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Sharapova files appeal against two-year ban from tennis CULTURE

Sharapova files appeal against two-year ban from tennis

Russian former number one Maria Sharapova has lodged an appeal of her two-year suspension from tennis with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), seeking to have the ban either lifted completely or reduced.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suspended Sharapova named on Russian Olympic team CULTURE

Suspended Sharapova named on Russian Olympic team

Russia have included Maria Sharapova in their Olympic tennis team despite the star player being suspended over a positive test for the banned drug meldonium, the country's tennis federation said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Many athletes used Sharapova drug meldonium during 2015 European Games CULTURE

Many athletes used Sharapova drug meldonium during 2015 European Games

The use of meldonium - the banned drug taken by Russian tennis champion Maria Sharapova - was widespread among elite athletes competing at the European Games in Baku ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sharapova's business empire plunged into doping turmoil CULTURE

Sharapova's business empire plunged into doping turmoil

Maria Sharapova's multimillion dollar business empire has been plunged into turmoil as sponsors began severing ties with the Russian tennis star a day after she admitted failing a drug test.

4:45 AM November 25 2016