FIGHTERS from Boldon Boxing Club have taken both sides of the Atlantic by storm.

NEWCASTLE United midfielder Yohan Cabaye insists he’s learned from his three-game suspension as he prepares to return to the team.

BIRDWATCHERS on Tyneside will be more than happy with the news that the Magpies’ games against the Canaries and the Swans have been chosen for live television coverage.

HEBBURN Town fired themselves back into the Northern League Division Two promotion frame last night – but Jarrow Roofing and South Shields remain too close to the bottom of Division One for comfort.

LABOUR MPs are calling on Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley to reconsider his decision to scrap the name St James’s Park.

TALK of Demba Ba leaving Newcastle United in a cut-price deal won’t go away, while Asamoah Gyan is being urged to quit Sunderland full-time. Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are also in the news today.

OWNER Mike Ashley’s vision for a self-funding Newcastle United relies heavily on the success of its youth system. Miles Starforth spent the day at the club’s Academy.

THERE’S always the one that got away at every football club – and Alan Shearer was the perfect example at Newcastle United.

CRAIG Gardner says he holds no grudges against Martin O’Neill for selling him while manager of Aston Villa.

ALAN Pardew has his “iconic players” back for Newcastle United – and they’re ready to maul Wolves.

STEPHANE Sessegnon faces a return trip to Africa just days before next week’s Tyne-Wear derby.

A £6.7M sports complex, set to be used by Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, has opened in the North East.

TALK of Demba Ba leaving Newcastle United in a cut-price deal won’t go away, while Asamoah Gyan is being urged to quit Sunderland full-time. Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City are also in the news today.

SUNDERLAND footballer Nicklas Bendtner was banned from driving for 56 days and fined £660 today after admitting speeding at almost 104mph in his Porsche.

SUNDERLAND football star Nicklas Bendtner was due to appear in court today to be sentenced for speeding.

LOIS Coulson, from the home club, surged to a resounding double in Jarrow and Hebburn AC and South Tyneside MBC’s Winter Indoor Grand Prix for Minor and Young Athletes in Monkton Stadium on Sunday.

TEN-man Jarrow Roofing gave themselves hope of avoiding the drop with a well-deserved 4-2 win at home to relegation rivals Stokesley at the weekend.

JARROW Roofing go into tonight’s round of Northern League Division One games looking to draw level with the teams above them and potentially put themselves one step closer to survival.

NEWCASTLE United are more than capable of finishing in the Premier League’s top six – and making a long-overdue return to Europe.

NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew rues missing out on his defensive target, while Sunderland could be set to sell one of their star players. West Ham, Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton and Liverpool are also in the news.