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GianluigiBuffon’s agony as Italy miss out on World Cup

Italy 0 Sweden 0

Tue, 14 Nov, 2017

Hull snap up former Sunderland midfielder Sebastian Larsson

Hull have signed midfielder Sebastian Larsson following his recent release by Sunderland.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2017

Rotherham v Sunderland - Pre-Season Friendly - AESSEAL New York Stadium

David Moyes ‘can’t change it overnight’

David Moyes has insisted he is not being defeatist by admitting Sunderland are engaged in yet another Premier League relegation fight just two games into the new season.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2016

Jonas Olsson a big casualty as Sweden name Euro 2016 squad

While Martin O’Neill will wait another three weeks to finalise his Euro squad, Sweden boss Erik Hamren made the big decisions early by announcing his 23-man panel yesterday.

Thu, 12 May, 2016

Sunderland win bad-tempered relegation battle at Norwich

Sunderland grabbed a survival lifeline as goals from Fabio Borini, Jermain Defoe and Duncan Watmore secured a priceless 3-0 win at relegation rivals Norwich.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2016

Sam Allardyce wants US-style ‘Rooney Rule’ to allow UK managers flourish

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce has called for the introduction of a “Rooney Rule” to allow home-grown managers the chance to compete with foreign imports in English football.

Wed, 30 Dec, 2015

Sebastian Larsson stays grounded as luck changes for Sunderland

Sunderland 2 Stoke City 0: Sebastian Larsson refuses to take anything for granted after helping to drag Sunderland out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone.

Mon, 30 Nov, 2015

The Premier League tweets, moments and star players

PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS: Sunderland 1-3 Norwich, Swansea 2-0 Newcastle, Tottenham 2-2 Stoke, Watford 0-0 West Brom, West Ham 1-2 Leicester

Sat, 15 Aug, 2015

Sebastian Larsson plans to battle

Sunderland 0, Aston Villa 4:

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

Mourinho wants answers from FA

Jose Mourinho wants to know why Chelsea are, in his opinion, treated differently when it comes to disciplinary matters after highlighting an elbow incident involving Manchester United striker Robin van Persie.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2015

Jose Mourinho cites Robin Van Persie elbow to highlight double standards

Premier League

Wed, 11 Feb, 2015

Benteke dropped by Villa for Blues clash; Nasri back for City

Team news for the 3pm Premier League games

Sat, 07 Feb, 2015

Free-kick goals vanishing despite spray

The art of scoring direct from free-kicks appears to be a vanishing one — despite the introduction of vanishing spray.

Wed, 21 Jan, 2015

Spurs beat Sunderland: Christian Eriksen nets another late winner

Premier League

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Chelsea cruise to five-goal win; Pool and United also record victories

Diego Costa took his top-flight tally for the season to 17 as Chelsea extended their Barclays Premier League lead to five points with a crushing 5-0 win over Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

Sat, 17 Jan, 2015

Cats march on as Poyet enjoys cup diversion

Sunderland 1 Leeds United 0

Mon, 05 Jan, 2015

Johnson the hero in dramatic derby victory

Adam Johnson condemned Newcastle to a fourth successive derby defeat for the first time in their history as Sunderland snatched a dramatic last-gasp 1-0 victory at St James’ Park.

Sun, 21 Dec, 2014

Sunderland no match for Aguero-inspired City

Sunderland 1 Manchester City 4

Wed, 03 Dec, 2014

Late penalty rescues a point for Everton

Sunderland 1 Everton 1

Sun, 09 Nov, 2014

Own goal denies Spurs

Sunderland 2 Tottenham 2

Sat, 13 Sep, 2014

Van Gaal silent on di Maria move

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal refused to confirm his interest in Real Madrid’s Angel di Maria as speculation mounted that he is on his way to Old Trafford.

Mon, 25 Aug, 2014

Misfiring United scrape point at Sunderland

Jack Rodwell’s first Sunderland goal left Louis van Gaal still awaiting his first Barclays Premier League win as Manchester United collected their first point of the season.

Sun, 24 Aug, 2014

Westwood leaving Sunderland

Keeper Keiren Westwood is the latest man to leave Sunderland as head coach Gus Poyet re-shapes his squad.

