Alvarez fails test; camp blames meat

Middleweight boxer Canelo Alvarez has tested positive for a banned drug, and his promoters blame contaminated meat.

A voluntary test showed Alvarez had traces of clenbuterol. A statement from Golden Boy Promotions said the amount was consistent with meat contamination that has affected athletes in Mexico and China.

Daniel Eichner, director of the World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory that conducted the test, wrote Monday: “These values are all within the range of what is expected from meat contamination.”

Alvarez is scheduled for a rematch with middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin on May 5 in Las Vegas, a highly anticipated fight after their draw last year.

Alvarez will move his training camp from Mexico to the United States and submit to additional tests, Golden Boy said.

Alvarez relinquished his previous belts before meeting Golovkin in September, when Alvarez won on one card 118110, lost 115-13 on another and the third judge had it 114-114.

NFL: Four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Antonio Cromartie announced his retirement.

The 11-year pro with four franchises posted a message on Instagram saying “after 27 years of playing football, today I say farewell.”

He was an All-Pro with San Diego in 2007, when he led the league with 10 interceptions.

The Dallas Cowboys placed the franchise tag on DeMarcus Lawrence, guaranteeing the Pro Bowl defensive end $17.5 million in 2018.

The Cowboys had until Tuesday to put the tag on Lawrence, who still can sign a long-term deal with the club.

Tennis: Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association President Martin Corrie has stepped down temporarily while the governing body investigates an allegation of sexual assault from 2004.

The LTA says a complaint was made in December about the way Hertfordshire County LTA handled the sexual-assault allegation against a coach in the area.