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Andy Murray says Maria Sharapova scandal sends message to drug cheats

Murray says if a player takes performance-enhancing drugs and fails a test then the person should be suspended

Mar 11, 2016, 08:02 AM IST

I am so proud to call you my fans, writes Maria Sharapova in Facebook post after support

Sharapova, the world's highest-earning sportswoman, has accepted full responsibility for her mistake in taking a drug that has been outlawed since January 1.

Mar 10, 2016, 12:40 PM IST

I am a completely clean guy and very far from doping, says Rafael Nadal

Nadal says Maria Sharapova needs to be punished for the drug test failure.

Mar 10, 2016, 10:52 AM IST

Top players including Rafael Nadal stunned by Maria Sharapova`s failed drug test

Petra Kvitova says she is shocked and Agnieszka Radwanska describes it as a sad day for tennis.

Mar 10, 2016, 10:41 AM IST

Runner Aregawi joins Sharapova in testing for meldonium

Swedish runner Abeba Aregawi became the latest athlete to test positive for meldonium on Wednesday, the same substance that tennis star Maria Sharapova was caught taking.

Mar 10, 2016, 00:29 AM IST

Kremlin calls Maria Sharapova`s doping failure an isolated case

Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov says this situation should not be projected onto the whole of Russian sport.

Mar 09, 2016, 16:32 PM IST

Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova`s business empire plunged into doping turmoil

Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer followed by confirming they would not be renewing their marketing contract with Sharapova.

Mar 09, 2016, 10:23 AM IST

Maria Sharapova "reckless beyond description", says ex-WADA boss Dick Pound

The five-time Grand Slam winner could face up to four years of ban from the sport.

Mar 09, 2016, 09:20 AM IST

Serena Williams praises Maria Sharapova for taking responsibility after failed drug test

Sharapova failed a drug test at the Australian Open due to a substance she has been taking for 10 years for health issues.

Mar 08, 2016, 22:19 PM IST