Middlesbrough Lions Eston Sports Academy, which is located in the borough of Redcar & Cleveland and is managed by Tees Valley Leisure. Eston Sports Academy has the following facilities: American professional Raplh Bucci, currently playing for BBL outfit Durham Wildcats, said of the facility, "Middlesbrough's impressive arena is the 1,200 capacity Eston Sports Academy; a £6 million venue that is rated as one of the best basketball venues in the UK". Middlesbrough Lions The Teesside Lions formally known as the Middlesbrough Lions is an English Basketball team from Middlesbrough, Teesside competing in the English Basketball League, Division 4. They play their home
Middlesbrough meteorite In March 2011, the 130th anniversary of its fall to Earth, it was lent to the town's Dorman Museum where it was put on display for several weeks. Middlesbrough meteorite The Middlesbrough Meteorite fell in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England on March 14, 1881. The meteorite fell in the afternoon, hitting the ground around 3:35 pm. Although there were reports that sound generated as the object travelled through the Earth's atmosphere was heard in some areas of Yorkshire, the meteorite was unusual in that the sonic boom that would normally be associated with a meteorite entering the atmosphere was not heard