Tag: Court of Arbitration for Sport

Tennis: Sharapova to appeal ‘unfairly harsh’ two-year doping ban

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Russian superstar Maria Sharapova on Wednesday vowed to appeal a two-year doping ban which looks certain to end one of sport’s most celebrated and high-profile careers. Sharapova, 29, tested positive for the controversial banned medication meldonium during January’s Australian Open. A statement by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said “an Independent Tribunal” had “found that Maria Sharapova committed an anti-doping rule violation” and consequently had “disqualified the affected results and […]