LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Phil Foden scored an injury time winner as Manchester City kept its title hopes alive with a 3-2 win at home to Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday. Foden opened the scoring in the first minute and the match looked to be totally …
Read More »Sunderland ends Arsenal’s winning run in Premier League
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Brian Brobbey scored a goal deep into injury time as Sunderland held Arsenal to a 2-2 draw in the Premier League on Saturday, ending the latter’s 10-match winning run. Daniel Ballard fired Sunderland ahead with a rising shot in the 36th minute after a well-worked …
Read More »Arsenal visits Sunderland, Man City hosts Liverpool in Premier top-4 clashes
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Arsenal visits Sunderland on Saturday in one of the most fascinating games of the weekend in the Premier League. Arsenal has a six-point lead at the top of the table, while Sunderland is currently fourth after the best start to a season by a promoted …
Read More »Sunderland relegated to third tier for first time in 30 years
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Sunderland were relegated to England’s third tier for the first time in 30 years on Saturday as the Championship’s bottom club lost 2-1 to fellow strugglers Burton. Chris Coleman’s side have crashed into League One only a year after being relegated from the Premier …
Read More »Chelsea legend Terry exits to guard of honour
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea legend John Terry’s final appearance at Stamford Bridge ended with his team-mates forming a guard of honour as he exited in the 26th minute of the Premier League clash with Sunderland. The 36-year-old — the time of his premature departure chiming with …
Read More »Football: Sunderland relegated from Premier League
London, United Kingdom | AFP | David Moyes’s sorry Sunderland were relegated from the Premier League after a 1-0 home defeat against Bournemouth at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Allied to Hull City’s 0-0 draw at Southampton, the result left Sunderland 13 points adrift of safety with only 12 …
Read More »Five embarrassing remarks when microphone was on
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Sunderland manager David Moyes is in hot water over his remark to a BBC reporter that she might get a slap next time — with both of them laughing — after he thought he was off air. AFP Sports highlights five other incidents where …
Read More »Newcastle, Norwich relegated
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Newcastle United and Norwich City were relegated from the Premier League on Wednesday as Sunderland secured their survival with a one-sided 3-0 victory over Everton. Sunderland centre-back Lamine Kone’s first two goals for the club and a Patrick van Aanholt free-kick took Sam Allardyce’s …
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