Sunderland have confirmed that owner Stewart Donald is actively trying to sell the League One club after being urged to go by disgruntled fans.

The 32-year-old is out of contract following his spell in Norway with Sarpsborg and is on a list of frontmen the Black Cats are considering to bolster their attacking options.

Tensions boiled over in a meeting between the Sunderland hierarchy and the Fan Engagement Committee at the Stadium of Light in November, according to The Times.

Crystal Palace striker Connor Wickham will be given the chance to revive his injury-hit career at Sheffield Wednesday following the arrival of Cenk Tosun at Selhurst Park.

Sunderland have described a social media post about new signing Kyle Lafferty which inadvertently referred to loyalist pipe bands as a 'genuine mistake'.

The 28-year-old striker underwent his medical at the Serie A side earlier this week before the move confirmed by AC Milan on Tuesday afternoon.

Manchester United will make a decision on the future of midfielder James Garner this week amid interest from League One Sunderland.

Three of the most memorable football matches of my youth were all very different. All are linked by one thing. On each occasion, a ticket was purchased on the day of the game.

EXCLUSIVE: Stewart Donald was targeted by Sunderland supporters as he left Fratton Park with his young son following Saturday's 2-0 defeat, before a group of Pompey fans came to his aid.

Former England captain Dave Watson has a neurodegenerative disease that was 'most likely' brought on by head injuries and repeated heading of the ball during his playing days.

EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: A former Sunderland academy physio has been released with no further action after an investigation following his arrest on suspicion of sexual grooming.

The early risers from Coventry City and Sunderland were able to compete for sob stories heading up Kingston Road to St Andrew's for League One's noon kick-off.

EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE AND DAVID COVERDALE: It was the moment when The Office met The Wolf of Wall Street - and the makers of Sunderland 'Til I Die had their opening scene.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Producers Fulwell 73 had planned for series two to be the last. But the suspension of this season may open the door for them to revisit their Sunderland story.

With football currently suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, fans are left without a fix. However, as of Wednesday there will be some small respite.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CRAIG HOPE:There is one scene that Charlie Methven - the overnight star of Sunderland 'Til I Die series two - had to watch through his fingertips.

Sunderland have placed its first-team players, contracted academy players and backroom staff on furlough leave due to coronavirus.

With exercise options reduced with gyms across the country now shut under government orders Lawrence is streaming his own brand of home workouts online at 8am every morning.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: There was a time when Mick McCarthy thought football was straightforward -but it didn't last very long into his career.

In his teen years, a professional deal at Sunderland was in the balance, but it was Henderson's well-known dedication and attitude which swung the decision in his favour.

Henderson has lifted the Champions League and is on the verge of winning the Premier League and Bruce insists he saw Henderson's devoted attitude and sense of authority straight away.

SPECIAL REPORT: Sportsmail previously revealed that majority shareholder Stewart Donald used Sunderland's parachute payments to finance the majority of the £37m purchase of club.

KIERAN GILL: If only those Netflix cameras were stationed at Sunderland in 2007-08. Oh to be a fly on the wall for Roy Keane's first season as a manager in the Premier League.

Andy Murray's former coach Brad Gilbert tells you all you need to know on the top women's seeds at this year's Wimbledon Championships.

BRAD GILBERT INSIGHT: Wednesday's French Open men's quarter-finals will see two tantalising battles with Andy Murray up against David Ferrer, while Rafael Nadal faces Novak Djokovic.

CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There are certain people whose position of trust is so great that lying in a professional capacity is unacceptable. And Freeman was acting in a professional capacity.

Sir Bradley Wiggins has launched a bizarre foul-mouthed tirade at Mickey Mouse during a recent trip to Disneyland Paris. In the clip, the Olympic legend can be seen shouting obscenities at the resort.

In a profanity-laden tirade from one of TV's most famous liaisons of science and learning, viewers were dealt a stark warning about the disastrous effects of climate change.

The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood, 80, from Canada, told France24 that those who 'want to suppress women' are the same people who often 'want to pretend there is no climate crisis'.

Software giant Atlassian paid no income tax despite making more than $1billion in one financial year. Its co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes also has a penchant for preaching about climate change.

Joe Biden tossed out red meat to Democratic voters in South Carolina Monday night, but, again, pumped the brakes on attacking Bernie Sanders head-on.

The Labour leader has been praised across the world for acting on issues of climate change, social justice, equality and how she handled the Christchurch terror attack and White Island tragedy.

Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset Police cautioned the public not to 'underestimate the scale of this protest' in Bristol where Greta Thunberg is due to speak.

A Russian scientist reveals the animals are feeding on each other in the Arctic as melting ice and fossil fuel extraction companies are forcing the animals out of their traditional hunting grounds.

Climate change has revealed a Viking's missed shot that laid hidden in Norway's the Jotunheimen glacier, a glacier for 1,500 years. Made of iron, it is seven inches long and weighs just over an ounce.

Orange Is The New Black star Yael Stone recently returned to Australia over concerns about the carbon footprint she was creating by travelling to the US to work. 

An increase in wooded plants in both savanna and tundra regions is caused by increased rainfall and temperatures that can be attributed to climate change, UK ecologists have concluded.

Researchers from Bangor University in Wales used computer models to discover that ecosystems were collapsing at a 'significantly faster rate' than first thought.

Scientists say that the alarming melt rate means that, if left unaddressed, we will see global sea levels rising an extra 6.6 inches (17 centimetres) by 2100.

The 78-year-old radio host, who believes climate change is exaggerated, said people are over-reacting to the threat of the virus. Some labelled him 'irresponsible'.

The 78-year-old radio host, who believes climate change is exaggerated, said on Monday that people are over-reacting to the threat of the virus.

Pashmina goats, source of the world's most valuable form of cashmere wool, are facing a growing threat from climate change as heavy snows kill the grasses they depend on as a food source.

Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg said she appeared to have been infected with coronavirus along with her father - actor Svante. Both had been travelling on trains through Europe.

London's excessive water consumption is leaving the south east particularly at risk of water shortages in the next 20 years. Drier weather due to climate change could bring a 600mn litre reduction in rainfall.

The group, which claims to represent Extinction Rebellion in the East Midlands, tweeted pictures of a poster reading: 'Corona is the cure'. XR UK said it does not 'manage' the account.

Researchers from the University of Washington have found that emissions from container ships and other commercial vessels form dense clouds that reflect solar radiation and mask global warming.

Nigel Colborn shares his advice for making gardens more sustainable, while at home amid the Corona crisis. British gardening expert advises using a lawn fertiliser to boost the growth of lawns.

A new study published in Nature lays out an 'essential roadmap' for marine life to recover to full abundance by 2050 and leave future generations a vibrant, resilient ocean.

The Cop26 meeting was set to take place at Glasgow's Scottish Events Campus - which is being turned into a temporary coronavirus field hospital - from November 9 to 20.

The location analysis, by Princeton sociologist Patrick Sharkey for Vox , also found that attitudes toward climate change are 'one of the strongest and most robust predictors of social distancing behavior.'