Bruce fined for comments

Steve Bruce has been fined £2,500 (€2,840) following his critical comments about the dismissal of defender Michael Turner in Sunderland’s defeat at Manchester City in December.

Bruce, who has also been asked to explain his comments after the game, during which he described referee Andre Marriner’s decision to send off the defender for an aerial challenge with Gareth Barry as “obscene”, “a joke” and “an outrage”.