Sunderland striker Darren Bent missed a penalty on his return to White Hart Lane as Tottenham secured victory through goals from Robbie Keane and Tom Huddlestone. Bent had the chance to level for the visitors against the side he left in controversial circumstances last summer but Heurelho Gomes saved his spot-kick, a crucial moment in the Barclays Premier League game as Steve Bruce’s men were gaining momentum.

Instead, Huddlestone grabbed his third of the season with an effort that crashed in off the crossbar, doubling the lead after Keane’s early strike. (more…)

Arsenal forward Robin van Persie struck twice to earn his side bragging rights in north London and put a question mark over whether rivals Tottenham can sustain a top-four challenge in the Premier League. Spurs have not won a league game against Arsenal since 1999, and they fell away after Van Persie opened the scoring at the Emirates Stadium and Cesc Fabregas added the second after winning possession straight from the kick-off.
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Former Tottenham and Real Madrid head coach Juande Ramos was sacked after just nine games in charge at CSKA Moscow and exactly one year to the day he was relieved of his duties at White Hart Lane.

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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp made a triumphant return to Fratton Park but Jermain Defoe was sent off for a stamp in the Premier League victory against Portsmouth. After leaving Pompey nearly a year ago, Redknapp eventually took Defoe, Peter Crouch and Niko Kranjcar with him - and almost inevitably Defoe got on the scoresheet after Ledley King had broken the deadlock. Defoe getting sent off, however, was not in the script - and it set up a thrilling finale after Kevin-Prince Boateng had pulled a goal back, although Pompey had Michael Brown dismissed late on. (more…)

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Wilson Palacios is set to miss this weekends Premiership match at Portsmouth after Honduras leader Roberto Micheletti kept the 25 year old back an extra 24 hours to celebrate their country’s first World Cup qualification since 1982.

And what exactly did Ol’ Arry have to say about it?

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After being substituted by Jose Mourinho last week during Inter’s 2 - 1 win over Udinese and making sure everyone in the stadium knew how unhappy he was about it, Ghana International Sulley Muntari (who already had an issue with The Special One over his Ramadan fasting) is being linked with his former boss Ol’ Harry Redknapp and Tottenham.

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