North East Sport

What are the key issues Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg will be seeking to address during the three-week international break?

GRANIT XHAKA will not be involved in any of Switzerland’s matches during the international break after admitting he incorrectly receiving a Covid certificate in 2022 despite not having been vaccinated.

Middlesbrough's plan for the three-week international break includes playing a training game the week before Championship action resumes

Regis Le Bris' verdict on Brian Brobbey after his hat-trick at Manchester City and Dayann Methalie after his Sunderland debut

Newcastle United defender Lewis Hall admits he was surprised to be left out of England’s World Cup squad by Thomas Tuchel

A partnership with a North East football club is putting college artists’ work in front of a much bigger audience.

REGIS Le Bris says it will take him a week to pick the bones out of Sunderland's 5-3 defeat at Manchester City.

How Sunderland's players rated in the 5-3 Premier League defeat to Manchester City

Manchester City beat Sunderand 5-3 in a Premier League thriller, with Brian Brobbey scoring a hat-trick for the Black Cats

Manchester City and Sunderland team news has been confirmed ahead of their Premier League clash at the Etihad

Analysis of Middlesbrough's draw at Birmingham City and start to the Championship season

DARLINGTON successfully avoided a huge FA Cup shock thanks to three second-half goals at Redcar Town's Mo Mowlam Stadium.

What is the verdict on Matthias Jaissle's start as Newcastle United boss - do the positives outweigh the negatives in his reign so far?

Regis Le Bris says Sunderland will head to Manchester City on Sunday knowing they can compete against the very best after last weekend's stirring showing against Arsenal

Kim Hellberg explains what he thinks Middlesbrough need to do to stop conceding soft goals

Matthias Jaissle has praised Sean Steur for the impressive way in which he bounced back in Newcastle United's 2-1 win over Hull City

Birmingham boss Chris Davies' verdict on his side's 2-2 Championship draw with Middlesbrough

Enzo Le Fee discusses his penalty taking mindset, Sunderland 'dream' and looks ahead to the game against Manchester City

Kim Hellberg's verdict on the 2-2 draw at Birmingham and Middlesbrough's start to the Championship season

Tino Livramento has been sent for a scan after experiencing muscular discomfort and being ruled out of Newcastle United’s 2-1 win over Hull City

How Middlesbrough's players rated in the 2-2 draw with Birmingham City

Player Ratings from Newcastle United's 2-1 win over Hull City as Lewis Hall is the Man of the Match

Newcastle United beat Hull City 2-1 at St James' Park thanks to first-half goals from Joe Willock and Lewis Hall

Adilson Malanda rescued a point late on for Middlesbrough at Birmingham in the Championship

Pressure is mounting on Hartlepool boss Lee Clark after Worthing came away from Victoria Park with a 3-1 win

Darlington turned things around to beat Redcar Town and avoid a huge upset in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup

Middlesbrough team news ahead of their Championship clash against Birmingham City

Tino Livramento is the latest player to have joined Newcastle United's mounting injury list ahead of the home game with Hull City

Regis Le Bris will take charge of his 100th Sunderland game at Manchester City tomorrow, and says this is "just the beginning" for the Black Cats

Kim Hellberg admits it was a "major disappointment" to lose Dael Fry from his Middlesbrough squad this summer

Matthias Jaissle says there was no need for Sean Steur to apologise for his mistake after Newcastle United's defeat at Leeds United

Redcar Athletic striker Adam Boyes is hoping to fire the Steelmen to an FA Cup upset against Macclesfield Town today

Steve Watson previews Darlington's FA Cup tie at Redcar Town

Regis Le Bris has explained Sunderland's plan for Juan Riquelme Angulo

Kim Hellberg is confident Rangers loanee Connor Barron will make a positive impact with Middlesbrough this season

Matthias Jaissle has called on his Newcastle players to “show the right reaction” following Monday’s 4-1 thrashing to Leeds as the Magpies look to bounce back at home to Hull City

Kim Hellberg has responded to Michael Owen's suggestion that Middlesbrough striker Will Lankshear should be in the senior England squad

A Darlington rugby coach Jon Hawkins who created a competitive pathway for young female players has won a prestigious England Rugby volunteer award.

Staff are putting the finishing touches to Middlesbrough's newest sports bar ahead of its soft launch and official opening next week.

Campaigners are calling for a County Durham leisure centre to be saved after the charity running it said it could no longer afford to keep it open.

A multi-million-pound sports facility in County Durham is attracting professional goalkeepers from across Europe while benefiting elite athletes, students and the wider community.

Go North East has renewed its support for County Durham’s only visually impaired cricket team for a fourth year, helping players with sight loss compete nationally.

Newcastle United are set to be without four key players because of new injury issues ahead of their weekend home game with Hull City

Kim Hellberg defends the number of goals his Middlesbrough side have conceded so far in the Championship season

Adilson Malanda is set to return to Middlesbrough’s starting line-up in Saturday’s game at Birmingham City, but Alfie Jones has been ruled out

Enzo Le Fee is delighted to have written his name into Sunderland folklore with his penalty winner in the Europa League victory over AZ Alkmaar

Sunderland's historic return to European competition could not have gone any better as they beat AZ Alkmaar 1-0 in opening game in Europa League

REGIS LE BRIS was always confident Enzo Le Fee would convert the decisive spot-kick in last night’s Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar, even though he had missed a penalty from exactly the same spot just four days earlier.

Ashley Phillips says there's a shared belief in the dressing room as Middlesbrough target promotion to the Premier League

Three more people have been arrested as police continue investigating violence at a major Newcastle boxing event over the weekend.