- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Tributes paid to funnyman Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
Football
Gardner has no issue with Sunderland boss O’Neill despite Villa sale
CRAIG GARDNER holds no grudges against Martin O’Neill for selling him while manager of Aston Villa.
7 commentsNewcastle United’s Alan Pardew gets timely boost
ALAN Pardew has his “iconic players” back for Newcastle – and they’re champing at the bit to face Wolves on Saturday, writes MILES STARFORTH.
Easington Colliery well worth a shock point
EASINGTON Colliery produced the shock result of the season in the STL Northern League Second Division when they held second-top Gillford Park to a draw in Carlisle last night, writes MALCOLM PRATT.
Double Dutch thrills Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray
TONY Mowbray hailed Marvin Emnes’s return to goalscoring form after the Dutch striker’s double fired Middlesbrough back into the Championship play-off places.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Gary Rowell on van Persie, Cattermole and West Brom
WHEN the end of the season arrives and the time comes along to hand out the awards, Robin van Persie will be right up there with contenders for Player of the Year.
Newcastle United
Newcastle United’s Danny Guthrie wants to bounce back
DANNY Guthrie is adamant Newcastle United’s bid for European football is still on course, writes Miles Starforth.
Sunderland held in Wear-Tyne youth derby
Sunderland were rocked by Newcastle’s comeback from two goals down as the Magpies rescued a 2-2 FA Premier Academy League draw at the Academy of Light today.
Newcastle’s Cheik Tiote will be back refreshed after Africa Cup of Nations exertions
CHEIK Tiote will be back at Newcastle United refreshed for the challenges ahead at the Sports Direct Arena – after being given a break by manager Alan Pardew.
Tottenham thrashing has Newcastle boss Alan Pardew banking on return of Cabaye and Tiote
NEWCASTLE manager Alan Pardew is banking on Yohan Cabaye and Cheik Tiote to galvanise his side after their 5-0 thrashing at White Hart Lane.
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Newcastle United hammered 5-0 by Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham Hotspur
NEWCASTLE United suffered their heaviest defeat of Alan Pardew’s reign at White Hart Lane.
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Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United’s Tony Sweeney urges a late push for the play-offs
TONY Sweeney admits there is a haunting feeling of ‘what if?’ among the Hartlepool United squad – but he still hasn’t ruled out a late assault on the League One play-offs.
Hartlepool United’s Neale Cooper is closing in on Ryan Noble
SUNDERLAND striker Ryan Noble could be a Hartlepool player by the weekend.
Hartlepool Utd 3 Notts County 0: Sweeney sparks Pools’ cruise
Hartlepool United shot up five places to ninth in League One thanks to a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Notts County at Victoria Park, writes Craig Hope.
Hartlepool United ponder loan move for Sunderland’s Ryan Noble
HARTLEPOOL United are pondering a loan move for Sunderland striker Ryan Noble, who returned this week from a spell at Derby County.
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Hartlepool United’s Neale Cooper ‘raging’ after Preston North End defeat
NEALE Cooper will today intensify his search for a new striker after leaving Preston in a “rage” last night.
Local football
Sunderland RCA’s big push
SUNDERLAND RCA are gearing up to make a push for the STL Northern League championsip and promotion to the Evo-Stik League Division One North.
Durham City’s mini-revival halted by AFC Fylde
DURHAM City’s mini-revival was ended by Evo-Stik League Division One North pace-setters AFC Fylde at New Ferens Park.
John Coomber’s double keeps Sunderland West End on the up
SUNDERLAND West End are very unlikely to win the Wearside League championship, but their bandwagon rolled on at Annfield Plain.
Whitley Bay fail to make FA Vase quarters
TWO Northern League sides are definitely through to the quarter finals of the FA Carlsberg Vase, but four-time winners Whitley Bay are not one of them.
Sunderland RCA gain revenge over Town to go second
SUNDERLAND RCA are back into second of the STL Northern League, just a point behind leaders West Auckland Town, after they had their revenge on Tow Law Town.
Junior football
Sunderland RCA’s big push
SUNDERLAND RCA are gearing up to make a push for the STL Northern League championsip and promotion to the Evo-Stik League Division One North.
Durham City’s mini-revival halted by AFC Fylde
DURHAM City’s mini-revival was ended by Evo-Stik League Division One North pace-setters AFC Fylde at New Ferens Park.
John Coomber’s double keeps Sunderland West End on the up
SUNDERLAND West End are very unlikely to win the Wearside League championship, but their bandwagon rolled on at Annfield Plain.
Whitley Bay fail to make FA Vase quarters
TWO Northern League sides are definitely through to the quarter finals of the FA Carlsberg Vase, but four-time winners Whitley Bay are not one of them.
Sunderland RCA gain revenge over Town to go second
SUNDERLAND RCA are back into second of the STL Northern League, just a point behind leaders West Auckland Town, after they had their revenge on Tow Law Town.
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