London: John O'Shea scored a second-half equaliser as 10-man Sunderland rescued a 1-1 draw at home to Stoke City on Monday that moved them three points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
Jonathan Walters gave the visitors an early lead when he reacted smartly in the box to poke home from close range on nine minutes after his header had been blocked.
Sunderland had a player sent off for the second week running when Craig Gardner was shown a straight red card for a lunging, studs-first tackle on Charlie Adam with only 33 minutes on the clock.
Stoke looked to be cruising to victory in a one-paced and slightly subdued encounter before defender O'Shea equalised after 63 minutes when he shifted his balance quickly to side-foot home a dangerous Sebastian Larsson corner at the far post....
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09:29 AM, May 07, 2013
Birmingham: Aston Villa moved closer to avoiding relegation from the Premier League after Christian Benteke scored a second-half hat trick in a 6-1 thrashing of Sunderland on Monday. The Belgian international scored in the 55th, 60th and 72nd minutes at Villa Park to tally 22 league goals and 27 in all competitions in his first season at the club. More importantly, Villa moved five points clear of Wigan in the...
08:46 AM, Apr 30, 2013
London: Newcastle United will impose lifetime bans on "so-called fans" who created mayhem in the city cente after the team was beaten by arch-rivals Sunderland in Sunday's Premier League derby, the club said on Monday. A statement on the Newcastle website said the club was "embarrassed and appalled" by the violence that followed the 3-0 home defeat. "Newcastle United have been working with Northumbria Police, and will continue to do...
10:24 PM, Apr 15, 2013
London: Chelsea condemned Paolo Di Canio to a losing start as manager of relegation-threatened Sunderland, coming from behind to win 2-1 and rise to third in the Premier League on Sunday. Cesar Azpilicueta's own goal on the stroke of half-time gave Di Canio the perfect start, but Sunderland collapsed after the break. The game's second own goal two minutes into the second half saw Matthew Kilgallon inadvertently hook the ball...
10:08 PM, Apr 07, 2013
London: Martin O'Neill, still licking his wounds following his first sacking as a manager, believes he was unlucky to be dismissed by Sunderland after helping keep them in the Premier League last season. O'Neill had once been heavily touted in the media for a big job like Liverpool or even Manchester United but now the 61-year-old's reputation is at an all-time low with 16th-placed Sunderland having slipped to a point...
11:23 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Di Canio, 44, replaced Martin O'Neill at relegation-threatened Sunderland on Sunday and his appointment sparked the resignation of a former government minister from the club's board. ...
02:54 PM, Apr 02, 2013
The new Sunderland manager is in trouble for once saying "I am a fascist, not a racist". ...
10:16 AM, Apr 02, 2013
The appointment came a day after Martin O'Neill was fired following a poor run of results. ...
08:43 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Roberto Di Matteo, Mark Hughes and Steve McClaren are being widely touted in the British media as potential replacements for O'Neill. ...
09:09 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Arsenal lost defender Carl Jenkinson in the 62nd minute for a second yellow card at the Stadium of Light. ...
11:07 PM, Feb 09, 2013
Kebe opened the scoring in the seventh minute and then netted the winner in the 85th. ...
11:05 PM, Feb 02, 2013
Campbell, who won his only England cap in February last year, has moved for an undisclosed fee having scored 10 goals in 72 appearances. ...
11:35 PM, Jan 21, 2013
Luis Suarez scored twice and set up another goal as Liverpool beat Sunderland 3-0 on Wednesday. ...
03:34 AM, Jan 03, 2013
Tottenham produced a second-half turnaround to beat Sunderland 2-1 and climb into third place in the Premier League. ...
10:59 PM, Dec 29, 2012
Sunderland have taped up seats and stripped several fans of their season tickets for standing during matches as controversy grows over a law that requires many English soccer spectators to sit. ...
08:35 AM, Dec 28, 2012
Seven months after winning the Premier League with Manchester City, Adam Johnson inflicted a blow to his former club's title defence by clinching a 1-0 victory for Sunderland on Wednesday. ...
11:05 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Manchester United brushed aside an overmatched Sunderland in a routine 3-1 victory at Old Trafford on Saturday. ...
10:55 PM, Dec 15, 2012
Vidic underwent an operation on his problematic right knee in September. ...
06:04 PM, Dec 12, 2012
Sunderland moved out of the relegation zone with a 3-0 win over fellow Premier League strugglers Reading at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday to ease the pressure on manager Martin O'Neill. ...
08:30 AM, Dec 12, 2012
