Former Saudi international Noor handed four-year doping ban

Mohammed Noor celebrates scoring the winning goal for Al Ittihad Mandatory Credit: Action Images / John Sibley

ZURICH (Reuters) - Former Saudi Arabia international Mohammed Noor, one of his country's most successful players, has been given a four-year ban for doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday.

CAS said it had upheld an appeal from soccer's governing body FIFA which complained that a four-month ban imposed on the retired player by an appeal tribunal in Saudi Arabia was too short.