Regis Le Bris has called for greater ruthlessness in front of goal after Sunderland’s 1-0 defeat to Sporting CP in Portugal. While the head coach was pleased with his squad’s energy and intent during their time in Portugal,

Manchester United remain interested in Sporting CP midfielder Morten Hjulmand, and TEAMtalk understands Ruben Amorim has approved a potential reunion.

Despite a narrow 1-0 loss to the Portuguese champions, Sunderland dominated large swathes of play and, if not for profligate finishing, should have at least secured a draw.

Manchester United were offered a chance to hijack Arsenal's transfer move for Viktor Gyokeres for a second week in a row by Sporting CP, but the Swedish striker has made it clear that his preferred destination remains Arsenal.

Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce) and Franco Israel (Sporting CP) are among the Torino targets to replace Napoli-bound Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.Torino are looking for replacements for their goalkeeper

Standout Sunderland subplots and strange sightings as Sporting clash delivers more than just the score in PortugalRégis Le Bris’ side faced Sporting CP – the reigning Portuguese champions – at the Estadio Algarve on Monday night,

The subject of Gyokeres' legal letter is to blame Sporting president Federico Varandas for his absence from preseason training with the club taking disciplinary action against him. Record says Gyokeres insists Varandas has gone back on a promise regarding the price he could leave Sporting this summer,

Watch the highlights from the second of the pre-season matches in Portugal as the Hoops defeated Sporting CP with a hard-fought 2-0 win over the Primeira Liga  champions in the Algarve. Reo Hatate