Chelsea's title hopes hit by Sunderland defeat


Chelsea's Fernando Torres attempts an overhead kick during their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at Stamford Bridge in London, April 19, 2014. REUTERS/Philip Brown

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea's title ambitions suffered a major blow with a shock 2-1 home defeat by bottom side Sunderland on Saturday, handing the initiative to Premier League leaders Liverpool who visit lowly Norwich City on Sunday.

It was manager Jose Mourinho's first league defeat at Stamford Bridge in 78 matches, with the winner coming from a coolly converted penalty by former Chelsea player Fabio Borini, who is on loan at Sunderland from the Merseyside club.

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