TV soccer presenter Gabby Logan is returning to the North-East to launch a sports initiative at her old university.

Gabby, daughter of former Leeds United and Welsh international player Terry Yorath, left Durham University in 1995 with a law degree.

She worked for satellite channel Sky and now hosts ITV's On the Ball and its Monday night coverage of the Premiership.

She will return to the city tomorrow to launch Team Durham, and open a £750,000 health and fitness suite for students and members of the public.

The new facilities, at the university's Maiden Castle sports centre, are designed to encourage high performance athletes in a range of sports.

The university's director of sport, Dr Peter Warburton, said: "We want to encourage and retain sporting talent at the university and also ensure students aren't forced into making a premature choice between their sporting careers and their academic studies."