Sunderland defender Michael Turner was delighted with their cleansheet in FA Cup victory over Arsenal. The Gunners were victorious on Wearside in the Barclays Premier League ahead of this past weekend's FA Cup with Budweiser game, but lightening did not

The inaugural Sir Bobby Robson Foundation Celebrity Golf Day, held last April at Rockliffe Hall near Darlington, was hugely popular, uniting north east football in the fight against cancer and prompting immediate calls for a repeat. The second Sir Bobby

Arsenal has had a rough season, but they've performed particularly poorly over the last three games. The point of this series isn't to pick on Arsenal, have a laugh at their expense or talk about how much they suck. There are reasons -- some their fault

LOUISE TAYLOR at the Stadium of Light ENGLISH FA CUP FOURTH ROUND: SUNDERLAND 2 ARSENAL 0: ARSENE WENGER initially prowled his technical area wearing the sort of lightweight suit ideal for gentle spring afternoons in southern Europe. By tea-time the seve

Arsène Wenger initially prowled his technical area wearing the sort of lightweight suit ideal for gentle spring afternoons in southern Europe. By tea-time the severe windchill whipping off the River Wear had long ensured that most sensible spectators wer

Raiders running back Michael Bush has been one of the most dependable options in the Raiders' offense the past few seasons. While Darren McFadden has never played en entire season and has only had one good season with the team, Bush has always been there

Hope and then slightly above average – that seems to be the mantra surrounding the Atlanta Falcons. Each of the past few seasons has started with high hopes that have translated to mild success on the field in Atlanta and in Fantasy Football circles. Tha

It was the impotence that was so shocking. Arsène Wenger had just watched Arsenal concede a second, late goal, an own goal from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, that was about to knock them out of the FA Cup; a seventh successive season was destined to end witho

SUNDERLAND are in the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in eight seasons after seeing off Arsenal in this evening's fifth-round tie at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats gained considerable revenge for last weekend's league defeat at the hands o

Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off Sunderland v Arsenal: Probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph: Graphic A diplomatically awkward evening in the boardroom could beckon for David Milliband. The former Foreign Secreta

FRAIZER CAMPBELL insists it will be Arsenal’s turn to suffer the fatigue factor when they return to Wearside this weekend. Sunderland’s epic extra-time FA Cup replay win at Middlesbrough 72 hours earlier caught up with the Black Cats last Saturday, as th

The Gunners' all-time top scorer made a scoring return to North London, netting the winner 12 minutes from time on his first Arsenal appearance since 2007 to send Leeds out of the FA Cup. Henry had only been on the pitch for 10 minutes when he produced a

If Cassel is the QB then we’ll probably be running the ball 40 times a game. Jamaal is pretty durable, right? I would not be upset if they drafted Richardson. Dude’s a workout machine. At 5’11" he w

ROUND one to Arsenal. Thierry Henry’s injury-time winner gave the Gunners first blood in Sunderland’s back-to-back clashes against Arsene Wenger’s men. Henry was the story, with the Arsenal icon’s goal providing a fairytale ending to the final Premier Le

Thierry Henry called it his last game in the Premier League, but then Frank Sinatra used to say something similar about each of his farewell tours. Time will tell on that one; like Arsène Wenger, he was ambiguous. But when Henry, applauded on to the fiel

Football can often seem a world inhabited by people who do little else but engage in vicious rows, fuel ancient feuds, earn enormous sums of money and, sometimes, neglect to shake hands. Happily an antidote was delivered on Wearside. Widely accused, thor

Arsenal traveled to the Stadium of Light to face an upbeat Sunderland outfit who had been on an amazing run since the appointment of Martin O’Neill as manager. The Gunners were made to work for their win, and would be delighted to have left the North Eas

Arsenal's Thierry Henry signed off from the Premier League in fairytale fashion with a late winner in a 2-1 win over Sunderland on Saturday. Arsenal's Thierry Henry signed off from the Premier League in fairytale fashion with a late winner in a 2-1 win o

Thierry Henry's winner against Sunderland further justifies Arsene Wenger's decision to sign the French striker on loan, according to Robbie Fowler. Henry fired in an Andrey Arshavin cross to earn the Gunners a victory that takes them into the top four o