Sunderland finally sign striker Bent

SUNDERLAND, England: Sunderland finally completed their club record 10-million-pound ($17-million) swoop for Tottenham striker Darren Bent on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old had become increasingly frustrated after Tottenham's transfer demands forced him to wait for more than a week to move to the Stadium of Light.

The England international even criticised Spurs chairman Daniel Levy on the Twitter website before being forced to apologise for his comments.