France and Liverpool defender Sakho fails dope test - RMC

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PARIS (Reuters) - France and Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho has failed a dope test and been suspended provisionally by his Premier League club, France's RMC radio reported on Saturday.

Liverpool were playing relegation-threatened Newcastle United later at Anfield.

Sky Sports television said a Liverpool statement was expected shortly.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond)