Sport's most notorious suspensions
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Calgary Flames defenceman Dennis Wideman has been given a 20-game NHL suspension for slamming into a linesman during a game
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It is the the second-longest suspension in history of the game for abusing an official.
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Gordie Dwyer, formerly of the Tampa Bay Lightning, holds the record after being suspended for 23 games in part for abuse of officials during an exhibition game in 2000.
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Tigers star John Hopoate became the butt of jokes around the
globe when he was infamously suspended for 12 weeks after being charged with "unlawful
sexual connection" by the NRL in 2001.
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The charges stemmed from a match against the Cowboys where
Hopoate was caught on camera poking opponent's between the buttocks.
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Australian bowler Shane Warne's career came to a grinding
halt in 2003 when he was suspended for a year from the game after returning a
positive test for a banned diuretic.
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The 'Sheik of Tweak' claimed that his mother (right) had given him the tablet to help him lose some excess weight.
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Controversy and lengthy suspensions have followed the scandal
–plagued Luis Suarez throughout his career.
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Playing in the Netherlands, the Uruguay international was banned for seven weeks for biting the shoulder of a rival - he was later dubbed "Cannibal of Ajax".
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The former Liverpool striker was then handed an eight-match ban
after allegedly making racist comments towards Manchester United player Patrice
Evra in the 2011-12 English Premier League season.
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