North East Sport

Bruno Guimaraes reacts after his completing his £75m move from Newcastle United to Arsenal

Kim Hellberg was delighted with Max Arfsten’s first appearance as a Middlesbrough player in the Carabao Cup win over Wrexham

MIiddlesbrough have completed the signing of Czech goalkeeper Radek Vitek from Manchester United

Kim Hellberg is confident Will Lankshear will make a major impact with Middlesbrough this season after his debut goal against Wrexham

Troy Williamson takes on Callum Simpson in a rematch in Leeds tonight for the British and Commonwealth super middleweight titles

Hartlepool United kick off their National League campaign at home to Barrow after a summer of change

Road closures will be in force across parts of Hartlepool from 7am to 10.30am on Sunday, August 9, as the Big Lime Triathlon returns to the town.

Show Racism the Red Card will mark its 30th anniversary with a Ryder Cup-style golf tournament at Ramside Hall near Durham, bringing together North East football legends to support the charity’s anti-racism campaign.

Kim Hellberg has admitted that Middlesbrough could look to sign a central midfielder before the transfer window closes at the end of the month

Middlesbrough 1 Wrexham 0 Player Ratings - Leo Castledine was Man of the Match in Boro's Carabao Cup first round win

Will Lankshear scored the only goal of the game as Middlesbrough beat Wrexham 1-0 in the Carabao Cup first round

AIDAN MORRIS is a notable absentee from Middlesbrough's starting line-up for this evening's Carabao Cup first-round game with Wrexham

Middlesbrough have confirmed their squad numbers for the 2026/27 season, with a couple of senior players left off the list

Newcastle sporting director Ross Wilson says the club "didn't want to sell" captain Bruno Guimaraes

Sunderland have released ticket details for this season's European home matches in the Europa League

Middlesbrough forward Delano Burgzorg has joined Preston North End on a season-long loan

Matthias Jaissle discusses his plans for the squad and his transfer hopes as he prepares for his first game in charge of Newcastle

Sunderland's quiet summer of transfer activity should be viewed as a major positive rather than a negative ahead of next season

Kim Hellberg will be keeping Max Arfsten to Middlesbrough’s left-hand side this season following the American's arrival from Columbus Crew

Southampton sporting director Johannes Spors says the club are prepared to deal with boss Tonda Eckert being hit by a Football Association ban for ‘Spygate’ but still hopes for a positive outcome

JENNIE Candlish had a day to remember at Redcar last October when a double included the prestigious Marske Fabrications & Engineering Straight-Mile Final with Debora's Dream.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was 'honoured' to be compared to former Newcastle United winger Miguel Almirón.

Three new padel courts could be built at Tennis World as the award-winning venue looks to meet growing demand for the sport.

A woman who was told she might never walk again joined Durham parkrun this weekend as part of an ambitious 5,000km challenge across the UK.

Kim Hellberg is confident Middlesbrough will end transfer window with “stronger squad” than one that narrowly missed out on promotion last season

Max Arfsten and Kyle Joseph will be part of Middlesbrough’s squad for the season-opening Carabao Cup first-round game against Wrexham

A host of former Middlesbrough stars are returning to the Riverside for a special legacy game to celebrate the club’s 150th anniversary

David Hopkinson admits Newcastle United needed a financial reset this summer, but chief executive is adamant club’s ambition remains undimmed

Middlesbrough's flurry of transfer activity has continued after they agreed a deal with Tottenham to sign centre-half Ashley Phillips

Sporting CP are adamant they will not allow Sunderland target Geny Catamo to leave for less than the €60m (£51m) release clause in his contract

Rising table tennis star Ella Pashley says going behind the scenes at the Commonwealth Games has inspired her to work hard towards her goals

The story of Max Arfsten's Middlesbrough transfer after Boro finally landed their long-term target this week

Olympic silver medallist and X Games star Kieran Reilly from Gateshead is set to return home this summer to headline a free BMX show at Metrocentre.

Matthias Jaissle claims strength of Newcastle United’s “future vision” was one of key reasons behind decision to succeed Eddie Howe as head coach

Where does Bruno Guimaraes' departure to Arsenal leave Newcastle United - and what needs to happen next?

Middlesbrough will have a new captain this season after Dael Fry and Hayden Hackney left the club earlier this summer

Newcastle United have agreed a £75m deal with Arsenal and Bruno Guimaraes is now set to leave the Magpies

Middlesbrough are set to offload two fringe forward players, with Delano Burgzorg on the verge of joining Preston North End and Kaly Sene set to return to Switzerland to join Young Boys

Will Lankshear has been blown away by Kim Hellberg at Middlesbrough, saying he's learnt as much in his early days on Teesside as he has in his entire career

Kevin Keegan’s family say they are 'grateful' for the outpouring of affection for the former England captain and manager following his death at the age of 75.

Grassroots sports clubs across County Durham are being encouraged to apply for financial support through a supermarket funding scheme aimed at helping community organisations.

Middlesbrough are set for another major transfer boost, with the Championship club closing in on the permanent signing of Manchester United goalkeeper Radek Vitek

BRUNO Guimaraes' days as a Newcastle United player look to be coming to an end, with the captain closing in on the Arsenal move he craves.

Persistence has paid off for Middlesbrough, who have completed the signing of long-time target Max Arfsten

Matthias Jaissle's priorities at Newcastle United after he is unveiled as the club's new head coach

Ahmed Abdullahi has left Sunderland to join Turkish club Eyüpspor on a permanent deal

The latest on Simon Adingra and Wilson Isidor amid West Ham interest in the Sunderland pair

Fin Cartwright has had a positive summer for Middlesbrough and was handed a start in the final pre-season friendly against Espanyol

Bishop Auckland's Watson Harrop Jr matched what is believed to be the greatest single-day achievement in British harness racing history by driving six winners at Scotland's Haugh Field Scottish Classic Meeting, including victories in both feature finals.

TWO remarkably different football careers are told in the current exhibition, Battle Bowlers & Football Boots, at the Green Howards Museum in the centre of Richmond.