Carr: I'm not having an operation

Tottenham defender Steve Carr today denied he needs a hernia operation.

Carr has been sidelined all season following a knee operation but the Republic of Ireland full-back, who trained yesterday, said: "I am not about to have a hernia operation.

"There has been a lot of speculation that I'm going to have one but it is not true.

"I have had a stomach problem for which I've been seeing a doctor in Italy but an operation is the last thing on my mind.

"Rather than being on the verge of going under the knife, I'm stepping up my training programme and I hope to be in full training with the rest of the lads in two to three weeks."