Magpies need to act fast to land £15m man Carroll
12:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
WEST HAM UNITED have edged closer to landing Newcastle United target Andy Carroll after agreeing a £15m fee for the Liverpool striker.
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Darlington make another signing
7:55pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
Darlington have completed their second signing inside a week with a former winger returning to the club.
Humphreys released by Pools
8:51am Tuesday 21st May 2013
RITCHIE Humphreys, Hartlepool United's all-time appearance holder, has left Victoria Park after the club opted to release him.
Longest-serving Harper still a safe pair of hands
8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013
STEVE HARPER wants to prove he can still be a steady pair of hands after bidding an emotional farewell to Newcastle United after 20 years service at St James' Park.
Johnson defends Di Canio's hardline approach
8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013
ADAM Johnson has backed Paolo Di Canio's disciplinarian approach and insisted the Sunderland manager is right to lay down the law as he attempts to transform his club's fortunes.
Will Di Canio's hardline approach succeed?
8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013
FORMER Swindon Town chief executive Nick Watkins once described Paolo Di Canio's preferred style of governance as "management by hand grenade". Less than two months into the Italian's reign at Sunderland, and the pin has well and truly been removed.
Waiting game for Ashraf
8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013
Yorkshire first-team coach Jason Gillespie has explained why Moin Ashraf has been absent from LV= County Championship cricket this season.
Hard to expect much from region's big three next season either
12:49pm Monday 20th May 2013
ANOTHER season is over and there will not be a Newcastle United, Sunderland or Middlesbrough fan out there disappointed about that.
Moors end season with third trophy
11:33am Monday 20th May 2013
SPENNYMOOR TOWN striker Gavin Cogdon scored in a cup final win for the second time this season when he headed the only goal of the Brooks Mileson Northern League Cup final yesterday.
Tears from Harper on Newcastle exit
11:13am Monday 20th May 2013
ALAN PARDEW wants Steve Harper's Newcastle United team-mates to use the supporters' fitting tribute to the departing goalkeeper yesterday as an incentive to make up for a depressing campaign when the action restarts in August.
Fans provide a fitting send-off for Harper despite Magpies defeat
11:11am Monday 20th May 2013
ALMOST 50,000 Newcastle United fans made sure an emotional Steve Harper received a send off to remember, but his final outing at St James' Park was not quite as perfect as he would have hoped.
Gray delighted to bring in Robinson
10:00am Monday 20th May 2013
Martin Gray spoke of his relief and delight at finally bringing in long-term target Paul Robinson from Whitley Bay.
No fond farewells from Benitez
11:05am Monday 20th May 2013
RAFAEL BENITEZ led Chelsea to third place in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Everton before deciding not to bid farewell to his fiercest critics, the home supporters at Stamford Bridge.
Di Canio delivers damning assessment of Sunderland's indiscipline
8:02am Monday 20th May 2013
PAOLO DI CANIO has delivered a damning expose of the indiscipline that is rife at Sunderland, and claimed the shocking photographs of Phil Bardsley covered in £50 notes are indicative of some of the “ignorant, arrogant” footballers who are employed by the club.
Liddle flourishes at Notts after his Victoria Park exit
8:00am Monday 20th May 2013
THERE'S been recent accusations of familiarity breeding contempt around Hartlepool United. Too many players being part of the squad for too long and relegation was the consequence.
Dale's Diary - no option other than surgery
8:00am Monday 20th May 2013
I'M afraid I'll be out of action until September. I'll be having an operation on my left shoulder on Wednesday because there's only about ten per cent of the rotator cuff left.
Hampshire v Durham (YB40 League)
8:00am Monday 20th May 2013
HAMPSHIRE may be languishing in the second division of the main event, but they showed yesterday why they are the current one-day kings as they beat Durham by five wickets at the Ageas Bowl.
Unicorns v Yorkshire (Yorkshire Bank 40)
8:00am Monday 20th May 2013
Yorkshire secured a nervous five-wicket victory over the Unicorns at Chesterfield yesterday to get their first Yorkshire Bank 40 points on the board at the third attempt.
Match Report: Tottenham Hotspur 1 Sunderland 0
8:00am Monday 20th May 2013
IT started with the optimism of a goalless draw at Arsenal, but ended with Sunderland back in North London simply grateful to have avoided the drop. This has been another season of chronic underachievement for the Black Cats, who ultimately finished just three points and one place clear of the bottom three.
Becks could be the boss
11:25am Monday 20th May 2013
PARIS ST GERMAIN boss Carlo Ancelotti believes David Beckham could confound expectations and become a manager.
Baggies join in farewell party
11:18am Monday 20th May 2013
SIR ALEX FERGUSON ended his magnificent managerial career just the way he would want – with a nice glass of red wine.
Vaughan off as Sunderland end with defeat at Spurs
6:14pm Sunday 19th May 2013
Tottenham suffered yet more Champions League heartache as they missed out on a top-four berth to Arsenal despite yet another wonder goal from Gareth Bale.
Arsenal ease past Newcastle and earn top-four spot
6:11pm Sunday 19th May 2013
Laurent Koscielny ensured Arsenal of a place in the Champions League qualifiers with the only goal in a tight encounter at Newcastle.
Hampshire v Durham (YB 40, interval)
5:07pm Sunday 19th May 2013
BEN Stokes was at his blistering best to propel Durham to a competitive total of 241 for eight after their YB 40 match away to holders Hampshire was reduced to 36 overs a side.
