Sunderland 1 began their campaign for a swift return to the Premier League with a comfortable 5-0 win against a weakened Washington outfit. Newly promoted Washington were reduced to four players following a late injury to Paul Dodds, giving the Wearsider's a 1-0 advantage before a ball was hit. Paul Dodsworth and Peter McLeod posted …
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As Squash looks to expand its global following it has targeted the Olympic games. The sport has seen rejections from several attempts, but the exposure and the funding that the games offers sees it try time and time again. There are many club players who dream of seeing their sport take to the highest stage, …
Sunday May 13 sees The Northumberland host an England v Scotland charity exhibition match that features some of squash's top names. At the top of the bill is James Willstop v Daryl Selby as the second and third ranked English players go head to head. The event had to be rearranged after the winter weather …
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It's been another enthralling season in the Northumbria Premier League. To cap off the season we asked every team for their verdict on the season, and to nominate their teams Player of the Year. Champions - Newcastle University The student's held off a late fightback from Northern to win the league by 12 points. Verdict …
It's certainly been a season to remember. County Champion at the age of just 16 and impressing week in, week out against the Premier League's top players. Max Forster is certainly one to watch, and we caught up with him to learn some more about the upcoming star. Max was sat alongside coach Dave Barnett, …
This week marks the start of the 2018 Northumbria Summer League. The competitions fifth season sees a record 26 teams enter as Benwell Hill seek to defend their crown. Last year saw a thrilling final between Benwell and Newbiggin settled on points count back, the Division Two outfit's consistent four overcoming the Premier League quality …
Benwell Hill continued their promotion push with a convincing 4-1 win over Sunderland 2, who's miserable run of form continued. The form guide made grim reading for the Wearsiders as they travelled to Benwell, who are unbeaten at home this season, and had won six of their last seven games. Sunderland, meanwhile, boasted just …
Northumberland 2 were mathematically relegated as they were beaten 4-1 by Sunderland. The Jesmond youngsters have shown promise this season. They picked up a solitary win at Sunderland in the first half, and the scoreline on Thursday night did not give justice to a spirited performance that saw them pick up seven points. The Mackems …
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Westoe 2 went 22 points clear of third place in Division Two with a 3-2 win over struggling Sunderland 2. Jeff Stoker and Ben Sims had initially given the hosts a 2-0 lead on Wearside, but the South Shields outfit's top order proved far too strong. Stoker put together a convincing 3-0 win over Brian …
All images taken by Andrew Webber Max Forster continued his incredible season by winning the first ever Eldon Challenge open, coming through a gripping final against Cai Younger. The pair are two of the North-East's brightest young talents and treated a full house to a high quality, hard fought final. Forster took the first two …
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