate its centenary in 2018 by renovating the RAF Museum in London into “a world-class visitor facility.” ... More

Premier League football clubs will be able to bid for money to create specific areas in their stadiums for supporters with sensory difficulties following a ... More