North East Sport

The story and journey of Rokas Pukstas with the midfielder set to complete his transfer to Middlesbrough

Nico Gonzalez lifts the lid on his transfer from Manchester City to Newcastle after his impressive debut for the Magpies

Sunderland head into the final two days of the transfer window hoping to make two further additions to their squad

Riley McGree made his first Championship start of the season in the win over West Brom

Burnley are close completing a transfer deal for Sunderland winger Jocelin Ta Bi

Abdoulaye Kante is set to leave Middlesbrough to join Al-Ettifaq on a permanent deal.

Regis Le Bris was delighted with Habib Diarra’s impact as a substitute in Sunderland’s win over Fulham

Player Ratings as Nordi Mukiele is the Man of the Match in Sunderland's 1-0 win over Fulham at the Stadium of Light

Wilson Isidor scored a second-half winner as Sunderland beat Fulham 1-0 in their opening home game at the Stadium of Light

Nordi Mukiele returns to Sunderland's starting line-up for this afternoon's opening home game against Fulham

Jack Daley has signed a new contract with Middlesbrough - and immediately left to join League Two club Gillingham on a season-long loan

Analysis of Newcastle's 2-0 win at Tottenham on Saturday night

Darlington are still without a home win in three matches this season after they lost 2-1 to Macclesfield at Blackwell Meadows

Middlesbrough's win over West Brom highlighted two key differences from last season that are having a major impact

REGIS Le Bris says Dayann Methalie's versatility was one of several qualities that Sunderland found attractive - but the head coach expects the new recruit to play most of his football as a left-back for the Black Cats.

Kim Hellberg has been delighted with Will Lankshear’s superb start to the season with Middlesbrough

Yoane Wissa has hailed Matthias Jaissle as the best signing Newcastle United have made this summer

Two match-worn England shirts which once belonged to former Newcastle player and manager Kevin Keegan will go for auction.

Paul Collingwood became one of England cricket’s most determined and decorated players, but his story began in Shotley Bridge.

Thousands of runners and supporters filled the streets of Middlesbrough on Sunday for the town’s annual 10K.

Manchester United have been led out at Old Trafford on Sunday by the two sons of a police officer killed in a head-on crash on the A66.

Matthias Jaissle updates on the Newcastle United transfer front ahead of Tuesday's deadline

How Newcastle United's players rated in the 2-0 win at Tottenham

Sunderland will kick off their Europa League group-stage campaign with a home game against AZ Alkmaar

Newcastle United beat Tottenham 2-0, with Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa getting the goals for Matthias Jaissle's side

Kim Hellberg admits his Middlesbrough side were “terrible” in the first half of their 3-1 win over West Brom

Player Ratings - Will Lankshear was the Man of the Match in Middlesbrough's 3-1 win over West Brom at the Riverside

Will Lankshear's superb start to the season continued as Middlesbrough beat West Brom 3-1 at the Riverside

Riley McGree has been handed a first start of the season as Middlesbrough take on West Brom at the Riverside this lunchtime

Kim Hellberg concedes that his Middlesbrough team have been too open in the early weeks of the season

Regis Le Bris responds to Everton's transfer interest in Sunderland defender Trai Hume

Darlington manager Steve Watson wants his players to be more resolute when unbeaten Macclesfield visit Blackwell Meadows

Middlesbrough FC supporters paid tribute to Cleveland Police officers PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough before the West Brom game at the Riverside.

ONCE, a former RAF airfield on the outskirts of Darlington was being marketed as a new civilian airport from where you could catch a plane to watch the high flying – and it was not Middleton St George.

Darlington business owner James Logan is targeting a top-five finish in a national motorbike championship while running his growing company.

Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Newcastle United will all play their Carabao Cup third round ties on Tuesday, September 8, it has been confirmed.

Regis Le Bris updates on Sunderland's transfer situation ahead of Tuesday night's deadline

Dayann Methalie is unavailable to make his Sunderland debut this weekend because of a suspension carried over from his time in France

Who are the eight teams Sunderland will face in the Europa League - and where will the away matches take place?

Newcastle United have handed academy deals to youngsters Kyran Thompson, Christian Boothe and Kyle Healy-Matthews

Matthias Jaissle is continuing to push for new additions ahead of Tuesday’s transfer deadline and is confident top players still want to play for Newcastle

Sunderland have been handed a glamour trip to AC Milan as part of their playing schedule in this season’s Europa League

Kim Hellberg remains determined to keep Neto Borges at Middlesbrough despite the recent arrival of Ashley Phillips and Sam Byram

How Newcastle United can solve their Nick Woltemade problem - and what has gone wrong with the club-record £69m signing

Robin Roefs says he's excited to be part of Sunderland's "bright future" after the goalkeeper became the latest star to sign a new contract at the Stadium of Light

Rokas Pukstas will fly into England today to undergo a medical and complete the formalities of his move to Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough expect to complete the signing of Rokas Pukstas from Hajduk Split in the final few days of the transfer window

Hartlepool United held a two-minute silence before its match with Eastleigh in tribute to PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, who died in the A66 collision.

Middlesbrough FC will pay tribute to Cleveland Police officers PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough before Saturday's match against West Brom after the pair died in a tragic A66 crash while on duty

Northumberland County Council is helping children in care participate in the Altra Kielder Marathon junior races.