SUNDERLAND owner Ellis Short has admitted that mistakes have been made during his time at the club that has led to the club's relegation from the Premier League. The Black Cats' relegation to the Championship was confirmed today when a 1-0 defeat
SUNDERLAND’S relegation to the Championship was confirmed as Joshua King’s 88th-minute strike condemned them to a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth. With Hull City claiming a point at Southampton, the Black Cats are now 13 points adrift of safety with
DARLINGTON manager Martin Gray wants to see the future of the club resolved quickly so he can focus on planning for next season. The current season ended today with a 5-1 defeat at Salford City, but Gray’s thoughts soon switched to the investors who
FRENCH sprinter Nacer Bouhanni took victory on stage two of the Tour de Yorkshire in Harrogate as a second consecutive second place put Australian Caleb Ewan in the leader's blue jersey. Deignan defies team orders to take victory
UKIP’s leader is urging the North-East to “vote for change” as he kicks off his party’s campaign trail in the region ahead of the General Election. Paul Nuttall took to the streets of Hartlepool on Saturday to speak to voters in an early bid to swing
SUNDERLAND were relegated today after the defeat against Bournemouth. Here is how Twitter reacted to the loss: As sick as I feel now, there's a reason I renewed my season ticket a while back. We'll come back #sunderlandtillidie #
HARTLEPOOL UNITED live to fight another day – and their Football League future will go to the wire. Defeat at Cheltenham by a single goal could have relegated Pools, but Newport’s defeat at Carlisle means their status will be decided next Saturday.
LIZZIE Deignan revealed she used local knowledge to defy her race director and solo to victory in the Women's Tour de Yorkshire in Harrogate. Follow the race LIVE here Bouhanni takes victory on Stage 2 The former world champion
SUNDERLAND have been relegated from the Premier League after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth. With Hull City claiming a goalless draw at Southampton, Joshua King’s 88th-minute strike confirmed the Black Cats’ demotion to the Championship
DARLINGTON endured a miserable afternoon at Salford City, ending their season with a chastening defeat. It finished 5-1, Martin Gray’s men a long second best against a team who secured their place in the play-offs in emphatic style. They needed
CRITICALLY acclaimed author Alex Wheatle MBE delivered a memorable author session to schoolchildren to inspire the next generation of writers.Organised by Stockton Borough Council’s Libraries service, Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize award winner, Alex
LAMINE KONE and Fabio Borini return to Sunderland's starting line-up for this afternoon's home game with Bournemouth. The Black Cats will be relegated this afternoon if they fail to match Hull City's result at Southampton, and injuries have forced
Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson reports live from the Stadium of Light as Sunderland take on AFC Bournemouth. Tweets by @Scottwilsonecho Kick-off: 3pm
Deputy Sports Editor Craig Stoddart reports live from Moor Lane as Darlington take on Salford City. Tweets by @CStoddartEcho Kick-off: 3pm
Sports Editor Nick Loughlin reports live from Whaddon Road as Hartlepool take on Cheltenham Town. Tweets by @loughlinecho Kick-off: 3pm
A MINI orchard has been planted in honour of two community stalwarts who have stepped down after years of service. Former Mayor of Durham John Lightley and Pat Hudson both left Shincliffe Parish Council last year. Mr Lightley, a former
POLICE and highways officials have fully reopened the A1(M) between the Bowburn and Bradbury junctions following an accident early on Saturday. Durham Constabulary said there had been a collision on the southbound between Junction 61 and Junction
A BANNED driver’s “silly decision making” has landed him behind bars – following a three-mile police chase.Despite the disqualification, Kenneth Chisholm got behind the wheel of his Kia Carens to make a short trip, shortly before 11am on March 15.Durham
A WOMAN whose fraudulent activity almost sent her employer’s garage business to the wall, left court yesterday with a suspended prison sentence. Paula Kitching took more than £32,000 in little more than two years after being taken on as the
A TOWN will turn out in force today (Saturday April 29) hoping the latest chapter in its football fairytale has a happy ending. Spennymoor Town FC will give all it’s got to win a crunch home tie against Stourbridge and earn itself a place in the National
BLAYDON will be hoping that Darlington Mowden Park's Family Fun Day does not promote a cavalier attitude on the pitch today.The Tynesiders need to win their final game at Old Albanians to have a chance of leapfrogging Mowden's visitors, Hull Ionians
MATTHEW BATES has been written off more times than he cares to remember, but he keeps hitting back. One cruciate knee ligament injury would be enough to finish off most footballers, but Bates is still playing after five of them. Now he’s in a different
It’s great to be back on Fire Fighting at Ripon today. I’ve had a good record on him and he’s a horse you can’t help but like and I know him well. He’s as tough as they come.He’s been running some pretty decent races and drops down to handicap company
Darlington who started with a win at Hartlepool last week, host near neighbours Richmondshire at South Terrace and Liam Coates their English professional, will return to the team after last week’s absence. He comes in for Jonny Barnes who is unavailable
Hetton Lyons host Newcastle at Lilywhite Terrace in the Duke North-East Premier League, with skipper Paul Walker commenting: “Chris Martin is still missing due to an operation. Other than that, it’s the same side as last week. The same approach during
STEVE AGNEW is set to freeze out Gaston Ramirez for the remainder of Middlesbrough’s season after stressing that “discipline” will be the key to keeping his side’s survival hopes alive when they face Manchester City tomorrow. Ramirez is available
HE boasts a Premier League winners’ medal and has played in a Champions League final against Barcelona. He has won two senior caps for Brazil and was once a regular presence in the Manchester United back four. Tomorrow afternoon, though, if he lines
Sandown Park plays host to the 2016/17 jumps season finale with the highlight the 13-runner Bet365 Gold Cup. The Young Master won the corresponding race last year and he can race off the same handicap mark today having only got as far as the sixth (Becher
UKIP’s campaign trail will kick off in the North-East today, 24 hours after the party’s official campaign launch in London ahead of the General Election.Paul Nuttall, UKIP’s leader, is set to reveal which constituency he will stand for during a speech
