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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.

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