Maginnis, 38, of Houghton Road, Newbottle, near Sunderland, denied attacking the woman but was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm by a jury at Newcastle Crown Court.

Swansea City return to Championship action this afternoon, with high-flying Sunderland the visitors to the Swansea.com Stadium. The Swans are hoping to go five games unbeaten for the first time ...

Patrick Roberts scored a stoppage-time equaliser as Sunderland salvaged a point to record a 1-1 Championship draw with Bristol City. The Black Cats held the ball well in the first half ...

Sunderland return to Championship action at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday night Sunderland are looking to make back-to-back wins when they welcome Bristol City to the Stadium of Light on Tuesday ...

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I love it when an academy product succeeds in the first team. Tommy Watson has been on every Sunderland fan’s radar for at least the last two years, with his impressive performances for the ...

Bristol City were denied an excellent away win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday evening as a late goal from Patrick Stewart saw the two sides share the points. The Robins had ...

Patrick Roberts celebrates his late equaliser for Sunderland against Bristol City Patrick Roberts preserved Sunderland's unbeaten home record with an equaliser deep in added time to thwart a ...

Sunderland appear to have turned a corner to stop their slide and relaunch a bid to claw back into the Championship automatic promotion places. The Black Cats finally ended their peculiar six-game ...

Swansea City say there are no concerns over next Saturday's home game against Sunderland going ahead despite storm damage at the Swansea.com Stadium. Ospreys, who share the stadium with the Swans ...

Amid a peculiarly underwhelming run of recent form and the questions that have been asked as a result, two points regarding Sunderland’s current position seem to be being overlooked somewhat.