India goalkeeper Paul fails dope test

NEW DELHI: India goalkeeper Subrata Paul has tested positive for a banned substance, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Tuesday. “His sample A has tested positive,” AIFF secretary Kushal Das told Reuters. National Anti-Doping Agency chief Navin Agarwal confirmed the former India captain was tested by NADA officials in March but declined to elaborate further. The 30-year-old was India’s number one choice under the bar before slipping down the pecking order, behind Norway-based Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, in recent times. Paul did not take calls when Reuters contacted him.