Shehzad suspended

Cricket: Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad (26) has been provisionally suspended and charged with violating antidoping regulations after testing positive for a banned substance in May, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says.

Shehzad’s incompetition urine sample collected during the Pakistan Cup tournament in May, tested positive and an independent review board confirmed the result in June.

He has until July 18 to advise if he wants his B sample tested and until July 27 to respond to the charges, the PCB says. — Reuters