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Zimbabwe Suspend Two National Cricketers Over "Recreational Drug Use"
Zimbabwe Cricket said on Thursday that two national players had been suspended for "recreational drug use". "The concerned players, Wesley Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta, both tested positive for a banned recreational drug in an out-of-competition case recorded during a recent in-house doping test," the board said in a statement. Madhevere and Mavuta have been suspended "with immediate effect" until a hearing is held on the breach of anti-doping rules. The board did not say what drug was involved nor when they had failed the tests.
Zimbabwe Cricket suspends two national players over drug use
Zimbabwe Cricket said on Thursday that two national players had been suspended for "recreational drug use".