Sharapova can play again in April after ban reduced : reuters

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Sharapova can play again in April after ban reduced

Sharapova can play again in April after ban reduced

FILE PHOTO - Mar 7, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Maria Sharapova speaks to the media announcing a failed drug test after the Australian Open during a press conference today at The LA Hotel Downtown.Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports/File PhotoFILE PHOTO - Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after beating Samantha Stosur of Australia during their women's singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, May 29, 2015.REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File PhotoMar 7, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Maria Sharapova arrives for a press conference announcing a failed drug test after the Australian Open during a press conference today at The LA Hotel Downtown.
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Maria Sharapova drugs ban reduced as Russian is free to compete from April 2017

Maria Sharapova drugs ban reduced as Russian is free to compete from April 2017

Maria Sharapova can return to competitive tennis from April 26 next year after her drugs ban was reduced from two years to 15 months.The Russian tested positive for the banned substance Meldonium at the Australian Open in January and she revealed the news two months later.The drug had been added to the banned list at the start of 2016 but Sharapova had taken it before each match of the first grand slam of the year.
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Maria Sharapova doping ban reduced to 15 months as French Open return likely

Maria Sharapova doping ban reduced to 15 months as French Open return likely

The Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has had her two year doping ban reduced to 15 months on appeal, allowing her to return to the sport in time for next year's French Open.The court of arbitration for sport has reduced the original two-year ban imposed by an International Tennis Federation in June after it ruled that the five-time Grand Slam champion was "the sole author of her own misfortune".Maria Sharapova sponsors Head prompt outrage by cheering drug ban reduction Read more"The panel found that Ms Sharapova committed an anti-doping rule violation and that while it was with 'no significant fault', she bore some degree of fault, for which a sanction of 15 months is appropriate," read a statement from Cas.
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Maria Sharapova has doping ban reduced to 15 months

Maria Sharapova has doping ban reduced to 15 months

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has had her two-year doping ban reduced to 15 months.The 29-year-old, who has suffered from persistent shoulder injuries, admitted in March she had tested positive for meldonium at January's Australian Open.A two-year ban was imposed by the International Tennis Federation in June, back-dated to January, and she appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) seeking a reduction.
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