P187 Teletext 187 Oct25 02:46:57 —————————————————————————————— SUSPENDED BAN FOR TUFNELL England cricketer Phil Tufnell has received an 18-month suspended ban and a £1,000 fine for failing to take a drugs test in the game against Essex. The Middlesjx spinnjt was charged by the ECB on four counts of failing to take a test and pleaded guilty to the first two counts of forgetting. He is required by the English Cricket Board to take two random drugs tests — one this year and the other in 1998 ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— COMPY See Aston Villa play Bilbao 179 NEWS AND SPORTS HEADLINES ALSO ON OUT WEB SITE: www.teletext.co.uk Next Football Sport latest RugbyP187 Teletext 187 Oct45 02:44:40 —————————————————————————————— SUFFERS GETS TEST REPRIEVE Middlisjx spinner Phil Tufnell has been cleared to take his place in England's tour party for the Caribbean after receiving a suspended ban and fine. The sanctions resulted from his failure to follow anti-doping procedures although hj was exonerated of any deliberate failure to provide a sample. If hj had been found guilty of this in the ECB hearing hj would almost certainly have missed the tour. ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Sports headlines 130 Football 140 TEN TO ONE: THE SPORTS QUIZ p151 C4 Next Football Sport latest Rugby