BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND—England striker Jermain Defoe has joined Bournemouth on a three-year deal, securing a return to a club where he scored in 10 straight league games during a loan spell in 2001. The Premier League team announced the free transfer of the 34-year-old Defoe on Thursday. Defoe triggered a clause in his contract allowing him to leave Sunderland following its relegation from the Premier League. Defoe spent the 2000-01 season on loan at Bournemouth from West Ham. Bournemouth, which finished ninth in the league last season, also has signed goalkeeper Asmir Begovic from Chelsea this off-season.

Source: thestar June 29, 2017 14:48 UTC