SYDNEY — Rugby league player Sandor Earl has been provisionally suspended after admitting to the "use and trafficking" of peptides in a continuing Australian antidoping probe, National Rugby League chief Dave Smith said on Thursday.It is the second incident this week to result from the probe launched in February by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (Asada) into the use of peptides, small chains of amino acids that can help in muscle growth and regeneration."As a result of the ongoing Asada investigation, Sandor Earl has today been issued with an infraction notice," Smith told a news conference in Sydney."This follows an interview between the player and Asada this week in which admissions were made into the use and trafficking of the peptide CJC-1295."The New Zealand-born Canberra Raiders winger, who was due to switch codes to play rugby union in France at the end of the season, could accept the league’s punishment or elect to take the matter to a tribunal, Smith said.Traff...
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