MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Essendon Bombers have been thrown out of the eight-team Australian Rules playoffs that start next month and fined two million Australian dollars (1.1 million pounds) after a probe by an anti-doping agency.
The Australian Football League (AFL) also suspended Bombers coach James Hird for 12 months as it announced on Tuesday the heaviest sanctions in the sport's history.
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