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MOSCOW -- Finland midfielder Roman Eremenko has been banned for two years after he tested positive for cocaine, UEFA said Friday.Traces of cocaine, which is considered a banned stimulant, were found in a sample Eremenko gave after playing for CSKA Moscow in a Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen in September.The result of that game, a 2-2 draw, will not be affected by Fridays ruling even though Eremenko scored CSKAs second goal.The two-year ban is backdated to Oct. 6, the date Eremenko was provisionally suspended.The club and the player intend to appeal this decision, CSKA said in a statement on its website. Further comments will be given once we receive the full text of the decision.This month, the Court of Arbitration for Sport gave Algeria forward Youcef Belaili a two-year ban on appeal for cocaine after throwing out a previous four-year sanction on procedural grounds.Eremenkos case follows another Champions League doping case last season, when Macedonia midfielder Arijan Ademi was banned for four years when he tested positive for a banned steroid while playing for Dinamo Zagreb against Arsenal in the group stage.Born in Moscow, the 29-year-old Eremenko grew up in Finland and has represented the country 73 times, including in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. He won the Russian league title with CSKA last season and the Ukrainian title with Dynamo Kiev in 2009.We absolutely cannot accept the use of drugs, wherever it may take place, Marco Casagrande, the chairman of the Finnish Football Association, said in a statement.Were extremely sorry for the actions of Roman Eremenko. 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The Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, and Texas Rangers all won on Sunday meaning the Rangers will host the Rays in a play-in game on Monday.Captain John Muldoons man-of-the-match performance propelled Connacht to a hard-earned 18-7 Guinness PRO12 win over Cardiff Blues at the Sportsground.The veteran number eight made some key defensive plays as Pat Lams men ended a three-match losing streak against Welsh opposition this season.John Cooneys final kick of the first half gave Connacht a 10-7 lead at the break, adding to his earlier try from an advancing scrum.Cardiff had cancelled out that seven-pointer almost immediately with Tom James intercept effort.However, a Cooney penalty and Bundee Akis first try of the campaign gave the hosts some breathing space in the third quarter and they eventually sent the 6,190-strong crowd home happy as the Blues were left to rue a high error count.Connacht were the early aggressors, recent Ireland debutant Niyi Adeolokun making a half-break to set up a decent period of attacking pressure. However, a couple of mistimed lineouts and forward passes let Cardiff off the hook.The Blues scrambled back to deny Stacey Ili after lovely hands from the hosts back row had released the winger for a kick chase, but the resulting five-metre scrum saw Connacht drive powerfully over the line, with returning scrum-half Cooney getting the touchdown.The try-scorer added a fine conversion from the left wing, yet Connacht blundered from the restart, Jack Cartys looping pass picked off too easily by James for a simple run-in from 15 metres out.Steve Shingler coonverted for seven points apiece.ddddddddddddSuddenly, it was Cardiff dictating as their centres Willis Halaholo and Rey Lee-Lo punched holes in the home defence.A knock-on denied the visitors a close-range try before Shingler sent a scrum penalty wide. It was a scrappy second quarter, pockmarked by handling errors from both sides.The Blues broke up Connachts momentum with some well-judged ruck poaches and penalties before a forceful late scrum allowed Cooney to restore the provinces lead from in front of the posts.The frosty conditions made for a hard slog on the resumption, Connacht managing to add to their lead courtesy of a second Cooney penalty, punishing George Earles early tackle on Conor Carey.Cardiff fell further behind by the hour mark, Adeolokun snapping up turnover ball from Matthew Morgan and kicking through.Connacht piled forward and good hands out to the left saw a tackled Tiernan OHalloran pop the ball back for Aki to crash over, with Carty missing the difficult conversion.Cardiff were unable to respond, despite countering impressively from a loose Carty kick and then going close from a terrific 70th-minute backs move.Adeolokun did just enough to thwart replacement Morgan just inches from the whitewash, while South African out-half Marnitz Boshoff came on to help Connacht seal the result. 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