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Sunderland clinched a fourth straight win over fierce rivals Newcastle as Adam Johnson's last-gasp strike at St James' Park sealed a 1-0 victory. Johnson rounded off a fine Sunderland counter-attack, which he had initiated himself, following a Newcastle corner in...

Dundee United ended Celtic's eight-match winning run with a 2-1 victory over the Scottish Premiership leaders at Tannadice. Nadir Ciftci and Stuart Armstrong put United two goals ahead before Celtic substitute Leigh Griffiths netted in the dying minutes, although the...

England's failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup "was by far the strongest contender", FIFA official Harold Mayne-Nicholls was quoted as saying on Sunday. "How could England have only got two votes? It was a big surprise," Mayne-Nicholls was...

Bayern Munich suffered their biggest scare of the Bundesliga season so far, but nevertheless managed to extend their unbeaten record with a come from behind 2-1 win at Mainz. Elkin Soto gave the hosts the lead in the 21st minute,...

Liverpool have denied reports that on-loan striker Divock Origi will be returning to Anfield in January. It has been suggested that 19-year-old Origi will cut short his season-long loan at Lille and return to Liverpool, costing the club £4.7 million. Reports...

Former France international defender Eric Abidal announced his retirement on Friday for "strictly personal reasons". But the 35-year-old former Barcelona star, who returned to playing football after undergoing a liver transplant, told an emotional press conference: "I am open to...

Leeds teenager Alex Mowatt has won the Sky Bet Football League's Young Player of the Month award for November. The 19-year-old midfielder is a regular starter in head coach Neil Redfearn's side after making his first-team breakthrough last season, and...

Bolton forward Max Clayton is out for the season after surgery to repair cruciate ligament damage. Clayton was taken to hospital after he was injured during the first half of Saturday's Championship game against Ipswich. Scans revealed damage to the anterior...

New post-mortem tests claim Cameroonian footballer Albert Ebosse died in Algeria as a result of a beating rather than being hit by a projectile. The JS Kabylie striker died in August after his side lost a league match. Findings by the...

Sports Kit manufacturing giants, Adidas have provisionally agreed to extend their kit sponsorship deal with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) pending a contract renewal. NFF President, Amaju Pinnick explained that the Federation had earlier planned to renew the contract, which...