11 April 2012
Darren Bent has quit Twitter to focus on Sunderland's fight to avoid relegation.
Bent regularly used the site to post comments on his private life, which included an F-word rant at Tottenham regarding delays over his transfer last summer.
"I had a good chat with the manager recently and I just thought with the run we're on at the moment, I needed to get rid of the distractions," said the striker.
"I have to solely focus on getting Sunderland out of the relegation battle and I have shut the Twitter down.
"I don't even go on it any more to look at what other people are posting. I felt for me, it's run its course."
