Relief for Turnbull in drug case

GARETH TURNBULL won’t be out of pocket as a result of the lengthy battle to clear his name after testing positive for a banned substance in 2005, the Irish Sports Council confirmed yesterday.

The case was riddled with controversy and the ISC would appear to have softened its stance that forced Turnbull to the highest level to prove his innocence.

The athlete represented Ireland at a number of major track championships and was a bronze medallist at the European junior cross-country championships some years ago. But his career was put on hold and he was left facing a ban from the sport when he was found to have an abnormally high level of testosterone in a urine sample taken in September, 2005.