Showing posts with label Tennis; Failed Drugs Test; Maria Sharapova; Two Year Ban. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tennis; Failed Drugs Test; Maria Sharapova; Two Year Ban. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Maria Sharapova Banned For TWO YEARS As Damning Report Concludes She Took Drug 'For The Purpose Of Enhancing Her Performance'

Sharapova reacts after losing a point against Serena Williams in January - that is the last match she played
*Maria Sharapova failed a drugs test at the Australian Open in January *The 29-year-old former world No 1 tested positive for banned meldonium *The ITF announced two-year backdated ban on Wednesday afternoon *The drug meldonium was added to WADA banned list on January 1, 2016 *Sharapova says she will appeal the ban, calling it 'unfairly harsh' 
Maria Sharapova has been handed a two-year ban from tennis after she tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open in January.