10 teams are starting their Premier League campaigns this afternoon.

Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 1

Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 1

Cardiff City 2 Sunderland 2

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

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has once again reported a clean bill of health as he prepares for Saturday evening’s Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham.

Swansea 4 Sunderland 0

Sunderland 1 Man United 2

Luis Suarez has been handed his first Barclays Premier League appearance since April as Liverpool attempt to deepen Sunderland’s woes.

Sunderland 2 Peterborough 0

Sunderland 1 Arsenal 3

Former Sunderland striker Darren Bent had to settle for a place on the bench as his new club Fulham prepared to kick off the new Barclays Premier League season at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio is expected to name the majority of his 10 summer signings in his starting line-up for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League season opener against Fulham.

Maritimo defender Valentin Roberge today completed his move to Sunderland.

Newcastle 1 Maritimo 1

Maritimo 0 Newcastle 0

Maritimo 0 Newcastle 0

Canadian and Afghan troops have killed five Taliban militants in fierce clashes around an opium-rich southern village, the military said.

Multiple attacks in southern Afghanistan killed six militants and left seven coalition troops and an Afghan soldier wounded, the military said today.

An explosion near a military convoy killed one Romanian soldier and wounded four others today in southern Afghanistan.

An explosion near a military convoy in southern Afghanistan killed one soldier in the US-led coalition today and wounded four.