Murphy jolts Spurs’ European ambitions

MARTIN JOL admitted Tottenham had suffered a blow to their Champions League credentials after allowing two points slip from their grasp at lowly Sunderland.

Spurs had looked on target to cement their fourth place in the Premiership when Robbie Keane fired them ahead after 38 minutes at the Stadium of Light.

They survived a second-half fightback in which Liam Lawrence and Kevin Kyle both passed up glorious opportunities to level, but substitute Daryl Murphy, the former Waterford striker, snatched a point for the home side with a minute remaining.