Bond actor recovers from operation

7:48pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Daniel Craig has been sporting a sling - but his injury was not caused on the set of the latest Bond film.

The actor donned a black sling that matched his suit at a 007 tribute on Sunday night.

Girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell was on the 40-year-old actor's other arm.

Craig's spokeswoman said the 007 star underwent a shoulder operation several weeks ago.

A spokeswoman for Eon Productions, which produces the Bond films, said the injury was not caused by filming the latest Bond movie, Quantum of Solace.

She added that it was an old injury.

Craig attended The Story of James Bond: A Tribute to Ian Fleming, held at the London Palladium.

Craig was pictured in a sling last month and has remained tight-lipped about the injury.