It is used by many of the city's schools, colleges and universities and is a popular place for association football or other sport tournaments to take place, including The Tigers 5-A-Side Tournament.

Until 2012 it was also the home for the NBL Division 4 basketball team, the Hull Wasps.

However, the Wasps moved to the Ennerdale Lesure Centre before the 2012–13 season citing the increase charges for use of the Sports Arena as the main reason.

The 2013–14 season will see the return of NBL basketball to the Sports Arena as the home the Kingston Panthers.

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