Sunderland player suspended after mocking team's defeat

Sunderland have suspended defender Phil Bardsley for his apparent mockery of his side’s opening-day defeat to Fulham, it is understood.

The incident appears to surround a response from Bardsley to a picture posted by defender Scott Harrison on social networking site Instagram of the tunnel area at the end of Saturday’s 1-0 loss to the Cottagers at the Stadium of Light.