The Sport Newcastle Rising Stars Awards is an annual showcase for the young men and women who are making an impact at national level and often higher. Over the next few weeks we will be introducing all sixteen of our 2017 Sport Newcastle Rising Stars and will keep you up to date with their progress during the year. These awards have changed dramatically over the years - more nominations, more sports - and very noticeably far more girls. The Rising Stars are at the very heart

Sport Newcastle aims to continue unearthing and supporting potential sports stars. Here are just 3 of our recent crop of your talent who are already making a name for themselves. 2012 Rising Star Calum Johnson is a triathlete who trains alongside the Brownlee brothers at Leeds Triathlon Centre. Calum was awarded his rst Great Britain vest in 2016 and capped a successful season by anchoring the G.B. U 23 mixed team to 2nd place at the World Championships. Callum Chick’s Rising

Some of the most promising young sportsmen and women we support progress to becoming Sports Scholars. This is a major commitment, renewed annually, where the scholar receives a higher level of grant and is linked to a special business or company who have provided the sponsorship funds. Our most famous scholar is undoubtedly Olympic champion cyclist Victoria Pendleton who was supported by Sport Newcastle when she was a student at Northumbria University. Victoria went on to win

For many of the sports enthusiasts who have loyally supported Sport Newcastle’s Annual Dinner through its 40 years, the evening’s highlight is the announcement of the year’s Rising Stars of Sport. These awards have spotlighted the best of the city’s young sportsmen and women making their mark at national or international level. Teenagers like Paul Gascoigne and Jonny Wilkinson went on to become genuine superstars. For many though, the Rising Star award was a first major ackno

Sport Newcastle may have helped some household names in the early stages of their career but its overriding commitment is to the grassroots. Here are a few names who have made a major contribution to our sporting way of life. Businessmen and brothers Ian and Roy Caller launched the cricket festivals in Jesmond that helped pave the way for the arrival of the first class game in the region. Founder of business software giants Sage, Graham Wylie, has been a significant force in

Football may be the first love in Newcastle but the sporting life of the city has impressive breadth. Gosforth’s Vera Selby was the first ever Women’s World Snooker Champion in 1976 and was our Sports Personality when she regained her world crown in 1981. Jenny Lee Smith was another early trailblazer for women’s sport, this time on the golf course. Our 1982 Sports Personality won the first Ladies British Open as an amateur, before turning professional and twice triumphing on