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Hopes rise over Owen deal as he talks of bright future

MICHAEL Owen believes the future is looking bright at Newcastle United as he again responded to questions about whether he will sign a new contract this summer by expressing his happiness on Tyneside. Read

Keegan: We have to win this one

KEVIN Keegan had plenty of words of encouragement for Roy Keane as a manager yesterday but none of them concerned tomorrow’s Tyne-Wear derby. Read

Keane is just like me, insists Magpies boss

KEVIN Keegan and Roy Keane will never be the best of friends but there is still a bond growing between them. Chief sports writer Luke Edwards looks at the two men who are putting the excitement back into North East football. Read

Mort: I want top-flight derbies to continue

CHRIS Mort believes both he and Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn have breathed a collective sigh of relief that tomorrow’s Tyne-Wear derby will not be a relegation battle. Read

Chopra is warned to expect cold reception

STEVEN Taylor has delivered a warning to his former Newcastle United team-mate Michael Chopra as he insisted the ex-Magpie would be given a frosty reception on his return to St James’s Park this weekend. Read

In France, derbies are crazy - Beye

Foreign footballers are not supposed to understand British derbies. But when you have witnessed what Habib Beye has, a Newcastle versus Sunderland football match holds no fears. Read

Butt can teach Barton to be the best – Keegan

KEVIN Keegan has instructed Joey Barton to learn from team-mate Nicky Butt because one day he will be expected to fill the experienced midfielder’s boots. Read

No relegation fear but derby’s still tense

The Tyne-Wear derby is a horribly tense occasion at the best of times so imagine what it would have been like if the loser was also going to suffer the disaster of relegation. Read

Atmosphere’s key for Mark

THE Glasgow derby is viewed by many as one of the most passionate clashes on the planet but having experienced both, Mark Viduka thinks there is little to choose between the Old Firm and Tyne-Wear rivalries. Read

‘Leader’ Faye praised for role at back

HABIB Beye has been one of the key men in Newcastle United’s revival under Kevin Keegan but he believes it is the presence of his Senegal team-mate Abdoulaye Faye which has solved the team’s defensive troubles. Read

Countdown to the 128th Tyne-Wear derby

May 16, 1990 was one of the most notorious nights in Tyne-Wear derby day history, and for one former Sunderland striker it remains more memorable than most. Mark Douglas talked to Eric Gates about a game he’ll never forget. Plus musical photo gallery! Read

Keegan keen to recruit Giles Barnes

NEWCASTLE United will again target Giles Barnes as a key figure in the second half of Kevin Keegan’s two-pronged transfer policy. Read

This is as big as it gets – Ferdinand

Les Ferdinand became a derby hero when he headed Newcastle’s winner at Roker Park 12 years ago. But, as he tells Mark Douglas, it is a memory tinged with disappointment Read

We owe fans gift of a win – Taylor

STEVEN Taylor has promised Newcastle United’s loyal supporters the present they probably want more than any other this season – a derby win – and to give himself one, too, by scoring against their local rivals. Read

Striker will be our biggest signing this summer - Keegan

HAVING identified the signing he most wants for Newcastle United this summer, Kevin Keegan is very confident of landing him after reinvigorating Michael Owen with a new challenge. Read

N’Zogbia warned to watch attitude

CHARLES N’Zogbia has been told by his Newcastle United team-mates to buck up his ideas or leave the club, writes STUART RAYNER. Read

Keegan’s got us buzzing – Harper

THE mid-1990s were an exciting and unique time for Newcastle United supporters. When Kevin Keegan put down his golf clubs and breezed back into St James’s Park for his first spell as manager, he started a chain events which altered not just the Magpies, but the whole city. Read

Viduka: I’ll play on for country

MARK Viduka has decided against ending his international career – but Australia have promised to be selective about which games they use the Newcastle United striker in. Read