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    "title": "West Indies cricketer Andre Russell banned for a year",
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    "excerpt": "Kingston (Jamaica), Feb 1 (CRICKETNMORE) West Indies cricketer Andre Russell has been banned for 12 months for breaching anti-doping regulations.\r\n",
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    "editor1": "<p>Kingston (Jamaica), Feb 1 (CRICKETNMORE) West Indies cricketer Andre Russell has been banned for 12 months for breaching anti-doping regulations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel took the decision after the player failed to reveal his whereabouts between March and September 2015, reports Jamaica Observer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This constitutes a failed drugs test under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A distraught Russell, a two-time Twenty20 World Cup winner, refused to comment. His suspension, which began on Tuesday, will end on January 30, 2018.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Also Read:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/michael-klinger-named-in-austalia-s-t20i-squad-vs-sri-lanka--23464\">36 year old Michael Klinger named in Austalia&#39;s T20I squad vs Sri Lanka<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Russell appeared to be in tears when the decision was announced at the Jamaica Conference Centre here, the daily said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 28-year-old Jamaican helped the West Indies win their second World T20 title in 2016.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>WADA rules state that athletes across all sports must inform their local anti-doping agencies where they will be for at least one hour each day to facilitate drug tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Russell&#39;s lead attorney was relieved he didn&#39;t get a two-year ban.<\/p>\r\n",
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