Sunderland

Sunderland worries not over, says Paolo Di Canio

21 Apr 2013

Paolo Di Canio might have transformed Sunderland's fortunes in the past three weeks, but the Black Cats manager claims his side cannot take Premier League safety for granted.

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Manchester City to face league rivals in Soccer Sevens

18 Apr 2013

Manchester City will find Sunderland barring the way when they make their debut in next month's HKFC Citibank International Soccer Sevens.

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Sunderland's Di Canio vows to keep cool as pressure mounts

9 Apr 2013

Paolo Di Canio vowed to keep his volatile temper under control after the controversial Italian’s debut as Sunderland manager ended in a frustrating 2-1 defeat against Chelsea.

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Paolo Di Canio can halt Black Cats' relegation march, says John Terry

7 Apr 2013

Di Canio's arrival on Wearside as successor to the sacked Martin O'Neill triggered a storm of negative headlines about the Italian's notorious political views.

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Sunderland sacks manager Martin O'Neill

31 Mar 2013

Sunderland reacted to the looming prospect of relegation from the English Premier League by firing manager Martin O’Neill on Saturday, hours after a 1-0 loss to Manchester United left the club...

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Liverpool cruise as new boy Sturridge looks on

4 Jan 2013

Liverpool's fresh signing from Chelsea, Daniel Sturridge, was in the stands to watch his new teammates get the New Year off to a winning start by defeating Sunderland 3-0 at Anfield to move up to...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Joe Hart says Man City still have chance of winning title

Joe Hart has told his Manchester City teammates to forget about their defeat by Sunderland and focus on getting their title ambitions back on track at Norwich today.

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Short Soccer, December 29, 2012

Schalke 04 midfielder Lewis Holtby will leave the Bundesliga club at the end of the season after the Germany international turned down a contract extension, the club said yesterday.

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Mancini blasts referee after shock defeat at Sunderland

Roberto Mancini refused to blame goalkeeper Joe Hart for damaging Manchester City's title challenge as the champions slipped to a shock 1-0 defeat at Sunderland.

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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Title blow for Manchester City after 1-0 loss at Sunderland

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.

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YOU BET NICK PULFORD

Manchester teams can open Premier League gap

With Chelsea on a leave of absence from the English Premier League, the two Manchester leviathans are presented with the opportunity to open an even more significant gap on their nearest pursuers...

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SOCCER

Asia Trophy set for Hong Kong return

The English Premier League (EPL) Asia Trophy is set to return to Hong Kong next summer, just two years after the showpiece was last staged in the city.

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