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I am determined to play tennis again and I hope I have the chance: Maria Sharapova on her doping scandal
The tennis player wrote a moving post on Facebook thanking her fans for support and wishing that sh…
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Maria Sharapova isn't the only star athlete who's been taking meldonium
If you were to extrapolate the number of people taking the drug to the entire general athlete popul…
Tanya Lewis
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Could doping spell the end for Russian skating prodigy Kamila Valieva?
Russian figure-skating prodigy Kamila Valieva, a top contender for Olympic gold, is suspected of fa…
Gabrielle Paluch
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Alexis Ohanian wore a drugs awareness shirt to watch Serena Williams play Maria Sharapova, who was once suspended for using a banned substance
Ohanian could be seen with a shirt from the charity D.A.R.E. during Williams' first round clash aga…
Barnaby Lane
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Serena William's husband clapped back at her haters by wearing a t-shirt calling her the 'greatest athlete' as she cruised into the Australian Open semifinals
The tee appeared to be a dig at a tennis boss who in January suggested Williams should retire becau…
Barnaby Lane
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Russia launches criminal investigation into Olympic curler's doping case, citing inconsistencies in test results
"I am ready to openly state that I have never, never during the time that I practice sport, used fo…
Brandon Wiggins
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A Russian Olympic athlete on a curling team failed a doping test - here's why he might want a performance-enhancing boost
"I will say that there is a reason to dope during curling," Lee Banville, an assistant professor at…
Kevin Loria
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Some of Maria Sharapova's biggest sponsors are saying they'll stick with her despite her 2-year tennis ban
Using WADA's decision rubric, WADA's decision to ban Meldonium is not based upon extensive clinical…
Lara O'Reilly
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Here's what the drug Maria Sharapova was taking does to your body
Still, Sharapova isn't the only athlete who's tested positive for meldonium. Former European ice-da…
Erin Brodwin
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Here's what the drug Maria Sharapova was taking does to your body
But the tennis star isn't the only athlete who's tested positive for this drug. Former European ice…
Tanya Lewis
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Maria Sharapova's hasty explanation for her failed drug test burned her in the end
In March, Maria Sharapova shocked the sporting world when she admitted to taking meldonium, th…
Cork Gaines
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Maria Sharapova, a 5-time Grand Slam winner and former World Number 1, is retiring from tennis
"Tennis has been my mountain," she added. "My path has been filled with valleys and detours, but th…
Barnaby Lane
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Maria Sharapova failed a drug test at the Australian Open - here's why the medication she took is banned
"For the past 10 years I have been taking a medicine called mildronate by my doctor, my family doct…
Tanya Lewis
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Report: Maria Sharapova was warned five times about new drug ban before her failed test
According to the Times, along with the five warnings from the ITF and WTA, the World Anti-Drug Asso…
Emmett Knowlton
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Maria Sharapova won her appeal for taking a banned substance and can play again in April
"Following a hearing on 7 and 8 September 2016, the CAS panel found that Ms. Sharapova had a reduce…
Emmett Knowlton
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Doping in sports can be a maligned social reality. Here's why
They follow a training regimen required for their sport and special attention is also paid to diet.…
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Maria Sharapova revealed she failed a drug test at the Australian Open
In a Monday press conference in Los Angeles, the five-time Grand Slam winner said she had been…
Emmett Knowlton
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Maria Sharapova's explanation for taking a banned drug may have just cost her a get-out-of-jail-free card
"I did fail the test and I take full responsibility for it," Sharapova said during her press confer…
Cork Gaines
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Russian tennis boss says Maria Sharapova's return to tennis is 'very doubtful'
The length and severity of Sharapova's punishment is still up in the air. She could be suspended fo…
Emmett Knowlton
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Maria Sharapova's agent tried to take the fall for her failed drug test by blaming his own divorce
In his second witness statement signed on 11 May he stated that he had assumed the responsibility t…