Gareth Bale's superb double enabled Tottenham Hotspur to narrow the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City and Manchester United to seven points with a 2-0 win at Norwich City Tuesday. The pacey Welsh international took his league tally this season to seven goals, lifting third-placed Spurs, who have a game in hand on the Manchester clubs, up to 38 points from 17 matches. City heads United on goal difference. Bale drilled home the opener on 55 minutes after fine trickery in the box by Emmanuel Adebayor who bamboozled three Norwich defenders with neat footwork before laying off for the winger to take a touch and pick his spot past keeper John Ruddy. Bale's blistering run from halfway and neat chip over Ruddy doubled the lead 12 minutes later. Earlier, Arsenal missed the chance to go fourth after a fine performance from Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey helped secure a 1-1 draw at the Emirates where the visitors finished with 10 men. Arsenal remained fifth on 33 points. Suarez given 1-match ban for obscene gesture Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been banned by the Football Association (FA) for one match and fined £20,000 ($31,300) for a gesture made towards Fulham fans in the 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage earlier this month. Suarez had admitted the latest charge of improper conduct, and Liverpool have also been fined £20,000 for failing to control their players in the same match – a charge related to the dismissal of midfielder Jay Spearing. The ruling, announced on Wednesday by the FA, comes little over a week after Suarez was hit with an eight-game suspension for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra during a match in October. Suarez had denied the racism allegations and the decision angered Liverpool, which promised to stick by the player and issued a statement in support of the Uruguayan. Suarez's new ban means he will miss Friday's home game against Newcastle United in the Premier League. His eight-game suspension is currently on hold, however, as Liverpool has 14 days to appeal once it has received the written judgement from the independent commission that heard the case. Liverpool admitted the improper conduct charge relating to Spearing's dismissal, after a number of players remonstrated with referee Keith Friend, but they did not accept the financial penalty for the offense. A statement from the FA read: “Liverpool Football Club have been fined £20,000 by The FA and warned as to their future conduct for failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during the league fixture at Fulham. “The club admitted the charge, which was in relation to the dismissal of Jay Spearing, but did not accept the standard £20,000 penalty for the offense.
