Irish cricketer tests positive for banned substance
Ireland cricketer Rebecca Stokell tested positive for a banned substance during this year’s women’s T20 World Cup. Stokell, a middle-order batter, says the failed test came from the use of prescription medication, adding the substance was “not performance related in any way”. Nonetheless, she acknowledged she did not comply with regulations. The 26-year-old has entered into a voluntary suspension while the International Cricket Council (ICC) – the sport’s governing body and organiser of the T20 World Cup – completes its investigation. Cricket Ireland has said a longer suspension is “likely” as a result of the failed test. According to the ICC, Stokell returned an adverse finding on June 23rd, the same day Ireland were beaten by Sri Lanka in Bristol. The substance that triggered the positive test result has not yet been disclosed. Stokell subsequently admitted to the violation and began her suspension on October 23rd pending the outcome of…