The North East is a passionate sporting region we have produced great sportspeople and clubs;Sporting websites;
The Great North Run;
The Great North Run is a half marathon ran between Newcastle and South Shields every year and is now the biggest run of its kind in the world with nearly 50,000 entrants, runners representing every post code area of Great Britain take part.
In the race run on the 21st of September 2003 British athlete Paula Radcliffe won the women's race with a world record time of 65 minutes and 40seconds.
The race ran on the 18th September 2005 was the 25th anniversary of the event, and another world record was set in the men's race by African athlete Zersenay Tadesse with a time of 59 minutes and five seconds.
To find out about more about the main race and other events which are related to it please click on this link;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/great_north_run/index.shtml
The Northern League is the second oldest football league anywhere in the world and is made up of semi-professional teams drawn from County Durham,Teesside/Cleveland,Northumberland and Tyne & Wear;
http://www.northernleague.org/
Show racism the red card, a North East based campaigning organisation
http://www.srtrc.org/
Darlington F C
(Quakers, Darlo)
http://www.darlington-fc.net/
Hartlepool United F C
(Pools)
http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/
Middlesbrough F C
(The Boro)
http://www.mfc.co.uk/home/view/home
Newcastle United F C
(The Toon, Magpies)
http://www.toonsms.co.uk/
Sunderland A F C
(Mackems, Black Cats)
http://www.safc.com/
Gateshead FC
(The Tynesiders)
Gateshead used to be South Shields and were once a football league team.In fact Gateshead were only kicked out of the football league when teams from down south voted to replace them with Peterborough because that team were more acceptable because southern based teams didn't like traveling so far north to play games!
http://www.gateshead-fc.com/
And not forgetting our regions representatives in Scotland
Berwick Rangers
(The Borderers);
http://www.berwickrangers-mad.co.uk/
3 Legends is a football radio phone-in on Century radio 6.00pm to 8.00pm Monday to Friday The 3 legends are;
Malcolm Macdonald(ex Newcastle Utd)
Mick Horswill (ex Sunderland)
& Bernie Slaven (ex Middlesbrough)
http://www.100centuryfm.com/sectional.asp?id=23699
Players Inc;
Players Inc’ is a monthly magazine covering all aspects of North East Football.
http://www.playersinc.org.uk/
The region has top flight rugby union, the Newcastle Falcons,who started out as Gosforth-a succesful amatuer team- before changing their name to Newcastle Falcons when the sport turned professional.They now play at Kingston Park which is a purpose built rugby stadium on the outskirts of Newcastle.The stadium and training facilities are shared between Newcastle Falcons, Northumbria university and Northumberland rugby football union.
http://www.newcastle-falcons.co.uk/
West Hartlepool rugby union club;
http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s16/
County cricket at Durham;
http://www.durhamccc.co.uk/
Speedway has had a good following in the region for many years & one of the newest motorsport venues is the purpose built track at South Tees Motorsport Park, home of the Redcar Bears;
http://www.redcarspeedway.co.uk/
The Newcastle Diamonds ride at the Brough Park track in Newcastle;
http://www.newcastlediamonds.com/
The Berwick Bandits Speedway club
http://www.berwickspeedway.co.uk/
The Newcastle Eagles are a sucessful basketball team who play at the Newcastle Arena;
http://www.newcastle-eagles.com/
The Moblix Newcastle Ice Hockey club;
http://www.newcastlevipers.com/
Billingham Bombers ice hockey team;
http://thebombers.co.uk/
