North East Sport

Matthias Jaissle has admitted his Newcastle United side will “not be at their peak” for the season-opening home game against Liverpool

Matthias Jaissle suffered his first defeat as Newcastle United boss as the club’s pre-season preparations continued with a 3-1 defeat to Everton

Dennis Cirkin has joined QPR after leaving Sunderland on a free transfer this summer

Middlesbrough stand to benefit financially if Djed Spence completes his move from Tottenham to Inter Milan, which looks increasingly likely

Joelinton will wear the captain's armband as Newcastle United take on Everton in a pre-season friendly at Murrayfield

Key Sunderland figures have paid an emotional farewell to Anthony Patterson after the goalkeeper completed his move to Wrexham

Matthias Jaissle has admitted that avoiding a touchline ban could be one of his biggest challenges as he prepares to lead Newcastle United in the Premier League next season

Matthias Jaissle discusses Nick Woltemade after the forward's challenging first season at Newcastle United

A sold-out Darlington Cricket Club leaves Chair hopeful for further county games.

Inside Matthias Jaissle's first Newcastle United press conference at St James' Park

Sunderland defender Leo Hjelde has completed his move to Belgian side KV Mechelen

Middlesbrough's Under-21s demolished Hartlepool United 10-0 in their opening group game of the National League Cup

Anthony Patterson has completed his move from Sunderland to Championship club Wrexham

Matthias Jaissle insists the Newcastle United hierarchy know what the club need in the transfer market

Thomas Meunier has lifted the lid on his video call with Regis Le Bris that left him convinced he had to sign for Sunderland this summer

Hayden Hackney discusses his summer move to Everton and hails two key figures from his time at Middlesbrough

Newcastle United defender Alex Murphy has joined FC Kaiserslautern on loan for the coming season

Sontje Hansen has been spending time with Middlesbrough’s Under-21s to try to build up his match fitness after his World Cup involvement with Curacao

Atmos Padel has rebranded two popular North East clubs as part of a growth strategy, with the former Padel Project site on Grange Road in Darlington taking the new name alongside its South Shields venue.

Forever Boro written by Darlington-born author Paul Hodsgon, tells the story of Middlesbrough FC from 1970 to 2019 through 50 players who shaped the club's fortunes

Durham City FC has entered a new era after becoming a Community Interest Company (CIC), securing community ownership and placing long-term local benefit at the centre of the club’s future.

Newcastle United and Middlesbrough have learned their Carabao Cup second-round opponents after this evening's draw

Arthur Masuaku has completed a permanent move from Sunderland to Turkish side Konyaspor

Middlesbrough full-back Fin Munroe has joined League One side Blackpool on a season-long loan

Newcastle United have added Joao Palhinha to their list of potential targets as they look to add some experience to their central-midfield mix

Sunderland have agreed a deal with Wrexham that will see Anthony Patterson join the Championship club on a permanent basis

Luke O'Nien is set to kick off the new Premier League season at Ipswich as Sunderland’s starting centre-half

Kim Hellberg has been impressed with Neto Borges this summer, and has hinted that the defender will be remaining with Middlesbrough

The Boro Breakdown Podcast, which covers the latest news from Middlesbrough FC, was forced to put out a post on Monday (August 10), flagging the problematic comments.

Middlesbrough's pursuit of Ashley Phillips has been paused over the weekend without a final agreement in place over the centre-half

Arthur Masuaku is on the brink of leaving Sunderland after agreeing a deal with Turkish side Konyaspor

Jeremy Sarmiento is desperate to show what he's capable of at Middlesbrough this coming season

Darlington failed to win on the opening day of the season for the fourth year in a row as they were beaten 2-1 by Worksop at Blackwell Meadows

Regis Le Bris has confirmed promising winger Timur Tutierov will be remaining on Wearside as part of Sunderland’s first-team squad this season

Newcastle United officials will hold formal talks with the hierarchy at Marseille over Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg this week

Radek Vitek completed his permanent move from Manchester United to Middlesbrough - this is the story of the 'special' keeper

Darlington fighter Troy Williamson lost his British and Commonwealth title rematch with Callum Simpson

A six-bedroom Jesmond mansion once reportedly occupied by Sandro Tonali and other Newcastle United players is for sale with offers invited over £4 million.

Helmsley is set to welcome the Lloyds Tour of Britain on September 5, with the North Yorkshire market town hosting the start of stage four as community celebrations coincide with the launch of the £200,000 Heart of Helmsley regeneration project.

Anthony Elanga thankfully avoided serious injury after being on the receiving end of a horror challenge at Valencia – where the Magpies fought back from behind to win 2-1 in Matthias Jaissle's first game in charge.

Kaly Sene has left Middlesbrough for Young Boys in a £1m deal

An update on the Sunderland injury situation after the pre-season victory over Lens in France

The main talking points after Sunderland's 2-0 pre-season friendly victory at Lens

There was some confusion in the stands at the Riverside Stadium in the second half of Middlesbrough's Carabao Cup victory over Wrexham on Friday night.

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