Black Cats march on

Sunderland's impressive form continued as a strike from James McClean secured them a 1-0 Barclays Premier League win against 10-man Stoke at a wintry Britannia Stadium.Read

Swans strike back to defeat Baggies

Swansea's on-loan midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson played a major role in Brendan Rogers' side coming from behind to register only their second Barclays Premier League away win of the season as they recorded a 2-1 victory at West Brom.Read

France too strong for Italy

France started their RBS 6 Nations campaign with an impressive 30-12 defeat of Italy in Paris.Read

Arsenal rout sorry Rovers

Robin van Persie smashed a hat-trick as Arsenal claimed a 7-1 win over 10-man Blackburn at Emirates Stadium.Read

Hammers earn derby spoils

Winston Reid was West Ham's unlikely hero as the npower Championship leaders beat derby rivals Millwall 2-1 despite playing almost the entire match with 10 men.Read

Celtic ease through

Goals from Georgios Samaras and Scott Brown eased Celtic to a 2-0 win against Inverness in their William Hill Scottish Cup fifth-round tie at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium.Read

Rio feels for brother Anton

Rio Ferdinand has launched a passionate defence of younger brother Anton while admitting he has been left disillusioned by the current racism issues blighting football.Read

Lawrie leads in Doha

Paul Lawrie is looking to bridge a 13-year gap as he goes into the final round of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters with a one-stroke lead.Read

Pakistan in the driving seat

England had no answer to Younus Khan and Azhar Ali as the duo ground out a position of ominous authority for Pakistan on day two of the final Test.Read

Fixtures off as cold snap bites

Portsmouth's home match against Hull became the first npower Championship fixture to fall victim to the weather as it was postponed due to a frozen pitch on Saturday morning.Read

Best calls for Ireland consistency

Rory Best has urged Ireland to build on the consistency they displayed during the World Cup when their RBS 6 Nations opens against Wales on Sunday.Read

Gerrard: Suarez return will lift us

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes the return of Luis Suarez will help the club in their bid to secure a top-four finish and win some silverware.Read

England claim narrow lead

Andrew Strauss' defiance earned England a lead of just 42 over Pakistan after Abdur Rehman's second successive five-wicket Test match haul.Read

McDermott pleased with battling win

Leeds coach Brian McDermott was a relieved man after groundstaff worked overtime to get the Headingley pitch fit for Friday's opening Super League match and his side overcame gritty opponents to start with a victory.Read

Mancini cool over strikers' form

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is backing his misfiring strikers to get his side's title charge back on track.Read

Farrell ready for Murrayfield chaos

Assistant coach Andy Farrell is confident England's inexperienced side can thrive on the hostility, history and "chaos" that lies in wait for them in Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland.Read

Speed the key for Robinson

Head coach Andy Robinson will demand his Scotland side play with pace, but with composure amid the mayhem, in the RBS 6 Nations clash with England at Murrayfield.Read

Chelsea: Court decided trial date

Chelsea have insisted it was the court's decision to put John Terry's racism trial back to July - a move which led to the Football Association stripping the defender of the England captaincy.Read

Watkins inspires Leeds to victory

A second-half hat-trick of tries from 20-year-old centre Kallum Watkins helped Leeds begin the defence of their Stobart Super League crown with a hard-fought 34-16 victory on skipper Kevin Sinfield's 400th appearance.Read

Fergie ready to bring back De Gea

Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to thrust David de Gea back into the spotlight for Manchester United's Barclays Premier League trip to Chelsea on Sunday.Read

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The Sunday Sun's Eddy Eats scoures the North East in search of the perfect Sunday scran. Read

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