Northumbria University favourite Zoe Aldcroft could make her Six Nations bow against France tomorrow after bagging a place on the England bench. The former sports scholar and TASS athlete made her mark during England’s tour of the US last summer. And after taking a break from her...

Lightning struck twice at Sport Central tonight as Team Northumbria suffered a third quarter setback for the second Saturday on the bounce. Once again a second half slump ended any hopes of a first Netball Superleague win of the season. And head coach TeAroha Keenan faces a week of tough...

Team Northumbria’s Croatian captain has warned the club’s volleyball rivals that the Sport Central side has targeted a clean sweep of domestic honours this season. Jurja Vlasic is one of only two returning players on Dave Goodchild’s women’s roster. And the...

Team Northumbria volleyball wowed as they started their Super 8s season with three 3-0 wins. Both the men's and women's teams came away victorious from a hat trick of fast-paced and tense games. "It was nice to start the season off on a strong note,” said Sarah...

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TeAroha Keenan is convinced Team Northumbria can break their Superleague duck at Celtic Dragons on Saturday – despite criticising her side’s lack of composure. The Kiwi playcaller was fuming after the hosts allowed Severn Stars to clinch a 47-43 road win at Sport Central. But...

Team Northumbria head coach Chris Bunten has been confirmed as assistant coach of the GB Under 20 Women’s basketball squad ahead of a summer of FIBA action. The 2016 WBBL Championship-winning playcaller resumes his partnership with head coach Jose Maria Buceta. And Bunten admitted:...

2022 will see the return of a newly formatted, student led, VARSITY Competition where both universities come together with sport as the common ground as well as the city of Newcastle!