Ex-England midfielder Danny Murphy and former Southampton manager Russell Martin discuss Nicolas Jackson's sending-off as Chelsea lose 2-0 at Newcastle.

Hampshire move top of the Women's One-Day Cup table as they beat Essex and former leaders The Blaze fall to Lancashire.

Stories from Teesside include VE Day celebrations and grandmothers knitting jumpers for penguins.

The inspector will hear the appeal over five days, starting at the end of July.

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe says they still have work to do after a 2-0 win against Chelsea bolstered their bid for Champions League qualification.

Saracens boost their hopes of reaching the Premiership play-offs with a thumping win over bottom-of-the-table Newcastle at StoneX Stadium.

BBC Sport readers share their views on Sunderland's 2-1 win over Coventry in the Championship play off semi-final first leg.

Police say the fires badly damaged fences and narrowly missed setting light to a gas canister.

Figures reveal about 40% of buses in north-east England do not meet higher emission standards.

Who will win the Championship play-offs? BBC Sport crunches the numbers in an attempt to look for clues.

Gary Bennett and Nick Barnes praise Regis Le Bris' tactical decisions after Sunderland's 2-1 win at Coventry City in the Championship play-off semi-final first leg.

Fans are objecting to plans to change the crest but other say the club must move with the times.

There have been claims a number of newly elected Reform UK councillors will not be able to continue.