Tottenham go in to this Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea with only two fully-fit central defenders.

Gareth Bale is battling to be fit for Tottenham’s White Hart Lane clash with Norwich after sustaining a knock late in the goalless draw at Sunderland.

Tottenham have no new injury concerns ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game at Sunderland.

Winger Aaron Lennon (hamstring) is expected to make his return from a three-week layoff in Tottenham’s Premier League match against Swansea on Sunday.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will decide whether to recall Aaron Lennon for tomorrow’s FA Cup clash against Bolton after the winger trained all weekend in an attempt to overcome the hamstring injury which has sidelined him for the last three weeks.

Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon will miss tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game at Chelsea with a hamstring injury.

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor is a doubt for tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final against Bolton due to a hamstring injury.

Winger Aaron Lennon is unavailable for Tottenham’s game at Everton after suffering a hamstring injury against Stevenage on Wednesday.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is confident that Gareth Bale will be fit to face Manchester United on Sunday despite the winger suffering a hamstring injury in midweek.

Tottenham forwards Emmanuel Adebayor (knee) and Rafael van der Vaart (calf) have trained this week and are expected to be fit for Sunday’s north London derby at Arsenal.

Ryan Nelsen made his full debut as Tottenham looked to avoid an upset and move in to the last eight of the FA Cup with a win over League One side Stevenage at the Lamex Stadium.

Rafael van der Vaart has failed to overcome a calf injury and will miss Tottenham’s FA Cup fifth-round game at Stevenage on Sunday.

Louis Saha started his first game for Tottenham as manager Harry Redknapp looked to end a tough week on a high with a win over Newcastle at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham forward Rafael van der Vaart has been ruled out of tomorrow’s game against Newcastle after he failed to overcome the calf injury that kept him out of Monday’s draw at Liverpool.

New signing Louis Saha could make his Tottenham debut in Monday night’s game at Liverpool.

Tottenham winger Gareth Bale looks set to start his first game in two months against West Ham tomorrow after recovering from his back injury.

Gareth Bale and Rafael van der Vaart are both unavailable for Sunday’s match at Wolves as they continue their recovery from back and calf injuries respectively.

Tottenham will be without Gareth Bale (back), Rafael van der Vaart (calf) and Luka Modric (appendix) for tomorrow evening’s Barclays Premier League clash at Sunderland.

Tottenham midfielder Steven Pienaar is fit to face Bolton tomorrow after recovering from the head injury which kept him out of Wednesday’s win at Blackburn.

Tottenham’s mounting injury problems in defence mean that Jonathan Woodgate could make his first appearance for 14 months in tomorrow’s Premier League game at Blackburn.

Gareth Bale is out of Tottenham’s FA Cup match at Fulham on Sunday with a back injury.

Sebastien Bassong insists he will not be leaving Tottenham this month after holding talks with Harry Redknapp over his future at the club.

Tottenham have completed the transfer of Bongani Khumalo from South African side Supersport United on a four-and-a-half year deal.

Tottenham today announced the signing of South Africa defender Bongani Khumalo from SuperSport United.

South Africa defender Bongani Khumalo today claimed he was on the brink of earning a trial at Tottenham.

FRANCE exited the World Cup at the first-round stage with barely a whimper after this humbling defeat by the host nation at the Free State Stadium.

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France captain Patrice Evra and Florent Malouda were both banished to the bench for the vital Group A game against South Africa at the Free State Stadium.

HOST nation South Africa were left facing the prospect of an early World Cup exit after slumping to defeat at the hands of a Diego Forlan-inspired Uruguay in Pretoria last night.

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni handed some of his fringe players the chance to play themselves into World Cup contention in tonight’s friendly clash with South Africa.

Jacob Zuma was sworn in as South Africa’s new president today, and vowed to work to fulfil the dreams of all his people amid a global economic meltdown after he overcame corruption and sex scandals to reach the nation’s highest office.

Jacob Zuma officially became South Africa’s new president today.

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe was sworn in for a sixth term today, just hours after officials announced that he had overwhelmingly won an election many countries have condemned as a sham. His main rival dismissed the inauguration and said the next step would be power-sharing talks.

Roaming bands of government supporters heckled, harassed and threatened people into voting in a run-off election in which Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was the only candidate, ensuring he will remain in power despite international condemnation of the balloting as a sham.

Election observers from across Africa have heard “horrendous” accounts of political violence in Zimbabwe, their spokesman said today.

Zimbabwe could be facing a second round of voting in the race for the country’s presidency, election experts said today.

Eritrea’s order to expel US, Canadian and European members of the UN peacekeeping mission that monitors the tense border with neighbouring Ethiopia is likely to raise concerns about whether the peacekeepers can work effectively.

Lord Of The Dance star Michael Flatley was today “shocked and saddened” after a member of his team was murdered in South Africa.

A South African has been found guilty of murdering a baby girl because he did not think she was human.