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Maria Sharapova was 'warned five times' by tennis authorities that meldonium had been banned in January (and Russian sports bosses say they told her too) 
   Daily Mail

• Maria Sharapova caught in doping test after taking meldonium
• Tennis authorities 'warned players five times of drug ban in January' 
• Nike suspended Sharapova's $8.5million-a-year contract after reveal
• Porsche and TAG Heuer said they wouldn't seek further contracts
• Sharapova said she'd taken meldonium for ten years for 'health issues'
• See more of the latest news on Maria Sharapova and her doping charge

By Clemence Michallon and Khaleda Rahman For Dailymail.com and Mike Dickson for the Daily Mail and Sara Malm for MailOnline

Published: 08:14 EST, 9 March 2016 | Updated: 10:16 EST, 9 March 2016 

Drug which could destroy Maria Sharapova's career is only supposed to be taken for six weeks, say Latvian makers… so why was the tennis ace taking it for TEN YEARS?  

• 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
• Received letter on December 22 from WADA informing her of changes and she admits she didn't look at the list
• The 28-year-old said she was taking meldonium for 'health issues', including a family history of diabetes 
• See the latest news on Maria Sharapova failing her drug test for meldonium as Nike suspends sponsorship 

By Mike Dickson for the Daily Mail and Khaleda Rahman For Dailymail.com and Sara Malm for MailOnline

Published: 23:56 EST, 7 March 2016 | Updated: 10:19 EST, 9 March 2016