Danny Rose

Norwich City lost goalkeeper Mark Bunn to a first-half red card but still emerged from their trip to Sunderland with a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday.

Liverpool got the New Year off to the best of possible starts on Wednesday by defeating Sunderland 3-0 at Anfield to move up to eighth place in the Premier League.

UEFA are appealing their own decision to fine Serbia 80,000 euros for the violence and racist abuse in an Under-21 match against England in October.

Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand accused UEFA of not taking racism seriously after Serbia were fined 80,000 euros following an under-21 match in which England players claimed they were racially abused.

Sunderland eased the pressure on under-fire manager Martin O'Neill with a crucial 3-0 win over fellow strugglers Reading on Tuesday.

Fernando Torres repaid Rafael Benitez's faith as the much-maligned Spain striker fired Chelsea to a crucial 3-1 win at Sunderland on Saturday.

Norwich City extended their unbeaten run to eight Premier League games with a 2-1 win at home to Sunderland on Sunday that left the visitors just a point above the relegation zone.

Serbian prosecutors have indicted eight people, including four Serbian players, for their role in scuffles at the end of a under-21 European championship qualifying match, a legal source told AFP on Thursday.

England's Football Association has yet to receive confirmation from Serbian police that two of its under-21 players have been charged in relation to scuffles at the end of a European qualifying match.

Serbian police have charged 12 people, including five Serbian and two England players, over scuffles at the end of an under-21 international two weeks ago, officials said Tuesday.

Racism, a problem that English football thought it had successfully tackled, has returned to haunt the country that gave birth to the game with the Premier League's global popularity on the line after a succession of scandals.

Racism, a problem that English football thought it had solved, has returned to haunt the country that gave birth to the game, with the Premier League's global popularity on the line after a succession of scandals.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand trained as normal on Monday, amid British media reports of a showdown with coach Alex Ferguson over his refusal to wear an anti-racism T-shirt.

Former England defender Sol Campbell has called on European football's governing body UEFA to introduce point deductions to stamp out racist behaviour in the sport.

Italian side Lazio were on Friday fined 40,000 euros by UEFA after their fans' racist abuse during a Europa League clash at Tottenham.

Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill plans to give Danny Rose as much time as possible to recover from his racism ordeal before deciding whether the England Under-21 defender is in the right frame of mind to play in Sunday's derby against Newcastle.

Reading striker Jason Roberts has revealed he will refuse to wear a 'Kick It Out' anti-racism T-shirt during this weekend's Premier League clash against Liverpool in protest at the rise of racist abuse.

Serbia and England will face disciplinary action over their stormy European Under-21 match which sparked claims of racism and ended with players, fans and coaches embroiled in ugly scuffles, UEFA said Wednesday.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday led calls for European football's governing body to take a tough line against Serbia after claims several England under-21 players were subjected to racist abuse.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday led calls for European football's governing body to take a strong line against Serbia, after claims that several England under-21 players were subjected to racist abuse.