Half-time: Newcastle 0 Arsenal 0
4:50pm Sunday 19th May 2013
NEWCASTLE UNITED are holding Arsenal at the break in the final Premier League match of the season at St James' Park.
Turner leads the tributes to stalwart Breward
4:21pm Sunday 19th May 2013
CHRIS Turner last night paid tribute to Hartlepool United stalwart John Breward, who died in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Harper to captain Newcastle
3:23pm Sunday 19th May 2013
STEVE HARPER will captain Newcastle United when he makes his final appearance for the club against Arsenal today.
Bardsley and Kilgallon axed from Sunderland squad
3:27pm Sunday 19th May 2013
PHIL Bardsley and Matt Kilgallon have been axed from the Sunderland squad for the final game of the Premier League season at Tottenham.
Quakers’ promotion confirmed
8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013
Darlington's place in the Evo-Stik League First Division North has been confirmed by the Football Association, but Spennymoor Town are resigned to staying in the Northern League for another season.
Could Shola be leaving Newcastle?
8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013
SHOLA AMEOBI has told Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew that it could be time to end his 18-year association with his hometown club this summer.
Di Canio wants right characters at Sunderland
8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013
PAOLO DI CANIO wants to bring in the right characters to lead Sunderland in to a bright new future under him rather than just target new players with obvious ability.
Di Canio: Follow me or leave
8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013
HIS squad may be getting to grips with his stringent management style, but Paolo Di Canio isn't worried about upsetting anyone and has revealed he will allow any player unhappy with his methods to leave the club this summer.
Golden boys Robinson and Mordue win national titles
8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013
A North-East Judo Club is celebrating after two of its members became national champions.
Changing surfaces can cause endless issues
8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013
As the grassroots football season comes to an end, it's possible you're already considering other ways to keep fit and stay active through the summer months.
Pardew focused on another season with Magpies
7:00am Saturday 18th May 2013
ALAN PARDEW is certain he will still be Newcastle United manager next season and hopes skipper Fabricio Coloccini will be with him at St St James' Park.
Froch backing for one of region's Euro-bound boxers
12:00am Saturday 18th May 2013
TWO North-East boxers have been told to prove they deserve to be part of the Great Britain squad for the long term after Euro call-ups - and world champion Carl Froch is doing his best to help one of them along the way.
Twaddle waddles to victory
12:00am Saturday 18th May 2013
VETERAN Iain Twaddle anchored North Shields Polytechnic to victory in the Wallsend Harriers' Gordon Smith Memorial Relays.
Seaton set for County Championship
11:19am Friday 17th May 2013
SEATON Carew Golf Club welcomes back the Durham Amateur County Championship over the weekend with the winner's presenation expected late on Sunday afternoon.
Warwickshire v Yorkshire: Day Two (County Championship)
10:28am Friday 17th May 2013
ADIL RASHID continued his stunning form with the bat to put Yorkshire on course for victory against county champions Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Ellie aiming to build on bright start
10:07am Friday 17th May 2013
REFRESHED, fit-again and keen to build on a promising start is how Darlington's Ellie Givens is feeling after teeing herself up for a much enjoyable year on the Ladies European Tour.
Golden girl Kat Copeland back in training after Australia break
9:59am Friday 17th May 2013
TEESSIDE'S London 2012 gold medallist Kat Copeland has confirmed she is ready for the next Olympic cycle having returned to training following an extended break.
End of an era at St James' as Harper bids farewell
8:00am Friday 17th May 2013
FROM the sublime to the utterly ridiculous he has seen it all, but after 20 years at Newcastle Steve Harper is finally stepping off the black and white rollercoaster.
Di Canio focus is on club's academy
8:00am Friday 17th May 2013
AFTER securing Sunderland's Premier League status, Paolo Di Canio is set to make considerable changes to his playing squad over the summer, but the Black Cats boss has emphasised the importance of the club's academy.
Quakers to face Boro in friendly
8:00am Friday 17th May 2013
Darlington have announced another pre-season friendly, with Middlesbrough to play at Heritage Park on Tuesday, July 23.
Richards confident of Falcons success despite wholesale changes
8:00am Friday 17th May 2013
DEAN Richards is confident his Newcastle Falcons fringe players will rise to the occasion after changing his entire starting line-up for this evening's British & Irish Cup final with Leinster A.
Why the cult of celebrity shouldn't obscure Beckham's status as a footballing great
8:00am Friday 17th May 2013
WHEN assessing the career of David Beckham, who announced his intention to hang up his boots at the end of the season yesterday, it is exceptionally hard to focus on the football.
Tees Regatta takes place on Saturday
10:28am Friday 17th May 2013
FRESH from celebrating the most successful year in their history, Tees Rowing Club will stage the annual Tees Regatta on Saturday.
Home-grown winner in the Dante Stakes for Burke
6:10am Friday 17th May 2013
YORKSHIRE winners of the Betfred Dante Stakes are so rare Libertarian was allowed to start at 33-1 before beating Derby aspirants from some of the top British and Irish stables.
Sluggish England make slow progress at Lord’s
10:32am Friday 17th May 2013
ENGLAND were unable to get out of first gear on a sluggish pitch at Lord’s, but insist they have laid a platform from which they can dominate the rest of the first Investec Test.
Lampard signs new Chelsea deal
10:35am Friday 17th May 2013
FRANK LAMPARD expressed his love for Chelsea and his gratitude towards owner Roman Abramovich after signing a new one-year contract to extend his 12-year stay at Stamford Bridge.