North East Sport

A century from former England captain Ben Stokes took Durham to a dramatic five-wicket Metro Bank One-Day Cup win over Derbyshire Falcons

Middlesbrough youngster Harley Hunt has suffered a summer injury blow and undergone surgery

Middlesbrough are putting the finishing touches to a deal for Will Lankshear after agreeing a fee with Tottenham for the striker

Florent Ghisolfi says Sunderland are "excited" by the potential of Timur Tutierov after the young winger signed a new contract with the Black Cats

Max Arfsten is a leading transfer target for Middlesbrough this summer

Kim Hellberg was delighted with teenage defender Jack Daley's performance in the pre-season friendly draw with Celtic at Parkhead

Kevin Keegan's grandfather, Frank, helped save 26 lives after the 1909 West Stanley pit disaster – a family story the football legend later unveiled a memorial to.

Newcastle United fans have continued to flock to St James' Park to lay flowers, scarves and shirts in memory of Kevin Keegan, with a shrine at the foot of Alan Shearer's statue.

County Durham skater Lucy Owen, from Shildon, secured fifth place in the Youth Ladies British Championships representing Spectrum Roller Skating Academy.

Middlesbrough are closing in on the signing of Will Lankshear after holding a series of productive discussions with Tottenham officials

Kevin Keegan has died at the age of 75 - Scott Wilson pays tribute to a sporting legend who had a lifelong love affair with Newcastle

Sunderland youngster Marcus Neill has signed his first professional deal with the club

Newcastle United have completed the signing of teenage forward Afner Ca following his release from Spanish side Levante

Regis Le Bris admits Sunderland had to assess the “total package” when weighing up whether to re-sign Lutsharel Geertruida

Kim Hellberg provides an update on Middlesbrough's transfer efforts

The £33.5m reality of Middlesbrough's finances - and what Morgan Rogers' sell-on clause actually means amid £117m transfer to Chelsea

Tributes have poured in for one of football’s most beloved figures, remembered for his lasting impact on the game and the people he inspired.

THE world of football is rightly mourning the loss of a great player and character in “King Kev”

32 pictures of Paula Radcliffe's Families on Track event at Durham City's Run Festival.

Former Liverpool star and Newcastle and England manager Kevin Keegan has died aged 75.

Kevin Keegan, the former England captain and manager who became a Newcastle United icon, has died at the age of 75, his family has announced.

Middlesbrough supporters will soon have the chance to see the squad in an open training session ahead of the 2026/27 season.

BY 1976, Crook Town AFC had seen a lot of action. They had won five FA Amateur Cups, reached the First Round of the FA Cup 19 times and the Third Round once, beating Football League teams on the way.

Former footballer and manager Kevin Keegan has died, aged 75, and fans have shared their tributes following the news.

Middlesbrough will continue their preparations for the coming season with a behind closed doors game against Huddersfield Town next weekend

Sunderland are not expected to take Anthony Patterson to the United States, but Dan Ballard and Romaine Mundle should both feature in the USA

Newcastle United are adamant they will not be drawn into a bidding war for Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall

Middlesbrough defender Fin Munroe is heading out on loan and is expected to join Blackpool

World Cup final preview: Will Spain or Argentina triumph in the Met Life Stadium on New Jersey?

Kim Hellberg updates on Kyle Joseph and Alfie Jones' Middlesbrough injury situation and when the pair are expected to be back fit

FORMER jockey Gihan Arnolda continued his cracking start to life as Newmarket’s first black trainer by toasting his first Redcar winner today.

“THE fall of the Roman Empire had nothing on this,” said The Northern Echo’s report on July 20, 1966, as Middlesbrough witnessed probably the biggest shock in World Cup history when “unglamorous, unfancied and unknown” North Korea beat mighty Italy 1-0 and sent the pre-tournament favourites ignominiously home.

Spire Healthcare, which operates Spire Washington Hospital, has become Team GB’s exclusive Official Healthcare Services Partner.

THIS is the world’s oldest surviving racecourse grandstand in the world, at Richmond, which once must have had the finest views in the land from its open third floor rooftop.

Middlesbrough are set to receive a British record sell-on fee when Morgan Rogers joins Chelsea in a £117m deal, taking Boro's profit on the forward to around the £35m mark

Regis Le Bris has outlined the importance of Sunderland signing "three or four core players" after the Black Cats kicked off their pre-season campaign with a 5-1 victory at York City.

Middlesbrough were without a handful of senior players including Aidan Morris for their 1-1 pre-season draw at Celtic

The main talking points after Middlesbrough's 1-1 friendly draw at Celtic

Middlesbrough are without several senior players for today's friendly at Celtic because of illness that has spread through the camp in recent days

Kim Hellberg discusses his Middlesbrough plan for Tommy Conway - and makes an exciting prediction for the forward

Fabian Schar can't wait to get back into action as Newcastle United kick-off pre-season programme with behind-closed-doors game against Darlington

IT is a long way from the Darlington Arena on Neasham Road to the Atlanta Stadium in the United States where tonight two former Quakers will be in the England squad that takes on Argentina in the biggest game of their careers.

Sunderland get their pre-season campaign underway with a trip to League Two side York City

Riley McGree says he's getting stronger every day as he works his way back from the injury blow he suffered in Middlesbrough's Championship play-off final

Marcus Forss is training with Bolton Wanderers after leaving Middlesbrough as a free agent at the end of last season.

MICHAEL Dods has confirmed his unbeaten two-year-old Arapaho Gold will be aimed at the Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes at the York Ebor Festival following his listed success at Newbury today.

Middlesbrough fans will get the rare chance to experience the Carabao Cup trophy up close this weekend as it heads to Redcar.

Kim Hellberg is excited by the element of the unknown with Middlesbrough summer signing Myles Peart-Harris

Timothee Pembele has completed a permanent exit from Sunderland, joining French side Le Havre

Joe White has left Newcastle United to make a permanent move to League Two side Crewe Alexandra