UKAD

The Londoner was cleared to fight by UK Anti-Doping and the British Boxing Board of Control and went on to win the WBC's interim title and the right to challenge championDeontay Wilderafter his unanimous decision win.

"A sample UKAD (UK Anti-Doping) collected from Mr Dillian Whyte in relation with his bout against Oscar Rivas yielded an adverse finding," the WBC said in a statement."In light of that adverse finding, and pending the outcome of the WBC's own investigation and adjudicatory process, the WBC is provisionally suspending the WBC's recognition of Dillian Whyte as WBC interim world heavyweight champion and mandatory challenger of the division.

The 27-year-old, who made 11 appearances for the Blues, was found guilty at a UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) tribunal earlier this month.

In Britain, footballers and fellow athletes are subjected to random blood and urine testing by UK Anti-Doping officers.

The British heavyweight is understood to have returned the positive test, conducted by UK Anti-Doping, three days before Saturday's contest at the 02 in London, which whyte won via a unanimous points verdict to claim the world Boxing Council's interim title.

The 31-year-old Londoner is understood to have returned the positive test, which was conducted by UK Anti-Doping, three days before his fight against Colombian Oscar Rivas at The O2 on Saturday.

The 31-year-old from Burghead in Moray is now suspended from athletics by UK Anti-Doping pending a hearing on a charge of "tampering or attempted tampering with any part of doping control".

The double Commonwealth Games bronze medallist is suspended from athletics by UK Anti-Doping pending a hearing on a charge of "tampering or attempted tampering with any part of doping control".

UK Anti-Doping has issued the provisional suspension and Dry must now respond to the charge.

UK Anti-Doping has said that what Francis was found to have in his system was not only performance enhancing but carried the risk of being 'hugely damaging to health'.

Dame Katherine Grainger said: "UK Sport backs UK Anti-Doping and its athlete commission in calling for the WADA executive committee to maintain WADA's current position on the reinstatement of Russia until the conditions directed by the Russia roadmap are fully and transparently met."