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,

Tommy Watson’s 95th-minute winner sent half of Wembley wild in the Championship play-off final as the Black Cats ended their eight-year exile from the top flight

Sunderland came from a goal down to claim a 2-1 win in their Championship play-off final clash with Sheffield United and secured a return to the Premier League.