Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan’s long-term future could become clearer later this week.

Martin O’Neill is happy to be watching the fight for Premier League survival from afar as Sunderland’s season ends with a whimper.

Martin O’Neill is happy to be watching the fight for Barclays Premier League survival from afar as Sunderland’s season ends with a whimper.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill has hinted that record signing Asamoah Gyan is unlikely to return to the club.

Emmanuel Mayuka’s second-half strike fired Zambia through to the Nations final against Ivory Coast as they upset 10-man Ghana in Bata last night.

JOHN MENSAH scored, then saw red as 10-man Ghana held on to beat Botswana in their African Nations Cup Group D opener.

Sunderland 1 Chelsea 2

Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is set to make a shock season-long loan move to the United Arab Emirates after months of speculation over his future.

Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is out of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Chelsea after returning injured from international duty.

Swansea 0 Sunderland 0

Summer signing John O’Shea will make his competitive debut for Sunderland at Swansea tomorrow.

Steve Bruce is already facing tough questions over the Sunderland team he has rebuilt this summer after a 1-0 Carling Cup exit at Brighton followed hard on the heels of defeat by a similar margin at home to local rivals Newcastle just four days earlier.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will be without defender Phil Bardsley through suspension for tomorrow night’s Carling Cup second-round trip to Brighton.

Sunderland 0 Newcastle 1

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce kept faith with the men who opened the season with a draw at Liverpool as he looked to secure his first derby win over Newcastle.

Sunderland defender John O’Shea is rated at 50-50 to make his Barclays Premier League debut for the club in tomorrow’s derby clash with Newcastle.

IT has been all change at Anfield this summer, but the same old failings remain.

Sunderland defender John O’Shea will have to wait to make his Barclays Premier League debut for the club after being ruled out of tomorrow’s trip to Liverpool.

Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan has dismissed speculation linking him with a move away from the Stadium of Light this summer and declared he is “fully committed” to the Wearsiders.

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn today moved to dismiss speculation that striker Asamoah Gyan has been offered for sale.

West Ham 0 Sunderland 3

Sunderland are set to have a striker available for Sunday’s Premier League trip to West Ham after Asamoah Gyan returned to training.

Sunderland 0 Fulham 3

NINE games without a win, injuries piling up and rumblings of discontent among supporters, Steve Bruce must have felt like retracing his steps to see just where he walked under that ladder, or, the height of irony, had his path crossed by a black cat.

Sunderland 4 Wigan 2

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will make late checks on a trio of players ahead of tomorrow’s vital Barclays Premier League clash with Wigan.

Birmingham 2 Sunderland 0

Steve Bruce believes he will field one of the youngest sides in Sunderland’s history at Birmingham tomorrow with injuries once again taking their toll.

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Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will be without Fraizer Campbell and Titus Bramble for tomorrow’s vital Barclays premier League clash with West Brom.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will be boosted by the return of long-term absentees Fraizer Campbell and Michael Turner to the squad for Premier League trip to Manchester City.

THE friendly no-one wanted turned into the best of its kind since the new Wembley was opened in 2007 — and ended with gleeful Ghana racing to their fans in jubilation following Asamoah Gyan’s last-minute leveller.

Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez have both been named in the Liverpool starting line-up for this afternoon’s Premier League clash with Sunderland.

Danny Welbeck could return to the Sunderland squad for tomorrow’s tough Barclays Premier League trip to Arsenal.

Sunderland keeper Craig Gordon is a doubt for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Everton.

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Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will make a late decision on midfielder Jordan Henderson before naming his team to face Tottenham tomorrow evening.

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Loan signing Sulley Muntari is in line to make his Sunderland debut in their Barclays Premier League game at Stoke tomorrow.

THE £50m (€58m) signing of Fernando Torres has already had one beneficial effect judging from this Chelsea performance.

Transfer window signing Stephane Sessegnon has been handed a swift debut for Sunderland tonight as Chelsea’s big-money arrivals were forced to wait.

Stephane Sessegnon will make his Sunderland debut in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against Chelsea but fellow new signing Sulley Muntari is unavailable.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will start life without leading scorer Darren Bent at Blackpool tomorrow.

IT would be a transfer to appeal to the romantic in every Irish football fan but Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has ruled out the possibility of a reunion with his old strike partner Robbie Keane at the Stadium of Light.