High-flying Sunderland were held to a thrilling 1-1 draw by mid-table Ipswich in League One.James Norwood put the home side in front in added time at the end of the first half but Nathan Broadhead cancelled out the lead early in the second period.Ipswich, who had their newly appointed manager Kieran McKenna watching on from the stands before he takes on the role on Monday, had the lion’s s...Full Story »

Middlesbrough’s improvement under Chris Wilder continued as they made it 10 points from the last four matches with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.Andraz Sporar’s second-half penalty settled things at the Riverside, with the Slovenian slotting home after Isaiah Jones had been fouled on the corner of the box.Bournemouth only had themselves to blame as they missed out on the chance to move ...Full Story »

Ipswich interim boss John McGreal is likely to shake up his team again for the Sky Bet League One match against Sunderland.McGreal made eight changes to the side for Wednesday night’s FA Cup tie at Barrow, where Town slumped to a 2-0 defeat.Midfielder Sam Morsy was brought on at half-time, and is one of those in contention to return to the starting XI, along with forward Joe Pigott, while ...Full Story »

Kevin De Bruyne struck twice as Manchester City sent Pep Guardiola’s Premier League goal tally hurtling past 500 with a stunning 7-0 demolition of Leeds.Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez, John Stones and Nathan Ake also got on the scoresheet as the champions swatted aside the West Yorkshire outfit with embarrassing ease at the Etihad Stadium.In the process they registered their 500th...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher always knew he was going to have a tough start as Plymouth manager and the long trek to Sunderland proved why.After the midweek draw with MK Dons at Home Park, Schumacher found himself two goals down within 13 minutes against a Black Cats side starting to return to promotion form.Dan Neil’s fine finish from a well-crafted corner inside four minutes put the home side in fr...Full Story »

Aldershot continued their resurgence under new manager Mark Molesley with a 3-0 win over Eastleigh in a Hampshire derby at the Silverlake Stadium.Striker Corie Andrews scored twice in the second half to help the Shots extend their unbeaten run to five matches and pull further away from the relegation zone.Eastleigh were playing their first game in over two weeks and had hoped to pick up from whe...Full Story »

Sunderland moved up to third place in Sky Bet League One with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Plymouth at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats took command quickly and – in Steven Schumacher’s second match in charge of Argyle – made it four victories from six unbeaten matches in the league.Locally produced midfielder Dan Neil put Sunderland ahead in the fourth minute with a finely wo...Full Story »

Sunderland have no fresh injury concerns going into their game against Plymouth.The Black Cats still have a long injury list but manager Lee Johnson said he is hopeful to have the same squad available from the 5-0 win against Morecambe in midweek.Sunderland still have several players sidelined with injury, including Luke O’Nien, Aiden McGeady and Corry Evans.Despite the lengthy injury list...Full Story »

The Brazilian legend was hospitalised for nearly a month earlier this year after having a colon tumour removed. Pele has been readmitted to hospital Credit: AFP The Brazilian legend has undergone extensive treatment this year Credit: Instagram @iamkelynascimento Pele, 81, has now been readmitted for further treatment. The three-time world champion was admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital in ...Full Story »

Lee Johnson celebrated his one-year anniversary as Sunderland manager in style as his side thrashed Morecambe 5-0.Johnson marked 12 months in the Stadium of Light hot-seat on Sunday and while his side were unable to serve up a victory at the weekend as they drew with Oxford, they turned on the style three days later to climb to third in the League One table, just two points behind leaders Rother...Full Story »

Sunderland claimed their joint-biggest win of the season as they thrashed Morecambe 5-0 at the Stadium of Light.Nathan Broadhead scored twice, with Ross Stewart, Alex Pritchard and Leon Dajaku also finding the target as the Black Cats reignited their promotion push with an emphatic victory.Sunderland burst out of the blocks, scoring twice inside the opening 17 minutes, with wing-back Lynden Gooc...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Lee Johnson could be forced to name another inexperienced line-up when they host Morecambe as the absences continue to pile up.Frederik Alves and Will Harris were the latest names to be added to the Black Cats’ long injury list, missing out against Oxford at the weekend.Johnson named youngsters Ollie Younger, Benji Kimpioka, Tyrese Dyce and 16-year-old Zak Johnson on the...Full Story »

A stunning goal from Lucas Moura helped Tottenham remain unbeaten in the Premier League under Antonio Conte as they beat Norwich 3-0.Moura found the top corner from 25 yards after some impressive skill to open the scoring, with Davinson Sanchez and Son Heung-min adding further goals in the second half as Spurs made it four games without defeat in the league under the Italian.That run has helped ...Full Story »

Lee Johnson was in no mood to be critical of his injury-hit Sunderland team after watching Oxford leave Wearside with a point.Sunderland had chances in the second half to earn the win that would have lifted them level on points with Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham, with Ross Stewart and Nathan Broadhead both hitting the woodwork.But a third win from four matches did not arrive and Oxford, w...Full Story »

Chris Wilder claimed his first home win as Middlesbrough manager as his side ground out a hard-fought 1-0 Championship victory over Swansea.Isaiah Jones’ first-half finish settled things at the Riverside, with Boro building on last weekend’s victory at Huddersfield to claim back-to-back successes for the first time since October.Swansea had plenty of the ball as they looked to get ba...Full Story »

Sunderland missed out on a chance to move level on points with Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham after being held to a 1-1 draw by Oxford at the Stadium of Light.The visitors s came from behind to climb to seventh by extending their unbeaten run to seven matches to stay firmly in the promotion mix themselves.Sunderland, now unbeaten in four matches, made the best possible start when young Ger...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson will turn to his big guns once again as he prepares for Saturday’s League One clash with Oxford.Johnson rested 10 of the men who started last weekend’s 2-1 win at Cambridge for the Papa John’s Trophy defeat by Oldham in midweek, with only Leon Dajaku retaining his place.Defender Arbenit Xhemajli ended his 14-month absence with a knee injury in that g...Full Story »

CRISTIANO Ronaldo's bodyguards are under investigation for working illegally in Portugal, it was reported. Sergio and Jorge Ramalheiro, two former soldiers who served in Afghanistan with an elite special forces unit, were recently revealed as the Manchester United star's minders. Cristiano Ronaldo and his bodyguards, who are former special forces soldiersCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke The pa...Full Story »

Lee Johnson was pleased with how Sunderland handled the weather conditions in their win at Cambridge.Alex Pritchard scored direct from a corner before Nathan Broadhead’s superb strike secured a 2-1 win for Johnson’s team, either side of Sam Smith’s equaliser for the hosts.Pritchard’s goal demonstrated the windy conditions, with the side attacking the south end of the stad...Full Story »

Nathan Broadhead’s superb strike earned Sunderland a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Cambridge.The visitors went ahead for the first time on 15 minutes when, with the wind blowing heavily in his side’s favour, Alex Pritchard’s corner deceived everyone before going in off the far post.Cambridge were level 12 minutes later following a neat move which resulted in Sam Smith firing a sma...Full Story »