Goalkeeper Craig Gordon is one of nine players to be released by Sunderland as manager Martin O'Neill looks to put his stamp on the Black Cats squad

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• Date: Sat 19 May 09:18

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• Date: Sat 12 May 09:42

Sunderland defender John O'Shea feels it is "disappointing" that Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini has resorted to belittling certain teams in the...

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• Date: Thu 10 May 08:10

Sunderland starlet James McClean has been included in Giovanni Trapattoni's Republic of Ireland 2012 squad, while there is no place for Wigan's James ...

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• Date: Mon 07 May 14:54

Sunderland midfielder Cristian Riveros has completed a permanent move to Turkish club Kayserispor for an undisclosed fee

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• Date: Tue 01 May 16:37

Sunderland and Sweden midfielder Sebastian Larsson will miss the rest of the Premier League season after undergoing a hernia operation but hopes to be...

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• Date: Thu 26 Apr 10:54

Sunderland striker Nicklas Bendtner insists he has not made up his mind over whether to stay at the club beyond his current loan spell

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• Date: Thu 26 Apr 08:20

Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill is determined to hang on to his key players as he plans a bright future on Wearside

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• Date: Thu 19 Apr 14:53

Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey has been ruled out for around six months after suffering a serious knee injury in the 0-0 draw at Sunderland

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• Date: Wed 18 Apr 13:55

Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill has insisted Stephane Sessegnon is happy on Wearside despite continued speculation that he could leave the club

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• Date: Thu 12 Apr 11:48

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has joined midfielder Yaya Toure in refuting claims of a bust-up between Mario Balotelli and teammates at half...

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• Date: Thu 05 Apr 11:11

Steve Bruce believes the "absolute hatred" surrounding North East football cost him his job with Sunderland

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• Date: Thu 05 Apr 11:10

Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko says the title race is far from over despite his side's 3-3 draw with Sunderland at the weekend, and believes rival...

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• Date: Mon 02 Apr 08:38

Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill has admitted that he has so far refrained from giving any consideration to the future of striker Nicklas Bendtner

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• Date: Mon 02 Apr 05:56

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini claimed he might have substituted striker Mario Balotelli after just five minutes of his side's frustrating dr...

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• Date: Sat 31 Mar 20:38

Follow along for all the updates and analysis from Saturday afternoon's Premier League games, which sees Chelsea face Aston Villa and Manchester City ...

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• Date: Sat 31 Mar 13:29

Follow along for all the updates and analysis from Saturday afternoon's Premier League games, which sees Chelsea face Aston Villa and Manchester City ...

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• Date: Sat 31 Mar 13:23

Carlos Tevez could be in line for his first Manchester City start since September after Sergio Aguero was ruled out their home clash against Sunderlan...

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• Date: Fri 30 Mar 09:35

Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany is on course to make his return to action against Sunderland on Saturday

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• Date: Thu 29 Mar 18:18

Ross Pearson's next fight has been verbally confirmed, with the Sunderland local set to meet Cub Swanson in the featherweight division

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• Date: Thu 29 Mar 13:53

Sunderland striker Nicklas Bendtner will wear his protective mask for the last time in the club's FA Cup quarter-final replay against Everton on Tuesd...

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• Date: Tue 27 Mar 09:13

QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has laid into striker Djibril Cisse after the striker saw red during 3-1 defeat to Sunderland

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• Date: Mon 26 Mar 08:53

Sunderland winger James McClean has been rewarded for his impressive performances since Martin O'Neill took over with a new contract until 2015

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• Date: Fri 23 Mar 09:44

Newcastle and Sunderland have been fined by the Football Association for failing to control their players during the Tyne-Wear derby on March 4

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• Date: Wed 21 Mar 11:10

Blackburn Rovers raced six points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Sunderland at Ewood Park

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• Date: Tue 20 Mar 21:49

Martin O'Neill has revealed he expected a tough battle against relegation when he took over at Sunderland

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• Date: Tue 20 Mar 10:47

The FA has confirmed the dates for the FA Cup semi-finals, with Liverpool granted their request to face either Everton or Sunderland on Saturday, Apri...

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• Date: Mon 19 Mar 17:31

The FA Cup semi-final draw threw up two potential derby encounters as Chelsea were matched with Tottenham or Bolton, while Liverpool could face Everto...

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• Date: Sun 18 Mar 18:10

Everton will have to triumph at the Stadium of Light if they are to book an FA Cup semi-final date at Wembley, after Sunderland earned a 1-1 draw at G...

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• Date: Sat 17 Mar 14:37

Sunderland striker Nicklas Bendtner has received a boost with the news that he has suffered no serious damage to his knee and is likely to be fit to f...

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• Date: Wed 14 Mar 15:15

Premier League star Nicklas Bendtner has been cleared of vandalising cars parked near the home of his team's arch rivals

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• Date: Mon 12 Mar 15:16

Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill has stressed he has no intention of stripping Lee Cattermole of the captain's armband

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• Date: Sat 10 Mar 13:14

Sunderland striker Nicklas Bendtner has revealed he feared his career was over when he was injured against Swansea in January

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• Date: Thu 08 Mar 10:48

The Football Association has charged Newcastle and Sunderland with failing to control their players during Sunday's Tyne and Wear derby

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• Date: Wed 07 Mar 16:09

Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill has hit back at accusations from Newcastle counterpart Alan Pardew that the Black Cats played "ugly" during Sunday's...

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• Date: Wed 07 Mar 10:59

Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul has warned Liverpool and Chelsea that the hard-earned draw against Sunderland is the perfect springboard for thei...

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• Date: Tue 06 Mar 11:21

Asamoah Gyan looks increasingly unlikely to return to Sunderland with the Premier League club receiving a bid for the Ghanaian striker from Qatar

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• Date: Mon 05 Mar 13:24

Sunderland will be without skipper Lee Cattermole for four games and star forward Stephane Sessegnon for three after the duo were sent off in a feisty...

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• Date: Mon 05 Mar 10:29

All the best of the quotes from Sunday's Premier League action

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• Date: Sun 04 Mar 15:53

Shola Ameobi struck in injury-time to keep Newcastle's dream of qualifying for the Champions League alive as they rescued a 1-1 draw in a spiteful Tyn...

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• Date: Sun 04 Mar 13:58

Newcastle have received a boost on the eve of their derby clash with Sunderland after announcing skipper Fabricio Coloccini and goalkeeper Tim Krul ha...

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• Date: Sat 03 Mar 10:16

Sunderland striker Stephane Sessegnon was on Friday still not back on Wearside ahead of the Tyne-Wear derby after being delayed on his return from int...

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• Date: Fri 02 Mar 20:32

Newcastle are keeping their fingers crossed that Papiss Cisse will recover from a groin strain in time to feature in his first Tyne-Wear derby against...

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• Date: Thu 01 Mar 13:00

Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has dropped a hint that he is considering following Andrey Arshavin to Russia at the end of the season

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• Date: Wed 29 Feb 09:30

Chelsea eased the pressure on manager Andre Villas-Boas with victory over Bolton, while new Wolves manager Terry Connor's saw his side battle to a dra...

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• Date: Sat 25 Feb 17:08