Sheffield United suspend Baxter after failing drugs test

LONDON (Reuters) – English League One side Sheffield United have suspended striker Jose Baxter after failing a drug test, the third-tier club confirmed. “The club has learned that one of its players, Jose Baxter, has tested positive for a banned substance following a routine Football Association out-of-competition drug test,” United said in a statement on their website their (www. .sufc.co.uk). “The player has informed the club that he has not engaged in any misconduct involving any prohibited substance.” Sheffield United’s season ended after they lost 7-6 to Swindon in the League One play-off semi-final on Monday. The club confirmed they had suspended Baxter, who started his career at Premier League side Everton, “pending further findings”. The news came two days after Hull City midfielder Jake Livermore, who made an appearance for England, was suspended by his club and the FA after testing positive for cocaine in a random drug test. (Reporting by Sam Holden, editing by Ed Osmond)