John O'Shea
Half-Time Report: John O'Shea puts Sunderland ahead against Tottenham Hotspur
John O'Shea snatches a lead against the run of play for Sunderland at home to a shell-shocked Tottenham Hotspur.
Dec 29, 13:35
Vincent Kompany
Preview:Sunderland vs. Manchester City
Sports Mole previews the Premier League clash between defending champions Manchester City and Martin O'Neill's improving Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Dec 24, 20:50
Sunderland winger James McClean celebrates his early strike versus Reading on December 11, 2012
Half-Time Report: Sunderland take 2-0 lead against Reading
Goals from James McClean and Steven Fletcher put Sunderland ahead at half time.
Dec 11, 20:35
Chelsea players congratulate Juan Mata after a goal on December 8, 2012
Match Analysis: Sunderland 1-3 Chelsea
Sports Mole picks the bones out of Rafael Benitez's first league win as Chelsea manager at Sunderland.
Dec 8, 17:32
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres celebrates his second goal against Sunderland on December 8, 2012
Fernando Torres brace gives Rafael Benitez first league win as Chelsea manager
Fernando Torres scores a brace, ending a run of nine goalless Premier League games in the process, to help Rafael Benitez record his first win as Chelsea boss at Sunderland.
Dec 8, 16:53
Fernando Torres
Half-Time Report: Fernando Torres ends Premier League goal drought
Fernando Torres scores in the Premier League for the first time since early October to give Chelsea a 2-0 half-time lead over Sunderland.
Dec 8, 15:50
Craig Gardner celebrates with Sebastian Larsson moments after scoring on December 2, 2012
Sebastian Larsson: 'Players are to blame for poor form'
Sunderland midfielder Sebastian Larsson challenges his teammates to end the side's poor form.
Dec 7, 14:58
Sebastien Bassong celebrates moments after scoring the opener on December 2, 2012
Half-Time Report: Craig Gardner gives Sunderland hope at Norwich City
Craig Gardner strikes late in the half to give Sunderland hope at Norwich City.
Dec 2, 16:47
Martin Kelly and James McClean
Team News: James McClean returns for Sunderland
Irish winger James McClean starts in the Sunderland midfield for today's encounter at Norwich City.
Dec 2, 15:29
Chris Hughton
Live Commentary: Norwich 2-1 Sunderland - as it happened
Sports Mole brings you live text commentary of today's Premier League clash between Norwich City and Sunderland.
Dec 2, 15:15
Jamie Mackie has a shot blocked for QPR on November 27, 2012
Match Analysis: Sunderland 0-0 Queens Park Rangers
Sports Mole takes a closer look at tonight's Premier League clash between Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers.
Nov 27, 22:29
Danny Welbeck
Live Commentary: Sweden 4-2 England - as it happened
Sports Mole provides live text coverage as England head to Sweden to open the new Friends Arena in Stockholm.
Nov 14, 18:30
Gabriel Agbonlahor and Mark Albrighton
Gabriel Agbonlahor strike defeats Sunderland
Gabriel Agbonlahor scores his first goal in almost a year to earn Aston Villa three points away to Sunderland.
Nov 3, 16:54
Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill
Team News: Louis Saha, David Vaughan drop to Sunderland bench
Sebastian Larsson and Craig Gardner both return to the Sunderland side for the visit of Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon.
Nov 3, 14:30
The Stadium of Light
Preview:Sunderland vs. Aston Villa
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League encounter between Sunderland and Aston Villa at the Stadium of Light.
Nov 1, 15:40
Luis Suarez
Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool
Luis Suarez scores to cancel out Steven Fletcher's first half goal and give Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Sep 15, 18:20
The Stadium of Light
Half-Time Report: Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
Sunderland lead Liverpool 1-0 at half time courtesy of a Steven Fletcher goal.
Sep 15, 17:16
Nathan Dyer, Sebastian Larsson
In Pictures: Swansea City 2-2 Sunderland
Pictures from Swansea's 2-2 draw with Sunderland at the Liberty Stadium.
