Sonia dons Sunderland colours in rivals’ heartland

SONIA O’SULLIVAN lived up to her promise of wearing a Sunderland shirt in the heartland of their bitter rivals Newcastle on Sunday.

O’Sullivan competed the Great North Run wearing the colours of the Wearsiders in the Bupa Great North Run.

She persuaded Australian running star Craig Mottram to also wear a Sunderland shirt “so that he can act as a minder for me, just in case!”