Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Sunderland host Newcastle United at the Stadium of Light in a high stakes North East derby. Both teams begin the day in the bottom three of the table, with Sam Allardyce taking charge of just his second Black Cats game and his first at the Stadium of Light when his former club come to town. Sunderland are chasing a sixth straight derby win over their bitter rivals and another three points would lift them off the bottom and on level points with the Toon. ...read
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Ronaldo returns to the Parc des Princes
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Bayern ready to inflict Champions League defeat on Arsenal as side head to London early to avoid traffic
Stars flew on Sunday night
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Boca Juniors ace Tevez mingles with Buenos Aires locals... by playing a game of cards on the streets
Returning to his roots after European success
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Looking Fab! Chelsea star Fabregas proves he's in shape to fight to save Blues' stuttering title defence
Clearly not missed the gym sessions recently
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