Sunderland won their opening pre-season fixture 4-0 at South Shields. Wilson Isidor, Romaine Mundle, Milan Aleksic and Ahmed Abdullahi were all on the scoresheet in the win.

South Shields almost got a goal back just before half time when Kelly cracked a free kick off the post, Sunderland fortunate to see it bounce clear.

Big Shield arrives on August 19. It’s a fictional tale of the mob and gambling and professional football. Not the NFL. Just professional football. At first, I thought the NFL would hate it. Mainly ...

We’re working on making the print version available for pre-order, too. For now, click the link and drop your 99 cents and you’ll have the Big Shield ebook delivered electronically on August 19. Which ...

Beating Linfield 5-3 on penalties tonight after a scoreless draw in the Northern Ireland Football League’s Action Mental Health Charity Shield may not have brought the same joy to the Tyrone ...

Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford are among five Manchester United players that have been given extra time off to explore potential moves away after expressing a desire to leave. Jadon Sancho ...

The FA will reportedly hold talks with Liverpool with regards to planning a tribute to Diogo Jota at the Community Shield at Wembley next month.

Liverpool take on Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield Final on August 10: here's how to buy tickets for the game.

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Alabama football recruiting: Five-star WR Cederian Morgan commits to bolster surging 2026 class Morgan is the third five-star commitment in Alabama's 2026 class ...

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