Trains travelling from Sunderland to the capital on Friday were almost entirely sold out, as fans head south to watch Sunderland and Sheffield United meet in the 2025 English Football League (EFL) Championship play-off final on Saturday.

Sheffield United and Sunderland will vie for a place in the Premier League as the pair clash in the Championship play-off final.

Head coach Regis Le Bris admitted it was “impossible to predict” Sunderland’s promotion to the Premier League when he took over last summer after they beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.

You may be more used to seeing him behind the decks at bars and clubs in Sunderland, but a city DJ is swapping his dancing shoes for footy boots.

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When Kristjaan Speakman arrived at Sunderland in December 2020 he accepted a mission to lift the club from the depths of League One and back into the Premier League.

Régis Le Bris hailed the ‘fantastic’ scenes as Tommy Watson’s late winner at Wembley sent Sunderland back to the Premier League.

A former hotel which played a central role in the formation of Sunderland AFC is to be upgraded. The city council has given the go-ahead for improvements to the former Norfolk Hotel, in the Sunniside Conservation Area,