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Kim Hellberg discusses the form and progress of in-form Middlesbrough forward Morgan Whittaker

Did Newcastle United's Matfen Hall PIF summit send out the wrong message ahead of the weekend home game with Brighton?

Regis Le Bris admits Sunderland have to rediscover their set-piece strength – and has hinted at a potential change of approach

Eddie Howe claims his meetings with senior PIF officials at Matfen Hall have convinced him that the Saudi Arabian hierarchy remained fully committed to Newcastle United

Anthony Gordon is back in training and set to return to Newcastle United’s starting line-up for tomorrow’s home game with Brighton

Kim Hellberg and Phil Parkinson have confirmed how they plan to monitor the Championship's final day games that matter elsewhere

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris admits he has not been playing Enzo Le Fee is his best position in recent weeks

Kim Hellberg believes Middlesbrough are now starting to see how "brilliant" David Strelec can be - but says the very best is still to come.

A larger-than-life former York heavyweight wrestler and Yorkshire Ambulance Service veteran has died at the age of 86.

Jim Wilson, 75, officiated his final men’s match on Sunday (April 25) at Middleham, the same venue where he first took charge of a formal fixture on March 23, 1976.

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Thornaby FC Women secure historic back-to-back promotions

Middlesbrough FC’s former Ayresome Park stadium is celebrated in a new artwork titled Awesome Park by cartoonist and fan Graeme Bandeira, featuring an aerial tribute to the ground.

Cricket legend Sir Geoffrey Boycott has called for action to restore the Brian Clough statue.

Regis Le Bris is confident his Sunderland players have not switched off for the summer

Kim Hellberg updates on Middlesbrough's injury and team news ahead of the final day trip to Wrexham

Sunderland could have three of their injured wingers back in the squad for Saturday’s game at Wolves

David Hopkinson claims that increasing Newcastle United’s annual revenue to more than £500m is the key to the club's future

David Strelec looks to be finding form at Middlesbrough at the right time ahead of the final day and play-offs

Regis Le Bris wants more goals from his Sunderland side but says it will be a gradual process rather than an overnight change

12 suspects were arrested in raids by Cleveland Police in a crackdown after Middlesbrough v Millwall match violence

FIERCE Fortitude could return to Redcar for the Zetland Gold Cup on May 25 after staying on well to give jockey Rowan Scott a double at the seaside track today.

Florence Springle, a 21-year-old national-level figure skater from Newcastle and University of Sunderland student, is set to compete in the Sunderland City Run

Billingham’s sporting heritage will be celebrated in an exhibition at St Cuthbert’s Church, as part of efforts to preserve the historic Teesside building as a community hub.

Almost 500 runners took part in a series of relay races at Hardwick Park in Sedgefield as the annual Neptune Relays attracted its largest entry for several years.

Rachel Steedman, originally from Edinburgh, is competing for Team GB at the World Bench Championships in Poland next month

Wrexham director Shaun Harvey says it would be the "greatest sports story ever" if Phil Parkinson's side secure a top six finish against Middlesbrough on Saturday and go on to achieve a fourth successive promotion

Ex-Middlesbrough defender Craig Harrison was forced to retire as a player when he was just 25 but went on to become a record-breaking manager

Middlesbrough need Ipswich to lose to QPR on the final day of the Championship season to be in with a chance of winning automatic promotion

Sunderland are set to make improvements on and off the pitch this summer as the Black Cats look to build on this season's success

Kim Hellberg says Middlesbrough will again analyse their injury record at the end of the season in a bid to try and prevent as many issues moving forward

Stockton's Northern Premier League Premier Division promotion hopes were brought to an end with a play-off defeat at Hednesford Town

ROWAN Scott’s profile was given a major boost when he was signed up late last year by high-flying Amo Racing on a retainer until the end of the 2026 season.

Hossein Vafaei is currently competing in the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championships at the Crucible in Sheffield

What Middlesbrough need to happen on the final day to finish second in the Championship after Southampton and Ipswich's 2-2 draw on Tuesday night

Sunderland's Brian Brobbey has been quizzed on transfer links with Bayern Munich and Chelsea

Newcastle United will set about firming up their plans for the transfer window at this week's PIF summit in Northumberland, with ins and outs on the agenda ahead of a summer of change on Tyneside

How Ferryhill Athletic were reborn and created history by winning promotion from Wearside League Division One

Florent Ghisolfi met with Sunderland's scouts and recruitment team last week as the Black Cats step up their preparations for the summer transfer window

Callum Brittain's message from inside the Middlesbrough dressing room ahead of the final-day trip to Wrexham

Stockton Town will use the pain of setbacks over the course of the last 12 months as motivation when they take on Hednesford in the Northern Premier League Premier Division play-offs tonight

Preparation for next season is already underway for Middlesbrough Women on the back of an impressive first campaign in the third tier

York City have said they would support midfielder Hiram Boateng “through all proceedings” and were “committed to assisting” any review into events following their promotion-clinching draw at Rochdale

BBC presenter Sophie Raworth says the Great North Run helped change the course of her life, after the iconic half marathon sparked a late‑blooming running journey.

Newcastle United will attempt to sign James Trafford this summer – less than a year after the goalkeeper rejected them to join Manchester City

Championship promotion permutations as Ipswich, Millwall, Middlesbrough and Southampton chase second place

Aidan Morris has spelled out a warning to Wrexham ahead of Middlesbrough's final game of the Championship season

With pixCaptions: Action from last year’s festival.

Sky Sports will show some games of the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup for free on its platforms

Middlesbrough's 5-1 win over Watford highlighted how successfully Kim Hellberg and his players have turned things around