North East Sport

Jeremy Sarmiento has revealed that Middlesbrough’s players use video analysis of Brighton matches to help them develop their playing style

Regis Le Bris has seen a "huge improvement" in Sunderland's Chris Rigg over the course of the last 12 months

MULTIPLE Group One-winning trainer Clive Cox won Redcar’s richest race three years ago and he’s aiming for the stars again with Satellite of Love in this year’s renewal.

Plans have been lodged to transform a vacant Sunderland warehouse into a new gymnastics, trampolining and sports hub.

Sunderland student Caitlin Baxter won Commonwealth powerlifting gold in Canada, setting a record and leaving her ‘ecstatic’.

The Port of Middlesbrough is backing the next generation of rugby players at MRUFC through a new sponsorship of Lions Park.

We're giving away two pairs of tickets for Sunderland's Premier League game against Brighton at the Stadium of Light

Middlesbrough's Under-21s beat Juventus in the Premier League International Cup at the Riverside on Wednesday night

Newcastle United have revealed their new club crest, which has been designed after a two-year consultation process

Matthias Jaissle discusses the life journey that took him to Newcastle United - and that featured a tumour when he was five and a life-changing ACL injury

Sir Bob Murray charts the development of the Foundation of Light on its 25th anniversary - and explains why the charity is more important now than ever

Kim Helberg remains reluctant to pin Max Arfsten down to a single position, instead preferring to use the American’s positional versatility as a major asset

Regis Le Bris is looking forward to welcoming Habib Diarra back into the first-team fold at Sunderland

When football talent is discussed in County Durham, attention often turns to places such as Sunderland, Darlington and Bishop Auckland.

Sunderland AFC has opened the North East's largest EV charging hub at the Stadium of Light with 20 ultra-rapid bays.

Park View AFC in Chester-le-Street receives free football kits from Octopus Energy, supporting County Durham youth players through its grassroots scheme.

Referee Rob Jones and VAR Michael Salisbury were correct to rule that Man City midfielder Elliot Anderson did not handle the ball against Sunderland

Why Sunderland opted against signing Lutsharel Geertruida on a permanent deal in the summer

The story of how Middlesbrough tracked down Carling Cup hero Joseph Job - who gives an exclusive interview to the Northern Echo

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Malcolm Dawes enjoyed more than 400 professional appearances, starring for Hartlepool, Aldershot and New York Cosmos.

Four covered padel courts are set to replace outdoor tennis courts at a Sunderland leisure centre.

Trai Hume has taken encouragement from Northern Ireland's early performances in the current round of Nations League matches

JOELINTON and Nico Gonzalez have returned to first-team training with Newcastle United, with Dan Burn also expected to be back by the end of the international break.

Anthony Gordon believes he didn't get the respect he feels he deserved while he was at Newcastle United

Newcastle's Lewis Hall is ready to embrace the challenge of wearing England’s ‘heavy shirt’ and proving his worth after missing out on the World Cup

Sebastian Berhalter says he's living out his dream with Middlesbrough – and has promised there's even more to come despite his hugely impressive start to life on Teesside

Chris Rigg won't be moaning about his lack of football so far this season and says he will use the experiences of last term as he bides his time waiting for opportunities

AT NINE o'clock on the morning of Saturday, October 1, 1910, 18-year-old Florence Trusler slipped into the water at Darlington's Kendrew Street swimming baths and became the first person in the town to set a world record.

Seaton Carew FC has won planning permission for new cabins, floodlights and landscaping at Hornby Park in Hartlepool.

Former Middlesbrough striker Marvin Emnes looks back on the highs and lows of his career ahead of featuring in Boro's Legacy Game at the Riverside this weekend

Sunderland's Dan Ballard suffered a hamstring injury while playing for Northern Ireland last week

Sunderland prioritised adding height to their squad in the summer and director of football Florent Ghisolfi explains why

Kim Hellberg discusses how he's dealing with the new depth in his Middlesbrough squad

Ryan Campbell will step down from his role as Durham's head coach at the end of the season to take up a promotion as director of cricket and high performance coaching

Newcastle-born wrestling star Benjamin Satterley, known as WWE's Neville and AEW's PAC, died suddenly on Sunday (September 27) aged 40.

Lewis Hall suffered an "injury scare" with England last week, revealed Thomas Tuchel, but the Newcastle left-back returned to training and is in contention to feature in Tuesday night's game against Czechia

Sunderland face a nervous wait to discover the severity of hamstring injuries suffered by Dan Ballard and Brian Brobbey during the international break

Enzo Le Fee has starred for Sunderland so far this season, and the head coach believes his midfielder will get even better

Darlington were denied their first home win of the season but moved up a place after a draw with Hebburn at Blackwell Meadows

We're hosting our first ever You Are My Boro live event - with three special Middlesbrough guests joining us on the night

How Regis Le Bris plans to approach Sunderland's hectic October, with the Black Cats playing seven games in 21 days

Middlesbrough forward Kyle Joseph reflects on a 'difficult' summer and the early stages of his time at Middlesbrough

Darlington assistant manager Terry Mitchell is hoping Quakers can gain some momentum from last Saturday’s FA Cup win when they face promoted Hebburn at Blackwell Meadows today

Football could return to Darlington Arena for the first time in more than 15 years after it was selected as part of UEFA's Euro 2028 plans.

Just months after becoming the centre of a Championship spying row, Rockliffe Park could be preparing to welcome Europe's footballing elite.

County Durham's Special Olympics GB Teesdale swimmers won 17 medals at Scarborough Gala on September 20, including eight gold, six silver and three bronze medals.

Teesside racing champion, Gracie Mitchell, has been talking about breaking down barriers as she achieves motorsport success

What Thomas Tuchel must learn from England's World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina ahead of his side's return to action in the Nations League

Kim Hellberg feels Will Lankshear’s obsession with goalscoring will be a major benefit to Middlesbrough this season