Sunderland have completed the signing of England striker Jermain Defoe from Toronto FC with Jozy Altidore heading in the opposite direction.

Crystal Palace 2 Tottenham 1: Alan Pardew could have no complaints about a homecoming that went exactly to plan.

The winner of BBC's 'The Voice' was crowned last night.

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Toronto FC head coach Ryan Nelsen claims his club face competition from “top-four” Barclays Premier League clubs in the battle to sign England striker Jermain Defoe.

Andre Villas-Boas believes the door is wide open for Tottenham to challenge for their first title in over half a century.

Tottenham forward Gareth Bale is determined to end the week inside the top four of the Barclays Premier League and with a second Player of the Year award on his mantelpiece.

England and Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe is not the father of a baby born to his ex-girlfriend last month, his representatives said today.

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Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has revealed striker Jermain Defoe has had an injection to allow him to return from injury and that losing the England international for the FA Cup defeat at Leeds will not force him into the transfer market.

Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel has claimed Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor are among the most deadly strike partnerships in England.

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Andre Villas-Boas insists the Luka Modric transfer saga will not disrupt preparations for his first match in charge of Tottenham this weekend.

England striker Jermain Defoe has expressed his gratitude for the messages of support he has received following the death of his father.

England striker Jermain Defoe has returned home following the death of his father.

Harry Redknapp says he is open to the prospect of discussing a new deal that would see him stay with Tottenham and snub England.

Tottenham’s injury crisis deepened last night with the news Rafael van der Vaart is likely to miss the club’s next three games with a hamstring injury.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp insists he will not let Roman Pavlyuchenko leave the club next month unless he has already lined up a suitable replacement for the Russia striker.

HARRY REDKNAPP insists Jermain Defoe will not be leaving Tottenham in January and has backed the striker to force his way in to England’s Euro 2012 squad.

TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp admits he feels sorry for Jermain Defoe but is confident the in-form striker will not become upset at his recent omission from the starting line-up.

RATHER than accept any praise for a pivotal substitution, Harry Redknapp admitted to a case of ‘mea culpa’ when it came to striker Jermain Defoe.

Fabio Capello has warned Wayne Rooney that he may have put his Euro 2012 dreams at risk with his red card in Montenegro on Friday night.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admitted he would love to sign Emmanuel Adebayor on a permanent basis after the on-loan striker inspired Spurs to a 2-1 win at Wigan.

LIVERPOOL face the prospect of having to save their season without their two most senior players after vice-captain Jamie Carragher dislocated his shoulder during yesterday’s 2-1 defeat at Tottenham to join captain Steven Gerrard on the sidelines.

ROBBIE KEANE returns to Tottenham’s squad tonight for the Champions League decider against Young Boys but is likely to suffer frustration again by being kept on the bench.

Tottenham assistant manager Joe Jordan does not expect Peter Crouch to leave White Hart Lane.

HARRY REDKNAPP hopes Robbie Keane can revitalise his career at White Hart Lane but the Spurs boss has admitted for the first time that the player’s desire for regular football could mean his future lies elsewhere.

TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp admits he cannot fill his bench with senior players for today’s FA Cup quarter-final against Fulham after Jermain Defoe returned from England duty with a hamstring complaint.

Katie Price is planning to dump her ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ boyfriend, Alex Reid, again.

Jermain Defoe is optimistic Tottenham can maintain their push for Champions League qualification after today’s 2-0 defeat of West Ham.

Sunderland keeper Craig Gordon has blamed Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe for the challenge which left him with a broken arm.

DEFIANCE has been the defining characteristic of Harry Redknapp’s career and the Tottenham Hotspur manager showed plenty of it as he digested a defeat that raises serious questions about his side’s prospects of disrupting the Premier League’s so-called ‘big four’.

THERE is nothing ambiguous about Aaron Mokoena’s approach to his role as Portsmouth’s midfield enforcer and the South African was similarly forthright in the way he chose to describe Jermain Defoe’s “embarrassing” stamp that almost ruined Harry Redknapp’s return to Fratton Park.

TOTTENHAM midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng is on his way to Portsmouth as Harry Redknapp began showing the exit door to some of his superfluous stars.

DARREN BENT was last night breathing a sigh of relief after ending weeks of frustration by completing a £10 million (€11.8m) move to Sunderland from Tottenham.

A 34-YEAR-OLD man accused of murdering the half-brother of England striker Jermain Defoe appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday.

Sunderland have finally landed striker Darren Bent in a club record £10m deal from Tottenham.

Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate is targeting Champions League qualification next year after finishing the current campaign with a flourish.

Tottenham club captain Ledley King has billed tomorrow’s Premier League match at Aston Villa as the measure of how far Harry Redknapp’s men can go.

WHATEVER horrors Robbie Keane is experiencing at Liverpool, the Republic of Ireland captain might still consider them preferable to the traumas being endured by Tottenham.

Stoke’s hot-headed striker Ricardo Fuller is expected to be on the bench at Tottenham tonight after completing a three-match ban for striking team-mate Andy Griffin.

Jermain Defoe is set to feature against Wigan on Sunday after completing his move back to Tottenham from Portsmouth.

Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie maintains there will be no other major players leaving Fratton Park during the January transfer window.

JERMAIN DEFOE has trained with his new Tottenham team-mates but the finishing touches are still being put on his return to White Hart Lane from Portsmouth.