Sep 2, 14:49
Sebastian Larsson
Sebastian Larsson: 'Sunderland must improve'
Sebastian Larsson warns his Sunderland teammates that they must improve ahead of the new Premier League season.
Aug 7, 10:21
Sebastian Larsson
Sebastian Larsson: 'We need to start season well'
Sebastian Larsson believes that a good start to the season could lead to a successful Premier League campaign for Sunderland.
Aug 6, 22:28
Kim Kallstrom, Hatem Ben Arfa
In Pictures: Euro 2012 - Sweden 2-0 France
A selection of photos of Sweden's 2-0 win against France.
Jun 19, 22:08
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Martin Olsson
France 0-2 Sweden
France miss out on the chance to top Group D after losing 2-0 to already-eliminated Sweden in Warsaw, but do progress as runners-up to face defending champions Spain in the quarter-finals.
Jun 19, 20:41
Laurent Blanc
Half-Time Report: France 0-0 Sweden
France enter the break 0-0 with an impressive Sweden as they look to secure their place in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals.
Jun 19, 19:38
Sebastian Larsson
Sebastian Larsson: England didn't deserve win
Sebastian Larsson believes that Sweden were "the better team" against England at Euro 2012.
Jun 16, 07:58
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Yohan Cabaye
Sebastian Larsson expects Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to thrive
Sweden winger Sebastian Larsson believes that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will become a vital player for England and Arsenal.
Jun 15, 11:47
Sebastian Larsson and Simon Vukcevic
Sebastian Larsson to overcome defeat ready for England battle
Sebastian Larsson insists that Sweden will put their defeat to Ukraine to the back of their minds and focus on taking on England on Friday.
Jun 12, 11:03
Andriy Shevchenko
Ukraine 2-1 Sweden
A brace from Andriy Shevchenko helps Ukraine to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in Kiev.
Jun 11, 20:40
Warsaw Stadium
Half-Time Report: Ukraine 0-0 Sweden
The first half between Ukraine and Sweden in Kiev ends goalless.
Jun 11, 19:35
Martin O'Neill
End-of-season report: Sunderland
Martin O'Neill's impact on Sunderland kept the club in the Premier League. Here, Sports Mole reviews how the Northern Irishman went about his work.
May 14, 15:00
Sebastian Larsson
Sebastian Larsson, Keiran Richardson out for the season
Sebastian Larsson and Kieran Richardson are out of Sunderland's last three games of the season after both players underwent surgery.
Apr 26, 10:16
Alex McLeish
Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
Aston Villa and Sunderland fail to find the net during their Premier League encounter at Villa Park.
Apr 21, 15:51
Simon Mignolet
Sunderland 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland play out a 0-0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Stadium of Light.
Apr 14, 15:50
James McClean
Half-Time Report: Sunderland 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers remain level at 0-0 at the interval.
Apr 14, 14:47
Nicklas Bendtner
Sunderland 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur's winless run away from home in the Premier League continues following today's 0-0 draw at Sunderland.
Apr 7, 13:39
Papiss Cisse
Sports Mole's Team of the Week
With big results at the top and bottom of the Premier League table, Sports Mole has selected the 11 players that caught our eye.
Apr 2, 18:01
Roberto Mancini
Manchester City 3-3 Sunderland
Aleksandar Kolarov scores a late goal as Manchester City fight back from a two-goal deficit to claim a draw against Sunderland.
Mar 31, 15:55
Nicklas Bendtner
Half-Time Report: Manchester City 1-2 Sunderland
Nicklas Bendtner rises highest late in the opening half to give Sunderland the lead against Manchester City at the break.
Mar 31, 14:51
Tim Cahill
Everton 1-1 Sunderland
Everton and Sunderland will meet again to determine a winner from their FA Cup quarter-final following their 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.
Mar 17, 14:37
Tim Cahill
Half-Time Report: Everton 1-1 Sunderland
The weekend's first FA Cup quarter-final tie is 1-1 between Everton and Sunderland at the break.
Mar 17, 13:34
Nicklas Bendtner
Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
Nicklas Bendtner scores the only goal of the game as Sunderland claim all three points from their Premier League encounter against Liverpool.
Mar 10, 16:53
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