North East Sport

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.

Max Arfsten is at the Riverside watching Middlesbrough's open training session ahead of completing his move to the Championship club

Newcastle have rejected Arsenal's opening offer for Bruno Guimaraes, with the bid understood to have fallen significantly short of United's valuation of their captain

Sunderland wrapped up their pre-season tour to the USA with a 1-0 win over Wrexham

Ross Wilson says Newcastle United have landed "one of Europe's top young goalkeepers" after Lukáš Horníček's arrival from SC Braga was confirmed

Kim Hellberg is hoping Leo Castledine gets the opportunity to show what he is really capable of at Middlesbrough this season

A County Durham couple will celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary this year by returning to the start line of the Great North Run - where they were married.

Newcastle United are set to unveil Matthias Jaissle as their new head coach – and supporters might want to start practising his name before he steps into St James’ Park.

A planning application has been submitted to expand the Vida del Padel courts in Guisborough.

Tayler survived stage four kidney cancer, and has gone from not being able to swim three years ago, to becoming a qualified scuba diving instructor.

Kim Hellberg is confident the signing of Will Lankshear and Kyle Joseph has addressed Middlesbrough's goalscoring shortcomings

Regis Le Bris is still to make a decision on whether to keep Simon Adingra on Wearside amid reported interest in the winger from West Ham United

Kim Hellberg is confident there is “still more to come” as Middlesbrough look to continue their summer transfer activity in the next couple of weeks

Steve Watson felt Darlington’s 2-0 defeat to Dunston was a “wake-up call” for his players ahead of the start of the National League North season

Charlie Ayre vowed to use his battling Commonwealth Games bronze as a springboard for propelling his burgeoning career forward

A County Durham football match was forced to be abandoned after 13 minutes after a player sustained a "horrific injury".

Some runners at the Darlington 10K were left without medals after organisers ran out before all participants crossed the finish line.

A GYMNASTICS club has secured funding to improve its facilities.

Kim Hellberg is hoping Alfie Jones, Alex Bangura, Riley McGree and Kyle Joseph could all be available for Middlesbrough’s game with Lincoln City

Middlesbrough drew 3-3 with Espanyol in a pre-season friendly at the Riverside - what were the key talking points from the game?

Sebastian Berhalter and Will Lankshear will both make their first Middlesbrough appearances in today's pre-season friendly against Espanyol

Newcastle United have finalised the payment terms of a deal for Braga goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek

WHEN Kevin Keegan signed for Newcastle United in August 1982, he wasn’t just tasked with playing football on the pitch and scoring a few goals.

Eddie Howe has explained his reasons for leaving Newcastle United as the club officially confirmed his departure

Matthias Jaissle will meet his Newcastle United players for the first time in La Manga tomorrow, but Bruno Guimaraes will remain absent

Regis Le Bris will continue to limit his players’ game time when they complete their US tour against Wrexham on Sunday

Middlesbrough are in advanced talks with Columbus Crew over Max Arfsten and are confident of making the US international their next summer addition

The Saudi Arabian PIF need to answer some key questions about the future direction of Newcastle United after Eddie Howe's departure

Sunderland continued their pre-season preparations with a 1-0 defeat to Leeds United in the second game of their US tour

The NYSD League has “genuine concern for the welfare” of Saltburn Cricket Club members as it continues its inquiry into the ‘Clicky Ponting’ scandal

Scott Lincoln believes he is finally starting to dine at the top of the shot put table after a battling Commonwealth bronze in Glasgow

Charlie Tanfield and Josh Charlton were both celebrating after England’s team pursuit squad claimed a Commonwealth Games gold medal in Glasgow

The investigation into cricket's viral 'Clicky Ponting' controversy continues as league officials express concern for the welfare of those connected to Saltburn Cricket Club.

Footage has emerged of a controversial moment in a Bradford Premier League cricket game involving a player who later became embroiled in the ‘clickgate’ scandal.

Newcastle United intend to complete the appointment of Matthias Jaissle as their new head coach before the weekend

Regis Le Bris has repeated his assertion that Sunderland are in “no rush” to complete this summer’s transfer business

Kevin Keegan achieved legendary things at Newcastle United, hence the huge outpouring of love that has followed news of his death in the last week.

Why did Eddie Howe decide to leave Newcastle United - and what does his decision say about the current state of the club?

Eddie Howe is stepping down as head coach of Newcastle United with immediate effect

With Eddie Howe having left his job as Newcastle United boss, the club have lined up Matthias Jaissle as his potential successor.

Eddie Howe is hoping Fabian Schar’s latest injury setback is “not too serious” and will not mean another lengthy lay-off for the Swiss centre-half

Newcastle United Women have confirmed six matches will be played at St James' Park during the new season.

Newcastle United say the tributes for Kevin Keegan outside St James’ Park will begin to be cleared, even as fans continue to leave flowers and scarves.

Billingham Town FC has issued a public apology after social media posts sparked criticism from suicide prevention charities and prompted a Durham FA investigation.

Eddie Howe has admitted Newcastle United cannot control the “forces that are at play” over Bruno Guimaraes and Arsenal

Fabian Schar's injury compounded Newcastle United's misery as they suffered a *-* defeat to Bristol City in a friendly at Ashton Gate