Jermain Defoe has made a successful return to training and is in line to face Sunderland. The Tottenham Hotspur striker has missed the last three games after he picked up an hamstring injury in training earlier this month. “It’s great news. Jermain trained fully today [Tuesday] and is in the squad for the weekend,” Redknapp told The Sun. “I’m...

Jermain Defoe has confirmed that will be resuming training on Monday and expects to be fit for the trip to Sunderland. Defoe has been absent for Spurs’ last three games with a hamstring injury and had initially been ruled out for a few weeks. However, the striker is happy with his recovery from the injury and plans to restart full training this week, with one eye...

Jermain Defoe has been warned not to try to return too soon from his hamstrng injury. The Tottenham striker picked up the injury during the win against Blackburn earlier this month and had hoped to be fit for Saturday’s game against his former side Portsmouth. Writing in his column for the Daily Mirror, Defoe said: “I spent Wednesday doing weight and strengthening...

Jermain Defoe has claimed that he could be back in action in around just ten days time. The Spurs striker damaged his hamstring in training on Thursday morning and it was being reported yesterday that Defoe could be out for ‘several’ weeks with a grade two strain. Defoe, however believes that he could be fit in time to face Portsmouth a week today. He told...

Earlier today Spurs fans were rocked by the news that Jermain Defoe is likely to be out of action for ‘several’ weeks with a torn hamstring.  What we want to know is, should Spurs recall Robbie Keane from his loan spell at Celtic? Do need Spurs need Keane back at the Lane following Defoe’s injury?  Or do Crouch, Gudjohnsen and Pavlyuchenko represent...

Jermain Defoe has been ruled out for several weeks after tearing his hamstring. Harry Redknapp has confirmed that the Spurs striker has suffered a grade two tear to his hamstring.  Defoe had previously been suffered from a  tight hamstring and the 23 goal forward will now be a doubt for Tottenham’s run-in. WILL DEFOE’S INJURY COST SPURS A TOP FOUR FINISH? ...

Jermain Defoe could miss Tottenham Hotspur’s FA Cup tie against Fulham with a hamstring problem. The striker featured in England’s friendly win against Egypt in midweek and could join Ledley King, Aaron Lennon, David Bentley, Tom Huddlestone and Jermaine Jenas on the sidelines. Redknapp said: “He had it before the England game on Wednesday then felt...

Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch have been named in the England squad. The Spurs strike duo have been selected by Fabio Capello to be part of the squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Egypt at Wembley. Squad: James (Portsmouth), Green (West Ham), Hart (Birmingham), Brown (Man Utd), Terry (Chelsea), Upson (West Ham), Lescott (Man City), Shawcross (Stoke), Baines (Everton),...

Harry Redknapp has aired his belief that the race for fourth place will go down to the wire. Spurs moved back into the much-coveted fourth position with a 3-0 win at Wigan on Sunday and only one point separates the four teams vying for the final Champions League place. Their next two league games come at home to in-form Everton, who could yet muscle their way into contention,...

Jermain Defoe believes that Roman Pavlyuchenko can still be a hit for Tottenham Hotspur. Defoe understands the situation the Russian is currently in at White Hart Lane, after finding himself out of favour at Spurs earlier in his career. “I’ve always said when you have good players you don’t want to let them go,” he said in the Sunday Mirror. “It...