IT was the last thing either manager wanted ahead of a big derby. For Sunderland a humiliating defeat, for Newcastle United a draw which felt like one.Read
JAMES McClean is set to make his Republic of Ireland debut in Dublin tomorrow with manager Giovanni Trapattoni hinting the Sunderland man could have a future on the right flank.Read
MARTIN O’Neill has promised Sunderland will continue chasing lost causes – even if it results in defeats as heavy as the one at West Bromwich Albion.Read
12 weeks as Sunderland manager, Martin O’Neill has pretty much mastered the art of building momentum. Now he must show he is equally adept at rebuilding battered confidence.Read
Two cruciate ligaments could have ended Sunderland striker Fraizer Campbell’s promising career. Instead, writes STUART RAYNER, they have produced a more rounded individualRead
THE auditions are over and Garry Dowd has made his choices. However, the Whitley Warriors player-coach has been at great pains not to go all Simon Cowell on those left out of tomorrow’s English National League North One visit of Trafford Metros.
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NICKLAS Bendtner will be wearing a mask to protect his broken nose at the Hawthorns today, but manager Martin O’Neill is hoping his bruised ego works in Sunderland’s favour, writes Stuart Rayner.Read
The shakiness of England's elite provides a golden opportunity for Newcastle United and Sunderland. For either to take it would be welcomed across the country, writes Stuart Rayner.Read
Stuart Rayner is a sports writer who covers a wide range of sports in the North East. Before heading to the region in February 2005, he worked for the Liverpool Echo.
