Monday, March 7, 2016

Maria Sharapova is suspended from tennis after failing drugs test 
 Daily Mail
  • Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova tested positive for Meldonium after competing in Australian Open
  • Meldonium was a medicine the Russian ace took for 10 years but it became a prohibited substance on January 1
  • She received letter on December 22 from WADA informing her of changes and she admits she didn't look at the list
  • It was added because WADA said there 'evidence of its use by athletes with the intention of enhancing performance'
  • Sharapova said she was taking the medicine for 'health issues' including a family history of diabetes
  • International Tennis Federation confirms she will be provisionally suspended from the sport from March 12

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