Fri, 23 May, 2014

Mourinho slapped with £10k fine for sarcastic referee comments

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined after his sarcastic appraisal of officials following the loss to Sunderland.

Thu, 08 May, 2014

Sunderland complete rescue job

Sunderland 2 West Brom 0

Thu, 08 May, 2014

Sunderland safe after latest 'miracle' victory

Sunderland 2 West Brom 0

Wed, 07 May, 2014

Poyet: Miracles can come true

Sunderland's “miraculous” great escape is almost complete after they clinched their first win at Manchester United for almost half a century.

Sat, 03 May, 2014

Mourinho denies misconduct charge

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has denied a Football Association misconduct charge related to his post-match comments following the Premier League loss to Sunderland.

Mon, 28 Apr, 2014

Poyet: Best ref call ever

Sunderland 4 Cardiff 0

Mon, 28 Apr, 2014

Black Cats out of drop zone with 4-0 win over Cardiff

Sunderland 4 Cardiff 0

Sun, 27 Apr, 2014

Chelsea's Ramires hit with four-game ban

Chelsea midfielder Ramires will miss the Blues’ title run-in after accepting a four-match ban for violent conduct.

Thu, 24 Apr, 2014

Blues trio Mourinho, Faria and Ramires hit with FA charges

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, his assistant Rui Faria and midfielder Ramires have been charged by the FA for their actions in last Saturday’s controversial loss to Sunderland.

Thu, 24 Apr, 2014

Chelsea trio charged by FA

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, his assistant Rui Faria and midfielder Ramires have been charged by the Football Association for their actions in last Saturday’s controversial loss to Sunderland.

Wed, 23 Apr, 2014

Mourinho refuses to talk about Premier League

Jose Mourinho refused to discuss difficult domestic issues on the eve of Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final first leg with Atletico Madrid.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2014

Matic wants to take back control

Chelsea must wrestle back control of their season in Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final at Atletico Madrid, according to Nemanja Matic.

Sun, 20 Apr, 2014

Liverpool loan man puts major dent in Chelsea's title hopes

Blunders from veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and full-back Cesar Azpilicueta allowed Sunderland to inflict Jose Mourinho’s first home league defeat as Chelsea manager and hand Liverpool control in the Barclays Premier League title race.

Sat, 19 Apr, 2014

Tigers tear Cats asunder

Hull City 3 Sunderland 0

Mon, 10 Mar, 2014

Toure’s gem steers City out of troubled waters

Manchester City 3 Sunderland 1

Mon, 03 Mar, 2014

Amazing turnaround secures trophy for City

Manchester City 3 Sunderland 1

Sun, 02 Mar, 2014

Aguero fit to play in final; Hart left on the bench

Manchester City’s top scorer Sergio Aguero is passed fit to start the Capital One Cup final against Sunderland at Wembley.

Sun, 02 Mar, 2014

Giroud bounces back with double for Gunners

Arsenal 4 Sunderland 1

Sat, 22 Feb, 2014

Black Cats heap more bad luck on Moyes

Sunderland 2 Manchester United 1

Tue, 07 Jan, 2014

Last-minute reprieve for Sunderland

Jack Colback struck in injury time to earn Sunderland a point and stun managerless Cardiff.

Sat, 28 Dec, 2013

Sunderland fail in must win encounter

Sunderland 0 Norwich 0

Sat, 21 Dec, 2013

No goals at Upton Park

West Ham 0 Sunderland 0

Sat, 14 Dec, 2013

O’Shea og gifts Spurs the win

Sunderland 1 Tottenham 2

Sat, 07 Dec, 2013

Black Cats grabn draw at Villa Park

Aston Villa 0 Sunderland 0

Sat, 30 Nov, 2013

Ronaldo wins ding-dong battle with Zlatan for World Cup qualification

Sweden 2 Portugal 3 (Portugal win 4-2 on aggregate)

Tue, 19 Nov, 2013

Larsson: Webb will not fall for Ronaldo’s ‘tricks’

Sebastian Larsson claims Sweden will be able to give Cristiano Ronaldo a rough ride in tonight’s World Cup play-off in Stockholm because English referee Howard Webb will not fall for his “tricks”.