OSLO, Norway -- Defending cross-country World Cup champion Therese Johaug was handed a two-month provisional suspension Wednesday pending a full investigation into her positive doping test.Johaug, one of Norways most decorated female cross-country skiers, tested positive for the steroid clostebol. The Norwegian ski federation said the drug came from a lotion given to her by team doctor Fredrik Bendiksen to treat sunburn on her lips during high-altitude training in Italy in August.In a tear-filled news conference last week, Johaug insisted she was without guilt and said Bendiksen had assured her the lotion did not contain any banned substance.Anti-Doping Norway imposed a provisional suspension until Dec. 18, meaning Johaug will miss the start of the World Cup season.In a statement issued by the Norwegian ski federation, Johaug said she wouldnt appeal the decision.Now I will focus on whats most important: working for a full acquittal, she said.Niels Kiaer, an attorney for the agency, told The Associated Press that investigators will evaluate the case more closely in coming weeks to determine the appropriate penalty. He said under international doping rules that could range between a two-month suspension to a four-year ban.The fact that she has now been suspended provisionally means she has some degree of fault, Kiaer said. Which degree of fault is what we will now investigate.The 28-year-old Johaug has three Olympic medals and 11 World Championship medals, including seven golds. She won gold in the 4x5 kilometer relay at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, with a bronze and silver at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Shes won the overall World Cup title twice.Anti-doping Norway also launched an investigation into Bendiksen, who resigned as team doctor after taking the blame for Johaugs positive test.It now seems fairly clear that it was caused by a medicine delivered by the doctor, Kiaer said. We need to evaluate if he also is in breach of the rules.Johaugs case has rattled Norway and comes just months after its top male cross-country skier, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, got a two-month suspension for a doping infringement related to an asthma medication.Norwegian cross-country skiers have dominated both the mens and womens competitions in recent years. Curtis Joseph Jersey . -- On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. Alex Chiasson Jersey .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. https://www.cheapoilers.com/ . Ivanovic was leading 7-5, 1-0 when Hantuchova withdrew after falling 0-40 behind in the second game. The match started slowly for Ivanovic, who surrendered her first two serves as Hantuchova took a 5-3 lead. Brandon Manning Jersey . Tracey comes to the Blue Bombers after spending over a decade with Queens University. Most recently he was the schools assistant football coach. Wholesale Oilers Jerseys . Louis Blues absence from top spot in the TSN.GSTAAD, Switzerland - A day after Roger Federer lost at the Swiss Open citing back pains as a problem, local favourite Stanislas Wawrinka retired from his quarterfinal match Friday with the same injury. The second-seeded Wawrinka was unable to continue after a medical timeout more than two hours into his match with Feliciano Lopez, who was leading 6-4, 2-6, 4-3 at the time. Wawrinka, ranked No. 10, extended an unhappy run at his home tournament. He has won only five matches — all against players outside the top 50 — in seven visits since reaching the 2005 final. The fifth-seeded Lopez will face Robbin Haase of the Netherlands in the clay-court tournament on Saturday.dddddddddddd The 57th-ranked Haase beat 2011 champion Marcel Granollers of Spain 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in 2 hours, 30 minutes. Federers conqueror, Daniel Brands of Germany, failed to build to build on that success in losing 6-3, 6-4 to Victor Hanescu. Hanescu, the 2008 Gstaad champion, forced one service break in each set to ease to victory. Mikhail Youzhny will next face Hanescu after beating fourth-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7). The sixth-seeded Russian saved three match points in the deciding tiebreaker. ' ' '