The Black Cats end the summer with two wins from eight friendlies, with five defeats and one draw.

Sunderland fell to a heavy defeat against Rayo Vallecano in their final pre-season friendly. An inexperienced Black Cats side ...

Sunderland conclude their pre-season campaign with the visit of Rayo Vallecano to the Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon.

Sunderland will clash with Rayo Vallecano in a pre-season club friendly match in Sunderland on Sunday. Here are the ...

Sunderland are reportedly "very hot" for an "elite" Europa League winner this summer, as they continue to pursue ambitious ...

Regis le Bris spoke to Nick Barnes after Sunderland lost to Rayo Vallecano in their final pre-season friendly: "The dynamic ...

Regis Le Bris and Wilson Isidor speak to Nick Barnes after Sunderland's final friendly.

Sunderland fans pictured at the Stadium of Light during the pre-season friendly against Rayo Vallecano. Sunderland supporters were back at the Stadium of Light on Saturday evening as the Black Cats ...

There were some very subdued displays from the starting XI but Tutierov came on and caused Rayo all sorts of problems. He ...

Le Fee and Neil were both notable omissions from the Sunderland side that travelled to Germany to face Augsburg on Saturday, ...

Tributes were paid before kick-off to the former Liverpool forward, 28, and his younger brother Andre Silva, who died in a car crash in Spain on 3 July. Reds fans, some of whom had booed the national ...

Sunday teatimes are for hungover roasts, leisurely dog walks, and grapples with existentialism; not, as it happens, for ...