North East Sport

Assessing the Championship promotion race, where and how it will be won and lost and Middlesbrough's chances with seven games to go

Chief executive David Hopkinson and chief financial offer Simon Capper talk us though Newcastle United's 2024/25 club accounts

Newcastle United's chief executive David Hopkinson sets out the club's position on Eddie Howe's future as head coach

Kim Hellberg talks up the importance of Luke Ayling at Middlesbrough - on and off the pitch

Regis Le Bris discusses the Sunderland importance of versatile Trai Hume

A new football academy in County Durham has been launched by Sunderland College, the Foundation of Light, and Consett AFC.

Kyril Louis-Dreyfus reacts after Sunderland announced the exit of chief business officer David Bruce as part of a behind scenes restructure

Nottingham Forest's ex-Newcastle midfielder Elliot Anderson has only got the World Cup in his sights amid rumours of a big-money summer transfer

Middlesbrough defender Luke Ayling has signed a new contract at the Riverside

Regis Le Bris says 'anything is possible' for Enzo Le Fee at Sunderland

Kim Hellberg discusses the 'thing he likes the most' about Middlesbrough

Former Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe says he "can't wait to get started" after taking charge of National League side Woking

Tottenham will have a new head coach in place for their trip to Sunderland in a fortnight after Igor Tudor left his role today.

Tommy Conway played on the left side of the attack for Scotland as the Middlesbrough attacker made his first international start

Kim Hellberg discusses how his past life as a teacher helps him on a daily basis as Middlesbrough head coach

Darlington are still in the thick of the National League North play off battle despite losing to impressive Fylde at Mill Farm

For Chris Rigg, good has come of disappointment at Sunderland this season

Middlesbrough Women battled back from behind to snatch a deserved point against Liverpool Feds and extend their unbeaten record playing at the Riverside Stadium

Sunday's Wear-Tyne derby in WSL2 saw points shared as Newcastle pegged Sunderland back and extended their unbeaten run against the Black Cats.

Newcastle missed a chance to pounce on the playoffs as they rescued a draw against bitter rivals Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. How it happened.

Riley McGree opens up in an honest and revealing interview as he reflects on the injury challenges he had to overcome at Middlesbrough

How Chris Rigg earned the Sunderland respect of captain Granit Xhaka

Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg discusses teenage striker Cruz Ibeh

Darlington assistant manager Terry Mitchell has paid tribute to the players ahead of their fourth meeting this season with Fylde today

Sunderland Women and Newcastle Women face off in the Wear-Tyne derby at the Stadium of Light on Sunday

Sunderland aren't in action for another fortnight, but there's uncertainty over who'll be in the visiting dugout when they take on Tottenham at the Stadium of Light

Middlesbrough forward Sonny Finch has made his South Shields loan switch permanent

Bristol City have sacked Gerhard Struber and appointed Roy Hodgson as boss until the end of the season - with the decision potentially having implications for Middlesbrough duo Neto Borges and Delano Burgzorg

Darlington boss Steve Watson and assistant Terry Mitchell have signed new contracts at Darlington

Middlesbrough duo Alan Browne and David Strelec both suffered World Cup heartbreak on Thursday night

Who should be in England's World Cup squad - Scott Wilson makes his 26-man selection for North America

It's been quite the season for teenage Sunderland striker Finn Geragusian

Kim Hellberg expects both Leo Castledine and Jeremy Sarmiento to play influential roles in the final seven games of Middlesbrough’s season

Sunderland defender Trai Hume felt the pain of Thursday’s World Cup qualifying play-off loss to Italy as much as anyone else but believes it can help drive Northern Ireland in their bid to reach future tournaments

Plenty of couples like to stare lovingly at each other across the table.

A North East man who survived a cardiac arrest in his 30s is urging football fans to help save lives.

Middlesbrough Women boss Joe Lillie tells the story of his coaching journey as he prepares to take charge of a game at the Riverside for the first time

Middlesbrough striker Tommy Conway is desperate to make the Scotland squad for this summer's World Cup after his recall by Steve Clarke

Lewis Hall is hoping he will have to miss a second summer of cricket as he chases his World Cup dream

The Muhammad Ali mantra that is guiding Kim Hellberg's man-management of his Middlesbrough squad

Chris Rigg, Regis Le Bris and Ronald Koeman all discuss Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey

MICHAEL Dods has hopes of striking gold in a race he covets as he heads into the new turf flat season for his 36th year as a trainer.

Yorkshire Glory, trained by Ben Haslam in Middleham, North Yorkshire, has been crowned All-Weather Horse of the Year after a standout winter campaign

Newcastle United legend Kevin Keegan has been the target of a 'vile' hoax claiming he had only days to live amid his ongoing cancer treatment.

Alan Shearer says a "reset" is required at Newcastle United this summer and said "questions need to be asked" after the hugely disappointing Premier League campaign and double derby defeat to Sunderland

Newcastle United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was the star as Like Littler taught the England squad how to hit the target in a darts tournament

Newcastle United defender Lewis Hall says his past relationship with England boss Thomas Tuchel will count for nothing ahead of the World Cup

Steve Watson has told his Darlington players there's no need for "doom and gloom" after Quakers saw their three-game winning run brought to an end by rivals Kidderminster Town

Sunderland's Stadium of Light will welcome a special visitor this summer, with Brazilian great Ronaldinho bringing a charity XI to Wearside

Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg admits he is trying to strike the right attacking balance as his side try to win promotion