Anton Ferdinand’s late own goal denied a spirited Sunderland side victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford. With Chelsea playing Liverpool on Sunday, United had the chance to move three points clear at the top of the league, however, Steve Bruce’s side were excellent and were unlucky to leave Manchester with only a point. Sunderland [...]

New Zealand completed a perfectly paced run chase to beat Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final and set up a final against neighbours and arch rivals Australia. Daniel Vettori led his unfancied injury-ravaged side to a five-wicket win, successfully chasing 234. After losing the toss Vettori said he would be happy to restrict Pakistan [...]

Hull City and Burnley both collected vital 2-1 home victories over Wigan Athletic and Birmingham City, respectively, as they each improved their chances of survival this season. Burnley, whose home form has been impressive since their arrival in the top flight, claimed all three points thanks to second-half goals from striker Steven Fletcher and defender-turned-midfielder [...]