North East Sport

Darlington can’t finish any better than tenth in National League North after they were held to a 1-1 draw by South Shields at Blackwell Meadows.

Plymouth boss Miron Muslic has claimed Middlesbrough's 'constant appealing' was a major factor in the award of a crucial stoppage-time penalty.

Regis Le Bris' verdict on Trai Hume's red card at Bristol City and whether Sunderland will appeal the decision

Michael Carrick admits Tommy Conway’s stoppage-time penalty in Middlesbrough’s 2-1 win over Plymouth Argyle was a “massive” moment.

How Sunderland's players rated in the 2-1 defeat to Bristol City

Player Ratings: Middlesbrough 2 Plymouth Argyle 1 - Tommy Conway was star man in win at the Riverside

Tommy Conway scored a stoppage-time winner from the penalty spot as Middlesbrough beat Plymouth Argyle 2-1 at the Riverside.

Analysis after Sunderland's 2-1 defeat to Bristol City

Sunderland will be without Trai Hume for Monday's Championship game against Blackburn after the defender was harshly sent off in the early stages of the game against Bristol City.

Marcus Forss returns to Middlesbrough's starting line-up for this afternoon's Championship home game with Plymouth Argyle.

Bristol City vs Sunderland team news ahead of their Championship clash at Ashton Gate

Stand-in Newcastle boss Jason Tindall will offer Aston Villa counterpart Unai Emery his hand before the pair go head-to-head at Villa Park.

REGIS LE BRIS is determined to avoid a repeat of Sunderland’s play-off struggles from two seasons ago in the 2022-23 season.

Michael Carrick's advice for Middlesbrough's Morgan Whittaker ahead of his reunion with former club Plymouth

North East boxers put on a show in an exhilarating night of fighting in Sunderland.

Darlington's National League North league game against South Shields was suspended after a flare was set off in the clubhouse, the club have said.

Plymouth boss Miron Muslic previews his side's trip to the Riverside to face Middlesbrough

Darlington assistant manager Terry Mitchell says that Quakers will still be going all out in the final three matches of the season, starting today against South Shields.

Michael Carrick looks ahead to the final four games of the season as Middlesbrough push for the play-offs

Newcastle wide-man Jacob Murphy is confident he has more to give as he revels in the best form of his life

Regis Le Bris is hoping Enzo Le Fee will be the key to unlocking Sunderland’s attacking-midfield potential as the start of play-offs approaches.

Regis Le Bris is set to rest Sunderland skipper Dan Neil for at least one of the club’s two matches over the Easter weekend.

Michael Carrick has explained and defended his approach with substitutions on the back of fresh criticism after Middlesbrough's weekend defeat at Millwall

Jason Tindall has praised Newcastle United midfielder Joelinton for displaying the control and composure needed to avoid a suspension.

Jason Tindall is confident he can continue to lead Newcastle United to positive effect in the ongoing absence of Eddie Howe.

Player Ratings: Newcastle United 5 Crystal Palace 0 - Harvey Barnes is Man of the Match in Magpies win.

Newcastle thumped Crystal Palace 5-0 at St James' Park

Did Jacob Murphy mean his remarkable driven effort from out wide to open the scoring in Newcastle's game with Crystal Palace?

Jason Tindall has named an unchanged Newcastle United starting line-up for the Premier League home game with Crystal Palace.

Regis Le Bris has defended his decision to rotate his Sunderland side ahead of the play-offs.

Michael Carrick provides a Middlesbrough injury update on George Edmundson and Neto Borges

Michael Carrick provides an injury update on Middlesbrough's Liverpool loanee Ben Doak

Jobe Bellingham will return to Sunderland’s squad at Bristol City on Good Friday, with Dennis Cirkin having been pencilled in for Easter Monday.

Jason Tindall is happy to deputise for Eddie Howe while the head coach recovers from illness - but Newcastle's assistant has no desire to return to management full-time in the future

Northern Echo subscribers have the chance to win two tickets to Middlesbrough's end of season awards at the Town Hall later this month

Michael Carrick spells out Riley McGree's situation at Middlesbrough after his return from injury

Liverpool and Everton are the latest Premier League clubs to have been linked with a summer move for Sunderland's Chris Rigg

JASON Tindall says Newcastle United's coaches are delighted with the progress of Will Osula this season - and there's no current plan to send the striker out on loan in the summer.

The Beeswing Inn in East Cowton hosted a 15-hour long darts marathon on March 1, which Rishi Sunak said was a "great" achievement.

Kristjaan Speakman says Carlton Fairweather will be "truly missed by all at Sunderland" after the much-loved coach lost his battle with pancreatic cancer.

Newcastle United have submitted plans to extend their current training ground - but the longer-term plan of moving to a new state of the art base remains unchanged

Jason Tindall says there's "no exact timeframe" on when Eddie Howe will return to work, with Newcastle's assistant ready to remain at the helm for as long as required

Newcastle United are said to have beaten Real Madrid and Barcelona to the signing of highly-rated teenage winger Antonio Cordero

Frank Lampard thinks there's every chance Coventry City and Middlesbrough will end up in a final day shoot-out for the play-offs

Enzo Le Fee is set to remain on the substitutes’ bench when Sunderland head to Bristol City on Friday.

Michael Carrick expects Morgan Whittaker to have a positive impact with Middlesbrough in the remainder of the season.

Jason Tindall has switched his attentions to the home game with Crystal Palace and told his Newcastle United players, ‘The job is not yet done’.

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric says he wants to "help to build an exciting future" for Swansea City

Durham suffered a dramatic one-wicket defeat to Warwickshire in the Rothesay County Championship at Banks Homes Riverside.

Jason Tindall and Graeme Jones will remain in charge of Newcastle United for the next two games, with Eddie Howe still in hospital.